Deuteronomy 23:5 Nevertheless the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you.

I love the way that there are always positive things inside every place where we are told of the negative sides of being a Jew or a Christian. Here in Deuteronomy where the law is explained we are reminded of God’s love for His people.

Balak called for Israel to be cursed, but God put a blessing in the mouth of Balaam instead. God ordained that, not Balaam.

God continues to make sure that His people are looked after just as He has promised and continues to uphold.

Never doubt that God is on your side if you because He has been there from the beginning and will continue to be there forever more.

Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!

When Jesus looked out over Jerusalem it was a very different picture that he saw that what we would see; we would see the world, buildings, structures, people for their outward appearance…

God sees us from the inside, from what is in our hearts, not just today but always…

We see things here and now. God sees things without the limit of time. The choice we make now in our hearts will affect everything that He sees from this moment onward!

Psalm 81:13 Oh, that My people would listen to Me, that Israel would walk in My ways!

How many people do you know that profess to be Christians and yet they only act like it on Sundays or whenever they are in a church building?

I am not asking you to judge others but rather to take a reflective look at how you are and what you do in your own life; I know I have plenty of faults!

God would rather we listened to Him than rush around doing stuff in this world thinking that we do things for God. Stopping and listening can be difficult, but fully rewarding, always!