TOPIC: AHITHOPHEL COULD NOT ESCAPE THESE TWO BULLETS!
SCRIPTURE: 2 SAMUEL 15:1-1
2 Samuel 15:12 says: “And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.” 2 Sam 15:31: “And one told David, saying, ‘Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.’ And David said, ‘O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.” Note that THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST DAVID WAS STRONG, yet only 12 words stopped it! Yes!
When David prayed that simple prayer of 12 words, he was saying TWO THINGS IN ONE; he was saying: LORD, send the arrow of confusion to Ahithophel and SCATTER his relation with ABSALOM. And both were answered swiftly! NO ENEMY CAN RESIST THE TWIN ARROWS of “CONFUSE and SCATTER!” Use them every day! See how the Bible described Ahithophel in 2 Samuel 16:23 – “And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.”
He was called THE ORACLE; the TWIN ARROWS of “CONFUSE AND SCATTER” disgraced him! See how he ended up in 2 Samuel 17:14: “And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, ‘The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.
For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.” 2 Samuel 17:23 concluded the shame of Ahithophel: “And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.” Whether they like it or not, your haters will hang! Their plans will hang! Their conspiracy will hang! And your GLORY SHALL BE RESTORED! Oh, lift up your hands and praise the LORD NOW! Give out the next ODM edition.
Prayer Points!
1. Take Song 3: What a friend we have…
2. In your own words, pray about today’s word as led now.
3. I decree: Every Ahithophel must die!
4. Lord, turn the secret plans of Ahithophel to PUBLIC SHAME!
5. Oh, you enemies of my destiny, you Ahithophel, I strike you with FOOLISHNESS! Your WISE PLANS shall become UTTER STUPIDITY!
6. Lord, turn every DECEITFUL AHITHOPHEL into a byword and a proverb of shame!
7. I send the arrows of “CONFUSE and SCATTER” into the camp of every ABSALOM NOW!
8. DECLARE JER. 20: 11 and pray it TONIGHT ALSO!
9. LORD, cause my haters to drink the water of everlasting CONFUSION and strike them with IRREVERSIBLE MISTAKES that will GLORIFY YOUR NAME and MY DESTINY!
10. Pray about today as led now.
Thank you for your time in reading Today’s ODM 16 September 2021 Our Daily Manna Thursday – Ahithophel Could Not Escape These Two Bullets! God bless you!