A Sunday Religion?

Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first. They came to Balaam and said: 'This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Do not let anything keep you from coming to me, because I will reward you handsomely and do whatever you say. Come and put a curse on these people for me.' " (Numbers 22:16-17)

Modern Balaks make similar promises: Let's do what we want, when we want with with whom we want. Don't take your Sunday religion into the rest of the week. It'll spoil your opportunities for advancement, weatlh and fun.

If you remember the rest of the story in Numbers, you know what God thinks of Sunday-only faith. Doing what we want, when and with whom we want costs a lot more than any sane person would be willing to spend for what modern Balaks call advancement, wealth and fun.

rich
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