Each time I read the historical story associated with Samson I can’t help but reflect on his stupidity! Whatever is to be said about Delilah, or any other person in Judges 13-16, it’s Samson who plays with fires and gets burned. As much as I marvel at Samson, I learn that what plagued a people then plagues us as well: a failure to understand what love is and does. Delilah sold her dignity and defined her actions as “love” toward Samson, but Samson didn’t have the wisdom to see that she was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He didn’t see it because he evidently thought that “love” would not betray him. When example after example presented itself he dismissed it because God, he thought, loved him and would not leave him. A misunderstanding of love results in a misapplication of the same. Love does not manipulate, does not betray, and will not suffer fools. Love will, however, instruct, persuade, hold in confidence, and correct the foolish. God did.
Isn’t that what love does?
07 Tuesday Jan 2014
Posted Leadership, Relationship
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Wow! Powerful! Meaningful application to our day.
Thank you, Randal. We have been house locked for five days. Three related to weather; much snow and below zero temps (it is -8 right now).
Oh, wow, hate to hear that. I pray you can break out before long. But stuck in like that, it’s producing some good material! (As always, however.)