Judges 13 and 14

We have forgotten how to be desperate for God.

Judges 13:8 - ⁸ Then Manoah prayed to the LORD : "O LORD, I beg you, let the man of God you sent to us come again to teach us how to bring up the boy who is to be born."  (NIV)

Judges 13:12 - ¹² So Manoah asked him, "When your words are fulfilled, what is to be the rule for the boy's life and work?"   (NIV)


Judges 13:13 - ¹³ The angel of the LORD answered, "Your wife must do all that I have told her. ¹⁴ She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, nor drink any wine or other fermented drink nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her."  (NIV)


" The Cat's in the Cradle" performed by Andy Moore

Judges 14:1-3 -  ¹ Samson went down to Timnah and saw there a young Philistine woman. ² When he returned, he said to his father and mother, "I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife."

 ³ His father and mother replied, "Isn't there an acceptable woman among your relatives or among all our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?"
      But Samson said to his father, "Get her for me. She's the right one for me."  (NIV)


3 General Statements on Relationships by James Dobson

1. Rules without relationship leads to rebellion
2. Relationship without rules leads to recklessness
3. Relationship with rules usually leads to righteousness

Balance Rules & Relationships
Parents are:

1. Coaches:  lead the team, leads each differently
2. Groundskeepers:  need the lines & boundaries & rules.
3. Referee:  enforce the rules consistently

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