As a youngster, I was always a bit fascinated with Samson (maybe growing up with ‘Gladiators’ on TV fed into that). The supernatural strength and spectacular death alongside the ability to confound people with riddles and yet I couldn’t read the story without internally shouting, ‘you can’t be serious man! You can’t be so stupid! It’s obvious what Delilah is doing!’
Now I’m older I’ve realised the link with his life and mine, there’s a humbling process in both our lives. The Apostle Paul articulated it for us: 2 Corinthians 12:9 Each time he said, ‘My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.’ So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.
At the end of Samson’s story, his physical strength has returned, but his physical sight has been taken. He has learned a thing or two about not being in control and I’d like to think that when he calls on the LORD (Judges 16:28-30) his spiritual sight is clearer than it has ever been.
Ponder this from Timothy Keller:
‘Unless we come to see our spiritual blindness and our need for God’s help, we are all, living good lives primarily for ourselves, in order to stay in control of our lives.’ (Keller T, 2022, Hope in Times of Fear, Hodder & Stoughton)
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