*DAILY DEW 4/JULY/2023* *THE ERROR OF BALAAM* (IV) _Key Bible Text:_ *“There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality."* ((Revelation 2:14)) _Bible Insight:_ REPENT OR PERISH! In a late battle when he fought with the Midianites against the Israelites, Balaam was slain by the ones he had endeavored to curse. Remember, Balaam is the donkey, but he didn’t learn. “Take heed. If you don’t turn aside, God will kill you.” In this case, his path took him right into a battle against the people of God, and it cost him his life. Balaam: · like Cain, believes in God, goes against God’s will, and talks with God about it. · Unlike Cain, repents and becomes an instrument of God’s blessing! · Like Cain, it doesn't change his heart, and he destroys his brothers. So what is the error or the wandering of Balaam? Selling out or exploiting God’s people for financial gain. · Jude associates Balaam with the selling of one’s soul for financial gain (Jude 1:11). · Peter compares false teachers to Balaam, “who loved the wages of wickedness” (2 Peter 2:15). · Paul refers to that incident in 1 Corinthians 10:8: “We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.” They “rushed for profit” into Balaam’s error, which was telling Balak how to undermine the Israelites with sex and idolatry. The error or the wandering of Balaam was selling out or exploiting God’s people for financial gain. Considering how the early church attracted the marginalized in their society, these false teachers were taking money from people who needed their money the most. _MEDITATION:_ *"This is a warning about those giving in to the allure of money, specifically those financially exploiting God’s people under the umbrella of “ministry.”* *#TheChurchofTheLivingGod* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_JULY,2023* ❤ *#Guest_Message* Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...