Sermon Title: God's Unchanging Blessings

ntroduction:

- Share that in the midst of an ever-changing world, we have a faithful and unchanging God who delights in blessing His people.

- Introduce the passage from Numbers 23:7-10, where the prophet Balaam was hired to curse Israel but instead conveyed God's unchanging blessings.

- Emphasize that we, as believers, can also experience God's unchanging blessings in our lives today.

Point# 1: God's Faithfulness to His Promises

A. The context: Balak's desire to curse Israel.Batak is looking at what God has done in them.

1. Explain that Balak, the king of Moab, was threatened by the presence and growth of Israel and hired Balaam to curse them.

2. Balak hoped that by cursing Israel, he could thwart God's plans for His chosen people.

B. God's faithfulness to bless what He has declared blessed:

1. Highlight Balaam's response to Balak's request: "How can I curse whom God has not cursed?" (Numbers 23:8).

2. Explain that God had already declared a blessing over Israel and that His word could not be reversed or altered.

Point# 2: God's Observance of His People

A. Israel's separate and unique position before God:

1. Describe Israel's unique relationship with God, chosen as His people to be a light to the nations / example(Exodus 19:5-6).

2. Emphasize that God's eyes are constantly upon His people, watching over and preserving them.

B. God's protection and provision:

1. Highlight Balaam's words: "For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him" (Numbers 23:9).

2. Illustrate how God's perspective is higher, and He watches over His people with unfailing care and guidance.

Point# 3: Unchanging Blessings through Christ

A. The fulfillment of God's promise through Jesus:

1. Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of God's promise to bless all nations through the seed of Abraham (Galatians 3:16).

2. Emphasize that through faith in Christ, we become partakers of the blessings of Israel (Galatians 3:14).

B. Assurance of God's unchanging blessings today:

1. Describe the blessings Christians experience through Christ's work: forgiveness of sins, adoption into God's family, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

2. I Encourage the Church to trust in God's unchanging love and faithfulness, knowing that His blessings are available to us today.

Conclusion:

- Remind the congregation that in a world of uncertainty, we serve a faithful and unchanging God whose blessings are sure.

- Encourage them to hold on to God's promises, knowing that He watches over us and desires to bless us.

- Close with a prayer of thanksgiving, expressing gratitude for God's unchanging blessings and asking for His continued guidance and favor in our lives.

Walk with Jesus through scripture and prayer

For Peace:

Recognize and fight the lie

Those who seek to separate living the life of the righteous and dying the death of the righteous hope to break an unbreakable chain: “They would break God’s chain, sunder happiness from holiness, salvation from sanctification, the end from the means; they would dance with the devil all day, and then sup with Christ at night; live all their lives long in Delilah’s lap, and then go to Abraham’s bosom when they die.” (Trapp)