The relentless attacks of Satan

How could the Philistine leaders capture Samson, the judge?

They conducted a quiet overnight ambush.

They bribed a woman named Delilah, whom Samson loved,

with silver to find out the source of his strength.

Thus, they laid an ambush, even within her chamber, to bind Samson.

Delilah repeatedly asked Samson to reveal the secret of his strength,

saying, "Tell me," "Speak," and "Tell me" three times.

Despite her persistent questioning,

Samson did not disclose the source of his great strength.

Frustrated, Delilah pressed him daily until his soul was vexed unto death.

Eventually, Samson revealed the true source of his strength to Delilah.

As a result, he lost his strength,

yet he did not realize that God had departed from him

(Judg. 16:1-21).

We must recognize the relentless attacks of Satan.

Satan, without sparing any means,

persistently and continuously assaults the source of our strength.

As Christians, our source of strength is the Lord (Ps. 18:1),

but Satan hinders us from growing in knowledge of Jesus Christ, making us weak.

He influences us to love the Lord half-heartedly

rather than with all our heart, soul, and mind,

leading us to repeatedly disobey God's word.

Satan also manipulates us to express love for our neighbors only in words,

preventing us from doing so in truth and deed.

As a result,

even though the power of knowledge of God and the power of love are greatly weakened,

we often fail to realize it.