God's Strength for Man's Weakness

The holy life has less to do with your distance from the world and more to do with your nearness to God. The closer you grow to a holy God the further you will find yourself from unholy things. From an Old Testament story we find an eternal principle about the life separated to God.

Samson was one of three men identified in Scripture as Nazarites. His calling was a holy one. Yet big vows are often broken by small compromises. Today we see how this strong man failed to keep the vow he had made to God.

Have you ever wondered how one life can get so messed up? This is what sin does one step at a time. Samson’s life is a warning to us all of the downward spiral of sin.

Men are remembered for extraordinary days, but they are made on ordinary ones. When a man has a great public failure it is usually preceded by small private failures. A vivid picture of this is seen in Samson’s life in the days before Delilah.

There are many things in life that you can’t choose, but there are some things you must choose. No one can choose God’s way for you. Others may influence, encourage, counsel...yet in the end, you choose!

The greatest blessings are the ones that money cannot buy and the world cannot duplicate. Samson’s greatest blessing was not his physical strength - it was the presence of God! There is nothing greater than living in His presence.

The early days of life are formative ones. Today we examine the first chapter of Samson’s life and see that the Lord was working in him long before others knew his name. As you look at your history do not miss the providence and provision of God.

Typically when we think of Samson we think of the bad in his life, but have you ever considered the goodness of his God? Look behind Samson’s successes and beyond Samson’s failures and you will see a good God.