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WordLive - Year One

DAY 230 OF 366

Prepare: ‘He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake’ (Psalm 23:3, NIV). Ask God to guide you today. A weakness for women People in leadership are sometimes corrupted by greed, but just as often fall for sexual impropriety of some kind. Do they bring these weaknesses with them to their leadership role, or does their position make them vulnerable? Samson’s first wife was a bad match and, despite his victories over the Philistines and leadership of Israel, he still lacks judgement, taking paths to places where he had no business being and looking at things he should never have laid eyes on (see Proverbs 7:7–10). Made a fool Samson is led by his eyes: ‘he saw a prostitute’ (v 1). Later he falls in love, but again shows himself to be a poor judge of character in entrusting himself to a woman who would betray him to the enemies of Israel for money. Three times Delilah says, ‘you have made a fool of me’ but the truth is that she makes a fool of him. She seeks his secret and proves her unfaithfulness to him by testing his answers. She nags and prods and Samson gives in. Women are his weakness. Whatever our weaknesses are, our enemy is expert at identifying and exploiting them. Remember, you don’t have to be in leadership to be a target. Respond: ‘Put on the full armour of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.’ Read the rest of Ephesians 6:10–20 and resolve to steer clear of sources of temptation. http://www.wordlive.org/Session/Classic/2012-08-17

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