Life has been depressing for many. People are loosing jobs, loosing homes; marriages are dying because of conditions. A man lost his job and because he was so distraught he killed his family and himself.
A lady shared with me that she had a story she wanted to be published but because she didn’t have illustrations she couldn’t go any further.
A gentleman revealed to me a project he wanted to work on but doesn’t seem to have the time to even get started. Both of these people have a dilemma which is killing them each second of the day; murder is occurring and they have yet to recognize they are slowly dying.
All three of theses people only see what they don’t have which causes them to be disobedient. The first man mentioned became disarranged and because of his mistakes He chose to dish out the consequences swiftly. The other people have delayed disobedience. Delayed disobedience is a silent killer.
You can observe delayed disobedience in the story of Adam and Eve. Adam was appointed head over the garden. He was told to name all the animals, and given dominion over the earth. Then God gave him a woman, and Adam named her Eve. God had a leadership meeting with Adam and told Adam “but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die'"” (Genesis 3:3).
Adam got the directions yet failed to have a meeting with his helpmate. He ignored communicating all the details to Eve. Some how he forgot what God said about being disobedient and then he did not want to take full responsibility for the results of not communicating(Genesis 3:12).
God plainly tells Adam if you disobey me you will die. God gave all the previously mentioned people some directions.
The first person was so troubled by his disobedience that he killed his family and self based on his mistakes. The remaining people are slowly allowing death to consume them based on procrastinating.
Has God given you instructions and all you can see is what you don’t have? What are you placing your faith in, what you see or believe? Our faith activates the Lord. Our obedience gives us favor allowing what He said to flourish.
Choose today to follow God and not what your circumstance say. Consider having swift obedience instead of delayed disobedience. Recognize that you can’t change what you didn’t do yesterday but you can change today by moving forward. Pray to God to give you strength to press on. Ask the Lord to forgive you for not moving when He said to go. Call upon the Father to trust in you as you execute the tasks He asks of you. Give your word to God to be faithful and diligent in following His instructions.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Two For The Price of One
Yesterday, I woke up with a headache and a list of ongoing tasks. I new I wasn't going to get the devotional out in the morning, but I told God I will get it out. As the day was going by I was doing things pertaining to the conference. It was funny all of the sudden I felt weighed down.
I thought “God you couldn't be telling me to not do this conference and this song came on "Jesus is Love." I cried because that is one of the songs that will be sung at the conference. I then knew to move forward with the conference.
It is not easy working for God but the challenge is always worth it. Later that evening, I took my daughter to dance class. As we traveled back home I heard a pastor on the radio say, "You have to believe God for what you are asking for." That moment I knew God was reminding me to believe. It is our faith which activates the Lord and our obedience that gives us favor from the Father.
My obedience out weighs more than just me, it affects all those God brings in my path. When I arrived home I could have said, “I am not writing a devotional, no one is going to look at it anyway.” However, if I would have done such thing I would have allowed my condition to renege my word. I would have gone back on my faithfulness to the Lord based on having a long day. I would have broken my promise to the Father based on wanting to just be free of tasks. I would have had a day of not being faithful of my word to the Father.
Obedience brings happiness and disobedience brings unhappiness. God said, "The things I command you, observe to do"(Deuteronomy 12: 32). "If you be willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land"(Isaiah 1: 19).
It is our obedience which appeals to the Father. I can take being submissive to my spouse because I am getting two for the price of one. I gain favor insight of the Lord as well as my husband. Being an obedient daughter is easy when considering “I am getting two for the price of one.”
The greatest example of obedience is Christ. “Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him” (Hebrews 5: 8, 9).
Maybe you wrestle with being obedient. Perhaps you lack following the instructions given to you. Yet do you crave to become closer to the Father. Are you willing to know Him? Jesus said, "This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent" (John 17:3). Can you say today, “I know God”?
Saying I know Him is saying “I am diligent to keep His commandments.” Saying I know Him is confessing your faults and striving to not repeat them. You know the Lord by keeping His commandments (1 John 2:3). You know you will have eternal life by the Father cleansing you, as you ask for forgiveness.
