01/19/17 LISTEN TO THE DONKEY

01/19/17 LISTEN TO THE DONKEY
I taught and preached last evening from, The Donkey Takes A Beating, in Numbers 22:22-35. (you really should have been here).

I am hoping to share some of those thoughts with you in a video, but let me make this one observation here.

ABANDONING THE WAY OF GOD BRINGS SUFFERING

Though God reached out in redemptive mercy, the rebellious prophet suffered injury and almost lost his life, because he had resisted and rejected the known will of God.

We can't turn from the way of God without suffering along the way.
The more we turn,
The more we spurn,
The less we'll learn,
And possibly burn.

Life is a cause and effect proposition. You reap what you sow.

Galatians 6:7-8
(7) Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
(8) For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

Romans 2:4-11
(4) Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
(5) But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
(6) Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
(7) To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
(8) But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
(9) Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
(10) But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
(11) For there is no respect of persons with God.