Taking Direction from Donkeys
“The angel of the Lord asked him, ‘Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me. The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If it had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, but I would have spared it.’” – Numbers 22:32,33 Do you have donkeys in your life? Before you take offense at that question, let me tell you about the story that prompts me to ask. There’s an account in the book of Numbers of a sorcerer named Balaam, who was called upon by the Moabite King Balak, to put a spell on the Israelites since they were many in number and were about to overtake the Moabite’s land. Long story short, Balaam consulted the God of Heaven asking for permission to put
