Balak said to Balaam, “Why didn’t you come when I summoned you? You knew I’d be able to reward you.”
The ⌞authority⌟ to reward someone does not ⌞come⌟ from the east, from the west, or ⌞even⌟ from the wilderness.
When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him at Ir Moab, in the region of the Arnon Valley, right on the border of Moab.
Balaam replied, “Well, I’ve come to you now. But I can’t say whatever I want to. I can only say what God tells me to say.”
Get out of here! Go home! I said I’d reward you richly, but the Lord has made you lose your reward.”
The devil said to him, “I will give you all the power and glory of these kingdoms. All of it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone I please.
How can you believe when you accept each other’s praise and don’t look for the praise that comes from the only God?