Numbers 23:20-21 KJV
Behold, I
have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse
it.
He hath not
beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD
his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
What a fantastic statement.
Balaam could not curse Israel
because God did not see iniquity or perverseness in her. This is nothing short
of the mercy of God because we know that both had existed in Israel. One of the
last events before Balaam’s introduction into the Word of God was Moses smiting
the rock and God judging that he and Aaron could not enter the Promised Land
because of it.
This is the standing of every
Christian.
Because of grace through
Christ God sees no sin in us.
Perhaps there is a hint here
of Balaam's fall. He saw how Israel could be cursed. If she could be enticed to
sin; to comprise with the world, she would then fall under the chastening hand
of the Lord.
The Christian can never lose
his salvation because he is hidden through grace in Christ. But he will be
chastened if he dwells in sin. We can never lose the blessing of salvation but
we can, through compromise with the world, bring upon ourselves the curse of
chastening.
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