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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 2 of 5
Judges 15:9-20
Israel has fallen to their lowest state. They are not only suffering under Philistine domination, but they are embarrassed with the person God has sent to free them. The men of Judah come up to bind Samson and to get rid of him. "Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us?" That is tantamount to saying, "We are quite satisfied as we are. Why have you come to bring difficulties?"
But what an opportunity this offers Samson! He breaks the new cords and, all alone, gains a resounding victory. Like Shamgar’s ox-goad (Judges 3:31), the jawbone of an ass is a contemptible weapon. It emphasizes the fact that the victory comes from God alone.
Samson had to experience that, after the battle, he needed the water which God gives. In answer to his prayer, it gushes out of the rock, which always speaks to us of Christ (1 Corinthians 10:4). In the same way, if we ask Him, God will give us the fresh and life-giving resources of His Word which the Holy Spirit uses to meet our needs.
His victory over the lion had provided Samson with food; after this victory God gives him something to drink. The victory which the Lord gives us, if we wait upon Him, will always be a time of strengthening and refreshment of soul while we rejoice in His love (John 4:34).
