(Numbers 22:28-30 KJV)\u00a0 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?\u00a0 (29)\u00a0 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.\u00a0 (30)\u00a0 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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Now I know that this person\u00a0 was making an allusion to her faith in God to do the miraculous.\u00a0 But do we\u00a0 really need to hype our faith to make it compelling?<\/p>\n
No.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Some people\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
If you have to hype it, whip it to a frenzy or make it more exciting, then you might not have it.<\/p>\n
And you may end up like Balaam — talking to your ass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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