“RECKLESS
POWER”
The life of Samson is
filled with
powerful victories but ends in sad defeat.
How could one with so much power and so great
a Godly heritage be so
reckless?
Samson was a gift from
God to his
parents. Manoah and his wife were
instructed to set Samson aside as a Nazarite.
His parents obeyed the Lord and they raised
him in the nurture of their
God.
One of the first signs
of Samson’s
reckless behavior was his marriage to a Philistine woman.
The Philistines were idol worshippers. In essence, Samson became unequally
yoked. If Samson could speak from
heaven, he would warn any Christian who is tempted to go to the altar
with an
unsaved person. Trouble, headaches, and
heartbreak are not far behind. This is
reckless power.
Samson though very
gifted, abused his
power, he slaughtered thirty Philistine men to repay a gambling debt. Samson also burned the grain fields of the
Philistines when he learned his wife had been given to his Philistine
friend
who attended his wedding. Reckless
power!! How do you use your power? How do you use your influence and your
talents?
Lastly, Samson toyed
with his God given
gift by hinting to Delilah the secret of his strength.
Someone has said, “sin will keep you
longer
than you wanted to stay and cost you more than you wanted to
pay,” ask Samson.
Don’t toy around
sin with the gifts God
has given you. Don’t convince
yourself
that a little bit won’t hurt. Many
alcoholics and drug addicts started with just a little bit. A little lie grows into a giant scandal. Don’t be reckless with your power. Instead be lead by the power (God’s Holy
Spirit).