Day 181..."David honors Mephibosheth...A time for everything...

David honors the family of Saul by honoring the son with lame feet...Mephibosheth. He is entitled to eat at the Kings table as a son. David continues his string of victories over Ammon and Syria. Ecclesiastes moves from words of vanity to eloquent. Life is somewhat a series of events...ups and downs, joy and sadness, building and tearing down. The ability to keep perspective is a great gift. These beautiful passages help us maintain perspective. A passage I had not noticed before is tucked in the end of chapter three..."So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his work, for that is his lot." The ability to be fulfilled in work is a good thing. Jesus is challenged about whether or not He is a King (interesting to think about a King in reading about David) and Jesus answers...“My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” The King of Kings and Lord of Lords is more than an eartly King!