MFM Daily Devotional 18th September 2025 – Dealing With The Counsel Of Ahithophel

The Bible records that David, by the grace of God, enjoyed the company, loyalty and services of divine helpers of various kinds. The Bible also says that God made them available to David like the stars of heaven. They were called the mighty men of David. Apart from these men valiant of war, David also had men who were skilled in military intelligence and were special advisers. One of them was Ahithophel. The Bible likens Ahithophel to an oracle of God. His services were highly respected.

However, a time came when Ahithophel left David’s camp and joined forces with Absalom who was scheming to topple his father’s government and overthrow the throne. Ahithophel’s defection was at the highest level of David’s administration. David knew he was in danger and prayed earnestly to God to frustrate the counsel of Ahithophel. God did. I pray that the Lord will hear you in the day of trouble and the name of the God of Israel will defend you, in Jesus’ name.

The case of Absalom, Ahithophel and others at that time was against the Lord and His anointed, David. It took that Holy Spirit inspired prayer points to bail David out. Heaven intervened and Absalom openly rejected the counsel of Ahithophel. 2 Samuel 17:14 says, “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.” That, perhaps, was the first time Ahithophel’s counsel was rejected. He felt highly so embarrassed that he went home and committed suicide. Absalom who headed the coup against his father also died miserably.

God is the Reverser of the Irreversible. He turned the counsel of Ahithophel to nought. He converted the point of honour in Ahithophel’s life to point of dishonour because Ahithophel was working against David, the anointed of the Lord.

I pray that the desire of the wicked concerning you shall perish and every counsel of the wicked for your life shall be frustrated in the order of the counsel of Ahithophel against David, in the name of Jesus.