This week\u2019s passage is 2 Samuel 16:15-17:23. Absalom turns to his advisors but does not seek the Lord\u2019s council. A warning against following our own ideas. Proverbs 19:20, it\u2019s not wrong to seek the advice of others but the LORD\u2019s voice should (and will) have the final say on every matter. Ahithophel, Bathsheba\u2019s grandfather, had his own motives as did Hushai. Despite the schemes of man, the Lord\u2019s outcome prevails. The futileness of trying to manipulate how life goes. We must come to a place of trust in the LORD. \xa0Ahithophel\u2019s story\u2019s similarity to Judas\u2019 story.