01/24/2026
Because we are not having church services tomorrow because of the weather, I have decided to share something on here. My devotion from yesterday was as follows
"You prepare a meal for me in front of my enemies." (Psalm 23:5).
Pause and envision the scene in God's royal dining room.... Driven not by our beauty but by his promise, he calls us to himself and invites us to take a permanent place at his table.... We take our place next to the other sinners made saints and we share in God's glory.
This is a partial list of what awaits you at his table.
1. You are beyond condemnation (Rom. 8:1).
2. You are member of his kingdom (Col. 1:13).
3. You have been adopted (Rom. 8:15).
4. You have access to God at any moment (Eph. 2:18).
5. You will never be abandoned (Heb. 13:5).
6. You have an imperishable inheritance (1 Pet. 1:4).
This morning, I saw this post and thought it went well with yesterday's devotion. I hope you enjoy them both as much as I have.
Mephibosheth’s story is one of the clearest Old Testament pictures of grace you will ever find. Not potential grace. Not conditional grace. Undeserved, initiated, covenant-keeping grace.
Mephibosheth was crippled in both feet. His brokenness was not the result of a personal failure but of a fall that happened when he was five years old. His life changed in a moment, and from that day forward, weakness defined how he moved through the world. He was also the grandson of Saul, David’s enemy. In the ancient world, that made him a liability. New kings did not show kindness to the previous dynasty. They erased it. Yet Mephibosheth survives, not thriving, but hiding in a place called Lo-debar, a name that literally means “no pasture” or “no word.” A place of barrenness. A place of obscurity. A place where nothing grows.
And then comes one of the most powerful questions ever asked in Scripture. David says, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” David does not ask if there is anyone worthy. He does not ask if there is anyone loyal. He does not ask if there is anyone who can walk into the palace on their own strength. He asks if there is anyone left. Grace always looks for what remains, not what qualifies.
When Mephibosheth is found, he does not come confidently. He comes afraid. He bows. He expects judgment. Everything in his story tells him this moment ends badly. But David speaks his name. Not his condition. Not his lineage. His name. And David says, “Do not fear.” Grace always begins by silencing fear.
David restores everything Mephibosheth lost. Saul’s land. Saul’s provision. Saul’s place. But then David does something even more radical. He invites Mephibosheth to eat at the king’s table continually. Not as a guest. Not as a charity case. Scripture says he ate at the king’s table “like one of the king’s sons.”
Here is the revelation that changes everything. Mephibosheth’s feet were still crippled under that table. His inability did not disappear. His weakness did not suddenly improve. His limp did not disqualify him. But it was completely covered by the table of the king. What people could see was not his brokenness, but his position.
This is the gospel.
Jesus did not wait for us to walk properly before seating us. He did not wait for our behavior to improve before calling us sons. He did not invite us to the table because we could stand on our own strength. He brought us because of covenant. Mephibosheth was seated for Jonathan’s sake. We are seated for Jesus’ sake. Our place is not earned. It is inherited.
Ephesians tells us that we are already seated with Christ in heavenly places. Not after growth. Not after consistency. Already. The table is not a reward for the healed. It is the place where the broken discover who they belong to.
Many believers live like Mephibosheth before the summons. Hiding. Expecting punishment. Assuming distance is safer than proximity. But David did not summon Mephibosheth to expose him. He summoned him to restore him. God is not calling you closer to shame you. He is calling you closer to remind you who you are.
And notice this. Mephibosheth never left the table to prove he deserved it. He stayed. Continually. The King provided. The King protected. The King defined his identity. Under the table, his feet were still crippled. Above the table, he was treated as a son.
This is what the finished work of Jesus means for us today. Your weakness does not remove your seat. Your limp does not cancel your inheritance. Your history does not override covenant. You are not seated because you can walk straight. You are seated because the King wanted you there.
Grace does not deny your brokenness. It covers it with belonging. And at the table of the King, what once defined you no longer has the final word.
