We Are Come

And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.  Judges 15:12

Are you feeling a little restricted yet? Perhaps even as though a few cords have been tied around your life? Even in the remote little towns on the plains we have felt the challenges of this latest crisis. We have gone along with this so as to not imperil others. Samson, had a question for his would-be captors, and we can read it in the verse for today. 

Read further in this story from ancient times and we will discover that the question was not for his benefit, but for that of those who would bind the mighty man. The Philistines would later find that a bound Samson and his Lord were still too much for them to conquer. So it is with us in this time. Many can easily over come you or me; others can overcome you and me, but none can overcome us and God...except at certain times. Could this be one of those times when the world powers are allowed by God to overcome us? (God Himself is never overcome of course.) It may be, but always those times are under God's control. Samson would go on to experience one of those times of trial, until the Lord strengthened him one last time and he brought the house down. 

We may not be a mighty Samson, but we abide in a mighty Savior!

Bucky