“Glory to the Precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ”

Micah 6: 5 O My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab counseled, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from Acacia Grove to Gilgal, that you may know the righteousness of the Lord.

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen

Hallelujah 

Christ raises up within us, the bride, the church as one who does valiantly.

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, in the portion of the Bible that we meditated upon in the past days, we meditated that we, the bride, the church are becoming the tabernacle of God and how God is changing us in this manner and if we change into the tabernacle in our goodness and in everything our God will be exalted.

Also, next what we are going to meditate upon is Numbers 24: 8 – 16 “God brings him out of Egypt; he has strength like a wild ox; he shall consume the nations, his enemies; he shall break their bones and pierce them with his arrows.

‘He bows down, he lies down as a lion; and as a lion, who shall rouse him?’ “Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you.”

Then Balak’s anger was aroused against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times! 

Now therefore, flee to your place. I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the Lord has kept you back from honor.”

So Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying, 

‘If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the Lord, to do good or bad of my own will. What the Lord says, that I must speak’? 

And now, indeed, I am going to my people. Come, I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the latter days.”

So he took up his oracle and said: “The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, and the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened;

The utterance of him who hears the words of God, and has the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, who falls down, with eyes wide open:

When we meditate upon the above-mentioned verses, when Balaam is blessing the people of Israel, he said that Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you. Then Balak’s anger was aroused against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times! Now therefore, flee to your place. I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the Lord has kept you back from honor.”

My dear people, the person called Balak is a cursed person. Therefore, his thoughts are only to curse Israel. The reason for that is because there is an evil spirit within him, he becomes jealous. Because he has such a thought to curse, God is cursing him. But those who have the thought to bless others, God is blessing them. But we must be careful so that thoughts to curse others like Balak does not come within any one of us. Also, to whom the thought to curse others comes is that Psalms 109: 16 – 20 Because he did not remember to show mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; as he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.

As he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, so let it enter his body like water, and like oil into his bones.

Let it be to him like the garment which covers him, and for a belt with which he girds himself continually.

Let this be the Lord’s reward to my accusers, and to those who speak evil against my person.

When we meditate upon the above-mentioned words, we must not wear curse as a garment but we must humble our soul to our Lord God and to him deal with me for Your name’s sake; because Your mercy is good, deliver me and if we will ask God in this manner Psalms 109: 28 – 31 Let them curse, but You bless; when they arise, let them be ashamed, but let Your servant rejoice.

Let my accusers be clothed with shame and let them cover themselves with their own disgrace as with a mantle.

I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; yes, I will praise Him among the multitude.

For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those who condemn him.

By the above-mentioned verses, if God removes the garment of curse that is in us, then I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth and I will praise Him among the multitude. To save the soul of the poor from those who condemn him, He will stand at my right hand. In the same way, Balaam told Balak that “Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying, ‘If you were to give me your house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the Lord, to do good or bad of my own will. What the Lord says that I must speak’? And now, indeed, I am going to my people. Come, I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the latter days.”

And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened is that to bless Israel the fourth time Numbers 24: 17 – 25 “I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; a Star shall come out of Jacob; a Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and batter the brow of Moab, and destroy all the sons of tumult.

“And Edom shall be a possession; Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession, while Israel does valiantly.

Out of Jacob One shall have dominion and destroy the remains of the city.”

Then he looked on Amalek, and he took up his oracle and said: “Amalek was first among the nations but shall be last until he perishes.”

Then he looked on the Kenites, and he took up his oracle and said: “Firm is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock;

Nevertheless Kain shall be burned. How long until Asshur carries you away captive?”

Then he took up his oracle and said: “Alas! Who shall live when God does this?

But ships shall come from the coasts of Cyprus, and they shall afflict Asshur and afflict Eber,

And so shall Amalek, until he perishes.”

So Balaam rose and departed and returned to his place; Balak also went his way.

According to the above-mentioned sentences, he utters them and Balaam rose and departed and returned. Balak also went in his way. All the above-mentioned facts is regarding Christ alone and not anything else. Therefore a person to raise in us such a person will appear. Israel will do valiantly.

In this manner, in each one of us Christ should raise up, and do valiantly and to destroy all deeds of the stranger, let us submit ourselves.

Let us pray. May the Lord bless you all abundantly. 

- To be continued