Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #105

Think About it

Numbers 22

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 31) "Then the Lord opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell face down." (v. 34) "Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, 'I have sinned. I did not realize you were standing in the road to oppose me. Now if you are displeased, I will go back.' "

My Thoughts

Sometimes God doesn't show us everything right away, as evidenced by Numbers 22. God sent an angel to oppose Balaam, but Balaam could not see because God did not allow him to. He allowed Balaam's donkey to see the angel, and Balaam should have thought about why the donkey would turn away from where he wanted her to go.

God may keep certain things hidden from us, either completely or for a time. I believe God does this to see if we can figure things out before He just gives us the answer. Instead of beating his donkey, Balaam should have realized that something was wrong when she was acting weird. When she spoke, the donkey asked Balaam if she had ever done this kind of thing before and he answered no. He didn't think about it beforehand.

When something is happening that doesn't normally happen, we need to stop and think about it before we act out in anger or frustration or in any other way, really. Get a clear head and think about what may be different. It's not always going to be that something is necessarily wrong, but just different than normal. Even if it is a good thing, or a positive thing, we should be thinking about it first before acting.

I believe that God does this in order to test us and to teach us. There's no better time to learn than right now! So let's start paying more attention to things so that when something is different, we notice almost immediately and we can think about what is different and why it may be. Then talk to God about it and ask Him what it is He wants you learn from this.

Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.

Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.

Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!

Month #3 of Daily Bible Readings

Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #104

Pursue Out of Love

Hosea 3

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 1) "The Lord said to me, 'Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.' "

My Thoughts

Even though Hosea's wife, Gomer, was unfaithful to him, God wanted him to keep on loving her and to pursue her out of love. God told Hosea to go back to her and to show his love to her again, despite the fact that she was an adulteress. God wants us to have that same kind of love for others because that is the kind of love God has for us: unconditional.

For Hosea to keep loving Gomer, even though she left him or another and for others, he had to have unconditional love. He pursued her, even when she had left him for another, showing how much he loved her. This is the exact same thing that God does with us, showing us how much He loves us.

God has unconditional love for us, meaning that He will love us forever, no matter what, He loves us even when we don't love Him. Our love should be the same unconditional love that God has. There are many different kinds of love, which I talked about in this post here. The kind of love you have for one person differs from that which you have for another, depending on who it is, but as long as you love regardless, the foundation for all those kinds of love stays the same.

Hosea 3 I believe is more for the lost children of God, but it is still important for all His children. The true story of Hosea and Gomer is a representation of how God feels about His lost children. He will show His love to them again and again and He will continue to pursue them. God also uses us to help find them and bring them back.

Keep those who you know are lost in your prayers. Sometimes we get to the point where we can't do anything more without forcing the person, and we cannot do that. We have found them, and God now will continue to work in them to bring them back. Keep praying. Even if it takes a long time, they may eventually come to know God. Then we can rejoice about that!

Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.

Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.

Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!