Numbers 22:30 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?" "No," he said. 31 Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown. 32 The angel of the LORD asked him, "Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me. [c] 33 The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, but I would have spared her."
What an encouragement to all of us. The same God who used a donkey to speak in the Old Testament desires to use us. We often disqualify ourselves from serving God. God uses donkeys today if we are willing to trust Him. You may be someone who thinks you cannot be used to do something for God, and He will pass us by and find someone else. But He wants to use you. I pray we will embrace our brokenness and stubborness and walk toward the God sized opportunities in our lives.
As one Pastor told me a few years ago: "The greatest bility is availability." God used fisherman and he certainly will use "donkeys"!
Ask God to show you an opportunity to serve Him and walk in faith out of the stable.
Make it a great day!
Coach Chambers
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Sat, October 16, 2010