Who are you striving to please? How obedient are you? Are you full of happiness because the Lord has given you favor upon your acts of obedience? Or do you slumber and live in misery based on your stubbornness?
Consider revising your choices today. Plea to the Father to forgive you for your selfish acts. Praise the Lord in advance for deliverance from disobedience. Pray to God that you have a heart of willingness to be faithful in doing His will. I pray that God prospers you in your obedience to His will. For I know the Lord is saying today "If you love me, keep my commandments", (John 14: 15).
I thought “God you couldn't be telling me to not do this conference and this song came on "Jesus is Love." I cried because that is one of the songs that will be sung at the conference. I then knew to move forward with the conference.
It is not easy working for God but the challenge is always worth it. Later that evening, I took my daughter to dance class. As we traveled back home I heard a pastor on the radio say, "You have to believe God for what you are asking for." That moment I knew God was reminding me to believe. It is our faith which activates the Lord and our obedience that gives us favor from the Father.
My obedience out weighs more than just me, it affects all those God brings in my path. When I arrived home I could have said, “I am not writing a devotional, no one is going to look at it anyway.” However, if I would have done such thing I would have allowed my condition to renege my word. I would have gone back on my faithfulness to the Lord based on having a long day. I would have broken my promise to the Father based on wanting to just be free of tasks. I would have had a day of not being faithful of my word to the Father.
Obedience brings happiness and disobedience brings unhappiness. God said, "The things I command you, observe to do"(Deuteronomy 12: 32). "If you be willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land"(Isaiah 1: 19).
It is our obedience which appeals to the Father. I can take being submissive to my spouse because I am getting two for the price of one. I gain favor insight of the Lord as well as my husband. Being an obedient daughter is easy when considering “I am getting two for the price of one.”
The greatest example of obedience is Christ. “Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him” (Hebrews 5: 8, 9).
Maybe you wrestle with being obedient. Perhaps you lack following the instructions given to you. Yet do you crave to become closer to the Father. Are you willing to know Him? Jesus said, "This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent" (John 17:3). Can you say today, “I know God”?
Saying I know Him is saying “I am diligent to keep His commandments.” Saying I know Him is confessing your faults and striving to not repeat them. You know the Lord by keeping His commandments (1 John 2:3). You know you will have eternal life by the Father cleansing you, as you ask for forgiveness.
Who are you striving to please? How obedient are you? Are you full of happiness because the Lord has given you favor upon your acts of obedience? Or do you slumber and live in misery based on your stubbornness?
Consider revising your choices today. Plea to the Father to forgive you for your selfish acts. Praise the Lord in advance for deliverance from disobedience. Pray to God that you have a heart of willingness to be faithful in doing His will. I pray that God prospers you in your obedience to His will. For I know the Lord is saying today "If you love me, keep my commandments", (John 14: 15).
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Better Than Sacrifice
We have a GPS which directs us how to get to destinations. Recently, my husband and I were traveling and we decided to take another route different from what the GPS was directing us to do. The further we got away from the guided instructions the more it continued to re-route us back to the path of the freeway. We would pass a street and it would tell us to turn around yet we kept going straight the way we knew was a short cut. The machine would speak from time to time and say “re-calculating” yet each time it would re-calculate it would send us back in the direction which we came.
Eventually, we got back on course with its directions but it never stopped re-calculating and directing us. God does something similar. He tells us to do something and we might start off doing what He directs but some how we find a short cut and get off course. Each time we go the opposite way of God he then re-calculates our position and redirects us so we can get back in gear with His plan.
Following directions is merely obeying. According to Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, the definition of obey is as follows: 1. To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of; 2. To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by; 3. To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm.
The word obey is typically thought of as a slavery term. Many confuse obeying as a form of power. We don’t want to do what we are asked to do by God because we feel a sense of helplessness. Some people are so offended by the word that they take it out of the marriage ceremony. The Bible does say submit and obey, doesn’t it? "Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ" (Ephesians 5:21).
To submit to your spouse is a submission to the Lord. Many want their children to obey them. Managers expect the employees to obey them but when it comes to obeying the spouse better yet obeying the Lord; all brakes are in full force.
I am sure you are obeying your boss at work. I know you are being a great example of obedience to your children. Of course you are displaying submission to your spouse.
