Sweetness from the Strong
“And he said to them, “Out of the eater came something to eat. Out of the strong came something sweet.” And in three days they could not solve the riddle.”
A RIDDLE BORN FROM AN ENCOUNTER
Samson saw honey inside the carcass of a lion he himself had killed. The riddle is born from a real experience, not an abstract idea.
OUT OF THE EATER, FOOD
What once threatened to devour Samson later became a source of nourishment. God turns what attacks us into something that sustains us.
OUT OF THE STRONG, SWEETNESS
The lion's raw strength didn't stop something sweet from growing inside it. Hard situations can quietly hold an unexpected provision from God.
THREE DAYS WITHOUT AN ANSWER
The wedding guests could not solve the riddle on their own. Some of God's mysteries only unfold with time and closeness.
A PATTERN THAT REPEATS
Out of the cross came life, out of the tomb came resurrection — the same logic behind Samson's riddle appears again, at a far greater scale, in the gospel.
LOOK FOR HONEY IN THE CARCASS
Act: Before breakfast, name one recent hardship that looked like pure threat, and ask God to show you the sweetness He has already placed inside it.