DOUBLE AGENTS
II Samuel 16:15-16
"Meanwhile Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem; and Ahithophel was with him. And so it was, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Abasalom, that Hushai said to Abaslom, 'Long live the king! Long live the king!' "
The king had left Jerusalem, but he sent Hushai back to Jerusalem to "defeat the counsel of Ahithophel" (II Samuel 15:14). In effect, Hushai became a double agent – submitting to Absalom, but in truth remaining loyal to his friend, King David. His commission was to obstruct the counsel of Ahithophel, and the story plays out in the succeeding chapters. In a sense, Christians are double agents. While our King Jesus is gone, we submit ourselves to the authorities of this world as God has commanded us (I Peter 2:13-15). We live in an ungodly environment. Yet as loyal friends of God we counteract the evil counsel of this world system. The Lord Jesus has commissioned us to be light and salt in a dark and corrupt world (Matthew 5:13-16). If it was not for godly people standing against sin, this world would be in even worse shape than it is.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: We are in the world, but not of the world because our loyalty is to the Lord Jesus.
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Have a salt and light day. Love you.
II Samuel 16:15-16
"Meanwhile Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem; and Ahithophel was with him. And so it was, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Abasalom, that Hushai said to Abaslom, 'Long live the king! Long live the king!' "
The king had left Jerusalem, but he sent Hushai back to Jerusalem to "defeat the counsel of Ahithophel" (II Samuel 15:14). In effect, Hushai became a double agent – submitting to Absalom, but in truth remaining loyal to his friend, King David. His commission was to obstruct the counsel of Ahithophel, and the story plays out in the succeeding chapters. In a sense, Christians are double agents. While our King Jesus is gone, we submit ourselves to the authorities of this world as God has commanded us (I Peter 2:13-15). We live in an ungodly environment. Yet as loyal friends of God we counteract the evil counsel of this world system. The Lord Jesus has commissioned us to be light and salt in a dark and corrupt world (Matthew 5:13-16). If it was not for godly people standing against sin, this world would be in even worse shape than it is.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: We are in the world, but not of the world because our loyalty is to the Lord Jesus.
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Have a salt and light day. Love you.
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