Samson

Scripture Then the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him. He went down to the town of Ashkelon. ~Judges 14:19, NLT Quote The strong need humility and the weak need strength. ~Source Unknown Samson’s entire life was a spiral downward: he kept going down and it led to captivity, blindness, humiliation and death. He…

Revive Us Again

Scripture Will you not revive us again so that your people may rejoice in you? ~ Psalms 85:6 (CSB) Quote The victorious Christian life is a series of new beginnings. ~George H. Morrison This Psalm was most likely written after Israel returned from their Babylonian captivity. Israel had a tendency to turn to folly. The Hebrew…

Sin Stinks

Scripture My wounds are ugly. They stink. I’ve been foolish. I have sinned. ~Psalms 38:5, NIrV Quote Guilt is to the spirit what pain is to the body. ~Image Quotes The essence of sin is selfishness that leads to rebellion: we want things our way. Isaiah describes our condition well in chapter 53, “All of…