Galatians 6:7-8 NIV
"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life."
Judges 16:4-5 NIV
"Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah. The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, 'See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.'”
Key #1 - Be Careful Who You Let In
Proverbs 4:23 NIV
"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."
Key #2 - If You Play With Fire, You Will Get Burned
Judges 16:6 NIV
"So Delilah said to Samson, 'Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.’"
Judges 16:7 NIV
Samson answered her, “If anyone ties me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I’ll become as weak as any other man.”
1 Corinthians 10:12 NIV
"So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!"
Key #3 - Deception Always Leads to Destruction
Judges 16:19-21 NIV
"After putting him to sleep on her lap, she called for someone to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him. And his strength left him. Then she called, 'Samson, the Philistines are upon you!' He awoke from his sleep and thought, 'I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.' But he did not know that the Lord had left him. Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes and took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain in the prison."
Key #4 - God’s Grace is Greater
Judges 16:28 NIV
"Then Samson prayed to the Lord, ‘Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more...’"
