Samson is one of the prominent Judges who Judged and lead Israel for a period. He was born with a promise of immense strength. He was called to be a Nazirite to God from the womb. No razor could come on his head. He could tear a lion with bare hands (Judges 14:6). He could stand alone and kill a thousand Philistine men (Judges 15:15). However, this mighty Judge had a rather inglorious end. As I was reading the bible portion on Samson. Three distinct things stood out. At fir

The difference between the works of Barak and Ehud gives us amazing insights into what a servant of God should seek. Judges 3:12- 30 describes the calling of Ehud to deliver Israel from Eglon the Moabite king. Ehud was raised by God to defend the rights of Israel. But in the passage, we do not see Ehud calling on the Lord seeking advice. However, He was true to the call that God had given him. Ehud kills King Eglon, by his cunning devices. The call was Godly. The effort was h

“God Breaks What He Plans to Use” - A lesson from the Life of Moses 'And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds.'Acts 7:22 The Bible says – Moses was a learned man and was mighty in words and deeds – But in the Egyptian ways. Moses grew up as the son of Pharoh’s daughter. We also see he grew up as an angry man with a sense of right and wrong that was shaped in the palace of Pharoh. This anger led him to kill an Egyptian (Exodus