This week’s passage is 2 Samuel 16:15-17:23. Absalom turns to his advisors but does not seek the Lord’s council. A warning against following our own ideas. Proverbs 19:20, it’s not wrong to seek the advice of others but the LORD’s voice should (and will) have the final say on every matter. Ahithophel, Bathsheba’s grandfather, had his own motives as did Hushai. Despite the schemes of man, the Lord’s outcome prevails. The futileness of trying to manipulate how life goes. We must come to a place of trust in the LORD.  Ahithophel’s story’s similarity to Judas’ story.