The Spirit of the LORD came upon him (Samson) mightily, so that he tore him (a
lion)
as one tears a young goat though he had nothing in his hand; but he did not tell
his father or mother what he had done. ... Then the Spirit of the LORD came
upon him mightily, and he went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty of them and
took their spoil and gave the changes of clothes to those who told the riddle.
And his anger burned, and he went up to his father's house. Judges
14:6, 19
When he(Samson) came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as
they met him. And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him mightily so that the
ropes that were on his arms were as flax that is burned with fire, and his bonds
dropped from his hands. Judges 15:14
Samson—that strong,
mighty man of God with the long hair. Read about him in Judges13 through 16.
His parents lived at a time when the nation of Israel again turned its back
against God. An angel of the Lord visited Samson’s parents, explaining that God
wanted their son to be pure, drinking no wine all of his life and never cutting
his hair so that he would have the strength to deliver the Israelites from the
Philistines. Unfortunately he chooses to
fall in love with Philistine women, but what appears to be his downfall ends up
in fulfilling God’s plan to destroy the Philistines. The Spirit of the Lord
ultimately returned his strength to him, allowing yet another victory for the
Lord. Samson deviated from God’s plan—but he finally was renewed with full
strength to do God’s will. Do you ever have God’s strength given to you to
fight a spiritual battle?
Prayer ~ Holy Spirit, cleanse our hearts, souls and
mind and renew a right spirit within us that we would be pure in heart to do
God’s will. Give us a willing attitude, as well as physical strength, opportunity,
motivation, and endurance to do whatever it is that You expect us to do.
Today’s
Bible reading – Matthew 6:16-24, Acts 9:1-19, Psalms 15, Genesis 34-35.
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2015 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
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