Balaam's Eyes Opened
“Then the
LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in
the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell
flat on his face.” (v.31)
God
has many ways to bring down the hardened and un-humbled heart. He has ways to
wake us up, to let us see the dangerous path we are traveling. Then when our
eyes are opened and we shall see the danger of our sinful ways, what should our response
be?
Because
we are all sinful, we are all capable of making bad choices. However, the
question is, when our eyes are opened and our hearts tell us something is wrong
here, what do we do? Do we continue in sinful ways or do we fall on our faces
and ask for forgiveness?
Balaam
had the correct response. He bowed his head, fell on his face and asked for
forgiveness (v.34). If you are going down what you know to be the wrong path
today, follow Balaam’s response to God.
The
Truth
“If we
confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)
