Judges 16 A Man Made Earthquake, Samson Kills His Oppressors!




  What a strange man Samson must have been, stronger than any man we have ever seen or met in our lifetimes! Yet he fell victim to his own lust, blinded by his pride so much that the truth was in plain sight and he could not see it! If you are like me, when the first ambush happened, you thought; Well, he won’t see her again! And yet he did, and even told her the real secret to his power. It is so easy for men and women to get blinded by our pride. After all, it was the root of the original sin in the Garden of Eden!

 Samson only ruled as Judge for 20 years, what a waste of what could have been such an amazing life! I, too, wasted a lot of my youth on lustful/prideful things and endeavors. But thankfully, God has revealed my pride to me without my eyes being gouged out like Samson!

 It is a scary prayer to ask God to reveal your iniquities to you so that you can start working on them with His strength and wisdom. Have you ever prayed such a prayer with the conviction in your heart that you want to draw closer to God out of love and respect for Him? If you do, that part of this journey may not be too much fun, but later it will bring pure Joy!

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