The Character of the King's Court

And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?” Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. And the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “I am your servant.” And the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?” Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in his feet.” The king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar.” Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar. And Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and paid homage. And David said, “Mephibosheth!” And he answered, “Behold, I am your servant.” And David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my table always.” And he paid homage and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?”
(2 Samuel 9:1-8 ESV)
At the end of the last chapter, we saw David's commitment to justice and shared leadership when he finally became king. Here he goes out of his way to show kindness to any descendents of Saul.  This was unheard of(and still is today!), as when an oppositional leader takes over the office from an adversary, they might just eliminate them from the face of the earth.  This is the opposite - not only showing grace and mercy, but doing so intentionally.  But this is what a man after God's own hear looks look.  When we do so, we shock a watching world, as David did with Mephibosheth here. Let's go out and shock someone with kindness today.