2 Samuel 8-10 | 1 Chronicles 18-19 | Psalm 60

The Lord is with David against all of the enemies of Israel that come against them, including the Philistines, the Moabites, the Midianites, the Ammonites, and the hired armies that are brought in from Mesopotamia. Even though David and his generals are victorious in all of these conflicts, we see in Psalm 60 that David is continually looking to the Lord for their protection and victories. Even though we know that David is flawed, we do not see pride welling up in his heart against God, to where he ever says “I’ve got this”.

We also have the great story of David wanting to bless the descendants of Jonathan, and he brings the crippled Mephibosheth into his own household, so that even though he brings no contribution to the king’s house or administration, he is treated as equal to all of the kings sons. Mephibosheth is a picture of us, who have been invited to sit at the king’s table, and be treated as equals to His Son, even though we deserve nothing, and we contribute nothing to the success of His kingdom. The Lord pours out his grace and mercy upon us, just like David did with Mephibosheth.