The Inner Word of Balaam

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Numbers passage, the servant of Balak stands at a crossroad of consciousness. The abundance of silver and gold is not a mere payment, but a symbol of a state of desire that could override truth. Balaam’s vow—I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God—is the inward law the I AM recognizes as sovereign. The word of the LORD is not a distant command; it is the inner decree that your imagination must obey. When Balaam asks to tarry and know what the LORD will say, the night visitation is the turning of the mind toward a higher command, not a negotiation with outer circumstances. Then God says, if the men call thee, rise up and go, but you shall do only what I shall say. This is Providence guiding you to align your outer actions with the inner revelation. The outer journey (going with the men) becomes meaningful only insofar as it is governed by the speaking of the inner word. So, the lesson is that your present circumstances can be used to fulfill the inner decree when you let the I AM guide every move.