*WISDOM FOR TODAY.*
*CASH FOR CRASH, CRASH FOR CASH.*
*Scripture Treasure.*
Judges 16:4-5 *And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.*
*And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.*
*Insight and Highlight.*
The devil offers his agents rewards for fallen Christians.
*Scripture Treasure.*
Delilah is an illustration of how glory can be exchanged for shame at a reward.
People's glories are daily negotiated unknown to them. People's precious lives are negotiated every day (ref Matt 26: 14-16).
If you are a weakness for sinful pleasure, you are a target and a disaster about to happen.
When you crash, your glory crashes, and the devil cashes out!
Delilah's story is a reflection on men's life lessons of fall from grace.
1 Cor 10:12 remains a verse that reminds us and a warning for all. It is a wake up call for men who are weak for women and also a wake up call for men who are standing but never lose sight of women who are agents of darkness and who are seductively persistent to achieve their fall.
Men who are loosely carried away by sweet appraisals, speech embellishments, extreme flattery.
Men who fall to unsuspecting women, women who show extraordinary care of affection, women laden with sin,
faked gentleness in approach. They choose to lay prospective victims down on their laps, beguiling their laps as the most comforting medium than their victims' cozy beds meant to be undefiled, ref Judg 16:19.
Samson's eyes that saw Delilah were the same eyes that were first plucked out.
She was after Samson and did not leave him until she finished him.
Delilah's lap was the quickest way to his untimely fall. On Delilah's lap, Samson could not leap. He was pinned down like in a wrestling match until he was out of count.
Disobedience to God's warning and an uncanning disregard to classified divine information made possible by weakness and carelessness.
A weak man who falls for any woman will fall for anything.
The Spirit was watching him but will not do anything for him because He does not strive with man.
You have to walk in the Spirit to work in you so that you do not obey the flesh. You can not walk in the flesh and expect the Spirit's deliverance
A friend of the world is enemity to God.
She was a woman of the Phillistines and was indulged in idolatry. The gods must be fed with willing victims like Samson.
Delilah, like Jezebel, are ranked as illustrations of sexual sins that plague great men of God.
Delilah's style still influences some women to achieve their plans. The styles are as succulent, sober, and subtle.
Your glory is precious. Do not allow the devil to cash out on it!
*Remorse corner.*
There is cash for your crash.
Beware of the illegal negotiation going on behind you.
*Call to Word action.*
If you crash, there is a cash reward for Delilah, Jud 16:5.
*The Christian clarion duty.*
You have a glory!
You will not lose your glory before you appreciate it.
*Prayer.*
Lord, help me not to negotiate my glory for the devil's gain, in Jesus name.
Good morning, all, and be blessed as you come into His presence today.
God bless you.
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