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A story of resilience, perseverance, and walking by faith. Written By ANGELA SHAW Reading from the NIV, our text today is Numbers 22, and we are gonna do verses 1-18. That is Numbers 22:1-18 1 Then the Israelites traveled to the plains of Moab and camped along the Jordan across from Jericho.
8 “Spend the night here,” Balaam said to them, “and I will report back to you with the answer the LORD gives me.” So the Moabite officials stayed with him. Here, just like in Job, we see, even the devil HIMSELF must answer to God.
2 Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,
9 God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”
3 and Moab was terrified because there were so many people. Indeed, Moab was filled with dread because of the Israelites.
10 Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
4 The Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde is going to lick up everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” So Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time,
11 ‘A people that has come out of Egypt covers the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps then I will be able to fight them and drive them away.’”
5 sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor, who was at Pethor, near the Euphrates River, in his native land. Balak said: “A people has come out of Egypt; they cover the face of the land and have settled next to me. 6 Now come and put a curse on these people, because they are too powerful for me. Perhaps then I will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.” 7 The elders of Moab and Midian left, taking with them the fee for divination. When they came to Balaam, they told him what Balak had said. 18 |
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12 But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed.” 13 The next morning Balaam got up and said to Balak’s officials, “Go back to your own country, for the LORD has refused to let me go with you.” 14 So the Moabite officials returned to Balak and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.” 15 Then Balak sent other officials, more numerous and more distinguished than the first. 16 They came to Balaam and said: “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Do not let anything keep you from coming to me,
17 because I will reward you handsomely and do whatever you say. Come and put a curse on these people for me.” 18 But Balaam answered them, “Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the LORD my God. See, Balaam knew, that as the song goes what God had ordained, He will maintain! I want you with me this morning to ponder the topic . . . Unstoppable . . . Unstoppable, Unstoppable!!! When we think of the word unstoppable, we must think on things that cannot be easily stopped, cannot be easily halted, cannot be easily hindered. . . So, what comes to mind? Hmm, let’s see . . .
How ‘bout a bullet --- unstoppable A train --- unstoppable A car – unstoppable A bus – unstoppable An airplane – somebody say it with me, unstoppable! But, there’s something else that is unstoppable, that cannot be easily prevented, impeded, hindered, obstructed or halted. And it is something that we, as Christians, don’t often recognize. But, God has sent me here today, to tell you that that thing, that someone, my friend, my brothers and sisiters, my elders . . . is YOU!!! Unstoppable, yes! How you might ask? Because there’s an anointing on your life that nobody and nothing can annihilate. There’s a calling on your life that
AND, TODAY, THE DEVIL KNOWS THE ANOINTING ON YOUR LIFE IS UNSTOPPABLE!!! OH, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO STAND UP AND TELL . . . Angela Shaw nothing can cancel. There’s a purpose for your life that nothing can prohibit. There are words that have been preached and prophesied over your life that must come to pass. There are dreams and visions that the Lord has given you that shall not die. But, yeah, yeah, yeah! You might be saying, Listen, young preacher, see you still in seminary and all and maybe you need to graduate first before you come trying to tell me a little something,
something cause you see . . . There is a sickness in my body. And sometimes I don’t know if I can even get out the bed, who am I talking to? Y’ see, Deacon so and so is sick And Elder Feel good ain’t feeling good. And Evangelist Wells, well, ain’t too well. And Minister What-sa-name, um he got the What-sa-name. But my Bible says, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified.” And my Bible says, that there’s a Balm in Gilead. And the Bible says He was wounded for our transgressions. Bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement of our peace was upon Him and by His stripes . . . Yeah, but you are saying, young girl, young girl, that’s sound good and all . . . clap, Bravo! But see, the economy is all jacked up. And Obama good and everything but he can’t fix everything. Done lost my job, took a huge pay cut, been downsized, wrong sized and ostracized. Done retired and on a fixed income. I’m sorry, Angela, but SSI just ain’t enough. Oh, but the Word of God says . . . The wealth of the wicked, is laid up for the just. And David said, I’ve never seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. Oh! Somebody outta shout Glory! Oh, somebody outta shout, Hallelujah! For, Eyes haven’t seen, ears haven’t heard, Oh! Won’t you receive the Word of God today . . . neither has it entered the heart of man what God, has in store for you. Oh, but you say everybody is against me, my boss, my neighbors, my family, oh, good Lord, my family, even sometimes it seems like my friends. Amen! But, If God be for you, He’s more than the world against you. And if God be for you, who can be against you? Surely, No weapon formed against you shall prosper and every tongue that has risen against you in judgment thou shalt condemn.
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