Thread by @GbengaWemimo

The same spirit of lust that led David to Bathsheba came upon Amnon, David's crown prince
It is a fact that once a family member, especially a parent give an evil spirit the room to operate in his or her life
The children (If such are not in Christ) will also be subject to the

same spirit
The same way David couldn't resist the spirit, Amnon fell for it too
David slept with the wife of His brother (Not by blood but by oat) Uriah
Amnon slept with his stepsister
It was a very similar pattern
God was replaying to Israel, what David did in secret that led

to the death of Uriah
The same way David disguised the murder of Uriah under warfare
Absalom invited the King and the princes to the celebration of the sharing of his sheep and killed Amnon for raping his sister
It was a wicked blow to the heart for David
No parent should witness

loss of a child but to lose your first son, to have your daughter raped and then lose another son (Absalom fled Israel for Geshur, his mother's city, after killing Amnon)
Was too much, way too much
To crown it all, the baby David made with Bathsheba (Uriah's wife) lived for just

three days
The spirit of lust cost David quite a lot
That spirit has cost more men and women of destiny quite a lot from generation to generation
The only way to overcome it is not to give it a foothold in the heart or the mind
Don't even consider it
Once you do the maths, you

will see that the sex, no matter how pleasurable is not worth it
But God was not through with David
God had also promised him that he would lose his throne and another man will sleep with his wives in the open just as he slept with Bathsheba without regard for the sincere oath of

brotherhood between them as comrades long before he became King
Some years later, Absalom decided his days in exile were done and he needed to become the king of Israel
He didn't have much of a strategy but the word of God must make way for anyone riding it like a horse!
Absalom

was the one one with the most bitterness and at the best proximity to the King to unleash the fulfillment of the prophecy made to David after Prophet Nathan confronted him about his devilish deed regarding the death of Uriah
Absalom came back to Israel and executed a perfect coup

David had to flee the palace
Absalom took over the Kingdom, proclaimed himself King and went on to sleep with David's concubines (Wives) in public as a statement of his disgust for his father and yes, a burning of the bridge!
After he did what he did, the alternative was death

for either him or his Father
Amnon had a Shemeah as his adviser
Absalom had Ahitophel as his adviser
David had Hushai as his adviser
But then, David also had a joker in his pocket
He was a prophet
It is one thing to be flogged for doing wrong, it is another to be anointed forever

David prayed (Not for mercy or restoration) but that the counsel of Ahitophel to fail
Ahitophel went on to give Absalom the right counsel
He told the new king to ride hard after David and His supporters & kill them while they were still weak and enjoying very low public sympathy

Absalom wabted a second opinion and Hushai offered it (In favour of David)
He said David had mighty warriors who should not be cornered but left to disperse on their own lest the war turn against him
This was a senseless counsel by all means
Once the enemy retreats in a war, you

must pursue them and press home your advantage
Absalom took Hushai's counsel
Ahitophel realized Absalom had taken the wrong counsel and would lose the throne
He went home and hung himself
He knew David will retake the throne and all those who supported Absalom will be treated as

traitors
Joab (David's Minister of Defence) had played both sides of the fence for a while, but he chose to be with David at that critical time and led the war against Absalom and the rebels
David's Army won
He cried and mourned the loss of his son
Lust had taken so much from him

but God had made it known to all that He would not take such behavior from a king whom He appointed to lead His people
David had learnt his lesson
it was time to return home and retake his throne and rebuild
Then came a vulture
One of those guys who loves to make profit out of a

carnage
His name was Sheba Son of Bicri
He didn't know the spiritual implication of what had just happened to David
All he saw was a king nursing his wound
So he pounced like a vulture
He blew his horn and decided Israel must separate from Judah and proclaim independence!
WOW!

He did it at the time when soldiers had fought valiantly and also mourned the loss of their brothers that were killed in the civil war
At the moment when many wanted to heal and be at peace he blew the trumpet of war and discord
David told Joab to please bring Sheba's head!

Sheba ran
He ran to fenced city and decided to be throwing stones from behind a secured fence
When Joab got to the city, he was prepared to pull down the wall
A woman in the city approached Joab and asked him what he wanted
Joab said "Sheba's head please"
The woman said "It will

served in a few minutes"
The next thing Joab saw was something flying over the fence towards him
It was the head of Sheba, son of Bicri
Joab blew his horn and the army returned home
The kingdom was restored to David and yes, Solomon, the son of Bathsheba reigned after David!

PS: There are some people who thought what happened in Nigeria recently was ordinary
it wasn't
There was a forewarning
Some are trying to recreate it by the flesh like Sheba, son of Bicri...
Please ask them to insure their heads!
God does not need anyone to achieve his aim over a

nation
Nigeria is strategic to God in this season
A nation that was rebirthed in the spirit with seven golden lights and rainbows
The season of anarchy is not now
Our young men and women will not die
There will be no blood on our street and yet God's agenda will prevail!

-GSW-

Sheba gbengawemimo.com/post/sheba
When Joab got to the city, he was
prepared to pull down the wall
A woman in the city approached Joab
and asked him what he wanted
Joab said "Sheba's head please"
The woman said "It will be served
in a few minutes"