1 Samuel 23:1-24:22; Isaiah 62:1-63:14; Romans 6:15-7:6
And, in fact, no one had come to the camp from Jabesh Gilead. Judges 21:8, NKJV
David sent…and said…Blessed be ye of the Lord. 2 Samuel 2:5
The men of Jabesh Gilead made a costly mistake. They did not go to help fight an important battle (Judg. 21:9). The consequences were severe. They learned their lesson however, and years later acted valiantly to bring Saul and Jonathan’s bodies home from ignominy. David blessed their kindness. The grace of the Lord Jesus is not limited by our failures. The Lord God redeems “the years that the locust hath eaten” (Joel 2:25). —Annette Baal
All my sins were laid upon Thee, all my guilt was on Thee laid,
And the blood of Thine atonement, all my utmost debt has paid. —Mrs. Thompson