Balaam Attempts to Curse Israel
1. God is Sovereign (Numbers 22)
Principle 1: God’s blessings for His people are secure.
2. God is Immutable (Numbers 23-24)
Principle 2: God’s purposes will prevail.
3. God is Just (Numbers 25)
Principle 3: God rewards the righteous & punishes the wicked
Take away … qns to evaluate
○ Do I know about God …. Or Do I know God?
○ Do I rely on religious rituals … or trust in what Christ done for me & His Holy Spirit in me?
○ Do I serve the Lord for material blessings or eternal life?
○ Am I more like Balaam than I care to admit?
Learning:
Principle 1 … God is sovereign
■ Story of Balaam is a “Warning” to watch myself … especially when I think that I am doing what “seems” to be righteous / Holy … it is the heart attitude that counts
■ Not be like Balaam …. How true that I had been in situations when I look back that I acted like Balaam
■ I seek God in prayer for direction for a decision that I am making …. But deep down I wished God to give me what I wanted or change others to deliver my wants.
■ God allows man to do what is forbidden … God sometimes allows men to sin … only to accomplish his will & purpose
■ I have a choice to make … I choose to be counted on the side of God …
Pray for
☆ clear vision like that of the donkey who sees when I have taken the wrong path
☆ Not be like Balaam … one who knows of God but doesn’t know God …. That I have a God centred heart
☆ God's grace and HS to guide me back when I am astray down the wrong path
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