2 Samuel 9:7 "I intend to show kindness to you because of my promise to your father Jonathan."
Chapter eight describes many of King David's military conquests. He beat up, wiped out, and killed a lot of dudes! Then in chapter nine, he decides to do something a bit more gracious and kind and asks if any of Saul's relatives are still living. He finds the crippled grandson of Saul named Mephibosheth, and decides to bless him and have him eat with him at the king's table.
Within two chapters we see David go from slaughtering tens of thousands of people (I particularly am fascinated with 8:2!) to caring for and being kind to the cripple Mephibosheth. For now I'll focus on chapter nine. David goes out of his way to show kindness to an old friend's (Jonathan) son. When was the last time I specifically went out of my way to be kind? Sure I'll be nice to people I happen to run into, but how often am I this intentional? Today I need to spend the extra time and effort and show kindness to someone.
Dear Jesus, help me be like David and not be like David (you know what I mean). Help me be kind today. Amen.
