”And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.“
Judges 16:19 KJV
Delilah lulled Samson to sleep with his head in her lap. Then she called in a barber to cut off the seven locks of his hair. In this way she weakened him, and his strength drained from him. Samson’s true strength was not from some magical power in his long hair, but in his devotion to God and in his vow to be pure. The seven braids of hair remind us of the sevenfold Spirit of God that was the true source of strength and anointing for God’s servants. Unfortunately Samson’s moral failures outweighed his physical strength, and he left a legacy of compromise and moral weakness. Inspite of all this, Samson is listed as a man of great faith - ”And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:”. Let’s not compromise our faith, for those who are in Christ and not be part of the end of this age where many will depart from the true faith one after another, devoting themselves to spirits of deception and following demon-inspired revelations and theories. Let’s remain true to the Word. Amen!
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