2 Samuel 19:24

 2 Samuel 19:24 says, And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.  Mephibosheth came to David.  He was in a pretty bad condition in his appearance since he had done nothing to keep himself clean since David had gone on the run.  Of course, Jesus will never be on the run, but we can only come to Him spiritually unclean and ask His forgiveness which will wash us clean spiritually.  No amount of attempting to clean ourself up is going to do any good.  Verse twenty-five adds, And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?  When Mephibosheth got to David, David asked him why he hadn't gone with him.  One day, those who reject Jesus Christ are going to be asked why they didn't go with Him.  Verse twenty-six continues, And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.  Mephibosheth told David that Ziba had deceived him by saying he was going to go saddle an ass and go to David for him and then leaving him helpless to do anything because he was lame.  We can never claim that anyone prevented us from coming to Jesus, but Mephibosheth honestly make that claim with David.  Verse twenty-seven says, And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.  Mephibosheth then told David that Ziba had slandered him to David, but then added that David was an angel from God and told him to do with him as he wished.   I don't believe that David had acted anything like an angel from God in this situation, since he had taken Ziba's woed without even attempting to find out the facts.  We need to always seek God's guidance in every situation.  Verse twenty-eight adds, For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?  Mephibosheth said that when he was as a dead man before David that David had set him at his table, and he had no right to ask for more.  As followers of Christ, He has set us at His table forever, and what right do we have to ask for more.  Verse twenty-nine continues, And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.  David asked Mephibosheth why he was still discussing the matter of the land and said that Ziba and he should divide it.  We do not need to be discussing the things of this world as being important since we have everlasting life through faith in Jesus Christ if we have accepted it by putting our faith in Him.  Verse thirty concludes, 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.  Mephibosheth said let Ziba have it all, since his only concern was for David, and he had returned safely.  Our only concern as Christians should be our relationship with Jesus Christ, and we should willingly give up everything in this world to continue to put Him first.