Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”David said, “Is there yet any who is left of Saul’s house, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?
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… And I want you to see how what seemed to be weak in one season was really the reason why he started winning in another season. 2 Samuel chapter 9 verse 1, it said, One day David asked, is anyone in Saul's family still alive? Anyone to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake? he summoned a man named Ziba who had been one of Saul's servants are you Ziba the king asked yes sir I'm at your service then the king asked him is anyone still alive from Saul's family if so I want to show God's kindness to them Ziba replied yes one of Jonathan's sons is still alive but he's crippled in both of his feet. He has a weakness. He's lame. Where is he? The king asked. He's in Lodabar, the place that literally means a place with no communication, a place with no word, a place where there is no word that has come forth out of there. Ziba told him, at the home of Maker, son of Amiel. …
Camp Wisdom and Polk. Um this is home. I invite your attention to second Samuel chapter nine verses one through eight. Uh 2 Samuel chapter 9, I'll read for you here in verses 1 through 8. And honor and respect to that 50th birthday. You know, somehow as you get older, the Bible print gets smaller. I don't know if that happened to some of y'all. 2 Samuel 9, verses 1 through 8, and as much as we thank and bring you greetings on behalf of the Wilson household and my mama, and then Wilson's back in Washington, D.C., also on behalf of the Children's Defense Fund, those who serve, advocate for children across this nation, including our dear sister, Dr. Brandy Taylor-Dade, our state director here in Texas, who is here up front. So thank you all for your kindness. And the New Revised Standard Version of the text reads this way on 2 Samuel 9, verses 1 through 8. David asks, is there anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I may show kindness for Jonathan's sake? …
Some people seem never to tire of railing at our particular denomination. "Oh, Baptists," they say, "who are they?" But shall I be ashamed to be called a Baptist because some who ought to know better try to pour contempt and scorn upon the name? Oh, no! But the more they are despised, the more closely will I cling to them! When our Lord Jesus Christ asked John the Baptist to baptize Him, He said, "Thus it becomes us to fulfill all righteousness." And with such an eminent example before me, I cannot be wrong if I seek very literally to "follow His steps" whatever disgrace that may involve. A man is not worthy to be connected with a Christian denomination if he is not prepared to take upon himself the reproach of the body to which he belongs—so let none of us be ashamed of being Baptists! And let none of us be ashamed of Jesus, and though His brothers and sisters may be poor and ignorant, let us love and esteem them because of their relationship to Him! Piety also rejoices that Christ's brothers and sisters are here on earth and that they are poor, for she says, "Ican minister to Christ by helping them." Piety feels, concerning the brothers and sisters of Christ, as David felt when he said, "Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?" He was kind to Me-phibosheth for Jonathan's sake—let us be kind to Christ's brothers and sisters for His sake. Let us ask, "Where can we find any of the household of Jesus that we may show them kindness for His sake!" Christian charity delights to find the poor Believer and to minister to him for Christ's sake. If our names are found enrolled among the brothers and sisters of Christ, we shall surely count it an honor and privilege to do all that we can for the rest of the family, especially for those who are in the greatest need! …