Why I Believe What I Believe
Day 83
Biblical Principle - Absolute truth from God’s Word:
If God can use a Donkey to speak truth, He can also use a
rebellious prophet. God’s truth is absolute and everlasting. In the
midst of trying to hurt God’s people; God steps in and shares the ultimate
truth of His salvation through Jesus Christ.
Num 24:13-24 If Balak would give me his house full of silver
and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either
good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I
speak?
And now, behold, I go unto my
people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall
do to thy people in the latter days.
And he took up his parable, and
said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath
said:
He hath said, which heard the words
of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of
the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
I shall see him, but not now: I
shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a
Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and
destroy all the children of Sheth.
And Edom shall be a possession, Seir
also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
Out of Jacob shall come he that
shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.
And when he looked on Amalek, he
took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but
his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
And he looked on the Kenites, and
took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest
thy nest in a rock.
Nevertheless the Kenite shall be
wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
And he took up his parable, and
said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
And ships shall come from the
coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also
shall perish for ever.
Practical - Works that apply Biblical Principle:
This section is for you to find a way to apply the truth in
your life. I will try to give only one as example; there may be other practical
ways. This is what makes the Christian walk so important and makes it important
to have a deliberate purpose in everything we do.
While the world tries to sway you to turn away from the Lord
and lead you astray, remember God is still in control. Balaam tried to do
religious works of sacrifice to gain God’s favor so that he could curse God’s
people. In this passage of Scripture we see that religious acts are not
true service. It is always a heart issue. The Lord has “shown you
what is good” We just need to follow God’s Word not man’s.
Micah 6:5-8 O my people, remember now what Balak king of
Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto
Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.
Wherewith shall I come before the
LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with
burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
Will the LORD be pleased with
thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give
my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the
sin of my soul?
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is
good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love
mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
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