Judges 13-15<\/a><\/p>\nDaily Thought<\/h2>\n
When I was young, I listened to records. A scratch in the surface of a vinyl record would cause a song to repeat at the same spot over and over again. We called it a “broken record.” It would sound something like this, “And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord – And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord – And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.”<\/p>\n
Judges 13:1, “And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.”\u00a0In the Bible, when something is repeated, you are looking at a theme, and the theme of Judges is God is faithful when we are not.\u00a0Israel would do evil, a foreign nation would enslave Israel, and God would do something special that only he could do to remind Israel that he is their God. Samson was going to be special, it was obvious before he was born. \u201cThere was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and had no children. And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, \u2018Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son\u2019\u201d (Judges 13:2-3).<\/p>\n
There it is, another scratch in the record, a child born out of barrenness, life from death, another theme. It has happened before. Isaac was born to Sarah, who \u201cwas barren; she had no child\u201d (Genesis 11:30). Later, \u201cIsaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And the Lord granted his prayer\u201d (Genesis 25:21), and Rebekah gave birth to Jacob and Esau. Jacob\u2019s wife, Rachel, \u201cwas barren\u201d (Genesis 29:31), \u201cthen God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb. She conceived and bore a son and she called his name Joseph\u201d (Genesis 30:22-24). The theme, life from death, continues. Hannah, \u201cthough the Lord had closed her womb\u201d (1Samuel 1:5) would give birth to the prophet Samuel, and barren Elizabeth (Luke 1:7) had a son named John, who would be called John the Baptist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThen, one very special, not from barrenness, but from innocence. \u201cBehold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel\u201d (Isaiah 7:14). God with us. Jesus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSome things bear repeating, again and again. Life from death. \u201cGod, being rich in mercy, because of the great love for us, even when we were dead in our sins, made us alive together with Christ\u201d (Ephesians 2:4-5). Not a broken record, this is grace.<\/p>\n
Daily Prayer<\/h2>\n
God Almighty, I can do all things through You. You give me the strength to find peace and contentment in any circumstance. Whether I have plenty or am in need, weak or strong, You are my strength. If You are for me, who can be against me.<\/p>\n
I pray that I grow daily in dependence on You, and in replacing my will with Yours.<\/p>\n
Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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