S) "31 Now someone told David, saying, 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.' And David said, 'O Lord, I pray, make the counsel of Ahithophel foolishness.'"
2 Samuel 15:31 (NASB)
O) David was trying to prevent civil war, by allowing his own son to usurp his thrown without bloodshed. On his way out of town, he started to see where his allegiances really were, as various allies were either following him, or lagging behind. He is informed that Ahithophel, who was one of David's advisors, has turned on him. Unable to address it directly, as he is fleeing, he prays to God.
A) Sometimes, especially in the era of hyper-accessibility, I come across information upon which I cannot act immediately. Like, I'll see someone post a problem on Facebook, and I love that person, but I might be separated by several hundred miles. I cannot affect the situation, or the person, directly. What I can do, is pray. This verse is particularly poignant when I know about a person who is making a mistake and I cannot directly intervene. God can frustrate the ways of evil men, including the counsel they give to others, who would be misled by them.
P) Father, Thank You for hearing my prayers. Let me be faithfully obedient to pray, when I can physically do nothing else. Alert me, and instruct me, and show me when I need to act in prayer, to trust You to fight where I cannot. Increase my faith, to know that when I pray and request, according to Your will, it will happen in accordance to Your Word. In Jesus's name I pray. Amen.
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