22/11/2025
Topic: God can lift a man that is down and out
Text: When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy into our hands, the one who laid waste our land and multiplied our slain.”
Judges 16:24
Dear believer, while the Philistines rejoiced and jubilated before their god that they had captured Samson and gorged out his eyes, they never knew that God is able to lift a man that is down and out. To them, they had prevailed so they rejoiced and humiliated Samson but what they didn't know was that because a man is down it doesn't mean God has abandoned him. So while in his broken and seemingly defeated state, Samson asked the Lord for strength again and God obliged him. When the strength of God comes upon a man he is able to triumph over his enemies even while in captivity. When the strength of God comes upon a man, he is able to achieve in a moment what he never achieved in a lifetime. So don't downplay the importance of the strength of God upon your life. You may be down today, but you're not permitted to remain there. Ask the Lord for new strength and watch him enable you to achieve what you have struggled to achieve in a long time.
Prayer: O Lord, let your strength come upon me mightily to achieve that which I have struggled to achieve.
Bible in a year: James 1 - 5