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Judges 16

The secret of strength is a secret to be kept by constantly dwelling in the secret place of the Most High God. God gave Samson an uncommon strength that no man could violate if he had not violated himself. Samson could not remain in keeping the secret of his strength and as a result, he became a victim of himself. SamsonÕs secret was the Word of God that was delivered to his parent before he was born. An angel of the Lord visited SamsonÕs parent and gave instructions in Judges 13:14, ÒShe may not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor may she drink wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean. All that I commanded her let her observe.Ó All the time that Samson was walking in the commandment of God that was given before his birth, he was untouchable and undefeatable. As Samson continued to dwell in the secret of the Lord for his strength, the presence of God was constantly present in each and every one of his moves. The Word of God is the secret of those who dwell in Him.  The Word of God is secret to those that have no time to seek Him in His Word. However, to those that seek Him, it is no longer a secret but a dwelling place. Samson needed to be constantly walking in the secret to avoid being swept down by the wicked ones. When Sampson decided to dwell outside of the Word of God, the secret of his strength, then the presence of God departed him. Judges 16:4-5, ÒAfterward it happened that he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 5 And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, ÔEntice him, and find out where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and every one of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.ÕÓ Sampson fell for enticement. Delilah was the agent of the wicked one that caused Samson to lose the presence of the Lord. Is there anything that is causing enticement to derail you in your calling? Enticement will lead to pestering; pestering will develop to being pressed in every side to the point of giving in to the wicked oneÕs agenda. Sampson allowed enticement to have its way and he could no longer avoid being pestered and pressed to the point of revealing the secret of his strength. Judges 16:16, ÒAnd it came to pass, when she pestered him daily with her words and pressed him, so that his soul was vexed to death.Ó Have you given yourself to any form of enticement? If you are ready to continue in His divine schedule for your life, do not allow any kind of enticement to come into your life or else God will come out of your life. To be out of His secret is to have fallen asleep. Also, to operate outside of His command is sleepwalking and being physically awake is not an indication of being spiritually awake. Keep His command, walk and dwell in your secret of strength and you will not be vulnerable to any grave of enticement.