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Judges 15 records the account where Samson retreats to a cave after exacting vengeance on the Philistines for killing his wife and her father. Fearing what the Philistines will do to them, three thousand men of Judah go to Samson to take him captive and hand him over to the Philistines. After agreeing that they themselves would not kill Samson, Samson allows them to bind his hands with ropes and lead him out of the cave.
Judges 15:14-15 (NIV) states: As he approached Lehi, the Philistines came toward him shouting. The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him. The ropes on his arms became like charred flax, and the bindings dropped from his hands. Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand
men.
Samson prevailed over the Philistines, but not by his own might. As Judges 15:14 tells us, the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him. Because Samson was empowered by the Lord, he was able to do what he could not do in his own strength.
Now in Judges 15:18 we see Samson revealing to God that he has a need. The verse states: Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the Lord, “You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?” (NIV)
God responds to Samson’s cry.
Judges 15:19 (NIV) states: Then God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned and he revived. So the spring was called En Hakkore, and it is still there in Lehi.
The challenges of life can make us tired and weary. But rest assured, God knows our weaknesses.
Psalm 103:14 (NLT) states: For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust.
The same God who has the power to bring us great victory, also has the power to help us in our weaknesses.
So let us cry out to God so that we may be refreshed. Let us cry out to God so that we may be satisfied.
Jeremiah 31:25 states: I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.
Except where indicated, scripture references are from the American Standard Version (ASV), Darby Translation (DARBY), or King James Version (KJV) – all public domains.
