[Today: Numbers 24] True Prophets Acting Falsely. Have you ever seen a false prophet in action? Or perhaps in truth, you merely saw a true prophet acting falsely! In this chapter, we find the continued efforts of Balaam to curse God's people. From time to time, you will have in your life those who will expend every effort to make you miserable. They will pray, sacrifice, humble themselves at great lengths hoping that God will somehow act on their behalf to bring you to shame. In our chapter today, every time Balaam opens his mouth to curse God brings another tremendous blessing. The end of Balaam is a caution to us when we speak criticism against our brothers and sisters. When we criticize and vilify others, we bring swift and unnecessary retribution down on our own lives that could have been avoided if we had rested our case before God.
