09- 26- 10 MI DAILY DEVOTION (Judges 16: 23- 31)
SAMSON’S LOVE LIFE WERE NOT HEALTHY
Samson was a Nazarite while Jesus was a Nazarene. There were only 3 people in the whole Bible that were called Nazarite which would be John, Samuel and Samson. (Judges 16: 17) “ That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”
What leads Samson to give God his causeless death wish? What was the cause of Samson’s miseries, grief and causeless life and prayers? What made him so mad and miserable? In (Proverbs 6: 32-33) “But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. 33- A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.” Adultery and choosing the wrong life partner (Judges 14: 1- 4; 16: 4). Samson loved the wrong woman, the unbeliever and the wife of the uncircumcised philistines, in verse 3- “Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.” He married a woman with a wrong purpose. He married a woman according to his fleshly desire. Samson said to his father: “Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.” Samson made a big mistake and committed sin when he went in unto harlot. (Judges 16: 1) “Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.” And then he felt in love with another woman- this time it was Delilah. (Judges 16: 4) “And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.” Samson was idle. It means that he was not doing anything. He was just chatting with Delilah. I like Facebook and I like email and the Internet. These are some of the good stuffs that we have and we really all enjoy the good thing about Internet and chatting. I believe that they’re a blessing to this present generation, but it could cause a lot of problems. Samson lost his moral value after wasting so much of his time by chatting with Delilah. He was idle, got tempted, he grabbed the temptation and he fell into sin. Does it sound familiar to many of your friends? If you’re a victim of Satan’s temptation to idleness and for not being a good steward of your time; try to ask the Lord to forgive you and make a big U-Turn. Keep yourself busy for the Lord.
Samson also listened to the voice of the enemy. Satan can use anyone, even the closest person in your life including your family circle. Satan can put words in the lips of your friends and love ones to destroy you and to cause you to fall in your faith and relationship with God. (Judges 16: 5- 6) 5- “And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. 6- And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.”
