Samson and Me

I have been doing this daily reading plan of the bible that gives you an overview of each book of the Bible. Last night I was up to Judges reading about Samson, and I always seem to have massive problems with Samson. He is blessed with the Spirit of God and is given great power, yet he chooses to marry two women that do not worship God and then sleep with a prostitute between those marriages and is extremely violent.

I decided that I might have to read a commentary to see how this could relate to me today and how this relates to God's plan to bring Jesus to the world to die for the worlds sins. So I found this.

The Lord permits some few to wander wide and sink deep, yet he recovers them at last, and marking his displeasure at sin in their severe temporal sufferings, preserves them from sinking into the pit of destruction. Hypocrites may abuse these examples, and infidels mock at them, but true Christians will thereby be rendered more humble, watchful, and circumspect; more simple in their dependence on the Lord, more fervent in prayer to be kept from falling, and in praise for being preserved; and, if they fall, they will be kept from sinking into despair. (Jdg 16:25-31)

For at the end of Samson life, he realises all that he has done and he comes to God and finds grace and peace in him, despite all his wrongdoings.

Now I see Samson more in myself than ever before. For I truly have sunk low and tried to run from God, but he recovered me, I now feel I am more humble than I was before and am filled every day with praise from being rescued from my sin, not just yesterday or today, but every day of my life.