*DAILY DEW 15TH/MARCH/2022* *Faith Series: Samson- an unlikely man of Faith* (III) _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:_ Performed Acts of Righteousness (Heb. 11:33) We also see Samson's faithful dependence on God at the end of chapter 15. After defeating a thousand men with the jawbone of a donkey, Samson became very thirsty. Samson realized that God was the sustainer of his life and asked God to quench his thirst, confidently knowing that God could. At first, Samson's prayer seems disrespectful and out of anger toward God. Samson, however, also acknowledged that he should glorify God because it was by his power that he killed 1,000 men. Furthermore, Samson did not want God's glorious victory to be diminished by the surrendering of one of God's servants to his enemies. Viewed in that light, his prayer was the furthest thing from being disrespectful. Because of his sincere prayer, God sent water to revive Samson. As James writes, "The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much" (Jas. 5:16). Certainly, it was "by faith" that Samson "performed" this act of righteousness. Became Mighty in War, Put Foreign Armies to Flight (Heb. 11:34) As a judge, one of Samson's responsibilities was to de-liver God's people from oppressors (Judg. 2:18). Samson was faithful to God by carrying out God's purpose for him. The Scriptures tell us that Samson sought "an occasion against the Philistines" (14:4). Samson found two separate occasions to afflict the Philistines in chapter 15. The first was "a great slaughter" (v. 8). The second was the occasion where Samson killed a thousand men with a jawbone of a donkey (v. 5). Samson certainly became "mighty in war" and "put foreign armies to flight" for the sake of God and his people. God has given us a purpose as well. Paul said that we were "created for good works, which God prepared before-hand, that we should walk in them" (Eph. 2:10). _MEDITATION:_ *"Like Samson, we must be faithful to God by carrying out his purpose for us. We must constantly seek occasions to do good works for God and men. Only then may we be "mighty in war" in God's army."* *#Jonathan_Brown* *#Tuesday_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.