And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house. 2 Samuel 19:30

I have been studying Philippians 4:10-13 and God has been doing a great work in my heart about the matter of contentment. God has shown me so much I can not wait until tomorrow to share it. To borrow a phrase from the old time preacher my “bucket is so full” that I have more to say then time will allow. So I want to share some of the notes that did not make it into the sermon here.

Let me paraphrase the story up to the point of the above passage…

Now Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, arrived from Jerusalem to meet the king. He had not washed his feet or clothes nor trimmed his beard since the day the king left Jerusalem. “Why didn’t you come with me, Mephibosheth?” the king asked him.

Mephibosheth replied, “My lord the king, my servant Ziba deceived me. I told him, ‘saddle my donkey so that I can go with the king.’ For as you know I am crippled. Ziba has slandered me by saying that I refused to come. But I know that you are like an angel of God, so do what you think is best. All my relatives and I could expect only death from you, my lord, but instead you have honored me among those who eat at your own table! So how can I complain?”

“All right,” David replied. “My decision is that you and Ziba will divide your land equally between you.” “Give him all of it,” Mephibosheth said. “I am content just to have you back again, my lord!” [2 Samuel 19: 24-30]

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