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We also see another example of this in the story found in the Old Testament Book of Judges concerning Samson and his long hair. Some Christians actually think that Samson’s incredible, supernatural strength was because of his long hair. In my life I have met many guys with long hair, yet I never met one of them whocould demonstrate the type of strength that Samson had. What was the source of Samson’s great strength? Was it his long hair? Was it due to Samson having a Gold Card Membership at the local gym? Was it due to a high protein diet or an excessive consumption of red meat? No, it was none of those
outward
things. Then why was he so strong? He was strong because the Spirit of God was the source of his strength. When the Holy Spirit would come upon him, he would be transformed into a super-man. When he was under the anointing of the Spirit of God, it didn’t matter if he was outnumbered a thousand to one. He was simply invincible as long as he stayed surrendered to the Lord.
An interesting story demonstrating Samson’s great strength is found in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges. Samson found himself trapped inside the city of Gaza with armed men set in ambush to take his life. Gaza was the primary stronghold of the Philistine nation and was well fortified with an enormous wall that encircled the city and it had two huge gates that were kept closed at night to protect the city. Some biblical scholars say the two gates of the city could have been as high as 65 feet and could have weighed as much as 100 tons! Yet Samson tore down the two massive gates with his bare hands. In doing so he also ripped the wooden posts and metal bars away that fastened the gates to the walls. Then, he put the two giant gates on his shoulders and carried them uphill almost 40 miles away toward the city of Hebron, which had an increased elevation of almost 3,000 feet, before putting them down near the top of a mountain. (See Judges 16:1-3.)
Believe me, there is no hairstyle in the world that will give you that kind of strength. This phenomenal act accomplished by Samson was actually the Holy Spirit moving upon him through the supernatural gift of the working of miracles. Oh, how we need to work in harmony with the Holy Spirit so that we might see the power of God manifested in our lives today!
T HE A NOINTING FOR S UPERNATURAL P OWER
The same Holy Spirit that anointed Elisha’s bones, which raised a man from the dead, also anointed Samson to be a real life super-man, and He can also anoint you with supernatural power. This is why the Holy Spirit who anointed a believer in times past can still anoint a child of God with the
same
anointing today. Mantles can be transferred because the Holy Spirit can transfer the anointing of God.
A close friend of mine who is a mature Spirit-filled believer shared with me how a seasoned prophet once gave him a prophetic word that the spirit of Samson would come upon him at times. My friend later did experience a Samson type of anointing when he was assisting in an exercise weight workout. My friend lives in Southern California and is 5′7″ tall and weighs around 155 pounds. He was spotting a very huge man who was performing leg squats with multiple repetitions of exactly 550 pounds. This man was an accomplished power-lifter and bodybuilder who was tall and weighed over 300 pounds with a highly developed muscular frame. My friend was there simply to give him a
spot
, which is when you give someone a slight amount of assistance on their lift to help them move through a possible sticking point.
The large power-lifter would squat the weights without a safety rack because he was confident of having no problem with the lift, having done this amount of weight many times before. He placed his huge shoulders beneath the bar to lift the massive weight off the rack. He then pushed out the first few reps as his gigantic legs strained under the heavy load.
We also see another example of this in the story found in the Old Testament Book of Judges concerning Samson and his long hair. Some Christians actually think that Samson’s incredible, supernatural strength was because of his long hair. In my life I have met many guys with long hair, yet I never met one of them whocould demonstrate the type of strength that Samson had. What was the source of Samson’s great strength? Was it his long hair? Was it due to Samson having a Gold Card Membership at the local gym? Was it due to a high protein diet or an excessive consumption of red meat? No, it was none of those
outward
things. Then why was he so strong? He was strong because the Spirit of God was the source of his strength. When the Holy Spirit would come upon him, he would be transformed into a super-man. When he was under the anointing of the Spirit of God, it didn’t matter if he was outnumbered a thousand to one. He was simply invincible as long as he stayed surrendered to the Lord.
An interesting story demonstrating Samson’s great strength is found in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges. Samson found himself trapped inside the city of Gaza with armed men set in ambush to take his life. Gaza was the primary stronghold of the Philistine nation and was well fortified with an enormous wall that encircled the city and it had two huge gates that were kept closed at night to protect the city. Some biblical scholars say the two gates of the city could have been as high as 65 feet and could have weighed as much as 100 tons! Yet Samson tore down the two massive gates with his bare hands. In doing so he also ripped the wooden posts and metal bars away that fastened the gates to the walls. Then, he put the two giant gates on his shoulders and carried them uphill almost 40 miles away toward the city of Hebron, which had an increased elevation of almost 3,000 feet, before putting them down near the top of a mountain. (See Judges 16:1-3.)
Believe me, there is no hairstyle in the world that will give you that kind of strength. This phenomenal act accomplished by Samson was actually the Holy Spirit moving upon him through the supernatural gift of the working of miracles. Oh, how we need to work in harmony with the Holy Spirit so that we might see the power of God manifested in our lives today!
T HE A NOINTING FOR S UPERNATURAL P OWER
The same Holy Spirit that anointed Elisha’s bones, which raised a man from the dead, also anointed Samson to be a real life super-man, and He can also anoint you with supernatural power. This is why the Holy Spirit who anointed a believer in times past can still anoint a child of God with the
same
anointing today. Mantles can be transferred because the Holy Spirit can transfer the anointing of God.
A close friend of mine who is a mature Spirit-filled believer shared with me how a seasoned prophet once gave him a prophetic word that the spirit of Samson would come upon him at times. My friend later did experience a Samson type of anointing when he was assisting in an exercise weight workout. My friend lives in Southern California and is 5′7″ tall and weighs around 155 pounds. He was spotting a very huge man who was performing leg squats with multiple repetitions of exactly 550 pounds. This man was an accomplished power-lifter and bodybuilder who was tall and weighed over 300 pounds with a highly developed muscular frame. My friend was there simply to give him a
spot
, which is when you give someone a slight amount of assistance on their lift to help them move through a possible sticking point.
The large power-lifter would squat the weights without a safety rack because he was confident of having no problem with the lift, having done this amount of weight many times before. He placed his huge shoulders beneath the bar to lift the massive weight off the rack. He then pushed out the first few reps as his gigantic legs strained under the heavy load.
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