Sincere Milk

Key Verse

“And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?.” Numbers 22:28

Text — Numbers 22:21-31

Message

Animals have their special language with which they communicate with each other. The language of the cows is different from that of birds, each specie have their own special way of communication. For human beings we have a universal way of talking with one another. The only difference is in the language of different tribes. Animals are not created to talk like humans, there was only one exception and it was Balaam’s donkey. This was to show the world, that as our God, He has power to do all things. He can make animals and even the stones to speak if He so desire. Balaam did not listen to God; perhaps he would listen to his donkey! Balaam’s selfish heart was leading him- not his desire to do what God wanted. We know this because God was very angry when Balaam left with the messengers of king Balak to go and curse Israel. Although a donkey cannot speak, God used the donkey’s voice to speak to Balaam. God wanted to warn Balaam before his stubborn heart got him into big trouble.

Sometimes we may hear God speaking to us through the Bible or by the voice of the Holy Spirit inside us, but our hearts want to do something else, and so we pretend not to hear. Learn to listen patiently and carefully to what God is saying so that the voice of His spirit in your heart is not drowned out by other voices telling you what to do.

Further Reading

2 Peter 2:15,16

Prayer for today

Lord, I bless you because all power belong to you.