Psalms 84:11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 12 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusts in thee.
There are times when God would say yes, and there are times when He will say no, and there are times when He would say wait. The person who is truly humble will understand any of these answers as being in his/her best interest, and thus would be willing to follow wherever God leads the way. Not so much with Balaam, who was determined to go with Balak’s request. And thus, he presumes to go to God in prayer for a second time, concerning the matter that God has already made plain.
Thus, because of this, the second time around God would grant him leave, for he insists on forcing through his agenda. There are times in our experiences when we might feel very strongly about a particular course of action that we have prayed to God for. At times, God might reveal His will plainly to us, but it may be difficult to swallow, especially if it goes against our grain.
There are times in our experience when we might feel very strongly about a particular course of action that we have prayed to God for. At times, God might reveal His will plainly to us, but it may be difficult to swallow, especially if it goes against our grain. At such times, we should humbly defer to God’s will even though it may be contrary to our own desires. To persist in banging on the gates of heaven to have our own way is neither advised nor is it encouraged anywhere in the scriptures.
1st John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!