Right, Many are willing to follow the Word of God only if it does not upset their comfort level. The word is not based on your condition. How is your level of obeying? Are you getting further from what you are asked to do? Are you coaching yourself to believe that your sacrifice is sufficient rather than your obedience? Don’t allow a short cut to cut you off from the Lord.
Consider pleasing the Father and follow His instructions. Ask the Lord to forgive you from being disobedient. Pray to the Father to give you power to do as you are told. Request to God the wisdom you need to stay on course. For obedience is better than sacrifice.
Eventually, we got back on course with its directions but it never stopped re-calculating and directing us. God does something similar. He tells us to do something and we might start off doing what He directs but some how we find a short cut and get off course. Each time we go the opposite way of God he then re-calculates our position and redirects us so we can get back in gear with His plan.
Following directions is merely obeying. According to Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, the definition of obey is as follows: 1. To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of; 2. To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by; 3. To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm.
The word obey is typically thought of as a slavery term. Many confuse obeying as a form of power. We don’t want to do what we are asked to do by God because we feel a sense of helplessness. Some people are so offended by the word that they take it out of the marriage ceremony. The Bible does say submit and obey, doesn’t it? "Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ" (Ephesians 5:21).
To submit to your spouse is a submission to the Lord. Many want their children to obey them. Managers expect the employees to obey them but when it comes to obeying the spouse better yet obeying the Lord; all brakes are in full force.
I am sure you are obeying your boss at work. I know you are being a great example of obedience to your children. Of course you are displaying submission to your spouse.
Right, Many are willing to follow the Word of God only if it does not upset their comfort level. The word is not based on your condition. How is your level of obeying? Are you getting further from what you are asked to do? Are you coaching yourself to believe that your sacrifice is sufficient rather than your obedience? Don’t allow a short cut to cut you off from the Lord.
Consider pleasing the Father and follow His instructions. Ask the Lord to forgive you from being disobedient. Pray to the Father to give you power to do as you are told. Request to God the wisdom you need to stay on course. For obedience is better than sacrifice.
Monday, February 16, 2009
What Good?
I wrote a devotional one night for the next day; yet, when I woke up to post it, I felt lead to write a different devotional and post the one I was writing that moment. Initially, I thought, “Man I can’t just post the one I am writing another day.”
I was thinking of posting it for the next day because I was considering all the things I had to do and how it would be more convenient for me, if I were to write and post the one that was laid upon my heart that moment, another day.
Yet, I did as I felt lead. I wrote what was on my heart. As a result, several people emailed me stating how what I wrote was so timely. They encouraged me by thanking me for being obedient and to continue with the ministry. I was amazed because it was that moment I realized “my obedience was not just for me but it is obedience for serving the Lord.”
Many have heard the point of Isaiah proclaiming “obedience is better than sacrifice.” He begins by telling of his vision:
I was thinking of posting it for the next day because I was considering all the things I had to do and how it would be more convenient for me, if I were to write and post the one that was laid upon my heart that moment, another day.
Yet, I did as I felt lead. I wrote what was on my heart. As a result, several people emailed me stating how what I wrote was so timely. They encouraged me by thanking me for being obedient and to continue with the ministry. I was amazed because it was that moment I realized “my obedience was not just for me but it is obedience for serving the Lord.”
Many have heard the point of Isaiah proclaiming “obedience is better than sacrifice.” He begins by telling of his vision:
""I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows his master, the donkey his owner's manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand." Ah, sinful nation, a people loaded with guilt, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken the LORD; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him. Why should you be beaten anymore? Why do you persist in rebellion? Your whole head is injured, your whole heart afflicted. From the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no soundness-- only wounds and welts and open sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with oil. Your country is desolate, your cities burned with fire; your fields are being stripped by foreigners right before you, laid waste as when overthrown by strangers. The Daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a field of melons, like a city under siege. Unless the LORD Almighty had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah. Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah! "The multitude of your sacrifices-- what are they to me?" says the LORD. "I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats" (Isaiah 1:1-11).
God chastised the people of Israel. Isaiah was given a vision which revealed the future of what the people would become and how to get there.
