(Judges 16:28) "And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes." In (Heb. 11:32)Samson is immortalized for his faith, but just what type of faith is he immortalized for? All of Sampson's life he was considered under what is called a Nazarite vow. He was to abstain from intoxicating drinks, he was not to cut his hair nor touch anything dead, and he was to be holy and consecrated to the Lord, but as we read about his life in the Word of God, he didn't keep his vows very faithfully. So where was his faithfulness? Well, Samson was honored because he repented of his sin at the end of his life. Sometimes trials in this life are brought by God to bring us back to faith again. Many times we as stubborn Christians continue in our comfort and disobedience until we are woken up by the chastening hand of God upon us, and if we refuse to listen, our disobedience will bring us to the place of God using chastisement to restore our faith. God allowed the Philistines to pluck out his eyes and then place him into captivity to bring Samson to the place of repentance and faith. May we as Christians learn from this story of Samson that it is better to repent and live godly now than to have God bring us face to face with our sin later. Repenting as early as possible in this life is far better than stubbornly waiting till the end.
