Gateway Worship Center: Sunday, November 2, 2014---Are You Awake?

DON'T FALL ASLEEP-Pastor Ryan Lestrange

Every Samson will face a Delilah, she tries to lull you to sleep and draw you away from purpose. As we read the story of Samson and Delilah in Judges 16 we are horrified to read about a great instrument of God's strength falling and losing sight of his purpose. It is almost unfathomable that a person could be so deceived by another. I believe that Delilah is not just a historical figure but the embodiment of a demon spirit that is sent to rob powerful men and women of God of their destiny. This spirit comes to distract, delay and deny purpose.

A Delilah spirit lulls a person to sleep. They slowly lose their passion and eventually abandon their destiny. It does not happen immediately but through a gradual process of poor choices and lack of obedience. In this hour God is raising up PROPHETIC VOICES to shout aloud and WAKE the church UP! We are being called out of slumber and back to destiny. There is a GREAT emergence of PROPHETIC and APOSTOLIC leaders guiding the bride back to purpose and passion!

Delilah's final act of entrapment was fulfilled after Samson revealed his heart. We are to be cautious about our destiny and dreams! We must steward the vision of The Lord as a valuable and precious thing to be protected. The relationships in our life MATTER! What we give our time to MATTERS. Delilah removed the anointing from Samson's life. She separated him from the source of strength & power. Then she turned him over. The thing about this spirit is that it draws you away from purpose, blinds your vision, lulls you to sleep and then turns you over to more destructive spirit.

Live with your SPIRIT EYES wide OPEN! Break the spirit of SLUMBER. Live ALERT and filled with PURPOSE. There is no time for a Delilah spirit in your life. Be led by The Holy Spirit and you will discern Delilah and run away.