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The Empty Offers of Liberals
Numbers 22:5
"He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:"
One of the stories in the Scriptures that epitomizes the compromise of preachers and the offers of liberals is the story of Balaam and Balak. At the time the story started in the verse above, Balaam was a respected prophet. Though most of the time when you think of Balaam you think of a compromiser, apparently up to this point in his life God's blessings were evident upon his life. Balak's offers to Balaam were empty offers. Though on the surface the offers seemed enticing, when you look at the end of the offers you see that they were empty. These empty offers are still offered today by liberals, but you must not be enticed by them for they are empty. Notice the four offers Balak offered that did not produce what he originally claimed.
First, he offered something he could not give. Balak offered Balaam honor and promotion in Numbers 22:17. Balak made it sound like Balaam would become greater if he would just compromise. Liberals always offer position that they cannot give. They will always tell you that your influence will be greater if you will just compromise. Christian, God is the One Who promotes. You must remember that if the liberal promotes you to great influence, then they can take away the influence at any time. However, if God is the One Who promotes you, then no man is able to take away what God gave you. Never let the liberal's enticement of promotion and honor pull you away from that which you know is right.
Second, Balak spiritualized that which was not spiritual. In Numbers 23:2, Balak made it sound as though he wanted to worship God the same way that Balaam did. This was not true! Liberals always try to spiritualize their actions. Let me make this very clear, their is nothing spiritual about compromise. You can try to spiritualize wrong, but sin is sin. It is never right to do wrong to do right. Wrong is always wrong, and right is always right. Liberals always create a gray area and try to make it sound like the gray area is spiritual. No, the gray area is wrong. Don't ever spiritualize wrong, for sin is sin no matter how you put it.
Third, Balak wanted to bring Balaam to places where he should not have gone. In Numbers 23:27, Balak continued to bring Balaam to see different parts of Israel that he could curse. Liberals will turn you into something that you don't want to become. If you accept the liberal's offers, then one day you will look at what you have become and see that you never wanted to go that far. Liberals will take you to places of spirituality where you don't want to be. Therefore, you should never accept their offers of compromise.
Last, Balak offered freedom that only brought bondage. In Numbers 24:11, you see the true side of liberalism was to control everything that Balaam did. Balak's anger was kindled at Balaam because he didn't do what he wanted him to do. Christian, liberals want you to do what they want. They lie when they say they will come your way if you will make the first move. If you move, then they won't move, but they will want you to move again. Never move from the position where God commands you to stand.
Always remember that the offers of liberals are empty. What they offer they cannot and will not give. Stand where you are supposed to stand, and let God be the One Who promotes you to the position where He wants you to be. Don't seek position, but seek to do right.