Judges 16:20 Departed from him

”And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” So he awoke from his sleep, and said, “I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free!” But he did not know that the Lord had departed from him.“

‭‭Judges‬ ‭16‬:‭20‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

I will go out as before: Samson didn’t know things were different. He lived in compromise for so long that he thought it would never make a difference.(Guzik)

“The story is one to fill the soul with holy fear. The possibility of going on in an attempt to do the work of God after God has withdrawn Himself, is an appalling one.” (Morgan)

“This is a tragic example of wasted potential and rejection of God’s warnings. Samson thought he could “get away” with sin and escape its consequences. He misinterpreted the merciful delay of God’s judgment or correction as a sign that He really didn’t care. He therefore presumed on God’s mercy and continued on in his sin, making things far worse.” (Guzik)

He did not know that the LORD had departed from him: Samson’s strength was not in his hair, it was in his relationship with God. He worked against that relationship to the point where God finally departed from him, in the sense that He no longer blessed Samson with supernatural strength. (Guzik)

As Christian’s our strength is in Jesus. 

Will the Holy Spirit ever depart from us?

”But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.“

‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Do you have the Spirit of Christ?

Blessings