The Storms of Life: Can We Predict Them?
“And he was very thirsty, and he called upon the Lord and said, ‘You have granted this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and shall I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised’” Judges 15: 18?
This account depicts how Samson killed 1,000 Philistines with a donkey’s jawbone. And how God provided water for him at the end of his ordeal. To read the chapter for context, click here.
After a great victory comes a harrowing ordeal, or storm, if you like. There’s a principle here that I’ve seen many times in scripture.
When the Children of Israel escaped from Egypt after 400 years of bondage, their next experience was to be pursued by pharaoh and his army, as they were trapped by the Red Sea (Exodus 13:17- 14: 14).
The next thing David experienced after he slew Goliath was the jealousy and murderous rage of Saul. He spent years hunting David down like a wild animal (1 Samuel 18: 6-16).
Elijah had a great victory over the 400 prophets of Baal when he made fools of them and killed them. But the next thing he experienced was a death threat from a demon-possessed queen (1 Kings 18: 20- 19: 8).
After a mountain top experience comes a valley. And after a great victory, we can expect some harrowing ordeal. The storms of life commonly occur after some great triumph. This is important to understand, so that when it happens, we won’t be caught off guard and thrown for a loop.
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