OLAADEGBU:
SAMSON AND JESUS
By Reinhard Bonnke

1. Samson had fallen prey to Delilah's prank, turning him into a fallen skunk.
Half she had pulled him and half he willingly sunk.
Cutting the hair of the Nazarene had made him weak and unclean.
The Philistines grabbed and blinded him, throwing him into the lowest dungeon,
Where he had to turn a grinding wheel, watched by his young companion.
A feast was arranged in a hurry to the Philistine idol's glory.
The whole nation's nobility appeared, to have their god Dagon cheered.

2. As a special treat the heathen elite demanded to see the conquered hero.
They called him from the jail's lowest vault to mock the man as a zero.
Samson's heart broke, when the enemy cursed his God for a joke.
Stumbling up those dump stony stairs, quietly weeping without tears:
"Remember me Lord” was his stifled sob, "as afore, o please be my God."
"Let your Spirit come on me, as He did before, one more victory for you to score."
What Samson did not know, his Nazarene hair had begun to regrow.

3. Samson arrived to an explosion of joy, to be touched and kicked around like a toy.
It made him angry that they mocked His God; that in drunken mood, they spat on his Lord.
"My God, remember me, as I used to be, please do it again," he mumbled in pain,
When abruptly he felt something – the Spirit of the Lord was stirring in him.
Every cell began to swell; his breathing became unbelieving.
Nobody else seemed to notice it, but the God of Israel had made Samson fit.
Rivers of power flowed, and although blind, the restored supremacy showed.

4. "Where are the two pillars on which the palace does rest?" was his request.
The guide pointed them out and then Samson pressed with all his clout.
As if in an earthquake the pillars crashed, killing 3000 Philistines in clouds of dust.
Including Samson, the Judge of Israel, who strangely depicted, Christ Immanuel.
The sinless and wounded Jesus spread His arms out on the cross for all of us,
Bringing down the two pillars of sickness and sin, destroying satanic oppression.
Samson and Jesus – both died in their chore, but Christ rose from the dead, is alive evermore.

WHO JESUS WAS
Poem By Reinhard Bonnke
1.
Jesus “went about healing all who were beset” that’s what an eyewitness said.
His hand was the hand of God, that’s what the multitude thought.
His very presence ushered in majesty, assurance, forgiveness and certainty.
He delivered the demon-possessed, and championed the oppressed.
His graciousness and understanding overwhelmed the people unending.
2.
The words of Jesus created astonishment, so loving, and so clear the tone.
Crowds thronged and urged Him, to be Israel’s king on a throne.
Instead, He let His enemies put thorns on His head.
He came as godly Healer and not as worldly dealer.
He was mankind’s Redeemer and not some rebel leader.
3.
Jesus lived the most astonishing life, an inspiration to others in strife.
When He died at Calvary, His enemies took that as finality.
But they dealt with someone like never before, He was Jesus the conqueror.
He conquered death, robed in immortality and ascended to God in eternity.
He left the promise that on His return every eye shall see Him again.
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God gave me this poem yesterday. Please pass it on. Be blessed.
REINHARD BONNKE