“And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.” (2 Samuel 15:12) Ahithophel stands as a cautionary tale for the dangerous downward spiral that bitterness and unforgiveness and a life-consuming personal vendetta will…

“How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!” (Psalm 139:17) How amazing and precious is it that the sovereign God of this universe thinks about me? We read earlier in this chapter that God is intimately acquainted with even the apparently mundane actions of our lives….