![]() ![]() Matthew 13 displays Jesus teaching on the parable of the soils. However, the devil can hinder us from a productive Christian lifestyle and bringing glory to God in our lives. As a great adversary, satan can’t take away our salvation and send us to hell. ![]() Likewise, in the work place, we are tempted to “do whatever it takes” to get the job done or close the sale.Īs the keepers of a great treasure (Gospel), we need to implement some forms of security in our lives to protect the great gift of salvation we have. Team parties are always flowing with beer and wine which instills conversations and potential extra martial relationships through “harmless flirting” that do not glorify God. In the baseball dugout, my sons see and hear the uncontrolled bad tempers and outbursts fitting someone with turrets in which there is a great deal of cursing. During baseball season, my sons and I are exposed to the “ways” of the world. Likewise, I have to be cautious about the “parties” I attend and have to guide my sons in the same manner. A classic result of Proverbs 26:11 “As a dog returns to his own vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.” The worst result would be me leaving my relationship with Christ to go back into the old world of drinking. The temptation to fall back into my old ways would be too great and Christ would not be magnified in my life. Our work here is to do the works of God as He directs us, yet with wisdom.īeing a former alcoholic, I would be total fool to think I could go into a bar to witness to people about Jesus. We must be on guard at all times to ensure that we are “in the world” yet not “of the world”. We as God’s children are just as susceptible to external temptations (peer pressure) as the Israelites were back in the days of Numbers. Due to Balaam’s greed, Numbers 31:16 tells us he figured out a way for the people of God to be cursed, by having the “people commit harlotry with the women of Moab.” (Numbers 25:1) The relationships of the Israelites with the Moabite women allowed an open door for idolatry to be committed on the part of the children of God. The interesting part is that Balaam’s evil intentions are revealed and that he really wanted the riches that Balak, the king, was offering. However, Balaam was unable to pronounce a curse due to the Lord’s stern instructions to only bless the Israelites. So Balak hired Balaam, a false prophet or “soothsayer” (Joshua 13:22), to curse the people of God as they passed by Moab. Kilian Kean Engineer In Numbers 22-24, we see the events of Balak the King of the Moabites who wanted to curse the people of God for he feared them. ![]()
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