Shake Yourself!
Tuesday 30th May 2023
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. Judges 16:20
In the passage above, we read how Samson gave his secret to Delilah, and Delilah took advantage of it to cut off his hair, which was his covenant with God.
There is another very key thing in this passage, though.
Samson said, “I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself.”
There was a way Samson would shake himself when he wanted the anointing to come on him. When he did that, the anointing for superhuman strength would descend on him physically, and he would defeat whatever was before him, even if it was hundreds of soldiers against just him.
In the same way, in the New Testament, there is a shaking we do that brings the power of the Lord to bear on our circumstances.
The shaking in the New Testament is prayer and speaking in other tongues (Jude 1:20). When you pray and speak in other tongues, you activate the power of the Holy Spirit, and cause the anointing to come upon you!
The Bible tells us that we are made in the image and likeness of God. In other words, our spirits were made to look like Him, and we were made to operate like Him.
In Genesis 1:3, the Lord SAID, Let there be light, and the Bible says, and there was light. In other words, it was His SAYING that changed the situation to what He wanted. He kept SAYING until everything changed to exactly what He wanted. Just like Him, it is our SAYING that changes our situations and our lives. This is why Jesus said that men ought always to pray, and not to faint – Luke 18:1. Your are made to CHANGE your situation by YOUR WORDS in your understanding and in tongues. If you are quiet or you do not pray much, you will not have control over the circumstances of life.
This is the shaking of the new creation in Christ.
When you shake every day by using your mouth in the place of prayer, the power of God will increase more and more in your life. When you work on making your prayer life more consistent and Spirit-filled, you will see the miraculous manifestation of the power of God in your life grow more and more till you are shining for all to see, hallelujah!
CONFESSION
I am full of faith from the Word of God, and I am speaking it out by prayer, over my life. I am never weary in my prayer closet, instead I am growing in grace and stamina for more prayer everyday. I am blessed in everything that I do, and I am more than a conqueror over all the challenges of life as I do so, hallelujah!
MORE LIGHT (MEDITATE ON AND PRAY WITH THESE)
Luke 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.
1 Timothy 4:8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
James 5:16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
2 Tim 1:6 ¶ Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
Jude 1:20 AMPC But you, beloved, build yourselves up [founded] on your most holy faith [make progress, rise like an edifice higher and higher], praying in the Holy Spirit.
1 Timothy 4:8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
Luke 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.
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