Numbers 23:23   ‘Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!’

DAILY READING Matthew 7; Exodus 37:1-38:31; Proverbs 17

For many centuries, the Jews have often been hated and maltreated by other nations.  They could rate as one of the most hated people of all times.  Yet despite the hatred, because God has been with them, they have continued to thrive and rule in the midst of their enemies. Perhaps the ultimate example of hatred for the Jews is the Holocaust, seen as the ultimate manifestation of evil in all of history when Hitler tried to annihilate the entire Jewish people. Yet despite all these rejections and persecutions, the blessings of God upon the Jews have overshadowed and superseded the hatred of their enemies. At the end of the holocaust many Jews began to migrate back to Israel. And with the influx of a million new immigrants, mostly from the former USSR, Israel accelerated rapidly. It is notable that approximately one out of every three of the immigrants from the former USSR was a scientist, engineer, or technician of some sort.  No doubt this immigration wave has today made it possible for Israel to have more engineers and scientists per capita than any other country in the world. Israel also produces more scientific papers per capita than any other country.  Today, on a per-capita basis, Israel far leads the world in research and technological creativity. Israel, the tiny Jewish country in the Middle East, now supplies us with many electronic wonders. Much of the pioneering work for this began far back in the 80s when Intel’s branch in Haifa designed the 8088 computer chip. That advance allowed computers to finally fit into homes and offices. The Jews have led the world in scientific innovations and advancement.  Although the Jews made up less than one-half of one percent of the world’s population, from 1901-1990 they won an astonishing 22 percent of the Nobel Prize awards in science. and In the 21st century so far the Jews have captured 32 percent or almost a third of all Nobel Prizes.

In a time of worldwide financial meltdown it is of note there are no bank failures in Israel.  In fact, the Jews can boast of a healthy real estate market and a booming economy. After the US, Israel has more companies listed on the NASDAQ exchange than any other country in the world. Obviously the blessings of The Lord upon the nation of Israel has superceded every hatred and attack of their enemies.

Numbers 23:23  says ‘Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!’

The example of Balaam shows that the power of God’s blessing will always overcome the enemy’s attack against a people who are walking with the Lord.

Balak who ruled over the  kingdom of Moab, in his bid to curse the people of Israel, sent emissaries nearly 400 miles to invite Balaam. However, when Balaam arrived, every time he opened his mouth to speak a curse against Israel, a blessing came out instead. Unable to penetrate God’s protective shield around His people, Balaam finally told  Balak, “How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? Or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?” (Numbers 23:8). Balaam conceded that divination was no match for the power of God. Indeed it was impossible for a curse to be pronounced where God had pronounced a blessing! The story of Balaam serves as a perpetual reminder that what God has blessed is blessed, and that fact cannot be reversed. Therefore when you are in Christ and walking in obedience to God’s Word, you are safe, secure, and sealed in the protective blood of Jesus.  It doesn’t matter how much anyone may hate you, it doesn’t how much they may have tried to send spells, enchantment or curses against  you. Numbers 23:23 says ‘For there is no sorcery against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel…”.

When you are in the centre of God’s will you become inaccessible to the forces of wickedness. When you are in the secret place of The Most High you will abide under the shadow of The Almighty, and He will be your refuge and your fortress, In that place of intimate fellowship with The Lord, you abide under a canopy of blessings. Deutrenomy 28 says that when you hearken diligently to the voice of The Lord, blessings will chase you down and overtake you.  And when you dwell in the place of God’s blessings you won’t  have to be afraid of curses. Therefore today concentrate on maintaining an intimate and holy walk with The Lord and you won’t have to bother with any spell or enchantment having any effect upon you. When you are in Christ, you are the blessed of the Lord — and who God has blessed, no man or devil can curse!

PRAYER: Father, I rejoice that in Christ I am more than a conqueror. And because I am blessed of The Lord, no weapon formed against me shall ever prosper in Jesus Name.

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When God places His hand upon a man in life nothing can come against him, this is because the gifts and calling of God are without repentance WORDBITE 222