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Let him take it all 2 Sam 19:24-30

That mephibosheth didn’t care for himself shows that he was truly mourning the loss of the king- Says a lot- The king asks, since he was so supportive, why didn’t he go with him? Mephibosheth says that he was deceived- someone tricked him- and left him behind. The dude was Ziba. So now- Mephibosheth honors the king- Says you didn’t kill all my fathers house (Jonathan) so what can I say? You were kind to me- So David says- you and Ziba divide the land- and Mephibosheth basically says- that fact that you are back as my king is back- that’s enough for me- Ziba can have it all. It means nothing to me- because I have what I need- My kingIt’s a great heart- A heart that says- I’ve got my king- you take everything else30 Then Mephibosheth said to the king, “Rather, let him take it all, inasmuch as my lord the king has come back in peace to his own house.”Mephibosheth just wanted his king Nothing else- Needed nothing elseThere’s an song that says Just give me Jesus- Nothing else-needed or desiredBut for many people they want Jesus plus something- or someone- It aint enoughOur hearts should be “let him take it all” but that Him- Is King Jesus- and he can have it all

Jesus can Take my Desires

Mephibosheth was a man- He was the son of Jonathan- he probably wanted stuff- land- influence etc. He was lame- but he was still a man. But in that moment- He didn’t want itLand meant wealth. It meant influence. It meant prestige. He gave it up- Let Ziba have it-I have my king- I need nothing else.Now David wasn’t God but the parallel I’m drawing here should be clear- Our desire should be for our king more than any earthly posessionPsalm 37:4-5 Delight yourself also in the Lord,And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.Most people struggle with this- They want Jesus plus something- Jesus is not enoughPsalm 73:25  Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. Is that your heart? Is Jesus enough? Or do you have a list of what it will take?Mephibosheth didn’t desire the possession of land- or what Ziba had- he had been in mourning- not cutting hair-caring for feet- I don’t care about myself- I want my king! Let him have it ALLIsaiah 26:9  With my soul I have desired You in the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.What does it mean to you?Is that where your heart is at? Jesus you can have it all? You’re my king? Or is it more?

Because if there is something you value more than him in your heart- he’ll ask you to lay it down before him before you can pick it up again- he wants your full allegiance.Paul said this- Philippians 1:21  For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.To paul- death was a gain- to die was counted as a win- the ultimate gain- to dieWe get upset if we don’t get invited to a bbq and end friendships over itSo completely emotionally fragile to the point of personal destruction and relationship painBecause we don’t want Jesus more than anything- we’re ruled by our desires of our flesh!Philippians 3:8  Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain ChristHave you counted it all loss? Your relationships, jobs, stuff, houses, cars, toys etc. Its ok to have that stuff- you just can have the stuff have you- count it as LOSS compared to ChristSay “Lord- even if never, I’ll still serve you” Even if I get treated poorly- have you said to Jesus “Let him take it all” including your desires- to only ha...