And Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and he leaned his weight against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other. And Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he bowed with all his strength, and the house fell upon the lords and upon all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he killed at his death were more than those whom he had killed during his life.
Judges 16:29-30
Father God, I ask today that You would give me a heart that is willing to sacrifice myself for the Kingdom while at the same time not giving up hope in Your ability to save and deliver. Many times I believe it is an either or proposition, my mind limiting the possibilities of what You can do in the moment. In times like those, I sacrifice myself for the Kingdom believing the worse and bracing for it to happen. Other times I hold on and often hold back, trusting that You will come through so that I don’t have to suffer loss. I want to walk in a reality where I believe both can happen at the same time, where I can selflessly give myself away without thought of the cost while unwaveringly knowing that You will come through. I don’t want to say, “Let me die.” Instead, I want to say, “If I perish, I perish!” Help me to infuse my sacrifice with hope concerning Your ability, not despair regarding what I believe to be the inevitable cost. You are God all by Yourself. You can do all things. Continue to speak to my heart the truths concerning Your unfailing love and ability to show up in my life, especially when I least expect it. Remind me regularly that You are the God Who defies the laws of reason, Who caused the sun to not set and to go from west to east. You are the God Who prevented flesh from burning in a fiery furnace and restored a withered hand. You parted the Red Sea and stopped the flow of the Jordan. You defy logic. Help me to put my logic to the side and trust in Your miraculous power. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.