ASLC Devotions - Tuesday

Judges 16:22 But the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.

Some of you may remember the story of Samson and Delilah. Samson was a strong strong man who could defeat and entire army. Delilah wooed him and got him eventually to tell the secret of his strength so she could use it against him and weaken him for his enemies. One of those classic Old Testament Sunday School stories. Also one of those classic Sunday School stories that has seemed really strange to me - why do we tell this story to children? Do we want to warn them to stay away from beautiful women? Do we want to tell them to grow their hair out (that was the secret of Samson's strength) and they'll be super-strong and can be the playground bully? Or do we just like it because it's a lot like a comic-book story - the Amazing Hulk comes to mind.

But this little line at the end of the story of Delilah's betrayal is very telling. She shaved of his hair while he slept, his enemies came in and captured him easily and they put him in a prisons. "But the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved."  His strength began to return. When he was at his weakest, his strength began to return. God did not leave or abandon Samson, even if it looked like it for a while. God didn't leave him weak. The hair would come back. The strength would return. And the promise of God is that God will return to you as well. Always.

In Christ,
Pastor Seth

Join us for worship this weekend at 8:30 and 11. Also remember the congregational meeting regarding the church mortgage at 10 am.