How obedient are you today? Are you following the crowd? Have you been stagnate to do as he Lord says based on your conditions or perhaps what is most convenient to you? What good is your sacrifice, if you lack obeying the word of God?
We all have what we need to do, what God has appointed us to do. Yet we see our circumstance and dare to tell the Lord, no, and many of us don’t even ask for forgiveness. God is still saying, what good is your sacrifice; He wants your obedience and faithfulness.
Consider saying yes, when He directs you. Neglect your conditions or following the crowd and follow the one with the true crown. Ask the Lord to help you acknowledge beyond what He is telling you to do but do as He says do. Call upon the Lord to forgive you for being stubborn. Pray to the Lord that in doing what He directs, you gain favor in His sight. For what good is your sacrifice?
Friday, February 13, 2009
Self Controlled
I watched this movie once and the basketball team was watching the opponent they would play against, two weeks in advance. The coach was having each player study the one they would guard. It wasn’t that the coach was attempting to make his players emulate the other players he wanted them to be aware of their tricks so they would be prepared, on game day.
Yesterday, I was reminded of the schemes of the enemy. As I have been moving forward for the Lord many distractions have come about to push me further behind for the game day which I am preparing for. My children have been very testy. My husband has been ill. My computer has even acted as if it has the flu. It would be easy for me to loose control and just stop. However, this is not my battle, but it is a test.
This morning the coach from above is reminding me to be self-controlled. “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1Peter 5:8).
As I am reminded, I calm down, as Jesus calmed the disciples. I turn my focus to praying to the Lord, declaring no weapons formed against me shall prosper.
It dawned on me, many are going about their day pursuing the work of the Lord. Your adversary is prowling at you; he wants to take you out. He sends every tactic that will make you tick. He sends what makes your flesh crawl in attempt to get you off course. He will attempt to make your view of your loved ones seem as if they are getting on your very last nerve but be self-controlled my friend, be cautious.
Those darts he throws at you are only an attempt to get you to call the Lord a lie. You have to be bold and declare "Even though you planned evil against me, God planned good to come out of it” (Genesis 50:20).
I just praised the Father for replenishing my time. I just worshipped the Father, adoring the fact that as I was seeking His kingdom first, He was working things out for me. So how like my challenger to send all that will make me tick. He wants me to loose control and curse my Lord and call Him a lie.
Are arrows shooting it at you? Are you throwing back with the Word of the Lord or are you loosing it all? Consider being self-controlled, tell the Father, thank you Jesus for making away out of no way, so many times. Thank you for increasing my faith. Thank you Lord, for healing me when the doctor said no. Thank you Jesus, glorify His precious name.
Don’t walk around in fear because of the lion’s roar. Call upon the Creator of his roar and allow the Father to roar at your opponent. Ask the Lord to give you strength to control yourself. Pray to the Father for wisdom to discern the attacks of the antagonist. Be self-controlled.
Yesterday, I was reminded of the schemes of the enemy. As I have been moving forward for the Lord many distractions have come about to push me further behind for the game day which I am preparing for. My children have been very testy. My husband has been ill. My computer has even acted as if it has the flu. It would be easy for me to loose control and just stop. However, this is not my battle, but it is a test.
This morning the coach from above is reminding me to be self-controlled. “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1Peter 5:8).
As I am reminded, I calm down, as Jesus calmed the disciples. I turn my focus to praying to the Lord, declaring no weapons formed against me shall prosper.
It dawned on me, many are going about their day pursuing the work of the Lord. Your adversary is prowling at you; he wants to take you out. He sends every tactic that will make you tick. He sends what makes your flesh crawl in attempt to get you off course. He will attempt to make your view of your loved ones seem as if they are getting on your very last nerve but be self-controlled my friend, be cautious.
Those darts he throws at you are only an attempt to get you to call the Lord a lie. You have to be bold and declare "Even though you planned evil against me, God planned good to come out of it” (Genesis 50:20).
I just praised the Father for replenishing my time. I just worshipped the Father, adoring the fact that as I was seeking His kingdom first, He was working things out for me. So how like my challenger to send all that will make me tick. He wants me to loose control and curse my Lord and call Him a lie.
