![]() ![]() ``So now come, please let me give you counsel and save your life and the life of your son Solomon. Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, ``Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king, and David our lord does not know it? He had conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest and following Adonijah they helped him.īut Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.Īdonijah sacrificed sheep and oxen and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En-rogel and he invited all his brothers, the king's sons, and all the men of Judah, the king's servants.īut he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, and Solomon his brother. His father had never crossed him at any time by asking, ``Why have you done so?" And he was also a very handsome man, and he was born after Absalom. Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, ``I will be king." So he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen with fifty men to run before him. The girl was very beautiful and she became the king's nurse and served him, but the king did not cohabit with her. ![]() So they searched for a beautiful girl throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. So his servants said to him, ``Let them seek a young virgin for my lord the king, and let her attend the king and become his nurse and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm." Now King David was old, advanced in age and they covered him with clothes, but he could not keep warm. Taking your eyes off yourself and fixing them on Jesus should help, even if it’s necessary to repeat the process periodically. Next time you’re feeling anxious, pause for moment to pray and meditate over these four truths. Peace is within reach when you remember your identity in Christ. Then your conscience can become clear (1 John 1:9). But when you confess your sin and change direction, God forgives you. Some feelings of inner turmoil come from guilt or shame over wrongdoing. Once you belong to Him, nothing can change the fact that you are His (John 10:28). ![]() Scripture promises that embracing the Father’s specific path for your life will bring satisfaction and peace (Prov. So consider what God has chosen specifically for you and give thanks. Our Father chose the time and place we each would be born (Acts 17:26), and He gave us our personality, talents, and spiritual gifts. Regardless of the source, our angst is no match for God’s peace, “which surpasses all comprehension” (Phil. Sometimes circumstances trigger our anxiety, but other times it’s an inner turmoil we wrestle. ![]()
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