(Show story book and picture of Samson from my own mother's childhood.)
I love Judges 16:22. I cannot make my own hair grow, only God can. It’s not about the hair. Samson’s hair is a personal symbol for him, like the cross is a symbol, a symbol represents a deeper reality. There is always a glimmer of hope. Along the way mistakes will be made, sinful decisions, self decisions, but you can end well. Samson hair kept growing. A glimmer of hope. Samson paid a price for his own arrogance. Last week’s message, he suffered mutilation, deportation, imprisonment, and humiliation of being worked like and animal, but his hair began to grow. I read once that you are never more than three feet away from a spider. When you read the Bible, there are some intense verses, stories of sin and failure, but I would bet you are never more than a dozen verses away from a glimmer of hope, a reason to be optimistic. Make that a lifestyle, no matter how discouraged, uncertain, bad decisions, keep your eyes peeled, look for God, signs of God’s grace is never far away. Samson’s hair began to grow (Amen!) God will always give you one more chance, the God of grace, look for the signs, they are all around you. Samson has made mistake after mistake after mistake, going down to Philistia, falling in love with Philistine women without even knowing a thing about them. Yet he is listed in Heb 11…
I love Judges 16:22. I cannot make my own hair grow, only God can. It’s not about the hair. Samson’s hair is a personal symbol for him, like the cross is a symbol, a symbol represents a deeper reality. There is always a glimmer of hope. Along the way mistakes will be made, sinful decisions, self decisions, but you can end well. Samson hair kept growing. A glimmer of hope. Samson paid a price for his own arrogance. Last week’s message, he suffered mutilation, deportation, imprisonment, and humiliation of being worked like and animal, but his hair began to grow. I read once that you are never more than three feet away from a spider. When you read the Bible, there are some intense verses, stories of sin and failure, but I would bet you are never more than a dozen verses away from a glimmer of hope, a reason to be optimistic. Make that a lifestyle, no matter how discouraged, uncertain, bad decisions, keep your eyes peeled, look for God, signs of God’s grace is never far away. Samson’s hair began to grow (Amen!) God will always give you one more chance, the God of grace, look for the signs, they are all around you. Samson has made mistake after mistake after mistake, going down to Philistia, falling in love with Philistine women without even knowing a thing about them. Yet he is listed in Heb 11…
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