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Judges 16 v 18-22
When Delilah saw that he had told her everything sincerely, she sent a message to the Philistine rulers. She said, "Come back one more time, because he has told me everything." So the Philistine rulers came back to Delilah and brought the silver with them. Delilah got Samson to sleep, lying in her lap. Then she called in a man to shave off the seven braids of Samson's hair. In this way she began to make him weak, and his strength left him.
Then she said, "Samson, the Philistines are here!"
He woke up and thought, "I'll leave as I did before and shake myself free." But he did not know that the Lord had left him.
Then the Philistines captured Samson and tore out his eyes. They took him down to Gaza, where they put bronze chains on him and made him grind grain in the prison. But his hair began to grow again.
Four times Delilah took advantage of him. Surely by the fourth time he should have understood the situation. Samson was foolish to tell Delilah but how often do we allow ourselves to be deceived and give into temptation and wrong beliefs? Think for a moment about how many times you have fallen into the same trap.
The Lord had left Samson because of his disobedience which cost him his eyes and he spent the rest of his days in prison.
Lord, help us to distinguish between deception and truth and may we not continue to fall into the same sinful habits but conquer them in your strength. Amen
Written by members of the Xplore team
Word on the Web
Judges 16 v 18-22
When Delilah saw that he had told her everything sincerely, she sent a message to the Philistine rulers. She said, "Come back one more time, because he has told me everything." So the Philistine rulers came back to Delilah and brought the silver with them. Delilah got Samson to sleep, lying in her lap. Then she called in a man to shave off the seven braids of Samson's hair. In this way she began to make him weak, and his strength left him.
Then she said, "Samson, the Philistines are here!"
He woke up and thought, "I'll leave as I did before and shake myself free." But he did not know that the Lord had left him.
Then the Philistines captured Samson and tore out his eyes. They took him down to Gaza, where they put bronze chains on him and made him grind grain in the prison. But his hair began to grow again.
Four times Delilah took advantage of him. Surely by the fourth time he should have understood the situation. Samson was foolish to tell Delilah but how often do we allow ourselves to be deceived and give into temptation and wrong beliefs? Think for a moment about how many times you have fallen into the same trap.
The Lord had left Samson because of his disobedience which cost him his eyes and he spent the rest of his days in prison.
Lord, help us to distinguish between deception and truth and may we not continue to fall into the same sinful habits but conquer them in your strength. Amen
Written by members of the Xplore team
