Promise Of the Month - March 2025

THE UNIQUENESS OF GOD’S PEOPLE

Numbers 22:12 - “But God said to Balaam, ‘Do not go with them. You must not put a

curse on those people, because they are blessed.”

The Lord is giving us this promise for this month as He is going to turn every negative thing

in our life into a positive blessing. All the opposition we are facing is about to change. As the

accounting year closes this month, God is going to start with a clean slate.

Numbers 22–23 recounts the story of Balaam and Balak, where King Balak of Moab sought

to curse Israel through the prophet Balaam. We see that God asks Balaam not to curse the

Israelites. Instead, God transformed the intended curse into a blessing. This powerful

narrative shows that His people are unique and set apart. And we should keep that in mind

and always remember it, even when the devil tries to convince us that we are ordinary. The

passage reveals four key aspects of this uniqueness: God’s protection, presence, blessing and

purpose.

 

1. Protected by God

Numbers 22:12 - “…because they are blessed.”

Numbers 23:8 - “How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I

denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced?”

We see that the children of God are protected and secured. King Balak’s attempt to bring a

curse upon Israel was thwarted by God’s firm decree—no one can ever curse His children,

who are protected and blessed by Him. He will never give up on us. We sometimes hear

people say, “My family was cursed”. But we should know that God will never let anyone

curse us. Despite multiple schemes and persistent opposition, God ensured that His chosen

people were completely safeguarded. There's a wonderful man of God whom I adore.

Whenever I ask him how he is, he says, “No evil will befall on a righteous man”. We too

must have the same faith and belief. This protection is not only historical but applies to

believers today. As we face opposition or trials, we stand under the same divine shield.

Psalms 91:10-11 —“No harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.

For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways”

This verse confirms that when we walk with God, His protection is active in every area of our

lives. Despite all the deaths and diseases that we see with our own eyes, no harm will fall on

 

us. Our security does not depend on circumstances but on the unchangeable blessing of God.

His divine safeguard reassures us that no matter the challenge, His protection remains

constant and undefeatable.

 

2. Marked by God’s Presence

Numbers 23:21 -“No misfortune is seen in Jacob, no misery observed in Israel. The

LORD their God is with them; the shout of the King is among them.”

 

Once, there was a place that was sealed close by the government. When consulted, an

advocate of law stated that even if there is no wrong on our side, once the seal is placed,

regardless of who sealed it, we should get prior approval from court before breaking it.

Failure to do so is a criminal offense in the eyes of the law. If the state government's seal has

such a power and authority, we are marked by the Lord, who created the heaven and the

earth. No one has the authority to curse us.

 

Balaam observed that Israel’s distinctiveness was due to the abiding presence of God. This

presence was not merely symbolic but actively led and guided the nation. God’s continuous

companionship set Israel apart from every other nation, for they carried His very essence with

them.

 

Exodus 33:15-16 - “Moses pleads, if your presence does not go with us, do not send

us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your

people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all

the other people on the face of the earth?”

 

Moses states that without God’s presence, there would be no distinguishing mark on His

people. But we become special when God is among us. Even in our lives, when we are

surrounded by people who are more educated, wealthier and more renowned, we are made

special by the presence of God.

 

There was a crusade that happened in Chennai. And through the minister. God was

performing many miracles and wonders. And a pastor who was attending the meeting had a

desire to be like the wonder-working minister. And he was asking God what the secret to

become so powerful was. So God instructed him to go into a locked room backstage, where

he happened to hear the minster say, “I will not go, I will not preach!” He was shocked to

hear this. When God told him to listen carefully, he realised the minister was actually saying,

“If Your presence does not go with me, I will not go.” He continued the crusade after God

said, “I will go with you” and so many people were blessed by the wonders that day. Dead

people were raised to life and lame people walked in the presence of the Lord.

 

1 Corinthians

3:16 – “Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and thatGod’s Spirit dwells in your

midst”His Spirit dwells in our midst. His presence covers us. We are carriers of God’s spirit, which

makes us special and unique. This is the blessing and speciality of God’s children. This

indwelling makes our lives a living testimony to His glory. The constant, guiding presence of

God transforms every believer into a beacon that stands out in a darkened world.

 

3. Blessed and Cannot Be Cursed

Numbers 23:19, 20 - “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that

he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not

fulfill? I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot change it.”

Here, Balaam admits the impossibility of reversing God’s blessing on Israel. He says once the

divine blessing is pronounced, it becomes an unassailable reality. This assurance emphasizes

that God’s blessings are irrevocable. Nothing in the natural or spiritual realm can alter what

He has declared.

There was a pastor named Joshua from Sivakasi, whose prefix was “Magician”. When asked

about his experience of salvation, he told his testimony. When he was practicing witchcraft, a

person asked him to place a spell on another person. But when he did, the demons he tried to

send came back to him saying they couldn’t go near him. This made him curious as to who

this greater and more powerful magician is. And when he visited his house and saw that it

was not a magician but a faithful man of God, he left his evil practices and started following

 

Jesus. More often, we don’t know the power of God’s spirit, even when demons do.

Romans 8:31 - “If God is for us, who can be against us?”

 

This verse challenges us to recognize that the favour and blessing we experience come not

from our own merit but from His unchanging grace. When God blesses, His word stands firm

and no curse or human effort can nullify His declaration.

 

4. Set Apart for His Purpose

 

Numbers 23:9 - “From the rocky peaks I see them, from the heights I view them. I see

a people who live apart and do not consider themselves one of the nations.”

Balaam’s observation highlights that Israel was distinct. They were a people who deliberately

lived apart from the prevailing norms of other nations. They were set apart for His purpose.

This separation was not for isolation but to fulfill a higher calling. How does God set us

apart?

Once, we were visiting a family and the parents took us along to pick their children up from

school. When the bell rang, all the children came out wearing uniforms and I couldn’t

identify the kids. But, the father could spot his child from far away. Similarly, God can

identify us among all others. In the darkness of the world, God’s children are chosen to be in

the light.

1 Peter 2:9 - we are reminded that we are “a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy

nation, God’s special possession…”

This identity calls us to declare the praises of Him who rescued us from darkness into His

wonderful light. Our uniqueness is marked by a purpose—to shine as lights in the world. We

are set apart not to withdraw from society but to serve as ambassadors of God’s love and

truth. Our distinctiveness is a reminder that our lives are meant to testify to God’s glory and

to fulfill the divine plan for His kingdom.

 

The account of Balaam and Balak teaches us that God’s people are uniquely protected,

continually accompanied by His presence, firmly blessed beyond any curse, and set apart for

 

a divine purpose. Let these truths embolden us to live in the security of God’s protection, to

manifest His presence in our daily lives, to rejoice in the unchanging blessing He has

pronounced over us, and to embrace the calling of being His chosen light in the world. Amen.

Pr. S. Visuvasam,

Faith ACA, Pallavaram

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