[The glory Unveiled]
And God came to Balaam [again] at night and said to him, “If the men come to call you, rise and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you—that you shall do.” ( Numbers 22:20 )
In our fast food, fast cars and “fast everything” world, we are always pressured to want things done very fast. Impatience with God has become our totem of “faith”. So that we desperately force our will on God and demand that things be done our way whether the Lord is in it or not. In the verse of scripture above [read the full account], we see Balak play out the 21st century order of most church goers. Balak had a desire to have the Israelites cursed by a prophet so that they could be overpowered by his army. Balak’s first delegation of messengers, were asked by the prophet Balaam to tell Balak that God would not allow him to come to him. But Balak, like most of us will not take a “no” for an answer. The truth is that “no” is also an answer from God. Balak just wanted God to do what he wanted, the way he wanted it. As a result, he wanted God to alter his plans to contain his arrogance which was actually very dangerous. We are in a season where we need to take divine directives and instructions seriously. We must avoid the attitude and spirit of Balak. Whatever God says to us in any situation is the best even if we don’t understand why. So instead of trying to force things to work our way at all cost, let us look through the silence and rejections of God to see the bigger picture of His love for us.
Prayer_Bead: Lord of Lords, Zion’s King, thank you for the advantage of the Cross. Give me the spirit of faith to accept and obey your word and your will.
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