The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 8 August 2025
Daily Fountain Devotional 8 August 2025 TOPIC: Show Kindness
SCRIPTURE READING: 2 Samuel 9:1-13(NKJV)
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9:1. Now David said, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
9:2. And [there was] a servant of the house of Saul whose name [was] Ziba. So when they had called him to David, the king said to him, “[Are] you Ziba?” And he said, “At your service!”
9:3. Then the king said, “[Is] there not still someone of the house of Saul, to whom I may show the kindness of God?” And Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan [who is] lame in [his] feet.”
9:4. So the king said to him, “Where [is] he?” And Ziba said to the king, “Indeed he [is] in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar.”
9:5. Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.
9:6. Now when Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face and prostrated himself. Then David said, “Mephibosheth?” And he answered, “Here is your servant!”
9:7. So David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.”
9:8. Then he bowed himself, and said, “What [is] your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I?”
9:9. And the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “I have given to your master’s son all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.
9:10. “You therefore, and your sons and your servants, shall work the land for him, and you shall bring in [the harvest,] that your master’s son may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth your master’s son shall eat bread at my table always.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
9:11. Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so will your servant do.” “As for Mephibosheth,” [said the king,] “he shall eat at my table like one of the king’s sons.”
9:12. Mephibosheth had a young son whose name [was] Micha. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba [were] servants of Mephibosheth.
9:13. So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table. And he was lame in both his feet.
Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional 8 August 2025 STUDY
David would show kindness to Mephibosheth despite all Saul did to him. He asked, “Is there any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake.” Jonathan represents a figure of extravagant love, truth and kindness. He went out of his way to protect David from his father and preferred David over himself, for the throne. His kindness to David would purchase favor for his son long after his death.
Kindness is a steadfast love that maintains relationships through gracious aid, in time of need. Kindness is a biblical principle, a spiritual act that must not need to be reciprocated by the receiver. Yet kindness seems to have a divine injunction to return to the giver, in many good ways. Saul’s grandson would receive kindness for Jonathan’s sake.
What we do for God to others will one day be rewarded in ways and times we never anticipated. We must keep doing good to others, even to our perceived enemies. Jesus is our perfect example so let us emulate Him and we will be blessed.
PRAYER: O Lord, give me the heart to always be kind to others in, Amen.
MEDIATATION: God says “I have cared for you from the moment you were born. Psalm 71:6”