Are arrows shooting it at you? Are you throwing back with the Word of the Lord or are you loosing it all? Consider being self-controlled, tell the Father, thank you Jesus for making away out of no way, so many times. Thank you for increasing my faith. Thank you Lord, for healing me when the doctor said no. Thank you Jesus, glorify His precious name.
Don’t walk around in fear because of the lion’s roar. Call upon the Creator of his roar and allow the Father to roar at your opponent. Ask the Lord to give you strength to control yourself. Pray to the Father for wisdom to discern the attacks of the antagonist. Be self-controlled.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Kingdom First
Lately, I have felt consumed with so many tasks. I help at my church with the children’s ministry, I help at my children’s school by tutoring and I have conferences to attend on their behalf, as well as I am planning a marriage conference, in the midst of being a wife.
Yesterday, I spent most of the time allotted to work helping with my church program. I looked up and realized I did not do anything towards my ministry. I did not become angry I just said “another day.” The next day I noticed I did what I expected myself to do the day prior as well as covering ground for even more.
In the midst of my tasks God is still saying “do what I say.” As I considered the many tasks I have been executing it dawned on me that I was seeking the kingdom first and as a result the other things have been falling in place.
“Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well" (Matt 6:31-33). We are advised to seek first the kingdom of heaven. Doing the business of the Lord is awesome. When you serve the Father, he is providing and serving you. There is no room with worrying.
Today, some people are trapped with the thought of “how I pay the bills?” How will my marriage be happy? How will I have a successful career? Many are preoccupied with these kinds of concerns, but Jesus wants you to be calm. He comforted his disciples by giving them a higher purpose. He wanted them to understand that your needs, I have taken care of.
Instead of considering, how will I pay the bills or have a terrific a career, He is saying seek the kingdom of heaven. Instead of considering, how can I save my marriage, He is saying, seek the kingdom first.
God has already given you what you need for life. Are you seeking things you need for life and you already have it? Are you being anxious a saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' The corresponding account adds a guarantee: "...seek his kingdom, and all these things shall be yours as well.
Don’t ask for what you already have. Consider actively receiving eternal life that Christ has brought. Pray to the Lord that you manage your time to do as He wills. Pray to the Lord that you have wisdom to continue seeking Him. Call upon the Lord to calm your heart as you seek Him.
Yesterday, I spent most of the time allotted to work helping with my church program. I looked up and realized I did not do anything towards my ministry. I did not become angry I just said “another day.” The next day I noticed I did what I expected myself to do the day prior as well as covering ground for even more.
In the midst of my tasks God is still saying “do what I say.” As I considered the many tasks I have been executing it dawned on me that I was seeking the kingdom first and as a result the other things have been falling in place.
“Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well" (Matt 6:31-33). We are advised to seek first the kingdom of heaven. Doing the business of the Lord is awesome. When you serve the Father, he is providing and serving you. There is no room with worrying.
Today, some people are trapped with the thought of “how I pay the bills?” How will my marriage be happy? How will I have a successful career? Many are preoccupied with these kinds of concerns, but Jesus wants you to be calm. He comforted his disciples by giving them a higher purpose. He wanted them to understand that your needs, I have taken care of.
Instead of considering, how will I pay the bills or have a terrific a career, He is saying seek the kingdom of heaven. Instead of considering, how can I save my marriage, He is saying, seek the kingdom first.
God has already given you what you need for life. Are you seeking things you need for life and you already have it? Are you being anxious a saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' The corresponding account adds a guarantee: "...seek his kingdom, and all these things shall be yours as well.
Don’t ask for what you already have. Consider actively receiving eternal life that Christ has brought. Pray to the Lord that you manage your time to do as He wills. Pray to the Lord that you have wisdom to continue seeking Him. Call upon the Lord to calm your heart as you seek Him.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Your Limitations
I saw a daughter dancing the other morning. Her father showed her a map and asked her where a certain state was and each time she got it right, she danced. She would point out the state and celebrate by doing what her father called “Smarty Dance.”
I smiled with amazement because I was reminded again how we place limitations on children; we are in fact, placing limitations on the Lord.
A young girl called me yesterday to tell me she won a writing contest for the county and I was elated. I was reminded again, is anything too big for my God.
