Numbers 24-25, Luke 2 :1-35, Psalms 59 :1-17, Proverbs 11 :14
What God said to me – Remember the story of the Trojan horse. After years of war the Greeks came up with a scheme because their direct attacks were not successful and they entered the city of Troy inside the Trojan horse. Similarly, Balak, the king of Moab, knew from the prophesies of Balaam that he could not defeat Israel in an outright war because I was with them. So, they came up with a scheme to invite them to come and eat with them and see them sacrifice to their gods. Thousands in Israel fell because of immorality and idolatry and My judgment on them. They wanted to “belong” and be “accepted” in local society, and they slid into sin as a result, and it was their downfall. You face a similar deceptive enemy. Very seldom are you confronted with blatant sin because you would see it for what it was and resist. However, the enemy doesn’t usually come at you head on like that – instead he slips things that seem innocuous into your life through television, movies and books. You must constantly guard your heart and mind and eyes, or you too will find yourself sliding into sin and accepting it as normal. Stay alert and seek Me continually.