Blessing instead of curses

Numbers 23

Balaam and Balak are our theme characters and we last read about Balaam being commissioned to curse Israel because the king of Moab was afraid that Israel would conquer them. In this chapter Balaam realizes that he is only allowed to speak what God tells him to speak.Here is King Balak on top of a mountain with Balaam overlooking and seeing a part of Israel and Balak is getting ready to hear the curse of Balaam. He was getting excited because once the curse fell upon Israel then he would come in with his army and finish the job. Instead of hearing a curse being brought about upon these two million people we see the opposite taking place. Balaam starts to bless Israel. As Balaam tells the king that he has been commanded by God to bless Israel because Israel is blessed by God, the king does not understand. Balaam tells him that he can not say anything that did not tell him to say.Despite all that is going on with Israel and their lack of respect to God and his provision and even with Moses and his downfall we see God still standing on the side of Israel.  And God stands for his children as even Paul said in Romans that should we keep on sinning so Grace can abound, no but we see how great God’s grace is. God loves his children and takes care of them. We are considered his children because we have the family trait, Jesus’ blood that has washed us clean of our sin and dirtiness. I am also reminded of how certain people will try to come against the Christian and in a way curse them. God has our back, he will allow trials of various kinds to come (James 1:2) but he also is on our side. He blesses us every single day and again and again even when we mess up and do not deserve it.