Judges 15: God's Faithfulness

What happens when God’s people look like the rest of the world? Are they still God’s people? Is God still faithful? How would you know that God’s people are far from him? One way to tell would be to look at the lives of the leaders.

Samson’s life, to say the least, is a mess. But more importantly Israel is a mess; they are but a shadow of what they were when Moses and Joshua led them. Samson’s life mirrors Israel’s. Israel has little concern for God or his covenant with them. Instead of following God’s commands Samson repeatedly takes his cue from how the Philistines act (vv. 3, 7, 11). This period of Israel’s history under Samson, bears the marks of the Philistines more than the marks of their God (v. 20).

But God still used Samson to deliver Israel. God’s faithfulness is greater than Israel’s sin. Even though Israel has become just like the Philistines and God still delivers and protects them. God’s faithfulness never stops and it reached its climax in the death and resurrection of Christ. While we were still sinners Christ died for us.

It is a great tragedy when the church looks no different from the world. When our leaders and our lives offer no hope and no light to the world around us because we are no different we fail to live as we are called to. Yes we may be God’s people but we have forgotten his faithfulness and his grace. We live selfish lives and we look like the Corinthian church (See blogs from Oct-Nov 08). We must ask ourselves if our heart truly seeks Christ and loves him. If not we must turn and repent from what has lead us away from God.

Posted by Aaron Miner