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2 Samuel 18, David awaited news of the outcome of a battle involving Absalom. Ahimaaz wanted to report to David but it was Cushi who actually saw the death of Absalom whom Joab directed to tell David about it.
Ahimaaz ran and went to report anyway, and had nothing to detailingly tell David. But Cushi arrived and had the FULL MESSAGE OF THE DETAILS OF THE DEATH.
Ahimaaz was a good man but was NOT SENT BY JOAB. Many who preach and teach and share the Lord are good people, but they were not sent nor called by God to preach and teach. A God-called minister is one who knows the details of the death of Christ on the cross and what it accomplished for mankind. We can hear a lot of sermons about Jesus, but who has a revelation of the death of the cross and how it affects us so much as believers that it takes years to learn it all?
Many feel that the truths of the cross are so few and fundamental that there is not much information to learn about it to qualify a person to preach it. That could be no further from the truth! The cross is more than truth about freeing us from hell and sin. It affected us to the extent that it allowed for us to be seated in Heavenly places with Christ over every demon power and authority that exists in this world and the world to come. It gave power over sin IN THIS LIFE, before we ever die and go to glory.
Ahimaaz simply said he saw a tumult. He saw a ruckus and a skirmish but did not see anything. He did not lie. He knew Absalom was dead, but he did not see it happen. But he only had half a message. So much like so many messages and sermons today. No depth to the details of Christ's death.
Peter even commented about how Paul's ministry was so deep and involved things that were hard to be understood. Paul stands as a hallmark of the revelatory power of God since Paul did not even walk with Jesus on earth as Peter did, and yet Peter had to stand back and let Paul take the limelight for depth of revelation Paul received after Christ had left this world!
Praise God for depths of truths regarding the cross of Christ!