Since God has a purpose for all men, surely he has provided ways in which we can know his will. Some people in search of God's will are not really seeking the will of God but an approval of what they have in their minds. An epitome of such is Balaam.
But God said to Balaam, "Don't go with them. You must not curse those people. They are my people." The next morning Balaam got up and said to leaders from Balak, "Go back to your own country. The LORD will not let me go with you." … But you can stay here tonight like the other men did, and during the night I will learn what the LORD wants to tell me." That night, God came to Balaam. God said, "These men have come again to ask you to go with them. So you can go with them. But do only what I tell you to do." The next morning, Balaam got up, put a saddle on his donkey, and went with the Moabite leaders. Balaam was riding on his donkey. Two of his servants were with him. While Balaam was traveling, God became angry. So the LORD's angel stood in the road in front of Balaam to stop him. When Balaam's donkey saw the LORD's angel standing in the road with a sword in his hand, the donkey turned from the road and went into the field. Balaam could not see the angel, so he was very angry at the donkey. He hit the donkey and forced it to go back on the road. Later, the LORD's angel stood at a place where the road became narrow. This was between two vineyard. There were walls on both sides of the road. Again the donkey saw the LORD's angel. So the donkey walked very close to one wall. This crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. So Balaam hit his donkey again. Later, the LORD's angel stood at another place where the road became narrow. There was no place where the donkey could go around him. It could not turn to the left or to the right. The donkey saw the LORD's angel. So the donkey lay down with Balaam sitting on top of it. Balaam was very angry at the donkey. So he hit it with his walking stick. Then the LORD caused the donkey to speak. The donkey said to Balaam, "Why are you angry at me? What have I done to you? You have hit me three times!" Balaam answered the donkey, "You have made me look foolish. If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!" But the donkey said to Balaam, "Look, I am your donkey. You have ridden me for so many years. And you know that I have never done this to you before!" "That is true," Balaam said. Then the LORD allowed Balaam to see the angel. The LORD's angel was standing in the road, holding a sword in his hand. Balaam bowed low to the ground. Then the LORD's angel asked Balaam, "Why did you hit your donkey three times? I am the one who came to stop you. But just in time, your donkey saw me and turned away from me. That happened three times. If the donkey had not turned away, I probably would have killed you already. And I would have let your donkey live." Then Balaam said to the LORD's angel, "I have sinned. I did not know that you were standing in the road. If I am doing wrong, I will go back home." Then the LORD's angel said to Balaam, "No, you can go with these men. But be careful. Speak only the words that I will tell you to say." So Balaam went with the leaders that Balak had sent. Numbers 22:12-35 (ETRV)This eventually led to his death
The Israelites fought the Midianites as the LORD had commanded. They killed all the Midianite men. Among the people who they killed were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba-the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with a sword. Numbers 31:7-8 (ETRV)
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- where the Glory of God cannot shine in you
- where the Miracles of God cannot be done for you.
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Do not let unnecessary gain push you out of God’s will.
They have wandered off the right road and followed the footsteps of Balaam son of Beor, who loved to earn money by doing wrong. 2 Peter 2:15 (NLT)It is very dangerous to do things without God's will because a life lived outside God's will can never make it to heaven.
“Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. Matthew 7:21 (NLT)
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