Our Strength is in the Lord

 Judges 13-16; 2 Corinthians 2 

“…she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him. And his strength left him. 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.”

Judges 16:19, 20

Samson broke his vows as a Nazirite and treated lightly the secret to his strength. His strength, rather than the presence of the Lord, became his focus, so he was unaware that the Lord had left him.

Do we know our strength is in the Lord?

Are we aware when we grieve the Spirit that the Lords’ presence is interfered with in our lives?

When our focus is on the gifts of the Spirit and not the fruit of intimacy with the Spirit, we, too, can become distracted and unaware when the Lord’s presence leaves us. Jesus has promised to never leave us nor forsake us, but we can grieve him and wander away. When our relationship with the Lord is more valuable than the ways in which the Lord uses and works through us in our ministry to others, we will become attentive to his presence and promptings in our life. In our weakness, God’s strength and grace are clearly evident. We have never needed his presence and fellowship more that we need him now!

“Lord Jesus, you are my strength. Your presence is my life. Fill me and guide me by your Spirit this day, for your glory.”