ENTHRONEMENT ASSEMBLY DAILY DEVOTIONALS.

Tuesday June 25th, 2024.

Topic :Taking Charge In The Place Of Prayer.

Memory Verse :‭2 Samuel 15:31. Now David had been told, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.”

‭2 Samuel 15:12-14 NIV‬. Key Verse: v15.

While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from Giloh, his hometown. And so the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept on increasing. A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.” Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.”

When Absalom rebelled against David his father, one of the men that made his camp thick was Ahithophel. Ahithophel was a counsellor who stood out from among his equals. He was endowed to a point where his counsel hardly fails to produce result, when followed. Now when King David heard that Ahithophel joined the camp of Absalom his son in his revolt, he knew that he was in serious trouble. David had to pray as well as infiltrate the camp of Absalom to counter the ecounsel of Ahithophel. “Go back to the city and say to Absalom, ‘I’m ready to be your servant, O King; I used to be your father’s servant, now I’m your servant.’ Do that and you’ll be able to confuse Ahithophel’s counsel for me. The priests Zadok and Abiathar are already there; whatever information you pick up in the palace, tell them. Their two sons—Zadok’s son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan—are there with them—anything you pick up can be sent to me by them.” 2 Samuel 15:34-36 MSG

“Absalom and all his company agreed that the counsel of Hushai the Arkite was better than the counsel of Ahithophel. (God had determined to discredit the counsel of Ahithophel so as to bring ruin on Absalom.) Then Hushai told the priests Zadok and Abiathar, “Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel thus and thus, and I advised them thus and thus. Now send this message as quickly as possible to David: ‘Don’t spend the night on this side of the river; cross immediately or the king and everyone with him will be swallowed up alive.'” 2 Samuel 17:14-16 MSG. Ahithophel had given a counsel that would have finished David. He wanted Absalom to permit him to appoint an army of twelve thousand men to overrun the camp of David who was exhausted trying to escape to safely by night when he should be resting with the men in his camp. That would have taken king David unawares and unprepared. That was meant just to eliminate king David as to establish the throne of Absalom over Israel.

Today we need to become conscious of economic and political alignments taking place around us that will affect the way we live and do things in the nation God planted us and around the globe in general. We may not really have the capacity to infiltrate their camp as it may, but we can always come together as the body of Christ to exercise the authority Jesus had given to us as his representatives here on earth. I can see some alignments and agreements going on in Nigeria and some parts of the globe that we need to take up in the place of prayer. Never forget that what happens in the political and economic space anywhere you are will always affect you, whether you like it or not. “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Matthew 16:18-19 KJV.

Prayer : Thank you Father God because our peace and prosperity is dependent on the peace of the land where you planted me (us). I pray that any political or economic alignments going that will not favour me and the cause of your kingdom be nuliffied today in Jesus mighty name…. Amen 🙏🏿.

Yearly Bible Reading : Luke 5:1-39.

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