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First Peter 2 leads naturally into a very devotional passage revealing Who Christ is and who we are in Christ. Based on these two truths, we have no choice but to make a declaration that corresponds with what God has revealed to us as strangers and pilgrims living in a hostile world. Verses 11 and 12 appear in the center of this chapter providing us with instruction, purpose and the spiritual data necessary for us to live until that time that God takes us home to live with Him for all eternity. Who Christ is and who we are leads us easily into celebrating the Lord’s Table to remember what He has done on our behalf and giving us another opportunity to worship Him.

Micaiah fits well into this series because there is very little known about Him. It was not easy being a prophet of God in Israel. He was the one faithful prophet among four hundred false prophets and was bold in proclaiming God’s message regardless of the consequences. He chose to speak what the LORD said unto him as opposed to going along with the false prophets. Ahab chose to ignore his message and it ended up costing him his life. Ahab and Jezebel were determined to recapture Ramoth Gilead from Ben-Hadad, King of Aram. Victory was uncertain without the help of Jehoshaphat and the army of Judah. The key to this whole account is based on Jehoshaphat’s desire to hear from God and on Micaiah, the one prophet who could reveal God’s message.

The person of our interest for this session is Mephibosheth and the account takes place about 930 years before the birth of Jesus Christ. We will be looking at a number of different men, a very special meeting and the mercy of King David. It is important to understand the era when this took place. As the last surviving member of Saul’s dynasty, the life of Mephibosheth would have been in peril. Especially with the wicked kings in Israel, the Northern kingdom and the kings of the other nations, surviving members of a former ruling family were often put to death. King David was different and had a very special reason for treating Mephibosheth as he did, even though the house of Saul did battle with the David for throne rights.

How do we go from wanting to share the gospel of Jesus Christ to actually doing it? It is one thing to have a vision of what God wants us to do. It is another thing to actually be doing it. Acts 16 gives us a picture of what it takes to go from desire to action. Following Paul's example will help us to not only talk about evangelism but to actually sharing Jesus.

Twelve spies from Israel were sent to spy out the land of Canaan. They all saw how wonderful it was. But ten of them saw many obstacles as if Jehovah would fail them now. Caleb's faith could see the invisible hand of Jehovah continuing to work for them in destroying the Canaanites' defenses. What lessons can we learn from Caleb?