FAITH CAPSULE: A journey that is yet to encounter a lion is not evident of a lion free journey.

Judges 14

The Spirit of the Lord is power and nothing can be compared to the power that is embedded in the Spirit of the Lord. Many overcomers in the pages of the Bible prevailed by virtue of the power in the Spirit of God. The Bible talked about Samson and the Spirit of God that worked for him when he was obeying the Word of God. It is written, “So Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Now to his surprise, a young lion came roaring against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion apart as one would have torn apart a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.” (Judges 14:5-6) With the Spirit of the Lord there is nothing a surprise challenge can do but to fail and not prevail. The Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson when a surprise lion came roaring at him and Samson prevailed against the roaring lion. In our every day journey in this world of darkness, there are lions that are ready to devour us on a regular basis. How are you approaching your daily journey? A journey that is yet to encounter a lion is not evident of a lion free journey. It is wise to always prepare for a confrontation with lion because lion will come in every journey. How to prepare is in the Word of God. At a time when Jesus was speaking to His disciples He stated, “…the words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.”(John 6:63) The Spirit of the Lord that is power is the Word of God. The Word of God is the generator of faith and when it enters, it gives light. When the light of God is inhabited inside a man that believes in the Word of God, there will be no cause for stumbling. The Word of God is true to deliver. The Spirit of God delivered Samson from his enemies. Are you spending time to study and not only read the Word of God daily? Do not leave home without the Word. Meditate the Word of God and pray the Word of God. The roaring lion caught up with Samson by surprise, but the Spirit of the Lord upon him overcame a surprise attack of the lion. The Spirit of God will not only deliver you from lions that you know but also from surprise lions which you do not know.

Prayer for today: Ask God to give you the grace to increase in spending more time studying the Word of His deliverance.