We as believers are in Christ and are blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 1:3). However, we can cancel the intended favor and blessing of God on our lives through disobedience and sin. We can learn a lot from the stories of Balaam, Esau, and Samson. Here are some lessons we can glean from them.   In Numbers 22-24, You can read the story of how Balak (King of the Moabites) tried to get the prophet Balaam to curse Israel. And what a blessing

And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed   us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings   and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen (Revelation 1:5-6).    But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkne

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry  (1 Timothy 1:12).    The Father has given each one of us divine ability to fulfill the tasks He has called us to do. He enables us to do His will. One translation reads, I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has made me equal to the task. Ephesians 4:7 reads, But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift . This grace is a divine ab