Judges 13-16 records the life of Samson. He was somewhat of a miracle baby given to a God-fearing couple who was sterile. His parents prayed for wisdom in how to bring him up (13:8). But despite their best efforts he grew up to be a disappointment.
Samson grew up to be angry, proud, foolish, full of vengeance, and controlled by sensuality. He was disobedient to the Lord and to his parents.
In light of the recent election I was thinking of the mysterious ways that God works. If Samson were elected president of the US, the country would be spouting opinion of gloom and doom. Yet knowing Samson's character in advance God chose him to begin to free Israel from Philistine oppression.
Obama is a disappointment. So was McCain. But we can not put a limit of the power of God in the life of man. Samson, Saul, and Pharaoh were all used by God in completely different ways to accomplish His purpose. The mighty hand of God reaches beyond our fears, doubts, and shallow reasoning to show the limits of man and the unlimited power of His being. The loving Creator of the universe is in control. There is nothing (and no one) that is beyond His reach.
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