Who’s Your One?
2 Samuel 9:1-13
Dr. Don Wilton

2 Samuel 9 recounts the story of King David’s kindness to Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul. On the surface, this seems like nothing major, after all, a king has many resources at his disposal. But woven into the backstory is King Saul’s jealousy of David and attempts on his life, yet David and Jonathan remained best friends. As king, David wanted to do something for a remaining member of Saul’s family to honor his friend Jonathan.

Is there someone to whom you can show kindness? Perhaps it is a neighbor, who rarely leaves her home, or the person in front of you in line who doesn’t have enough money to pay for his purchases. If people around you are in need, and you’ve been blessed, help them. Beyond that, if you have been friends with someone a long time, but have never had a conversation about Jesus, now is the time. Determine to live on mission, to show kindness to others, and to share your faith without backing down in the face of criticism. Who is your one? What can you do to pass on the grace of God to that person?