The idea behind Judo is to use your enemy’s strength against them. You take their energy and redirect it to their own damage. There are few things more demoralizing than fighting or working really hard, but only causing damage to yourself. As Balaam’s story comes to a close, it does so with an amazing twist. God has stopped him from speaking any kind of curse on God’s people. So Balaam gives advice behind the scenes to the Moabites. He tells them to seduce Israel so they will bring a curse on themselves. This tactic enables Balaam to bring a curse on Israel even though he was thwarted in his attempts to do it through prophecy. It illustrates the true nature of sin and how those who choose it bring their demise on themselves. As we look at this story, let’s allow God to search our hearts for how we are treating the sin in our lives and the damage it is doing.