"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."~ Jud.
Here again, as we have seen throughout the scripture, is one of those many "foolish things," God has chosen to use; "That no flesh should glory in His presence." I think it was Matthew Henry who brought attention to the fact, one of David's men slew 300 with his spear; and another, killed so many his hand grew weary holding to his sword. But both came short of Samson's jawbone. God told Isaiah, "Behold, I will do a new thing." This was one of those times.
Samson did not have a weapon; he, like many of us , had to do with what was at hand. How many times when a hammer was not available, our shoe-heel got the job done. In Samson's case, it was a "new jawbone of an ass." Not an old, dried up, brittle one that would break. He used something moist, tough and strong. The marrow was still fresh. God doesn't use rust, mold or soured.
Notice too, when Samson's chore was complete, he discarded the means "he cast away the jawbone out of his hand." Israel kept the brazen serpent used to heal, and ended up worshiping the means instead of the Maker, until good Hezekiah brake it in pieces.
Don't allow the means that helped you, to become a relic that receives all the attention. You know, like counselors, doctors, rehab-centers, medicines, preachers, and a host of other people and things we are prone to put first before God!
Remember! "For This Man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house."
by an Aged Saint
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