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DAY 3: SAMPSON’S STRENGTH
Before we get into the practical application or lessons we can learn from Sampson, I encourage you to go read on your own in the book of Judges chapters 13-16 to get an overview of his story.
Heads up though, it's kinda wild, times were different and it’s definitely not rated PG. Consequently, he’s not your typical hero, rather more of an anti-hero. He and others in this story made lots of choices that didn’t follow God's plan and experienced much unnecessary pain because of it.
Alright, if you aren’t familiar with Sampson, let’s just start out by saying he was really buff. He was gifted with superhuman-like strength. Technically it was supernatural physical strength from God.
Several times you will see the phrase, “but the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon Sampson…” and then he would do something crazy like kill a lion, tie a torch to foxes tails in pairs, light them on fire, and set them loose in the wheat fields to destroy the philistine crops…kill 1,000 of the enemy’s men with a jawbone of a donkey—you get the idea.
Today we will keep it simple here so you can check out the context of his story. Again, Judges 13-16.
The main thing I want to highlight is that even through all of his success and failures, Sampson knew where His strength came from. After a bit of bragging about his battle feat, he shows us in Judges 15:18 that he ultimately understood it wasn’t his own power at work but the Lord’s through him.
May we never forget where our strength comes from as well.
About this Plan
As we look at real life lessons from our biblical Anti-hero Sampson, we can find wisdom and direction from God’s Word on ‘how to be single.’ If you are needing some clear ‘what not to do in relationships’ this is for you. Whether you’re a young adult, teen, recently divorced—or even in a relationship that might need to end; my prayer is that through this devo you will find strength + a clear reason to hold out for the person that God has prepared for you. This 5-Day Plan is narrated by the author.
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