Balaam’s Donkey (Numbers 22:21-41)

God to Abraham: “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” (Genesis 12:3)

Like Israel in the wilderness we may find life tough at times, perhaps because we keep failing to live in God’s ways. Yet, we can know that God’s ultimate aim will always be to bless us and bring us into his ultimate promise of life, just as he brought Israel into the Promised Land.

This Sunday we finish our series on Israel travelling in the wilderness.

Grumbling about Provision (Numbers 11:4-34)

“And do not grumble, as some of them did–and were killed by the destroying angel.” (1 Corinthians 10:10)

As Christians we need to be honest about the difficulties and struggles we face, but we must not allow ourselves to be caught up in a negative spiral of grumbling that makes us forget the power of God to help. We must not abandon hope. As we enter 2026, lets lift our eyes from our problems to the God who promises us ultimate blessing.

Care for others (Matthew 25:31-46)

“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.” (Matthew 24:42)

Do we see Jesus when we see someone in need? If we say we are a Christian now, if we believe that Jesus gave his life, so that we can have the hope of eternal life, then how would we not help Jesus in need? Jesus says the way we need to do that is to help those we come across who find themselves in need.