Episode 280: The Family Altar Audio Devotional – Day 246

Episode Summary:

And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands. And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi. (Judges 15:14-17)

54 How little Samson… I can imagine seeing little Samson out there, with his seven little locks hanging down. Oh, some people picture him like he had door—shoulders like the doors back there, great big brute of a man. That wouldn’t be mystery to see that man kill a lion, or slay a thousand Philistines with a jawbone of a mule. There wouldn’t be no mystery to see him take the city gates and walk away with it; a man that size. But Samson was a little, bitty, curly-headed shrimp, just about like that. Little, bitty fellow. But he was just a little, bitty fellow. We’d call him a little shrimp today, little, sissy boy, seven little mommy’s—little golden locks hanging down on his head, walk around, little, sissy fellow. But to see him slay a lion… Hallelujah.

55 Oh brother! It’s not the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight that’s in the dog. That’s right. That’s what it takes: It’s somebody who’s got that courage and faith in God to stand there and say, “THUS SAITH THE LORD.” Faith moves in and everything else takes its place (Amen.) when faith moves in. But faith cometh by hearing.

56 I can see that little, curly-headed shrimp walk down there, going to see his girlfriend. Walking down through and a lion run out, he was helpless. And the Spirit of the Lord come on him; he just took the lion, tore it in pieces and throwed it down. Oh, that was the mystery. Yes sir. Why? What made the difference in that man? The Spirit of the Lord come on him.

57 Let me see a little, old, cowardly church that’s afraid to trust God, or a family, and let the Spirit of God strike that family, or that individual, or that church, and watch what takes place. Brother, I’m telling you, skeptics fly like roaches in the summertime when you turn the light on them. That’s exactly right. Yes sir. Everything moves out. Faith comes in and “I’m the boss,” said faith. The rest of it moves out. Make any difference what anybody said, God’s Word is eternal, right.

54-0320 – “Faith Cometh By Hearing”
Rev. William Marrion Branham

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