B Encouraged: Powers Manipulating Reality Against You, Will Fail - And Bless You Instead (11/30/21)

God's blessing is greater than the things about you that are trying to plot against you and curse you - prevent you from achieving the ends/promises of God that you are pursuing. There are enemies using authority, finances and prestige to try to diminish your strength and capacity. But God is able to use such bullying and turn it into a blessing. Josua 24 briefly acknowledges the story of the Moab king Balak and the Mesopotamian prophet Balaam - who defies his bidding, blessing the Israelites THREE TIMES, when what King Balak wanted was that the Israelites be cursed. God defies our enemies for his favor is far greater than the schemimg of human authority and power.