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Samson Seeks a Bride


November 25, 2023 So Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah.

Now to his surprise, a young lion came roaring against him. And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion apart as one would have torn apart a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.

Then he went down and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.  After some time, when he returned to get her, he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion. And behold, a swarm of bees and honey were in the carcass of the lion. He took some of it in his hands and went along, eating. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them, and they also ate. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion. Judges 14:5-9

 

BRUTE: purely physical or instinctive, rather than intellectual or reasoned

 

Samson was a brute, but he was God’s brute. He was also God’s warrior. Not everyone has the stomach or courage to be a warrior. That’s why the Holy Spirit gives talents and abilities to us individually.  You have innate characteristics and abilities that, when anointed by His Spirit, will suit God’s kingdom perfectly. 

 

Certainly, not everyone has the strength to tear a young lion apart with their bare hands

--but Samson did.  He was stronger than most men anyway, but when the Holy Spirit came “mightily” upon him, the lion was doomed.

 

It was a fierce battle, but when Samson … turned aside to look at the lion’s carcass..., he found sweet nourishment. In every battle, we need the Holy Spirit to come “mightily” upon us.  If you have some natural strength or none, depend on Him.  If you do, when you look back on the ordeal, you will find something sweet for you, and those you love!

 

I remember a beloved friend confiding in me about something she was going through. When I told her I had experienced the same heartbreak, she knew I truly understood. The guilt, the shame, and the devastation surrounding the situation were unbearable. But as Christians, we go a step further than empathy. We can offer words of true hope in Jesus because we were first nourished by His Spirit and have been renewed. We can assure them that if they turn the situation over to Him that He, and only He, will bring good out of the darkness. Then we can pray and cry with them for the healing of their broken spirit.

 

 When he rejoined his parents, he gave them some, and they too ate it.  Judges 14--LG


The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Psalm 34:18

 

 

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