Pray before you speak
“The king asked, Is everything all right with young Avshalom? Achima’atz answered, When Yoav sent the king’s servant and me your servant, I saw a big commotion; but I didn’t know what it was.”
2 Samuel 18:29 CJB
Whether Achima`atz knew that Avvshalom was dead or not, his main goal was to be acknowledged by the king to be the first with the news, even though he only had part of it! We all need to be careful of speaking whether we have something to say or no, especially if we don’t have all the facts! We see this happening all around us today, people speaking, protesting or just being divisive just to be heard!
“Don’t speak impulsively-don’t be in a hurry to give voice to your words before God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth; so let your words be few.”
Ecclesiastes 5:1 CJB Verse 2 in other translations
In other words don’t speak or make decisions under stress or emotion! Why? Often times we make wrong decisions, give wrong or incomplete information and definitely say wrong things when we are under emotional stress!
“Out of the same mouth come blessings and cursing! Brothers, it isn’t right for things to be this way.”
James 3:10 CJB
So we need to be prayerful, mindful and careful of what we say and do! So let’s be praying and waiting for Adonai to give us direction on the right things to say!
Have a blessed day!
Shabbat Shalom!
Be alert
“I’ll fall on him unexpectedly when he’s tired and powerless. I’ll frighten him, all the people with him will flee, and I’ll attack only the king.”
2 Samuel 17:2 CJB
This is what evil does! It keeps attacking until you’re worn out and give up then they will overwhelm you! Remember it’s just a bunch noise!
“Like a roaring lion or a bear prowling for food is a wicked ruler over a poor people.”
Proverbs 28:15 CJB
This is how the enemy works! It keeps attacking to wear you out and take you down! What do we do? Look to Yeshua!
“Stay sober, stay alert! Your enemy, the Adversary, stalks about like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”
1 Peter 5:8 CJB
The idea here is to be on guard keep watching and praying, knowing the enemy is out there ready to pounce on you! The good news is Yeshua has us covered, but we still need to be on guard, so stay alert!
Shabbat Shalom!
Listen
“The king said, Do you sons of Tz’ruyah and I have anything in common? Let him curse. If Adonai tells him, ‘Curse David,’ who has the right to ask, ‘Why are you doing it?'”
2 Samuel 16:10 CJB
What a change in David! in 1 Samuel 25 he wanted to go and kill Nabal in 2 Samuel 12 he wanted to kill the rich man, but here years later he shows restraint, patience and even understanding! Something people should try doing in the days we live in! We all should learn to hold our tongues and keyboards!
“When words are many, sin is not lacking; so he who controls his speech is wise.”
Proverbs 10:19 CJB
We all can learn to listen more and speak less! The problem we see today is there is to much talking and no one’s listening!
“For we all stumble in many ways; if someone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature (or perfect) man who can bridle his whole body.”
James 3:2 CJB
The truth is we all stumble and fumble in what we say and do! We have opinions on situations, but we all need to watch what we say! We all need to think and pray before we speak and do!
May your day be richly blessed!
Don’t act out
“Messenger came to David saying, The men of Israel have aligned themselves with Avshalom.”
2 Samuel 15:13 CJB
This is how people usurp people with power and authority by slowly turning the people against leadership! How? By questioning and challenging everything!
“Everyone is to obey the governing authorities. For there is no authority that is not from God, and the existing authorities have been placed where they are by God.”
Romans 13:1 CJB
As believers in Yeshua, we need to be careful of the Avshaloms of the world who question and usurp authority at every chance they get! Remember who God allowed to rule in past Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar, Nero, and Hitler to name a few, so when we complain and protest about things happening, we really need to be prayerful and careful!
“Kefa and the other emissaries answered, We must obey God, not men.”
Acts 5:29 CJB
The best thing we can do is call on Adonai for everything before we act out and do!
Have a blessed day!
Grafted In 