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Beware of Delilah's

Texts: Judges 16:4

 *Some time later,  he fell in love with a woman named Delilah., who lived in the  Sorek Valley.* 

The story of Samson and Delilah is such a popular one,  but the lessons from their story is undoubtedly timeless. 

While it is possible to be viewing Delilah from the women's perspective only, we should be careful to note that the message is more about what Delilah stands for or what she signifies. 

First,  let's look into the meaning of the name "Delilah ".

For the record,  Delilah was not a prostitute so to speak (at least the Bible didn't introduce her as such).  She was simply  a woman. Hence,  any (so called) woman or man can play the role of a Delilah if you are not watchful. 

 *The meaning of Delilah:* 

Delilah simply means Languishing which means:

1. To lose strength and become weak. 

2. To be in a state of weakness or sickness. 

3. To have low spirits(morale) especially from love sickness

4. To live in a miserable or disheartening conditions 

5. To be neglected or make little progress or be unsuccessful. 

Now,  from the aforementioned,  we can see that anybody (male or female) can play the role of Delilah,  or fall into the category of what Delilah stands for. 

Delilah perforated the life and destiny of a great Judge in Israel. Samson lost his power because he was being careless with his God's given strength and anointing. 

 *Be careful how you play around with your calling and election in Christ, lest you are cut short of your ordination and inheritance* .

 *You must be able to identify anything or anyone standing on your path of destiny and inheritance in Christ, and avoid such like plague.* 

 *Samson had thought Delilah was a bed mate, little did he know that she was a grave  mate and destiny destroyer* 

 *Be careful of what you call free lunch, it could actually lead to death* .

Tomorrow,  we shall be looking at how Delilah operates  and the way out. 

Questions to ponder:

Is there anyone or anything playing the role of Delilah in your life, going by the definitions of what Delilah stands for? 

Are you languishing in anyway?

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1. Father, I cut any tie between me and everything Delilah stands for in Jesus name. 


 *Bible Reading:* Proverbs 7:1-5.

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