If Balak should give me

his house full of silver and gold,

I would not be able to go

 beyond the word of the LORD,

to do either good or bad

         of my own will.

What the LORD speaks,

   that will I speak.

              Numbers 24. 13

(What tempts me to compromise,

what distracts me

   from following Him fully?

Everyone struggles with

                 something.

But my heart is His

    and not for sale.)

Almighty Father,

we ask that You

  turn every temptation

  into what glorifies You.

Grant us the strength

to stand our ground,

to stand in the gap,

to speak Your Word

  and live it,

  even in volatile places.

And please give us

  the wisdom to know

        when to turn away

                and flee

        for our very lives.

O LORD,

   You are our strength.