Avoid a Date With a Donkey

Scripture: Numbers 22

Complementary Reading: 2 Peter 2:1-3, 12-16

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Sermon Outline

• Balaam Could See the Future But His Donkey Saw the Present More Clearly
  
  • Afraid of the Israelites, King Batak wanted supernatural help
  • Initially Balaam was wise
  • Then Balaam got greedy and asked again
  • His donkey saw what Balaam couldn’t, saving his life (for awhile)
• Don’t Ask God for a Different Answer When He’s Already Clear (verses 19-22)
  • Balaam’s first mistake was going back to God when He was already clear
  • God, His Word, and His will are unchanging
  • Commit to obey God’s revealed word and will in the power of the Holy Spirit
• Keep Your Motives Pure Over Time (verse 32)
  • God saw Balaam’s rotten heart
  • We’re saved and renewed by grace but out heart and motives still matter and easily stray