DOUBLE DESCENT

Memorise: "But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world" (1 Cor 11:32)

Read: Judges 16:20-21

Samson rose from fornicating with an harlot and the anointing kept flowing. He kept violating God's laws without any obvious repercussion until his cup was full. If you are defaulting in tithes and your business appears booming, fear! If you are lusting after the opposite sex, harbouring unclean thoughts or possessing an unforgiving spirit yet everything appears normal, fear! It could be that God has abandoned you like Ephraim. "But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house" (Judges 16:21). This scripture describes what happens to the one forsaken by God. First, the fellow becomes a captive of the enemies. If Christ is no longer your Lord, Satan will take over the government of your life. And Satan is the worst slave driver ever known. Are you in your enemy's net? How did you get there? It is possible you were captured because of your persistently descending into sin and disobedience. If you once had something to live for, the moment you descend into sin, it will no longer be your priority. Spiritual goals will be abandoned. Sometimes, even secular, material or academic goals could be abandoned. Sin is the greatest robber of vision and spiritual sight! Do you have a vision for your life?




Another repercussion of being forsaken by God is retrogression. Samson was brought 'down'. Anytime you descend into sin, it is a double descent: you descend into something unpleasant. You retrogress. In addition, you become bound by what you cannot easily break free from. Living in sin ties you down to the same spot. Sin is tougher than fetters of iron. Lastly, it makes you a laughing stock to your enemies. Samson, a divine champion began to dance before the idols of his enemies. 1 Corinthians 11:32 says one reason God chastises us is to prevent us from perishing with the world. But Samson died with his enemies at his request (Judges 16:30-31). Are you sinning without repercussion? Don't think you are clever. It could be that you are heading for an irredeemable destruction. If God does not chastise you for wrong doing, go to Him today and find out what is wrong and where you missed it. However, each time God chastises His own, He suffers too. Are you a bona fide child of God?







If you sin but nothing pricks your heart, that heart has been deadened. Ask God for a living and sensitive heart.