"Success comes in cans!"
Day 121.
Absalom starts a rebellion by badmouthing David and in the process winning the hearts of many Israelites. Slowly he gained more popularity, and power among the Israelites, and devised plans to overthrow David as king. What spoke to me as i was reading this was that many of the Israelites didn't even know about what Absalom was doing, and what he was planning, but they still followed him and supported him.
2 Samuel 15:11
11 And with Absalom went two hundred men invited from Jerusalem, and they went along innocently and did not know anything.
This was when Absalom was making his way to Hebron under the disguise of offering sacrifice to God. I found it really interesting how so many people treated Absalom as their leader and followed him not knowing anything at all! It wasn't just a few people, but 200 people followed him from Jerusalem all the way to Hebron.. how clueless could people be? Do we know who we're really following? Or are we just following aimlessly not knowing where we're even heading? It is very important for us to make sure that our leaders, the people we follow, are godly people. For us christians, we believe in Jesus, and in the Bible, and know that who we are following is the way to life. But there are many others out there, who are lost, aimless without anyone to follow..they would just follow anyone who would invite them like Absalom did. We have to be the ones who rise up to be the leaders and not just the followers, we have to lead others into the right direction, and not let them be dragged down into the wrong way. When i read the second part of the verse, i thought of animals or livestock that were being lead to the slaughter, innocent and not knowing where they're going. But in this case we're talking about humans, may we have compassion and love for them, and lead them into the right direction of life.
Day 121.
Absalom starts a rebellion by badmouthing David and in the process winning the hearts of many Israelites. Slowly he gained more popularity, and power among the Israelites, and devised plans to overthrow David as king. What spoke to me as i was reading this was that many of the Israelites didn't even know about what Absalom was doing, and what he was planning, but they still followed him and supported him.
2 Samuel 15:11
11 And with Absalom went two hundred men invited from Jerusalem, and they went along innocently and did not know anything.This was when Absalom was making his way to Hebron under the disguise of offering sacrifice to God. I found it really interesting how so many people treated Absalom as their leader and followed him not knowing anything at all! It wasn't just a few people, but 200 people followed him from Jerusalem all the way to Hebron.. how clueless could people be? Do we know who we're really following? Or are we just following aimlessly not knowing where we're even heading? It is very important for us to make sure that our leaders, the people we follow, are godly people. For us christians, we believe in Jesus, and in the Bible, and know that who we are following is the way to life. But there are many others out there, who are lost, aimless without anyone to follow..they would just follow anyone who would invite them like Absalom did. We have to be the ones who rise up to be the leaders and not just the followers, we have to lead others into the right direction, and not let them be dragged down into the wrong way. When i read the second part of the verse, i thought of animals or livestock that were being lead to the slaughter, innocent and not knowing where they're going. But in this case we're talking about humans, may we have compassion and love for them, and lead them into the right direction of life.
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