Hephzibah on Prayer (Part 4)

I'll continue with my Bible Study on prayers.

BV004 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."

 

Commentary:

Here we read about David's prayer when he was told that Ahithophel was among the conspirators.

Ahithophel was a human being blessed with so much wisdom that when he spoke, it was as if one had heard from the Lord. Subtly, Ahithophel had taken the place of God in David's life. Instead of seeking God's face, David had inadvertently made Ahithophel his oracle.

Anyway, imagine how David would have felt to find out that a man that he trusted so much was among those seeking his life. Unfortunately, in life, some of our so-called 'backbones' do not have our best interests at heart. We are only tools of bargaining to them.

Some people will learn that 'Ahithophel' is amongst the conspirators and they'll be praying that God will change 'Ahithophel's mind so that he will become their backbone again. I don't believe there is wisdom going that route but you don't have to agree with me. If God has graciously revealed the character of the conspirators to me, I'll be praying like David that God should turn the counsel of such conspirators to foolishness....

 

Let us pray

Dear Father, Lord, turn every "Ahithophel’s counsel" against us into foolishness. You frustrate the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. Lord, we declare that no weapon fashioned against us shall prosper and every tongue that rises against us in judgment is condemned. Show us your mercy, deliverance and salvation, in Jesus' Name.

 

We pray for our nation (whatever nation is yours) that only those that love her peace and prosperity will prosper therein. Every noble that is practising wickedness is exposed, disgraced and the wickedness of the wicked comes to an end in Jesus' Name. Every "Ahithophel" gathering against the Lord's annointed in our lands are exposed and disgraced, in Jesus' Name.

 

Enjoy your day.