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In an instant the royal house of accept the invitation to dine at the
Saul was destroyed! King's Table! Yes, beneath the
table you may have a "condition",
Back home, at the palace, panic but above the table you have
reigned as everyone attached to "position". A prince among
the household fled. And so too, princes is how the King considers
little five year old prince Mephi- you!
bosheth and his nurse. But
somehow, as she fled, she Jesus Himself declared: "Right-
"dropped" Mephibosheth, and he eousness is available [to you]
was crippled for the rest of his life. because I go to the Father" (John
16:10) to intercede for you in your
I find it somewhat suspicious and pain that just would not let go. To
disturbing that a sturdy, five year request your restoration. "I have
old can be so badly maimed from a told you all this", Jesus said, "so
fall. Her royal responsibility had that you may have peace in Me.
become an encumbrance, a Here on earth you will have many
nuisance. They landed up in Lo trials and sorrows. BUT, TAKE
Debar (a place of no consequence, HEART, because I have overcome
where nothing good lived or the world" (verse 33).
happened, is a good translation).
Nothingville really. If we accept His peace, the
crippling pain is of no conse-
Banished and hiding, crippled and quence. You may have had very
stripped of his inheritance, a piece little true joy in your life, but again
of news reached him one day. King Jesus invites you, "Ask, using My
David has been enquiring after Name, and you will have abundant
him. Fearful and uncertain he was joy" (verse 24). The healing of
transported to the royal court. heaven, God's peace and joy is
Was he too going to be executed yours for the asking. Be sure of
like the rest of his family? But this: heaven is aware of your
David had only one thing on his crippling pain, but "the Holy Spirit
mind: "Is there anyone still alive prays for [you] with groanings that
from the house of Saul to whom I cannot be expressed in words"
can show GOD'S KINDNESS?" (Romans 8:26). So keenly is your
(2 Samuel 9). pain felt in heaven!

God's kindness had been waiting Know this: …"that God causes
in the wings to come on stage at the everything to work together for
right moment. Restoration in spite THE GOOD of those who love God
of his crippled condition. Sitting at and are called according to His
the table of the king among purpose for them" (Romans 8:28).
princes! Our Father does not cripple or
maim His loved ones! This broken
Had someone in your past place we call home does that. Let
"dropped" you and maimed, Him use your worst pain! You are
crippled you emotionally for what NOT defeated, you are equipped!
felt like a life sentence? The good Let His joy and peace flood your
news is coming your way today: broken heart this very moment…
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"Verder het julle gehoor dat daar van die ou tyd af aan die mense
gesê is: 'Jy mag nie jou eed verbreek nie, en 'n eed in die Naam van
die Here moet jy nakom.' Maar Ek sê vir julle: Moet glad nie 'n eed
aflê nie. Laat julle 'ja' eenvoudig 'ja' wees en julle 'nee', 'nee'. Wat
meer gesê word as dit, kom van die Bose" (Matteus 5:34,37).

Waar kry jy nog mense wie se woord jy kan glo? Hulle is dun gesaai!
Selfs onder Christene vind ons mense wat glad nie hulle woord kan
hou nie, of nie altyd alte eerlik is nie. Selfs mense wat regtig eerlik
is, word bevraagteken. Daarom leef ons in 'n atmosfeer van
wantroue.

Hoe kan ons dit regstel? Deur by onsself te begin. Ons kan nie
toelaat dat die wêreld sê die waarheid is net 'n spel van 'n paar
mense nie. Christene moet vir die wêreld wys dat die waarheid wel
kan seëvier.

Gebed: Heilige Gees, Gees van Waarheid, maak my iemand met
integriteit. Amen.

[Pitkos vir die Pad, Annes Nel, CUM, 2004].