Now David had been told, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “LORD, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.” 2 Samuel 15:31
When I was much younger, there was an expression used to describe anyone known to be secretly at cross purposes with someone else or a mission. It was a very strong tag known as “Sabo”.
Sabo is an abbreviation of the English word 
saboteur which is one who engages in sabotage. Sabotage is a DELIBERATE act of destruction or disruption in which a person, property, or equipment is DAMAGED. The primary goal of sabotage is to hinder, weaken, undermine, subvert and counteract NORMAL operations or GOOD reputations. Sabos are snitches, spies, betrayers, leakers, informants, conspirators, schemers, and plotters. They are witty, subtle, and cunning.
Sabos are poisonous, venomous, vicious, malicious, injurious, and above all suspicious. They are fickle, cheap, and cannot be trusted. Sabos appear to be for you when in actual fact they are against you. They are the ones who would cry out hosanna today and crucify tomorrow. A Sabo is ‘the devil in Prada’, ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing, and the enemy in disguise as an angel of light. A Sabo is a spirit – a camouflage spirit! Delilah is a Sabo. Ahitophel is a Sabo. Jezebel is a Sabo. Absalom is a Sabo. Potiphar’s Wife is a Sabo. Judas is a Sabo. Can you think of any more?
Note Sabos are not far from home – they are keen lovers, close relatives, and bosom friends. You have no clue who they really are but they have information about you at their fingertips. It takes divine revelation and intervention to expose and disconnect them.
To overturn Ahitophel’s counsel, David prayed. Similarly, you need to pray to override and overrule the plans of your conspirators. Now make these declarations:
| Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails. |
Isaiah 8:10 Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us. |
Jeremiah 50:36 A sword against her false prophets! They will become fools. A sword against her warriors! They will be filled with terror. |
| Romans 8:31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? |
Isaiah 19:3 The Egyptians will lose heart, and I will bring their plans to nothing; they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead, the mediums and the spiritists. |
Psalm 2: 1,4 Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord ridicules them. |
| Zechariah 2:8 For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye: |
Micah 3:7 The seers will be ashamed and the diviners disgraced. They will all cover their faces because there is no answer from God.” |
Isaiah 47:13 All the counsel you have received has only worn you out! |
| Nahum 1:9 Whatever they plot against the LORD he will bring to an end; trouble will not come a second time. |
Isaiah 28:18 Your covenant with death will be annulled; your agreement with the realm of the dead will not stand. |
Psalm 21:11 Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed. |
| Psalm 68:1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. |
Isaiah 29:14 Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.” |
1 Samuel 24:15 May the LORD be our judge and decide between us. May he consider my cause and uphold it; may he vindicate me by delivering me from your hand.” |
| Genesis 21:22 At that time Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do. |
Isaiah 43:5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west. |
Psalm 18:43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me. |
| Job 5:12 He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success. |
Jeremiah 51:57 I will make her officials and wise men drunk, her governors, officers and warriors as well; they will sleep forever and not awake,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD Almighty. |
Psalm 43:1 Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an unfaithful nation. Rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked. |
| Psalm 33:10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples |
Isaiah 44:25 Who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who overthrows the learning of the wise and turns it into nonsense, |
Psalm 56:2 My adversaries pursue me all day long; in their pride many are attacking me. |
| Isaiah 7:7 Yet this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “‘It will not take place, it will not happen, |
Jeremiah 42:11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you and will save you and deliver you from his hands. |
Psalm 119:154 Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise. |
| Isaiah 49:25 But this is what the LORD says: “Yes, captives will be taken from warriors, and plunder retrieved from the fierce; I will contend with those who contend with you, and your children I will save. |
1 Samuel 2:10 Those who oppose the LORD will be broken. The Most High will thunder from heaven; the LORD will judge the ends of the earth. “He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.” |
Psalm 91:7-8 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked. |