Here is a picture of the beginning of the life of Samson. He had everything that one would need to start off with. Yet in the words the angel spoke, there is also a hint that things are going to go wrong. The angel says that Samson will begin to deliver Israel, not that he will do it. In spite of all the benefits and the good home, Samson will only begin the work. Yet in this, there is an interesting similarity to another group. A group with a great beginning, good parents as it were, and good training. A group that would see supernatural power and yet not fulfill its destiny, and that would be Israel. Samson is a picture of all that Israel had been, a special and precious child given a miraculous beginning, only to fall into whoring.
What is the picture for us? We have been bought with a price, we have a great beginning in Jesus and the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit to help us if we accept it. Yet, if we don't follow the commands of God, we will find ourselves failing to be all we are meant to be as Christians. We could walk away, or even if we don't walk away from God, we could end up at the end of our lives calling out to God and making it to heaven, but not bringing deliverance to others. We don't want to be a Samson.
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