Judges 14:1-15:20
In chapter 15 Samson's own men came and bound him up in order to hand him over to the Philistines. They didn't realize that Samson's strength was from the Lord and their ropes would do them no good. I love when the scriptures says "The Spirit of the Lord came upon Him in power." Samson is being used of the Lord to destroy the Philistines!! God was on his side, he had supernatural power, he was a superhero all because God assigned him to be one before he was even born!! Would Samson save the world? Would Samson become the greatest superhero ever to live? Or would his assignment cut short because of his love for women...we will have to see tomorrow.....
John 7:14-44
I found a really interesting nugget in this chapter. Verse 26 "the crowd" which represents the general poplulation of the day, say "Have the authorities really concluded that he is the Christ?"
The crowd was not about to believe Jesus teachings until the authorities concluded he really was Jesus. They trusted the authorities instead of searching for themselves.
The church today does the same thing. We believe anything "the authorities" say instead of checking the Bible. That is how many denominations are so off based. The authorities can say and make up anything they want and the people will believe because of their position. Martin Luther was kicked out of the church for going against "the authorities". He chose to believe in grace by faith rather than being saved by works after he read the Bible.
There was a Jewish man I once worked with who had never even read the Old Testament. I was amazed. He just believed what the synagogue told him to believe instead of discovering for himself what the word of God said.
When the leadership is corrupt we go with the leadership because they are leaders but we need to follow the Bible over anything!!! What the Bible says is truth and life and our guidebook. No matter how important the person, we need to follow God's word first!!
Proverbs 11:29-12:7
Look at all the good things the Lord has promised the righteous in just 9 verses!!!
The righteous: their fruit is a tree of life, they win souls, they receive their due on earth, they obtain favor from the Lord, cannot be uprooted, their plans are just, their speech rescues them and their home stands firm. I want to be righteous!
In chapter 15 Samson's own men came and bound him up in order to hand him over to the Philistines. They didn't realize that Samson's strength was from the Lord and their ropes would do them no good. I love when the scriptures says "The Spirit of the Lord came upon Him in power." Samson is being used of the Lord to destroy the Philistines!! God was on his side, he had supernatural power, he was a superhero all because God assigned him to be one before he was even born!! Would Samson save the world? Would Samson become the greatest superhero ever to live? Or would his assignment cut short because of his love for women...we will have to see tomorrow.....
John 7:14-44
I found a really interesting nugget in this chapter. Verse 26 "the crowd" which represents the general poplulation of the day, say "Have the authorities really concluded that he is the Christ?"
The crowd was not about to believe Jesus teachings until the authorities concluded he really was Jesus. They trusted the authorities instead of searching for themselves.
The church today does the same thing. We believe anything "the authorities" say instead of checking the Bible. That is how many denominations are so off based. The authorities can say and make up anything they want and the people will believe because of their position. Martin Luther was kicked out of the church for going against "the authorities". He chose to believe in grace by faith rather than being saved by works after he read the Bible.
There was a Jewish man I once worked with who had never even read the Old Testament. I was amazed. He just believed what the synagogue told him to believe instead of discovering for himself what the word of God said.
When the leadership is corrupt we go with the leadership because they are leaders but we need to follow the Bible over anything!!! What the Bible says is truth and life and our guidebook. No matter how important the person, we need to follow God's word first!!
Proverbs 11:29-12:7
Look at all the good things the Lord has promised the righteous in just 9 verses!!!
The righteous: their fruit is a tree of life, they win souls, they receive their due on earth, they obtain favor from the Lord, cannot be uprooted, their plans are just, their speech rescues them and their home stands firm. I want to be righteous!
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