<TITLE>19. Par 140-150</TITLE>L-140 God already told him what to say. God said, "Tell them you're not going." That's His original Word. "I'm not going. 'And don't you go. Don't you curse what I blessed.'" Now watch how it backfired on him, after a while. See? And it will, every time. When God says anything, He means it. He don't change His mind about it. He stays right with His Word. No matter what anyone else says, He stays right with that Word.

L-141   Now, Balaam should have knowed better. He should have dismissed himself from such company, but all them nice gifts and a--a--the promise that this king said, "You know I can do it. I'm the bishop. I can do just whatever I want to, and I'll promote you if you'll come do it for me."
And God done told him, "Don't do it."

L-142 But yet Balaam said, "You, you stay all night, and I'll--I'll try again."
See, he had the Word. You don't have to argue anymore about It. God has done said so. With a group like that, they always talk you out of the will of God, if you'll let them.

L-143   There was one group to come to a prophet, one time, named Job. They couldn't talk him out. He saw the vision. He knowed what was right.
Balaam saw the vision, and still didn't stay with It.

L-144 No matter how much his church groups said, "Oh, Job, you ought to do this, you ought to do that." Even his wife, he said, "You talk like a foolish person." See? "I know what the Lord said. I know what He required, and that's what I've done." See, he stayed with what God told him.

L-145 Notice, Balaam using this phony text for his conscience. See? He said, "Well, I'll--I'll find out. I'll try again." Now, there is where you come, secondarily. How many Balaam's have we got tonight, that likes to use that phony text of Matthew 28:19 just for their conscience's sake? How many wants to use Malachi 4 for their conscience's sake? How many wants to use Luke 17:30 just for conscience's sake? How many wants to use these things, yet, "Well, I tell you, I--I believe they're all mixed up on That"?

L-146   And then here was Balaam trying to say, "Perhaps maybe God got mixed up. I'll try again, see, see what He said." Now, He knows your heart. Notice, Balaam used this phony text for his own conscience's sake, because, actually, he wanted that money. He wanted that dignitary. He wanted that. He wanted that job. He wanted that position, to be looked up to, as Doctor So-and-so. So he--he--he said, "I'll try again."

L-147 Oh, at the Balaam's in the world tonight, promised positions, popularity! My, oh, my! They numb their conscience by them. Because of their denominations, they say, "If you do that, out you go. I know you're a good man, and we love you," and he is a good man, "we love you. But you can't preach that. Our--our doctrine says you can't do that. Doctor So-and-so said this is the way it is. Now you've got to believe it this way, if you stay with us. Now, if you want to, I know you had a hard time, well, I'll see if I can't get you promoted, maybe change churches." Oh, you Balaam! When you know the will of God, you do it! God ain't going to change His mind. No.

L-148   Something that he could pass by, the Truth, for his commission. He said, "Well, I'll--I'll try again." Notice the Balaam's there is.

L-149 So now remember, when he come the second night, with this great celebrity, already had his conscience dull and numb, God let him go. Now, God never changed His mind, but He give him His permissive will. "Go ahead then." But he found out it'll not work.

L-150 God knew what was in Balaam's heart. Though he was a prophet, He knowed he hated them holy-rollers, and he--and he just... he--he was going to want to curse them, anyhow. And God done told him not to do it, but yet he come, wanted to do it, again, so God let him go ahead. God said, "Go ahead." Now, remember, He never changed His mind.


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