民数记［第二十三章］
Book of Numbers 23
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民数记 第二十三章|Book of Numbers 23【神奇妙的祝福作为】
23/04/2024
引言：
这章记载了巴兰两次想诅咒、但神却借着他的口祝福以色列子民，让我们看见神奇妙的祝福作为！
一、神第一次传话给巴兰（V1-12）
1. 神迎见巴兰传话给他（V1-6）
巴兰的献祭不是神所喜悦的，因为他的献祭不是谦卑寻求神的心意，而是在巴结、利用神，要神做他想要做的事。于是神将祂的话传给巴兰，让巴兰的诅咒转变成了祝福。
我们如果为了要满足自己的私慾，达成自己的目标，而献祭敬拜神，其实是在利用神。神知道我们的心，祂也不会让我们利用！
2. 神没咒诅的谁能咒诅（V7-8）
本来巴兰是来咒诅以色列民的。现在他却说：神没有咒诅的，我焉能咒诅。
3. 以色列是神独特选民（V9-12）
神通过巴兰祝福以色列，宣称他们是神独特的选民，他们将要成为一个大国，神看他们为义，因此咒诅不得落在他们。
神奇妙地借着巴兰在向以色列人说出祝福的话来。这让我们看到，神看他们是独特宝贵的选民，一直在保护他们。我们都是神的选民，当我们看到这一点，我们就应该对神完全的信靠！
二、神第二次传话给巴兰（V13-26）
虽然巴勒要求巴兰换个地点继续咒诅，但神的旨意并没有因此有任何改变。在新的献祭的地方，结果神又传话给巴兰，再一次将诅咒变成了祝福。
1.神所应许的必要成就（V19-21）
神发言岂不要成就呢？神所赐福的，他必将继续祝福，所以巴兰也要为以色列祝福。他只能说神命令他说的话。神的话语是永恒不变的，祂与祂的百姓同在，永远祝福他们。
2.神要为以色列行大事（V22-26）
神已将以色列人带出埃及，现在宣告要保护他们免受一切法术和占卜所害，并要使他们成为强盛勇猛的百姓，让外邦人震撼地说，神为以色列民行了何等的大事。
神透过这次的诅咒变祝福，告诉我们神的计划没有人可以改变，祂在我们生命的计划也不会被改变，而且要为我们行大事。祂所应许的，就一定会成就。
三、蒙蔽来自不相信真神 (V27-30)
巴勒和巴兰仍然一再的转换地方，要咒诅以色列。他们如此的蒙蔽，因为不相信神的传话，以至一再按自己的方式做错事。
我们有时候也会这样，事情不顺利时，总以为是环境、或是别人的问题，没有思想自己所做的，是否合神心意，而陷入一错再错。
总结：
今天我们要带着‘神的应许必成就’的信心，来经历‘神奇妙的祝福作为’在我们的生命！
Numbers 23 God’s wonderful works of blessings
GK611 Morning Devotion
23 April 2024
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps Daniel Kew
Introduction：
This chapter records that Balaam wanted to curse twice, but God blessed the children of Israel through his mouth. Let us see God’s wonderful works of blessings!
1. God sent a message to Balaam for the first time (V1-12)
(1) God met Balaam and sent him a message (V1-6)
Balaam’s sacrifice was not pleasing to God, because his sacrifice was not humbly seeking God’s will, but flattering and using God to make God do what he wanted to do. So God gave His Word to Balaam, turning Balaam's curse into a blessing.
If we sacrifice and worship God to satisfy our selfish desires and achieve our own goals, we are using God. God knows our hearts, and He won’t let us take advantage of them!
(2) Who can curse what God has not cursed (V7-8)
Originally, Balaam came to curse the Israelites. Now he said: How can I curse those whom God has not cursed?
(3) Israel is God’s uniquely chosen people (V9-12)
God blessed Israel through Balaam and declared that they were God's uniquely chosen people. They would become a great nation. God regarded them as righteous so no curse could fall on them.
God miraculously spoke blessings to the Israelites through Balaam. This allows us to see that God sees them as unique and precious chosen people and has been protecting them. We are all God’s chosen people. When we see this, we should have complete trust in God!
2. God sent a message to Balaam for the second time (V13-26)
Although Balak asked Balaam to change places to continue the curse, God's will did not change in any way. At the new place of sacrifice, God sent another message to Balaam, once again turning the curse into a blessing.
(1) God’s promise will come to pass (V19-21)
Shouldn’t God’s Words come true? What God has blessed, He will continue to bless, so Balaam will also bless Israel. He could only say what God commanded him to say. God’s Word is eternal and unchanging, and He is with His people and blesses them forever.
(2) God will do great things for Israel (V22-26)
God has brought the Israelites out of Egypt, and now He declares that He will protect them from all magic and divination, and will make them strong and brave people so that the Gentiles will be shocked to say what great things God has done for the Israelites.
God turns this curse into a blessing, telling us that no one can change God's plan, and His plan for our lives will not be changed, and He will do great things for us. What He promises will surely come true.
3. Deception comes from not believing in the true God (V27-30)
Balak and Balaam still changed places again and again to curse Israel. They were so deceived because they did not believe God's message that they repeatedly did wrong things in their way.
Sometimes we are like this. When things don't go well, we always think it's the environment or other people's problems. We don't think about whether what we do is in line with God's will, and we fall into making the same mistakes again and again.
Conclusion：
Today we must experience God’s wonderful works of blessings in our lives with the confidence that God’s promises will come true!
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