EVENTUAL TERMINATON
Judges 16

When Sampson slipped and went to sleep, he died physically before his time. Samson’s fall began when he started lying in response to Delilah’s question. Delilah wanted to know where Samson has been getting all his strength from, “So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and with what you may be bound to afflict you.” (Judges 16:6) Regardless of the relationship between Samson and Delilah, nothing should have called for Samson’s response. However, Samson responded, “If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings, not yet dried, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man.” (Judges 16:7) Sampson lied in his response to Delilah when there was no need for Sampson’s response to Delilah. Samson’s secret was not supposed to be public information but to be preserved information. Samson’s response can be considered entertaining evil. Whenever we get ourselves exposed to unnecessary evil devices giving out information that should not be, then we are set for eventual termination. Samson positioned himself wrongly as he entered into a chain of lies. Samson’s lying revolved from one lie to another lie. Regardless of how Samson’s case can be looked into, his link from one lie to another is an evidence of deception. The more deception exists; it will eventually lead to destruction. Sampson’s own was a self destruction. Delilah and the agents that wanted Samson for destruction refused to give up because they were on a mission. The instruction for Delilah at the beginning of the assignment to get Sampson down was, “…Entice 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.” (Judges 16:5) The mission’s statement was “entice him”. Have you been getting yourself entangled in any sort of enticement that can deliver you or your faith into an eventual termination or destruction? In every of God’s assignment for our placement in His divine agenda, we have to continually remind ourselves that we are called alone for The Kingdom’s purpose. The bible made us to realize, “Look to Abraham your father, And to Sarah who bore you; For I called him alone, And blessed him and increased him.” (Isaiah 51:2) The word of God is written for our learning and it will lead us in the right direction of life. Samson did not do it right when he revealed a secret that was to be jealously guarded. As a result of his action, the source of his strength was terminated and he was overpowered.

Prayer for today: O Lord my God, allow me not to be entangled with any enticement that will expose me to eventual termination.