Judges 16 – Brandon Hatmaker “Trouble”
Austin New Church – South Austin Cares
Thursday, August 18th, 2008
“One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her. The people of Gaza were told, "Samson is here!" So they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They made no move during the night, saying, "At dawn we'll kill him." – Judges 16:1-2
Anyone see the problem here? Verse 1… he did what? That’s not a good start. Listen, sometimes we bring trouble on ourselves. Consequences are a huge part of the real world. This is a big reminder for me today. We spend way to much time blaming God or even just wondering what happened when things go bad… we need to spend more time asking Him to forgive us and being thankful instead of feeling self-righteous and entitled.
So let’s put this in eternal perspective. God is just. He truly is. In no way do we deserve heaven. His justice required payment so Jesus took our place. I just don’t understand how anyone can biblically argue against substitutionary atonement or the depravity of man. Thank you, God, for Jesus and the cross.
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When I read this I saw a man that modeled our society. When Samson turned his back on God, he ended up in the arms of a prostitute. He was drifting away from God. When we drift away from God, we end up messing up too. At first it might start small but, just like Samson, it ends up big if we don't stay tight to God's side in our walk with Him.
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