Power Talk

The Lord is a Warrior

There are many different ways that we can think about God. He is presented in Scripture as a God of love and of mercy. He is also the Creator as well as our Rescuer. God is even spoken of as a Protector and a Warrior. Most importantly, God is the Protector of His people, those who trust in Him.

We don’t always consider God as a warrior, fighting on our behalf through the various trials and battles in life. Maybe you even remember a tough season where it seemed like God was absent or felt distant. Typically in seasons of difficulty, it is us who draws away from God, not God drawing away from us.

Scripture says that God is our strength and shield. But it also says that we should trust Him, which means we have to believe He is present and working in the background even when we don’t think He is. Psalm 28:7 says that as we trust in Him, He will help us in our need.

In addition to trusting in God during seasons of difficulty, the Psalmist encourages us to find joy in God, not only through trusting Him, but also through singing songs of praise and worship. Singing to God, especially in the midst of tough seasons, has the power to turn our hearts and minds toward God because singing to God is actually a way of building trust in God.

Songs remind us of who God is and what He has done for us in the past, so that we can trust Him in the present. All of this builds our trust, and produces joy in our lives.

Spend some time thinking through your current season of life. Are you trusting God to be your strength and shield, or are you trying to manage life’s difficulties on your own? What songs can you think of that can help build your faith and joy in this season? Every season of life provides a new opportunity to trust God as our Protector, and praise Him for all He has done for us.

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30TH JULY

*MEN ENDUED WITH* *POWER ON HIGH*

*SAMSON*

The Relentless Delilah

JUDGES 16:26-17

[AMP] - 16:16
*And when she pressed him day after day with her words and urged him, he was vexed to death* .

[NLT] 16:16
*She tormented him with her nagging day after day until he was sick to death of it.*

Imagine the relentless push of Delilah. She kept pushing, trying, begging, pleading, pressing him day after day. She used every style of persuasion on Samson.

"Day after day"
As many times as she had an opportunity she pressed on. Samson was a big fish that she couldn't let go. Samson was a fortune that she could not give up on.

"With her words"
She didn't point a gun to his face and said, " if you don't tell me your secret I will shoot you" Her power was her words, that was her weapon. She urged him day after day until...

" He was vexed/ sick to death"
Samson became sick of hearing the same thing every day and night. He couldn't bear it any longer. Yet he couldn't stop her, he was handicapped and crippled with emotions that he could not stop her even when it vexed him like death. He kept playing along, feeling belonged. He saw no reason to run or cut the relationship.

What a great harvest of souls that heavens would record if all of us believers will be as persuasive as Delilah in winning souls for God.
We, believers give up on souls easily; we do not persevere, we do not press harder, we do not see the terror of hell.
Paul saw the danger of hell and he persuaded men by all means to repent.
May the Lord grant us the grace to press on.

Prayer
Father, please help me to overcome the relentless pressures and sin that comes day by day.
Grant me the grace to persuade men to come unto you in repentance in Jesus name.

May the Lord strenghten you. May you never fall into the hands of the enemy. Receive grace to persuade friends and family to come to Jesus.
May the Lord be gracious to you, today and always.
Amen and Amen.

RUBIES🏠🏠🏝️🏝️⛱️

22ND JULY

*MEN ENDUED WITH* *POWER ON HIGH*

*SAMSON*

Samson's Mistakes

JUDGES 16: 1-3
16:1
*Then Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her* .

Samson continued to fulfill His purpose - overcoming the philistines and delivering his people. He was also a judge, judging the people of Israel. He was a terror to the philistines.

However, Samson had distractions and weakness --Women. He kept failing and falling in the hands of women. He was attracted to women everywhere he went. He tends to do what pleased him and what attracted his fancy. He satisfied his desires. The enemy used women to push him away from the plan and purpose of God.

Samson went to Gaza and went in to a harlot. What a story attached to a man of God, a man who carried God's anointing, who had walked with God and was endued by His power. He went down to fulfill the desires of his flesh. He got up in the morning and performed another miracle, he lifted the gates of the city and carried it on his shoulders to the Hills. That is a diversion , a confusion and distraction. What has lifting the City gate got to do with his calling? When a believer begins to mingle with sin, his life will be with out a direction.

The work of Miracle is not a yardstick to determine that a person is approved by the Lord. Many people commit wickedness, adultery, fornication and they manifest miracles, they speak in tongues conduct deliverances, give wonderful sermons.
Manifestation of gifts and Talents does not showcase God's approval and presence.

Samson carried a whole gate on his shoulders after sleeping with a harlot. God Is not in a hurry to retrieve the gift he had bestowed on a man. Do not be deceived by manifestations of miracles - God is still much more interested in the righteousness of the Man he had called. 2Timothy 2:19
*Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.*

May God grant you understanding in Jesus name.

Prayer

Lord help me to be focused on your calling upon my life and not be distracted by my desires. May I not be deceived by the work of miracles. Help me to focus on the cross to fulfil my calling in the name of Jesus.

May the Lord keep you focused. May you never be shifted from God's purpose and His plan for you. May the Lord be gracious to you this weekend and always in Jesus name.