Balam's statement was courageous and wonderful.

Balam's statement is…
A courageous and wonderful statement.
…Not judging good and evil for oneself,
but simply obeying God and speaking what God says is what prophets are commanded to do.
…This is the same for us who speak the truth of the Gospel, and there are times when we must speak as it is, regardless of whether we like it or not,
and whether the listeners like it or not!
…The other day…😓
I received a phone call 📱📲 from a self-proclaimed Christian man in another prefecture.
"I have ADHD and I'm LGBTQ…
So…no church will accept me.
…I've been to over 30 churches…and he started rambling on about how I was treated there…😰
He badmouthed churches, badmouthed pastors…
"Can't you just accept me and not condemn LGBTQ people?"
✳️In short…
I had been listening to this for a long time 😱
but I said it clearly:
"Obeying God is the right thing to do."
"Stop being LGBTQ and follow God, and if you do, the church will surely accept you!"

...and then they hung up the phone. 😵

...I couldn't be considerate enough to try and please people...
...My eternal life was at stake, so I couldn't compromise...

...Even Balaam...no matter how much he was criticized or insulted,
his answer was the same: "I faithfully proclaim only what the Lord puts into my mouth."

...May the Lord give us the courage to speak when the time comes, especially in these end times.

Shalom 😃

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.