Sleeping with the enemy
By: Pastor Ron Crandall
Judg 16:5
5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
(KJV)
Judg 16:15-22
15 And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
16 And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;
Judg 16:16
16 With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was tired to death.
(NIV)
* A quick way to tell if someone has God in their life is do they have peace?
17 That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a rasor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
18 And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.
19 And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
20 And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
21 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.
22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
(KJV)
Paul writes to the church at Ephesus
Eph 4:27-32
27 and do not give the devil a foothold.
28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
(NIV)
Luke 8:11-15
11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
12 And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.
13 And those on the rock (are) they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
14 And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of (this) life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
15 And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.
(ASV)
*There are many men of the bible who slept with the enemy
* David and Bathsheba
*Samson and Delilah
* Jambres and the nation of Israel
The nation of Israel slept with Jambres and when Moses left, the children of Israel built the golden calf and began worshipping it and incurred the wrath of God
Eph 5:13-20
13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible,
14 for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said: "Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
15 Be very careful, then, how you live-- not as unwise but as wise,
16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord,
20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(NIV)
Rom 12:9
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. (NIV)
1 Pet 2:16
16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. (KJV)
Ps 139:23
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: (KJV)
Ps 44:21
21 would not God have discovered it, since he knows the secrets of the heart?
(NIV)
Ps 94:11
11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man; he knows that they are futile. (NIV)
Ps 51:2
2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. (NIV)
James 4:7-8
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
(NIV)
James 4:10
10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. (NIV)
James 4:17
17 Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins. (NIV)
• Failing to act in the knowledge of what is right, constitues sin
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