Judges 16:15-17
And she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me where your great strength lies.” And when she pressed him hard with her words day after day, and urged him, his soul was vexed to death. And he told her all his heart, and said to her, “A razor has never come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If my head is shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak and be like any other man.”
Tag: Trials and Temptations Come Via Our Weakest Channels
Samson has once again falling in love with a woman. This time it is Delilah. She is a prostitute that has caught his eye. She is hired by the Philistines to find out the reason behind Samson’s great strength. On three previous occasions, Samson lies to Delilah about his secret powers. This time, Delilah uses the oldest line in the book ... and he falls for it. If, on the other hand, he had Biblical love for her he would have been comfortable saying, “I have made a vow to God. Here is the vow ...”. But, this was not Biblical love. Samson simply loved himself and wanted what he wanted from Delilah. This is how temptation works. The struggles that are presented to us are not presented where we are strong. They are presented were we are weak. Satan attacks our weak points. When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, He was tempted where His human body would be the weakest. Note:
Luke 4:1-3
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
Jesus’ body would have been hungry. That is a natural part of man’s makeup. Satan tempted Him were He would be the weakest. Samson was tempted in the area of sexual companionship. That was his weakness. He would succumb to her tricks and would be taken captive and, eventually, lose his life. God gave Samson strength to serve Him. But, Samson used it as mere toy to play with. He was thinking sport and God was thinking sacrifice and service. We all have weaknesses. God can protect us when we lean into Him and trust Him. But, temptation comes where we are the weakest. And, the weakest area may be intended our greatest strength.
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