God Can Use a Donkey

📖 Numbers 22:28 — “Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth, and it said to Balaam, ‘What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?’”

You’re not going to believe this story — it’s one of the funniest and most unexpected moments in the entire Bible.

There was a man named Balaam who was on his way to do something that God didn’t want him to do. He was riding his donkey down the road, but suddenly the donkey stopped. Balaam couldn’t see it, but an angel of the Lord was standing right in front of them. The donkey saw the angel — Balaam didn’t.

So the donkey turned off the road. Balaam got mad and hit the donkey to make it move forward. This happened again and again until finally — and here’s the amazing part — God opened the donkey’s mouth, and the donkey actually talked! It said, “Why are you hitting me? Haven’t I been a good donkey to you all these years?”

That’s when Balaam realized God was trying to get his attention.

Sometimes, we’re just like Balaam — rushing ahead with our own plans and missing what God is trying to say. But God has a way of stopping us in our tracks and speaking through unexpected things and people.

God can use anyone — a friend, a child, a stranger, or even a donkey — to get His message across. You don’t have to be perfect, famous, or important for God to use you. You just have to be willing and listening.