Judges 16:30 KJV
And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.
The story of Samson is the story of all of Israel in a microcosm. We could say Samson's story is, "How Not To Be Used of God." God did use him but that doesn't mean Samson is in any way an example to follow.
• He was self willed
• He was fleshly
• He was arrogant
• He was disobedient to his parents
• He was rebellious with the Word of God
Yet through all of that he knew God had a plan for his life.
Too many Christians today are Samson-like. They boast all of their unbiblical qualities but insist that, because they have liberty in Christ, they are just fine.
And I am afraid that too many Christians will find that their end is not much different than was Samson's. They will end their lives with the victory of heaven, but then see the bittersweet reality that they were saved, yet so as by fire.
And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.
The story of Samson is the story of all of Israel in a microcosm. We could say Samson's story is, "How Not To Be Used of God." God did use him but that doesn't mean Samson is in any way an example to follow.
• He was self willed
• He was fleshly
• He was arrogant
• He was disobedient to his parents
• He was rebellious with the Word of God
Yet through all of that he knew God had a plan for his life.
Too many Christians today are Samson-like. They boast all of their unbiblical qualities but insist that, because they have liberty in Christ, they are just fine.
And I am afraid that too many Christians will find that their end is not much different than was Samson's. They will end their lives with the victory of heaven, but then see the bittersweet reality that they were saved, yet so as by fire.
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