Subject: Serving God - Judges 12-16

Judges 15:18-20 (ESV Strong's)

And he was very thirsty, and he called upon the Lord and said, “You have granted this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and shall I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
And God split open the hollow place that is at Lehi, and water came out from it. And when he drank, his spirit returned, and he revived. Therefore the name of it was called En-hakkore; it is at Lehi to this day.
And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

Subject:  Serving God

The story of Samson is a made-for-movie type story.   The man Samson, like his father, seems to be spiritual dull.   He lacks integrity and seems to be the Warrior-Seeker-Jester type.    He wants to have an fun adventure and conquer as he goes on this journey.   Of all of God's judges in this book, Samson seems the least spiritual, but, some do equal him in many ways.   God chose to use this man because God can choose those whom He wishes to use.  In the above passage we see what happens after the aftermath of Samson killing 1,000 Philistines with the jaw-bone of an ass.   The weapon and the number of the enemy slain shows the significances of Samson's strength, given to him by God.   Although Samson lacks a lot of spiritual focus, the interested aspect of the above passage is that this wouldn't be the request of a self-ish man; typical of someone of Samson's demeanor.   In the above passage we have the typical request of a warrior who has just slain 1,000 of the enemy ... He needs his physical needs meet.    Again, although he is spiritually challenged, God grants Samson the request for water.   God is for us!!  We must remember that.  Although God wouldn't approve of most of Samson's antics, God did call him to serve and when God calls to serve God equips and sustains.  The strength of Samson and the care of Samson were all in God's care.   God equips and cares for us; despite our short comings and spiritual dullness.