Numbers 22:28 Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?”
“Picture speaks a thousand words”.
Imagine your dog or cat reprimanding you for a bad decision when you are rushing out of your door! What if your parrot or your budgie questions you about a silly reaction? There will be more animal cruelty and violence if our pets and domestic animals talk to us! God opened the mouth of the donkey to question and reproach Balaam who was going against the will of God. The donkey’s discourse convicted the greedy sorcerer, Balaam. The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?” (Numbers 22:30). If we put ourselves in the place of Balaam and hear the gruff voice of the donkey talking to us, the picture of the animal talking and bringing conviction to a human cannot be erased from our memory.
God can make an animal speak or even rocks cry out to accomplish His purpose. He made the donkey speak as a warning to Balaam that he was going against God’s chosen people and God’s will. No one can curse what God has blessed. In spite of the warning, Balaam went ahead with his selfish rapacious plan to curse Israel. However, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you (Deuteronomy 23:5).
God can use anything and anyone to speak for us.
Animated Bible speaks louder than words:
1. Warning: Picture Bible will warn us not to go against God’s will.
2. Witness: Animated Bible stories are a witness to what the Lord God will do for us. He can even turn donkeys into advocates.
3. Worship: If you and I don’t worship for the Lord, rocks will start talking. “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out” (Luke 19:40).
Animating the Bible warns us to remain in God’s perfect will. Picture Bible helps us to witness His greatness and worship the Lord.
Prayer: Dear Lord Jesus, give me the insight to see the details of your Word as pictures and images. Amen.
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