God Will Quench Your Thirst
Then Samson said, "With a donkey's jawbone I have made donkeys of them. With a donkey's jawbone I have killed a thousand men."
When he finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was called Ramath Lehi.
Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the LORD, "You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?"
Then God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it.
When Samson drank, his strength returned and he was revived. So the spring was called En Hakkore, and it is still there in Lehi. Samson led Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines. Judges 15:16-20.
When he finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was called Ramath Lehi.
Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the LORD, "You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?"
Then God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it.
When Samson drank, his strength returned and he was revived. So the spring was called En Hakkore, and it is still there in Lehi. Samson led Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines. Judges 15:16-20.
Samson had just accomplished an astonishing feat: killing a thousand men with the jawbone of a donkey. He did this under the anointing of the Spirit of God as part of his divine assignment of defeating the Philistines who were oppressing the Israelites. But Samson was thirsty after that great victory. He faced the possibility of dying from thirst because there was no water to drink. So: Was Samson going to die of thirst?
Samson cried out to the LORD, "You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?"
God performed a miracle. He instantly created a spring to quench Samson's thirst. God did not leave Samson to die of thirst after using him so mightily against the enemies of Israel.
The Bible declares in 2 Chronicles 16:9 (NKJV) that, "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him." God never abandons His children. When God puts you on an assignment. He will not only ensure that you are completely victorious, but He will also ensure that He takes care of your personal needs including quenching your thirst. God will create a spring to ensure that you have water to drink. God cares deeply about your personal needs.
The Enemy would want us to believe that God does not really care about our personal well-being. He wants us to believe that God will only use and abandon us. He wants us to believe that serving God is not worth it. He wants us to believe that we will die of thirst right in the midst of God's service. But that is far from the truth. God will quench whatever thirst you have even if it means creating a spring just for you! He did it for Samson. He will do it for you.
Don't be afraid as you serve the Lord. He will not abandon you. God is fiercely loyal to those He sends on assignment. He knows all about your deepest personal needs. He will take care of you.
Samson cried out to the LORD, "You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?"
God performed a miracle. He instantly created a spring to quench Samson's thirst. God did not leave Samson to die of thirst after using him so mightily against the enemies of Israel.
The Bible declares in 2 Chronicles 16:9 (NKJV) that, "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him." God never abandons His children. When God puts you on an assignment. He will not only ensure that you are completely victorious, but He will also ensure that He takes care of your personal needs including quenching your thirst. God will create a spring to ensure that you have water to drink. God cares deeply about your personal needs.
The Enemy would want us to believe that God does not really care about our personal well-being. He wants us to believe that God will only use and abandon us. He wants us to believe that serving God is not worth it. He wants us to believe that we will die of thirst right in the midst of God's service. But that is far from the truth. God will quench whatever thirst you have even if it means creating a spring just for you! He did it for Samson. He will do it for you.
Don't be afraid as you serve the Lord. He will not abandon you. God is fiercely loyal to those He sends on assignment. He knows all about your deepest personal needs. He will take care of you.
Prayer: Father, I am yours and yours alone. I am faithfully fulfilling your calling upon my life. Thank you for the assurance that you will take care of my personal needs. Amen.