Back in the Garden of Eden, God fashioned Adam out of the dust of the ground. I would have liked to have seen that sight, as Jesus fashioned that lifeless clay into the form of the first man. If you had been there watching, you would have noticed one thing I am sure, and that is that the being that was being created looked just like his Creator. For the Bible says that He made man in the image of God, in His Own likeness. Adam and Jesus looked alike. And that was God’s original plan that we should be made in His image and in His likeness. But sin spoiled the picture.
If we see our past, none of us deserve the salvation, out of his magnificent kindness he has saved us and He has hand picked us. ‘I will surely show you kindness.’ 2 Samuel 9:7 In Bible times, when a new king ascended to the throne, he commonly killed or banished each and every member of the historical king’s family. So, here’s the story. Jonathan, King Saul’s son, and David, whom Saul hated, have been shut friends. So close, they made a covenant to guard one every other with their lives. After Jonathan and Saul died in battle, Jonathan had one last son known as Mephibosheth. So, David had him delivered to the palace, saying, ‘I will sincerely exhibit you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will repair to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will constantly consume at my table.’ Mephibosheth used to be dwelling in Lo Debar, which skill ‘the land of nothing…the region of no bread’ (see two Samuel 9:4-5). That’s significant, due to the fact when y...
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