It's like Shrek... and I wonder how I would have reacted. It was probably a new thing for Balaam too, but we can't tell exactly how he felt coz he's not the one writing the story here. Why God chose a donkey to humble Balaam, I don't know - but maybe his heart was just that hard. God could have used a little girl to humble him and make him change his mind... But enter the talking donkey - and it does the magic.
I think about how I feel when I'm humbled by someone I thought were less than me. I feel very defeated and purposeless, thinking that I've tried so hard in the past to get to where I am right now, only to be bettered by someone younger or lesser experience than me. But I don't think there's any other way to learn how to deal with this more biblically than by going through it many times and prayerfully fighting to see the blessings of humility. Actually, the more I learn to lower myself, the closer I am to Jesus.. coz that's where Jesus meets me.
I thank God for the talking donkey. God had the power to change a gentile's heart and bring him to repentance, and I have no doubt that he has the power now to change this sinful heart and bring him to repentance.
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