DEFEATING NEGATIVE COUNSELS

David was on the path of divine destiny which no one but God had ordained for him. But, Absalom began to be an enemy, and he did not stop there, he (Absalom) went ahead to employ some strategies against David and among these was the use of ‘COUNSELS’. He employed Ahithophel who used to be David’s counselor to give him counsels against David…and amazingly, the first counsel worked perfectly.

“And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom. Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do. And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong” (1 Samuel 15:12, 31; 16:21)

When David heard that Ahithophel had joined his enemies, he knew the potency and influence that would give the enemies because Ahithophel was described thus: “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” (2 Samuel 16:23).

David knew that the only way to overthrow and overcome was to pray. He did not become the more discouraged; he did not give up on the battle; he did not take the enemies for granted…He PRAYED!

“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” (2 Samuel 15:31)

Prayer is one spiritual weapon of war that the devil has not been able to find solution to. And this is the reason prayerlessness is the basis for powerlessness. Ask the devil, he has never succeeded in stopping a man that prays.

And then David’s prayer started to work…Ahithophel gave another GOOD counsel, but see what God did to him: “And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time. 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 17:7, 14). God defeated disappointed, debased, and flawed Ahithophel’s counsel, and what used to work for him before stopped working for him.

I pray that every counsel of the enemies against your life shall be turned to foolishness in Jesus’ name. All their strategies, weapons and manipulations that have hitherto made you and success strangers shall be corrupted! When they attempt to insert those weapons into your life, it shall read CORRUPTED!!! There is a divine anti-virus that will terminate all viral activities in your life that have caused hardship, stagnation and frustration. This is the word of the Lord.

And then Ahithophel became frustrated and went to commit suicide. I am prophesying to someone, the enemies you see today (all the Ahithophel-like enemies in your workplaces, career, families, etc), they are becoming history. Go and win in November.

Remember, Jesus is coming soon!