The LORD gave me a profound word this week.

It may be lengthy but I’d like to share the story from the book of Judges Chapters thirteen to sixteen before I share the word.

There was a man in the Bible named Samson. Samson’s mother was barren but an angel appeared to her and told her that she was going to have a son.

He said that she was not to drink any wine and no razor shall come upon his head because he was called to be a Nazarite dedicated to God from the womb.

A Nazarite was an Israelite who followed a rigorous regimen of purity and was consecrated and separated unto God.

The angel also told her that her son was going to begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

The angel reappeared to her and her husband Manoah after he prayed. They didn’t recognize that it was an angel as they spoke to him because he appeared as a man although his countenance was as an angel.

He repeated to her husband what he had told her. He told them to prepare a burnt offering on an alter before The LORD.

As they sacrificed a goat to The LORD, the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, and the angel of The LORD ascended in the flame.

When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell with their faces to the ground realizing that it was an angel sent by God.

Samuel was the last judge of Israel. Every time the Spirit of The LORD came upon him he had supernatural strength.

He married a Philistine woman against Gods will and she left him. He killed a lion with his bare hands, he tied up 300 foxes and set their tails on fire to burn down all the vineyards, another time when the Philistines captured him, he broke out of shackles and killed 3,000 men with a jawbone of a dead donkey.

One time The LORD brought water out of the ground to strengthen him.

Samson met with a harlot which opened the door for destruction in his life. He then fell in love with a woman named Delilah.

We all know the story but there is a lot of metaphors and revelation in the story. Delilah was sent to pervert Samson’s destiny.

The rulers of the Philistines went to Delilah and said, “We want to know what makes Samson so strong. Try to trick him into telling you his secret.”

Then we will know how to capture him and tie him up . They then offered her a large amount of silver in return.

Delilah insisted that Samson tell her how he obtained his strength. Samson lied to Delilah three times before telling her the truth of his strength. He then told her that his strength was from his hair and that he never had it cut.

This was part of the Nazarite vow. He fell asleep with his head on her lap and the Philistines came in and cut his hair off. When he awoke he didn’t even realize that he lost his strength.

They then gouged his eyes out, put him in prison and made him a grinder. His hair began to grow back in the prison but he still didn’t have eyes.

They brought him outside the prison to perform for them. There were 3,000 men and women laughing at him and mocking him.

He asked to lean against the pillars and cried out to The LORD to let him destroy the Philistines for taking out his eyes.

Then Samson took hold of the two columns of the temple crying out to The LORD to take his own life also along with the Philistines lives. He then pulled the whole temple down killing the rulers and everyone there.

Samson killed more Philistines when he died than when he was alive.

This is what The LORD is showing me.

We have heard it said that Delilah represented a spirit of sexual seduction, but Delilah actually represents every seducing spirit.

The devil wants to steal your strength. There are seducing spirits today just as Delilah who are trying to destroy your spiritual authority and your destiny.

They are controlling, manipulating and sneaky. They will work through people, and they will try to seduce you back to addictions.

These seducing spirits will try make believers backslide to drugs, alcohol or pornography. They are spirits of betrayal and dishonor.

Samson’s hair represented his anointing. When he lost his hair, he lost his strength. He lost his focus and tried operating in his own strength.

Be careful who speaks into your life. Don’t be swayed by foolish men or women who try to derail you from your destiny.

Don’t let others manipulate you. Samson’s eyes represented his spiritual sight and vision. The enemy wants to blind the spiritual eyes of every believer especially the prophets and the seers. Guard your eye gates. Don’t be deceived by the lusts of the flesh.

Although Samson began to gain his strength back while in prison, he died without receiving his sight. It is imperative to protect your vision.

You don’t have to die in your sin as Samson did. Jesus made a Blood Covenant with us and through repentance we are able to turn any situation around before it is too late.

Do not allow any seducing spirit to steal your spiritual strength. Your anointing and your calling are more precious than anything in the natural.

Jesus is calling you to turn it around now while there is still time.

Story of Samson: Judges Chapter 13 to Judges Chapter 16

“Don’t give the slanderous accuser, the Devil, an opportunity to manipulate you!” Ephesians 4:27 (TPT).

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour: Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world,” 1 Peter 5:8-9.

 

Blessings in Christ Jesus,
~ Elaine

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ELAINE TAVOLACCI
Staten Island, NY
www.awordinseason.info
www.TheVoiceOfBreakthrough.com

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