29/04/2026
THURSDAY, 30 APRIL
TEXT: JUDGES 16:17-22
TOPIC: THE PRICE FOR DISOBEDIENCE
JUDGES 16:17-22 [NIV]
17: So he told her everything. “No razor has ever been used on my head,” he said, “because I have been a Nazirite set apart to God since birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man.”
18: When Delilah saw that he had told her everything, she sent word to the rulers of the Philistines, “Come back once more; he has told me everything.” So the rulers of the Philistines returned with the silver in their hands.
19: Having put him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him. And his strength left him.
20: Then she called, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”
He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.
21: Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes and took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding in the prison.
22: But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.
THE PRICE FOR DISOBEDIENCE
Delilah's relentless nagging eventually wore Samson down: “she pressed him hard...his soul was vexed to death”[v.17].
Her deceit and persistence reflect a cunning mystery like the devil. Samson's surrender to his lust led to his downfall, as Delilah made him vulnerable:
“She made him sleep on her knees” [vs.9a]. Proverbs 5:3-5 warns about the seductive allure of the adulterous woman: her words seem sweet, but they lead to destruction.
Ultimately, Samson became a blinded slave, grinding grains for prisoners. We too can find ourselves in similar circumstances if we allow our immoral desires to lead us.
QUESTION:
What or who is leading your heart right now?
PRAYER:
If led by God's word, pray for more Grace to obey. If by selfish desires, ask for forgiveness and courage to surrender to Him, in J
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