Judges 16:20 “Samson, the
Philistines are upon you! ”He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as
before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had
left him.
Who are the “Philistines” in
your life these days?
Perhaps the news of the day
has brought you to despair, and you feel like the ‘Philistines’ have won.
Or perhaps the ‘Philistines’
in your life are health, finances, addictions, even old age’s creakiness.
Perhaps you are beset by doubts, grief, shame, or guilt.
The real lesson of Samson’s
story is that he gave in to the wiles of the world, trusting in his own
strength, which was too weak to defeat the enemy.
Are you trusting in your own
strength to overcome your enemies? Are you despairing of your future because
you refuse to dwell with the Lord?
We all have enemies which we
need to defeat if we are to become the person God intends us to be. Don’t rely on your own strength. Draw on the strength
of the Lord through prayer, worship, community.
Invite the Lord to be with
you today, to provide you with the inner strength to defeat your ‘Philistines.’
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