YOU SHALL NOT DIE WITH YOUR ENEMIES God answered all the prayers of Samson in the Land of Philistines. He pray that God might strengthen him once more so that with a single blow he would avenge one the Philistines for his eyes. God did it! But Samson also said LET ME DIE WITH THE PHILISTINES (Judges 16:30). As a result, Samson died with his enemies, for the building collapsed on them all. Dont
you think that if Samson had not wished to die with the philistines that he would have survived? I think so. However, something prompted those words of Samson. The following are what I feel contributed to that. Firstly, Samson had lost his eyes. I have heard people today who say that they prefer to die than to become blind. May be Samson had the same kind of thought. However, no matter how we may have been shattered by our enemy through circumstance, we should never think that there is no way out. I have encountered people who were about commiting suicide for making one terrible mistake or the other. Instead of helping the issue it will result in eternal regret for we have no right to take our lives. Although you may have lost your focus in life, do not pray to die in that state. Your marriage may have be shattered but the world has not ended. Secondly, Samson never saw the possibility of his escape to Israel since he could no longer see. Humanly speaking he was right to pray thus but in any matter that involves God, there is nothing like impossibility. With God all things are possible (MK 10:27). I believe that if Samson had prayed for Gods deliverance, he would have got it. When you are in such situation, do not look at the circumstances or on your weakness for where mans ability stops that is where Gods miracle begins. Trials can come our way, there could be seemingly insurmountable mountain before us but God can deliver us. Thirdly, Samson might have also suffered from self-condemnation. Actually, God gave him a lot of opportunities to escape but he did not utilize them. He might have felt so guilty that he no longer wished to live. Many of us too suffer from feelings of guilt for falling into one temptation or the other. Some of us wish we were dead and cannot boldly talk in the public. Why do you think so? God can still forgive you! He calls you to come and settle the matter with Him no matter how dark is your sins (Is.1:18). And if God has forgiven you who can still condemn you? No one, not even the devil has right to do so. So when the devil brings you to justice, plead Gods mercy. Jude S. C. ASOGWA (Nigeria) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ =============================================================================== This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================================================================