It’s Coming Without Permission!”
“You are having a baby!!!
That was heaven’s announcement to Samson’s mother. Imagine her surprise — barren for years, living with disappointment, and then suddenly, heaven breaks through her ordinary day with an extraordinary message. Sometimes, when God is ready to reveal something, it will not come the way we expect it or the way it came before. We have to stay open to the leading of God because when He’s birthing something new, He rarely repeats an old pattern.
I love that God chose to tell the woman first. He didn’t go through her husband. He didn’t wait for a priest. He came directly to her. That alone carries a prophetic message. To every man who says, “If it was God, He would tell me first,” I say—examine the Scriptures. God speaks to women. And men, it’s important that you listen.
There’s something about how God moves that keeps us humble. If we don’t humble ourselves, He has a way of letting life do it for us. When I read the announcement of Samson’s birth, I had to laugh. I went back and read it again. The angel didn’t appear to Manoah, Samson’s father—he appeared to his wife. He gave her the instructions, the requirements, and the purpose for the child that was to come. Sometimes, God will tell her first.
When she told her husband, Manoah didn’t dismiss her. He prayed. He said, “Lord, send the angel again to tell me too.” And God, in His mercy, did just that. Wouldn’t it be great, ladies, if we could still pray that same prayer today? It would save us some arguments, some tears, a few dinners, and maybe even a marriage or two! But the lesson here is this: God knows how to confirm what He’s spoken — not because He has to, but because He loves us that much.
Now, maybe you’re saying, “I’m not having a baby, so what does this have to do with me?” Maybe not a natural one, but what about a spiritual one? What about the dream God planted inside of you — that business, that ministry, that book, that assignment that’s been stirring in your spirit? God is announcing something over your life that will not come through natural means. It’s divine. It’s supernatural.
Samson was born in a time of oppression. For forty years, his people had been bound, and God was ready to send deliverance. When God raises up a deliverer, He gives them the ability to do what others cannot do. Samson had supernatural strength. You, too, carry something that makes you spiritually strong — faith. And your faith will make the difference.
Don’t allow the barrenness of your situation to convince you that you’re not pregnant with promise. Don’t let the silence of this season make you think nothing is happening. God specializes in bringing life out of places that look lifeless. He is requiring that you walk by faith and not by sight.
It’s coming without man’s permission. The dream, the vision, the next move of God — it doesn’t need to be validated by anyone else. Heaven has already confirmed it.
The same God who spoke to Samson’s mother is speaking to you. He’s saying, “You are about to give birth.” And when it happens, it will not be by your power or your plan. It will be by His Spirit.
Stay sensitive. Stay surrendered. Stay in position. God’s announcement over your life is already in motion. The barren place is about to bloom.
Because when heaven speaks — it’s coming, and no man can stop it.
