Physically, Samson was the most powerful of all Israel’s Judges. Spiritually, he was the weakest.
Having just come out of a heated battle, Samson is hot, tired, and dehydrated. I would imagine that killing 1000 Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey would take a lot out of you. He begs God for water.
The Lord brought Samson to this point to teach him that he was not self-sufficient. He still needed God to meet the most basic needs of his life.
Do we ever think we are self-sufficient? Truth is, without God we are as helpless as babies.
We depend upon the Lord for the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and everything else we enjoy and have in this life.
When we forget that, God may work in our lives to remind us that we need Him every day. Without Him we can do nothing — spirituality or physically.
John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Trust Him.
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