FAITH CAPSULE: God will use anything to attain any of His agenda.

Numbers 22

Jesus was responding to some of the Pharisees that wanted to keep His followers mouth shut, ^“But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.”” (Luke 19: 39-40). Once, Balaam was adamant in his attempt to carry out the evil assignment of Balak (Moabite King) against the children of Israel. God did not use a man but a donkey to stop Balaam. It is written, “Then the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?” (Numbers 22:28) The point here is that, God does not depend on man for His attainment. God will use anything to attain any of His agenda.

One man’s failure in the area of God’s calling is another man’s promotion. Saul’s failure to live according to his divine appointment gave David a passage to God’s appointment. Saul failed to attain a glorious destiny when he despised the word of God. As much as David was sought out by God, it was not a liberty for abuse of power neither was it a liberty to escape consequence of sin or sinning. Just like Saul, David committed evil act and God sent His Prophet Nathan, “Why have you despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the people of Ammon. Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ Thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, before the sun.’” (2 Samuel 12:9-12) To despise the commandment of God is an act of evil, an act of evil is giving a great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme. The mercy of God is certain but the consequence of evil act is always in place. David sinned and repented his sin; God put away his sin but the consequence could not be removed. 2Samuel 12:15-16, “…And the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became ill. David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground.” David went into fasting and praying but there was no enough prayer that could have rectify the consequences of his evil.

Prayer for today: Ask that the grace of God shall be concentrated to serving the glory of God.