The story, found in the 14th chapter of Judges, portrays one of the most popular characters in the Old Testament. Samson, is listed in the 11th chapter in the Hall of Faith, with the heroes and sheroes of the faith. When you read his story, you will discover that Samson was a man of faith, but wasn't always a faithful man. Someone asked the question, "Why is it hard for people to forgive?"
That answer can be found in this story, because it deals with the freewill of humanity and the sovereignty of God. Everyone chooses to do whatever they desire — obey God's will or not obey God's will.
Samson is only drawn and
attracted to her based on what he sees with his eyes. You should never make decisions solely on what you see. In Genesis chapter 3, Eve decided
to eat the fruit of the forbidden tree when she saw that it was good. All of us have an eye gate. Your eye gate should be the filter that protects your eyes from telling your mind the wrong things. When you don’t bring
your eyes into subjection to your faith, your sight will partner with your mind
and have you forgetting things you already know.
As the story unravels, you will discover that
Samson compromises his commitment to God. In Judges 13, he was born under the Nazirite vow. There were three things every Nazirite vowed not to do:
1. Drink strong wine.
2. Eat or touch anything unclean (or dead things).
3. Cut your hair.
Lust was his weakness and he did not know how to guard it. Unguarded weaknesses can cause you to make decisions
and go for things that you know aren’t healthy for you.
God will always have somebody or something to be a
warning before you cross that line.
See Donald Duck's Better Self.
My mentor, Dr. David L. Lane, said, "Make sure you have a mentor for the various areas in your life." That’s why we need people
in your circle who are holier than us, who have more faith, more wisdom, and discernment and maturity than we possess.
What do you do when
God is in it and it doesn’t work out? Keep in mind, some times things don’t work out when God is in it, because human freewill gets is
involved. Things
don’t work out because God’s plan still includes us.
We always have the right to refuse the plan of God and/or our decisions
don’t always line up with His plan.
But, here's the good news, the story is not over! God is not done with us yet and our story does not end with the fallout of our choices.
God is not done with you yet! I hear Job in Job 23:10 "When God is done with me I shall come forth as pure gold."
