Day 74 – March 15, 2021
Scriptures: Numbers 23, John 5 Balaam and Balak go round and round, almost like Green Eggs and Ham. God’s message, “I will not curse them here, I will not curse them there, I will not curse them anywhere.” I know I’m weird, but that’s where I went with it. There are no scenarios here where Balak will get the cursing of Israel he desires and seeks. Others are seeking a sort of curse. Jesus is making enemies quickly in the Pharisees in John 5. Jesus calls God his Father and that sets the trajectory forward the rest of the way in the Gospel of John. There are going to be very real consequences for what Jesus says and does. The rest of the way it will be an interrogation of Jesus’ words and actions. Who he heals, who he spends time with – sinners – will be scrutinized. What he says of his relationship to God his Father, will stir anger and cause persecution. The Pharisees will seek a curse of their own. They think they will get what they want, finally in the crucifixion death of Jesus. But even then, it will become a blessing. Not here, not anywhere, will the Balak’s and Pharisee’s get the condemning curses they want. Be blessed! Jordan
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AuthorJordan Ickes, Minister of Etna Green Church of Christ. Archives
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