Balaam and Barak sounded very pious didn’t they?
“I’m going to seek the Lord.”
“Great! I’ll wait…So what did he say? I want to hear.” (Numbers 23:15, 17)
And yet, when God spoke, both Balaam and Balak were upset.
Balak was frustrated because he wanted God to curse Israel.
Balaam was frustrated because he wanted to get paid and desperately wanted God to change his mind, something God refused to do. (Numbers 23:19)
How often are we like Balak and Balaam?
We say we want to hear from God. But when he speaks, we want nothing to do with his words.
Are we only willing to listen to God when we like what he says?
Or are we willing to listen to God even when we don’t like what he says?
Are we trying to bend God to our will?
Or are we yielding to his?
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