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This morning I was interested
in the Israel / Balaam situation
- Balak calls Balaam to curse Israel.
Not just bad names
Not just words
but Spiritual Forces
to destroy a nation of people aprox 2M  ref Num 22:1-6
Wow.
And God dealt with Balaam's perverse heart
(saying one thing but meaning another)  ref Num 22:32,33
But the interesting thing I caught this morning
was that 
God protected Israel from Spiritual Forces  ref Num 23:20-23
But He didn't protect them from
their right to choose evil
and the accompanying consequences.
Soooo 
although Balaam couldn't curse them
he did instruct King Balak to
tempt them...
sexually.
which resulted in 
Worship of a satanic god
which resulted in
a plague that killed 24,000 people.  ref Num 25:1-9
Ouch.... :(
So....
Lesson for me....
God will provide protection from 
Spiritual forces of evil
BUT
I still have the 'right'
to enter into sinful behaviour
and that 
opens me up to the very destruction
that those Spiritual forces 
wanted in the first place....
Hmm....
Lord Jesus
This so reminds me
to 'choose well'
what I allow my heart to desire
my mind to dwell on
my body to participate in....
I choose You
again.
To be
my life
my values
my practices.
Thank You for Your
divine protection
and
loving me enough
to let me
choose.....
Thank You Jesus.
PJ