Will you stay when the message gets difficult? Today in the Book of Judges, we see the tragic fallout of internal strife as a "password" becomes a matter of life and death for the tribes of Israel. Amidst this chaos, a glimmer of hope appears as the Angel of the Lord visits a barren couple to announce the birth of Samson—a child set apart from birth to begin the rescue from the Philistines. In the Gospel of John, we witness a mass departure. Many of Jesus' followers find His teaching too hard to accept and turn back, prompting Jesus to ask the Twelve: "Do you want to go away as well?"

Today’s Scripture:

📖 Judges 12–13 – The men of Ephraim pick a fight with Jephthah, leading to a civil war where the word "Shibboleth" is used as a phonetic test to identify enemies. After a period of minor judges, the scene shifts to the birth of Samson ...