A Man Of The Oracles

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Samuel 16:23(KJV); 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.

A great and mighty grace operated in the life of a man called Ahithophel. He was a man of great wisdom that his counsel was equated to the oracle of God.

What this meant is that as long as Ahithophel had spoken, it meant that God Himself had spoken.

But Ahithophel’s story did not end well. The Bible reveals that at one point, he counselled Absolom to sleep with all his father’s concubines in the face of Israel.

What an absurdity! This was a man whose word was considered to be the very word of God, telling a man to defile his father’s bed and to engage in promiscuity.

Why would a man whose lips ought to preserve knowledge revert to such perversity?

The Hebrew name Ahithophel is translated to mean “brother of folly.” He was a man of counsel with folly in his spirit.

This trait in Ahithophel can be seen in the body of Christ today. Men of the oracles with folly in their spirits are defiling the altar of God. There are things today that are being spoken on the pulpit that are so morally absurd that they cannot even bear thinking about.

There are ministers who have given the green light to adultery; there are ministers who have given the green light to same-sex marriages; there are ministers who have given the green light to abortion in the name of pro-choice. That is folly in the spirits of men of counsel.

It is time for the church to re-awaken to the true wisdom that is in Christ. It is time we started to treat the altar as sacred. That indeed when we speak, our words will carry the weight of divine wisdom because indeed, God will have spoken.

FURTHER STUDY: James 3:17, 1 Corinthians 1:30

GOLDEN NUGGET:

It is time for the church to re-awaken to the true wisdom that is in Christ. It is time we started to treat the altar as sacred. That indeed when we speak, our words will carry the weight of divine wisdom because indeed, God will have spoken.

PRAYER: Loving father, I thank you for this Word. My lips are seasoned with grace. I have been mantled by the wisdom of eternity. This wisdom dictates my speech and actions to the glory of your name. Amen.