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Though the ass had already seen the Angel of the Lord, his master had not. The ass recognized the forbidding hand of God, but the self-styled prophet did not. We should be aware that brokenness is God\’s way in our lives. How sad that some still imagine that if they could only absorb more teaching, accumulate more preaching material, and assimilate more Bible exposition, they would be profitable to God. This is absolutely wrong. God\’s hand is upon you to break you—not according to your will, but His ; not according to your thoughts, but His; not according to your decision, but His. Our difficulty is that as God withstands us, we blame others. We react like that prophet who, blind to God\’s hand, blamed the ass for refusing to budge.
All that comes to us is ordered by God. To a Christian, nothing is accidental. We should ask God to open our eyes that we may see He is striking us in all things and in all areas of our life. One day, when by the grace of God upon us we are able to accept the ordering of God in our environment, our spirit is released and ready to function.
- This year, there have been protests in many countries, plane crashes, earthquakes, shootings, bombings, tornado flooding etc. which indicate that the Lord wants to draw the attention of the world to HIM.
- Pray that people will turn to the Lord Jesus Christ for solace and comfort.
- Pray that God will preserve His own as these shakings come in the nations. (Isa 26:3,20-21).