*DAILY DEW 14TH/MARCH/2022* *Faith Series: Samson- an unlikely man of Faith* (II) _Key Bible Text:_ *"Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done."* (Judges 14:5-6 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ Shut the Mouths of Lions: In v. 32, the Hebrew writer states that the people he listed "shut the mouths of lions" by faith. This could apply to Samson. When he was on his way to Timnah to find a Philistine, "a young lion came roaring toward him" (Judg. 14:5). With the Spirit of the Lord, Samson tore the lion "as one tears a kid" (v. 6) with his bare hands. Samson could not have expected this event. If Samson had known a lion was going to attack him on this path, he would have chosen another one. Yet, he was ready. Similarly, we must also arm ourselves in the Lord so that we will be ready for the unexpected spiritual trials that frequent our path. Samson did not overcome the lion by his own strength, but by the "Spirit of the Lord." As strong as he was, he could only do great things with the strength of God. This may be the one redeeming quality of Samson's character. He allowed God to help him to do that which he could not do alone. Because the Spirit of the Lord came during Samson's greatest need, Samson needed no other weapon. Being much weaker in strength than Samson, we are foolish when we try to take on the unexpected dangers that occur in our lives without the help of the Lord. We can do "all things through Christ who strengthens" us (Phil. 4:13). He is there to help us in our times of greatest need. We must have faith in God, as Samson did, to overcome spiritual dangers. When we have overcome these dangers, we will have strength and endurance in us that we may be "complete and lacking in nothing" (Jas. 1:2-4). _MEDITATION:_ *"If Samson never faced a lion and stood to confront the lion, he would never have been able to defeat that lion. We won't overcome whatever we don't first confront."* *#Jonathan_Brown* *#Monday_wisdomforliving* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Year_of_Big_Favours* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Resounding_Testimonies* *#Guest_Message* *#Hello_March* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg *WhatsApp Group:* http://bit.ly/The_David_Generation Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.