Victory In Death
Judges
13-16:28-30 Then Samson prayed to the LORD, "O Sovereign LORD, remember
me. O God, please strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get
revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes." Then Samson reached toward
the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against
them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other, Samson said,
"Let me die with the Philistines!" Then he pushed with all his might,
and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed
many more when he died than while he lived.
The
dedication of His parents to God
Samson’s
wayward life that revealed the good and bad of human nature
Samson’s
leadership is sporadic
Samson dies
in victory
Psalm
62:5-8 Mankind is restless chasing the beauty of this world. Samson, God’s
chosen leader, sought hope and rest in women.
His
strength was in his hair, or was it. His strength was in the oath he took as a
Nazarite and the life of obedience to God through his vows. Not his hair but
God alone was his rock, salvation and fortress.
In flight,
Samson returned to God. His honor was crushed by the people and the women who
sought only physical, human pleasure and honor. Samson knew that his honor
depended on God and his own obedience to Him.
In the end,
Samson placed his final willful act of trust in Him. He poured out his hearts
to him, and found God to be his final refuge.