JimWhen Delilah finally got Samson to admit the real secret of his power, and had his hair cut off, his great strength left him. When he awoke from his sleep he thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.” That phrase is followed by one of the most tragic verses in the Bible.

“….But he did not know that the Lord had left him.”

Yes…there is indeed a danger of having the Lord leave us. Some would argue with that statement. We are very safe in Christ as long as we are following and serving Him. But when we decide to disobey Him and continue down a path of rejecting Him…He leaves us.

Samson’s end was not pretty. The price for his sin was losing his Father’s presence. May I remind you today, as I remind myself, we must stay in God’s presence, doing God’s will, serving Him with all of our heart. Jesus said it so well. “Abide in me and I will abide in you.” We cannot serve God without His presence. He will not leave us unless we abandon Him.

Abiding in Christ,

Jim Grams