The LORD gave me this word five years ago, and although it is lengthy I want to share it now because it’s relevant for today.

There is a story in The Book of Judges that I’m going to write about 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.

After she prayed, the angel reappeared to her again along with her husband Manoah. 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.

The Angel 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.

She later had a son and named him Samson. Every time the Spirit of The LORD came upon Samson, he had supernatural strength!

He married a Philistine woman, against God’s will, and she left him; he killed a lion with his bare hands; he tied up 300 foxes into pairs, lighting a torch between their tails to burn down all the vineyards.

Another time, when the Philistines captured him, he broke out of shackles and killed 1,000 men with the jawbone of a dead donkey. Yet another 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 are a lot of metaphors and revelations within it. 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…” Judges 16:5.

They then offered her a large amount of silver in return. When 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.

Sometime after revealing this, Samson fell asleep with his head on Delilah’s lap and she ordered a man to come in and shave his hair off.

When he awoke, he didn’t even realize that he had lost his strength. The Philistines then gouged his eyes out, put him in prison and made him a grinder of grain.

Even though his hair began to grow back in the prison, he no longer had eyes. One day, the Philistines brought him outside the prison to perform for them in their temple.

“The temple was crowded with men and women. All the Philistine rulers were there. There were about 3,000 men and women on the roof of the temple.

They were laughing and making fun of Samson” Judges 16:27.

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

Then He took hold of the two columns of the temple, crying out to The LORD to take his own life along with the Philistine’s lives, and 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: Many have heard it said that Delilah represented a spirit of sexual seduction, but Delilah actually represents all forms of seduction.

The devil is trying to steal your strength.

Today, there are seducing spirits, just like Delilah, who are trying to destroy your spiritual authority and your destiny.

They are controlling, manipulative and sneaky.

They will work through people and they will try to seduce you back to addictions.

These seducing spirits aim to lure believers back into old habits and temptations, such as substance abuse, addiction and explicit content. 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.

Guard your heart and mind being mindful of who has influence over you. Avoid being swayed by misguided people who seek to divert you from your purpose.

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.

Through Jesus’ blood-Covenant and Repentance, you can transform any situation and escape spiritual demise.

Protect your spiritual strength from seducing spirits.

Recognize their tactics and refuse to give in to their temptations.

Make choices that align with your values and purpose.

Your anointing and your calling are more precious than anything in the natural.

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

Story of Samson : Judges 13 – 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 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
awordinseason.info
www.TheVoiceOfBreakthrough.com

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