Samson Lost his Temper (Judges 14:19-20)

2/17/2010 8:21 AM

 

SPIRITIUAL DIARY

 

My Worship Time                                        Focus:  Samson lost his temper

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                        Reference:  Judges 14:19-20

 

            Message of the verses:  “19  Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon him mightily, and he went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty of them and took their spoil and gave the changes of clothes to those who told the riddle. And his anger burned, and he went up to his father’s house. 20  But Samson’s wife was given to his companion who had been his friend.”

            As I read through the OT, and at this time it is in the book of Judges, and over the past week or so it has been on the life of Samson, it is hard fro me to understand the things that are being done by Samson, whether or not they are in the will of the Lord because Samson is seeking His will or whether God is overruling in the life of Samson to get his will done, yet Samson is doing it without realizing it is the will of the Lord.  In verse nineteen it starts out by saying that the “Spirit of the LORD came upon Samson mightily,” and after that he went to Ashkelon to kill thirty men so that he could pay off his “bet” with the men he asked to solve his riddle.  So the question is did Samson pray to the Lord to seek his direction before he went to Ashkelon to kill these men or did he just get angry over loosing the bet with the men and do this deed.  I think that it was the latter rather than the former, yet the point is that it was in the plans of the Lord for this to happen for that is why Samson was born, to begin the process of getting Israel out from under the Philistine rule.

            Verse twenty shows that the consummation of the marriage did not take place for his wife was given to the best man, and as seen latter this will make Samson angry again.

 

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  There have been some things going on in my mind that have to do with how Samson lived his life, or a least the way Samson did live makes me think about what has been going on in my mind lately.

            The judgment seat of Christ, the Sovereignty of God, and God overruling in my life to accomplish his will for my life when I am not willing to seek His will for my life, along with Ephesians 2:10 which says, “10  For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago, (NLT).  These are the things that are going through my mind and they add up to a few questions that I have and this section about Samson help me to put these questions together. 

            I believe that God planned in eternity past work for me to do in my Christian life, and that this work will get done whether or not I do it or if someone else has to do it because of unbelief in my life, lack of faith in my life or some other sin in my life which causes me not to do this work He planned for me to do.  I believe that this work He planed for me to do is part of God’s overall Sovereign will that He has for this world, (and that is hard for me to believe, but I do).  If I am faithful in doing this work that God has planed for me to do then I will receive rewards at the Judgment Seat of Christ.  I need to say that I am to be praying about following God’s will, even fasting if I feel that I am struggling trying to discern His will so that I can make sure that I do His will.  The things that are done through the power of the Holy Spirit will be the things that I believe will be rewarded at the Judgment Seat of Christ as long as I finish strong and not do anything to loose these rewards. 

            As I look at Samson’s life it reminds me of the statement that Warren Wiersbe has written in this commentary and other commentaries that he has written, and that is something like if God is not ruling in your life then He will have to overrule in Your life to accomplish what He wants you to do.  I see this in Samson’s life in verses nineteen and twenty.

 

My Steps of Faith for Today:

 

1. Psalm 32:8-9 are my steps of faith for today:  “8  I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you. 9  Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding, Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check, Otherwise they will not come near to you.”  I want to be instructed by the Lord, and I don’t want to be like a horse or a mule who is forced into doing what their master wants them to do.

 

2/17/2010 9:09 AM