Extending Grace

Passage – The king said, “Is there anyone still alive from the family of Sha’ul, to whom I can show God’s grace?” Tziva said to the king, “There is still Y’honatan’s son with the lame legs.” 2 Samuel 9:3

Restated in my own words – David wanted to extend God’s grace to anyone left in Saul’s family. Jonathan had a son that was lame who was still loving.

Application to my life – Is there anyone I honor enough to extend grace to their extended family even after their death? I think of my dad and his commitment to be there for my mom, although I likely would have done that anyway. And my grandma, maybe I had looked at grace that way, I would have stepped in sooner. Jennifer, for a while, and her grandparents. For Joana, Angela, and Bonnie but really I don’t extend God’s grace intentionally very long. I extend it naturally to people but not intentionally. What does that really say about me and that I don’t seek out those who I honor and extend God’s grace? At the core, I feel like I am selfish in that regard. I need to go back and understand grace from that cultural perspective because I’ve got it wrong.

Your response back to God – Lord give me a deeper understanding of Your grace. Help me to be intentional at extending Your grace.