My mind captured my attention to the story when God came to Balaam and said "Don't go with them. And don't curse the others—they are a blessed people" (Numbers 22 :12).
The people were afraid and felt they needed help but God was trying to get them to see they were blessed. They were so disconnected to their blessing they thought they needed Balaam. God then told Balaam "Since these men have come all this way to see you, go ahead and go with them. But make sure you do absolutely nothing other than what I tell you" (Numbers 22:20).
The next day he left with them and saddled his donkey. God was upset and blocked the road 3 times. The donkey knew it was the Lord and the donkey would veer off the road. Balaam would then beat his donkey each time.
“God's angel blocked the way yet again—a very narrow passage this time; there was no getting through on the right or left. Seeing the angel, Balaam's donkey sat down under him. Balaam lost his temper; he beat the donkey with his stick” (Numbers 22:26-27).
Then God gave speech to the donkey. She said to Balaam: "What have I ever done to you that you have beat me these three times" (Numbers 22:28)?
Balaam thought the donkey was playing games, but in fact Balaam was getting ahead of him self. “The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your trusty donkey on whom you've ridden for years right up until now? Have I ever done anything like this to you before? Have I?"
He said, "No."
Then God helped Balaam see what was going on: He saw God's angel blocking the way, brandishing a sword. Balaam fell to the ground, his face in the dirt” (Numbers 22:30-31).
As children we have divine power by God it is not something we have to wait for, it is there. Many people are walking around in bondage not knowing they are blessed. Since they don’t use their line of blessing you have people fraudulently attempting to use it. They see the potential in you and you keep throwing it up against the wall. God has divine power to do whatever He wants to do. If He can make a donkey talk how much more limitations must you place on Him.
What limitations are you putting on the Lord? Don’t look to other people to bless you, yet seek the blessing in you. Call upon the Lord to give you wisdom. Ask the Father to forgive you for not having faith in the divine power He has for you. Pray that you lean on the Lord for nothing is too big for my God.
I smiled with amazement because I was reminded again how we place limitations on children; we are in fact, placing limitations on the Lord.
A young girl called me yesterday to tell me she won a writing contest for the county and I was elated. I was reminded again, is anything too big for my God.
My mind captured my attention to the story when God came to Balaam and said "Don't go with them. And don't curse the others—they are a blessed people" (Numbers 22 :12).
The people were afraid and felt they needed help but God was trying to get them to see they were blessed. They were so disconnected to their blessing they thought they needed Balaam. God then told Balaam "Since these men have come all this way to see you, go ahead and go with them. But make sure you do absolutely nothing other than what I tell you" (Numbers 22:20).
The next day he left with them and saddled his donkey. God was upset and blocked the road 3 times. The donkey knew it was the Lord and the donkey would veer off the road. Balaam would then beat his donkey each time.
“God's angel blocked the way yet again—a very narrow passage this time; there was no getting through on the right or left. Seeing the angel, Balaam's donkey sat down under him. Balaam lost his temper; he beat the donkey with his stick” (Numbers 22:26-27).
Then God gave speech to the donkey. She said to Balaam: "What have I ever done to you that you have beat me these three times" (Numbers 22:28)?
Balaam thought the donkey was playing games, but in fact Balaam was getting ahead of him self. “The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your trusty donkey on whom you've ridden for years right up until now? Have I ever done anything like this to you before? Have I?"
He said, "No."
Then God helped Balaam see what was going on: He saw God's angel blocking the way, brandishing a sword. Balaam fell to the ground, his face in the dirt” (Numbers 22:30-31).
As children we have divine power by God it is not something we have to wait for, it is there. Many people are walking around in bondage not knowing they are blessed. Since they don’t use their line of blessing you have people fraudulently attempting to use it. They see the potential in you and you keep throwing it up against the wall. God has divine power to do whatever He wants to do. If He can make a donkey talk how much more limitations must you place on Him.
What limitations are you putting on the Lord? Don’t look to other people to bless you, yet seek the blessing in you. Call upon the Lord to give you wisdom. Ask the Father to forgive you for not having faith in the divine power He has for you. Pray that you lean on the Lord for nothing is too big for my God.
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