“Meanwhile, the king covered his face and cried aloud, Oh, my son Avshalom! Oh, Avshalom, my son, my son!”
2 Samuel 19:5 CJB
David took mourning to a very foolish level here! He shows more compassion for Avshalom, who wanted nothing more than to kill him than his son who died at birth! He also had less compassion for the people who stood by him while he was hunted and the people we getting disheartened!
“Yoav went inside to the king and said, Today you made your servants feel ashamed. They saved your life today, and the lives of your sons, daughters, wives and concubines.”
2 Samuel 19:6 CJB
Do we get so self absorbed that we forget others? We see this happening all around us, people losing their minds over people and situations regardless of how bad they may be hurting their own families and friends!
“Stay sober, stay alert! Your enemy, the Adversary, stalks about like roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”
1 Peter 5:8 CJB
Be alert and on guard. The enemy is out there stirring up trouble, making people act crazy and do things that are completely out of the norm! Remember, Satan is a deceiver and a troublemaker!
So keep your eyes on Yeshua!
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