Yes, I heard a lady say it: She believes in talking donkeys.
(Numbers 22:28-30 KJV) And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? (29) And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. (30) And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.
Now I know that this person was making an allusion to her faith in God to do the miraculous. But do we really need to hype our faith to make it compelling?
No.
But many Christians have to muster up some excitement for their walk with God to be worthwhile, whether it is a Revelation study, have a Sunday School contest, worshiping worship instead of God, whatever we do to whip ourselves into a frenzy.
Some people become infatuated with all things Jewish, learning Hebrew expressions, marching around their church or the property blowing a shofar (ram’s horn), looking for mystic keys in the OT that will awaken or invigorate our faith.
But if we are looking for a gadget or a hook to keep ourselves interested or to get someone else interested, then we show that we don’t know what we have in God, his words and a relationship with God.
If you have to hype it, whip it to a frenzy or make it more exciting, then you might not have it.
And you may end up like Balaam — talking to your ass.
