Seeking God’s Counsel (2 Samuel 16:23)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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In this episode of Pray the Word on 2 Samuel 16:23, David Platt calls us to seek God's wisdom in the Word and through other believers. We hope you'll join us for Secret Church 25 on April 11. For six hours, we’ll dig deep into the book of Matthew and pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters. If you register by April 2 and live in the US, UK, or Canada, we’ll make sure your printed guided scripture journal gets to you in time for the event. Sign up today at radical.net/sc25 Explore m...

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0:00.0	Hey, it's David Platt. I am really looking forward to Secret Church 25 on April 11th, and I hope you'll
0:06.2	join us for six hours digging deep into the book of Matthew, praying for our persecuted
0:11.5	brothers and sisters. And if you register by April 2nd and live in the U.S., the UK, or Canada,
0:17.5	we'll make sure your printed scripture journal gets to you in time for
0:21.5	Secret Church. I really don't want you to miss this. Sign up today at radical.net slash
0:27.0	SC25. Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from radical.net.
0:35.6	Second Samuel chapter 16, verse 23. Now in in those days the council that ahithafel gave was as if one consulted the word of god
0:45.6	so was all the council of ahithel esteemed both by david and by absalom now that verse sets the stage for the next chapter in the saga between
0:58.9	Absalom and David, as Absalom has now rebelled against David and Ahithafel used to be King David's
1:07.6	trusted, wise counselor. And now he is switched to counsel Absalom. And I won't go into
1:14.6	the whole story of what happens in 2 Samuel chapter 17, but I do want us to see and pray in
1:22.7	light of the importance of good, godly counsel that ultimately points us to the Word of God.
1:31.0	The phrasing here is so interesting in Second Samuel 1623.
1:35.3	In those days, the counsel that Ahithelph gave was as if one consulted the Word of God.
1:41.0	Well, that verse shouts to me, well, first and foremost, consult the Word of God.
1:45.5	And this is yet one more reason why you and I need the Word of God on a daily basis, speaking
1:54.6	into our minds and our hearts, us hearing and meditating on His Word. And then, specifically when we're walking through situations
2:02.9	where we need wisdom to first and foremost ask the question, what does God's word say about this?
2:09.4	And God's Word doesn't answer every question we might ask or address every single circumstance
2:15.4	we might face, but to let our impulse be, first place
2:19.4	we go is the Word of God. Does God's Word say anything about this decision I'm making? Does God's
2:26.5	word say anything about this circumstance I'm facing, this question I'm asking, and really think through,
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