Samson lost everything for several reasons. For sure one of them was wilful disobedience. We read, ...“I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife." (Judges 14:2) So, is this relationship taking you up or down? Samson went down and married a Philistine girl, breaking God's law. And even though she betrayed him, '...the Spirit of the Lord came upon him mightily and he killed 35 of their men (Judges 14:19). Perhaps, Samson thought God would excuse him because he was 'special.' No! Proverbs 29:1 says "Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy." Repent before you run out of time!
Day 187 - Have Fear of God Read: Psalm 145; Proverbs 6:28-31; Revelation 6; 2 Samuel 15-16 2 Samuel 15 & 16 15:13 A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”14 Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.” To me, as a parent, it is so sad to note that King David got to run for his life from his own son, Absalom. His own son schemed for 40 years (15:7) to topple his own father - could you believe that? This is our Bible - it will not hide - all the successes and failures of God's people are truthfully reported. Why did King David suffer this? It started with his own sin of adultery with Bathsheba (11:3) Even though God had forgiven him when he sincerely repented by recognising that he sinned against the Lord (12:13), King David nee...
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