Please read 2 Samuel 20.
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Meditate on verses 15b-16.
All the people who were with Joab were wreaking destruction
in order to topple the wall.
Then a wise woman called from the city,
“Hear, hear! Please tell Joab, ‘Come here that I may speak
with you.’”
David reaped the consequences of his sin with
Bathsheba (2 Samuel 12:10- 12). His foolishness resulted in death and
destruction and brought foolish fellows into his life, like Sheba (v. 1). Sheba
wanted to divide David’s kingdom. Joab, David’s commander, nearly destroyed an
entire city trying to stop him. God used a wise woman to stop Joab. Sheba lost
his head, but everyone else kept theirs.
While the Christmas Holy days should be joyous,
sometimes foolish family members come together, causing division. And perhaps a
zealous relative will try to destroy the foolishness, resulting in more
destruction. Ask God to make you a wise, peaceable, and faithful family member
who speaks His counsel to others. Ask the LORD to give your family ears to hear
His Word.
Pray 2 Samuel 20:15-17, 19, and 22 over yourself and those
for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD, there are people wreaking destruction and trying to topple my
family.
Make me wise. Let _________ come
and hear that I may speak with them.
Let them listen to me. Make me a
peaceable and faithful family member.
Let _______ stop seeking to destroy us.
Do not let them
swallow up our inheritance from You, LORD. Make us wise and able to cut off
the head of the problem without destroying our family.
In Your name, Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN on the
WALL 2 ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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