参孙的神奇力量
士师记十四章5至9节
5参孙跟他父母下亭拿去。到了亭拿的葡萄园，见有一只少壮狮子向他吼叫。
6耶和华的灵大大感动参孙，他虽然手无器械，却将狮子撕裂，如同撕裂山羊羔一样。他行这事并没有告诉父母。
7参孙下去与女子说话，就喜悦她。
8过了些日子，再下去要娶那女子，转向道旁要看死狮，见有一群蜂子和蜜在死狮之内，
9就用手取蜜，且吃且走；到了父母那里，给他父母，他们也吃了，只是没有告诉这蜜是从死狮之内取来的。
十六章2至3节
2有人告诉迦萨人说：“参孙到这里来了！”他们就把他团团围住，终夜在城门悄悄埋伏说：“等到天亮我们便杀他。”
3参孙睡到半夜起来，将城门的门扇、门框、门闩一齐拆下来，扛在肩上，扛到希伯仑前的山顶上。
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然而，参孙是否真是这个样子呢？事实未必如此，否则非利士人应该猜到他的神力是从何而来。
参孙的力量是来自神的灵。但令人感到可悲的是，正如我们昨天所读，神赐参孙这种力量，为的是叫他作以色列的领袖或士师，拯救百姓脱离外敌的侵凌；可是，他却常常运用这种力量去满足和保护自己。
没有人能徒手撕裂狮子，参孙却能做到；没有人能活捉三百只狐狸，再将狐狸掷进敌人的禾田里，参孙却能做到；没有人能够把城门的门扇、门框、门闩一齐拆下来，扛到数里以外的山顶上，参孙却做得到。真不知道该城的百姓如何把它们从山上扛下来！
参孙凭甚么做成这一切呢？就是靠神的灵赐给他的力量。当这力量离他而去的时候，他便一无所有。
我们今天应当学习这个宝贵的功课。任何人只要接受耶稣基督，并将生命交给祂，就会获得圣灵赐予能力。在旧约时代，圣灵似乎只会临到某人，让他完成某项特别的差事，而不会一直住在他的里面。但今天，圣灵却会入住信徒心里，不再离开。除非有人决意背逆神和执意犯罪，圣灵便会收回祂的能力。
圣灵正在等着使用愿意将生命交给基督的人。圣灵的大能永远如一。祂渴望你能不负所托，并为基督的缘故使用你。你愿意被圣灵使用吗？
SAMSON'S AMAZING STRENGTH
Judges 14:5-9 and 16:2-3
5 So Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah.
Now to his surprise, a young lion came roaring against him.
6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion apart as one would have torn apart a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.
7 Then he went down and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
8 After some time, when he returned to get her, he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion. And behold, a swarm of bees and honey were in the carcass of the lion.
9 He took some of it in his hands and went along, eating. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them, and they also ate. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion.
2 When the Gazites were told, “Samson has come here!” they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. They were quiet all night, saying, “In the morning, when it is daylight, we will kill him.”
3 And Samson lay low till midnight; then he arose at midnight, took hold of the doors of the gate of the city and the two gateposts, pulled them up, bar and all, put them on his shoulders, and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron.
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But was he really like that? Probably not, otherwise the Philistines would have known the secret of his unusual strength.
Samson's power came from the Spirit of God. But sad to say as we saw yesterday, while Samson was supposed to be the leader or judge to deliver Israel, most of the time he used his great strength to either deliver or amuse himself.
No one could kill a lion with his bare hands. But Samson did. No one could catch 300 foxes and turn them into the enemy's grain fields. But Samson did. No one could lift a city's gate and gateposts, and carry them miles away up a hill. But Samson did. It would be very interesting to know how the town’s people got them back again!
How did Samson do all this and more besides? By the power loaned him by the Spirit of God. When that power finally left him, he had nothing.
What a lesson for us today! The same Holy Spirit is willing to lend His power to anyone who accepts Jesus Christ and yields his life to Him. It would seem that in Old Testament days, the Holy Spirit would come on a person for a special task but would not indwell him. Today the Holy Spirit indwells and will never leave a believer. But if that person is disobedient and chooses sin rather than Christ's will, the Holy Spirit will withdraw His power.
The Holy Spirit is waiting to use anyone who will give his life to Christ. His power is still the same. He longs to be able to trust you and use you for Christ's sake. Are we willing to allow Him to do it?