Samson - God's Magnificent Irritation
I think I can safely say you’ve never heard a message about Samson like this.
We’ve been unkind, judgemental and negative about Samson.
If you google Samson nothing good comes up.
We’ve reduced his entire life to the lessons of the Delilah episode and that’s been such a waste of what God intended us to learn from him.
Samson led Israel for 20 years and delivered them from 40 years of Philistine occupation. His sole purpose was to be GODS MAGNIFICENT IRRITATION he was born so that God could cause trouble and pick fights through him.
Samson’s super power of strength and his ministry of violence was set in stone long before he was born which means unlike the rest of us he never had a chance to be called say “no” or even volunteer.
IF YOU’VE NEVER BEEN HIJACKED - SET UP - USED - WORN- BORROWED- EXPLOITED- or - MADE TO DO SOMETHING BY GOD .. then you’ll never understand SAMSON’S life.
Maybe in heaven there will be a long line for us to apologise to Samson…and a few others we got wrong.
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This pastor is light years ahead, thank you!!
Thank you my Leadership for powerful message
I love you Pastor Scanlon, thanks for saying Yes to God's purpose
Revolutionary at its finest
A brilliant look at an inspirational irritation! So great to hear the other side of the story. I was writing up a piece about Job's wife today, one of the most misunderstood women of the bible. Praise God for the underdog, because that who most of us were and are. Just look at David's "mighty men", that's not what they originally were, but oh how God can use those kinds of people!
How sad that in many places, what should be the Church with a capital C becomes a country club church with a small c, where the underdogs and the very people who most need to encounter the acceptance of God, are rejected for not fitting in with man-made constructs. Thanks, Paul, for staying the course. You're a great example.
I recently was discarded by a narsiss after six years. On departing I saw the mask slip from her face and there was a spirit of jezabel. The hate ouzed out of this thing. Her face went to a blank canvas s and back again to its orginal state. The thing for me was god showed me delilia was a narsiss and she betrayed Samson and she mocked him when they blinded him. I was mocked and betrayed. I cried myself and understood what Samson went through. Samson loved . Has she run her hands through his hair. She really wanted his scalp.
Samson the greatest case closed
Why did PS say that Moses gave up privileges "for the sake of leadership" Hebrews says it was the "for the sake of Christ"
As sincere as he seems in reaching out beyond his church walls, I have issue with his using the term "guinea pigs." Throughout the history of America, people without a voice have been maliciously used as scientific subjects.Thoughtfulness matters.
Christian ?
MY LOVE OF MONEY GODS IRRITATION.. FAKE