A Haircut in the Devils Barbershop

Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.” Philippians 2:3

What we believe affects the way we live. For example, a person thought that honesty was the most important thing, then it would cause them to be honest in everything they did. The problem with life is that we don’t always know what it is we believe. The way we are living is being affected but we don’t know why.

God gave Samson the gift of incredible strength, but Samson was very careless with his gift. As a Nazirite, there were three rules he could never break. The first was to never cut his hair. The second was to never have any wine or anything that came from a grapevine. The third was to never touch or eat anything that was considered ‘unclean’. There was a specific set of laws that determined what was considered to be unclean. One of those stated that touching a dead body was unclean and, therefore, eating anything that had touched a dead body was also unclean. So, he had broken one of those laws without even thinking about it.

After Samson revealed his secret to Delilah, she betrayed him and shaved his head. When he lost his hair, he lost his strength and his gift from God. In the end, Samson’s carelessness and disobedience to God cost him his life. While he repented and was forgive, he still had to face the consequences of his mistakes.

Like Samson, our carelessness can also get us into trouble. Without thinking about it, we can find ourselves in situations that we should not be in; we simply see something that looks good or that we would like to do, with no thought about the consequences. This is not how God would have us to live our lives. God requires us to be accountable. That means we have to give an account for every part of our lives and the decisions that we make. To say, ‘Oops, I was not thinking’ is not good enough.

God has made each of us unique and we each have different talents and abilities. He has created us for a specific purpose. Samson was given an amazing ability unlike any other person recorded; however, for much of his life he did not use it for God’s purpose. What about you? Are you using what God has given to you for His purpose? Or are you like Samson and just using it for yourself?

Comments

Is Your Pastor a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing?

In this age of cultural Christianity, and what I mean by that is Christianity that is changed to fit the current popular ideas. Christianity that is custom tailored to suit the community’s various wants, tastes, and needs. Did you know that when one of the trendy new “modern churches” are planning to plant a campus (that’s the new trendy name for these modern, progressive churches now, “campuses” ) they send interviewers into the community to talk with people to find out what they want in a church. What sort of programs they like and what kind of sermons they want to hear, and then they tailor the entire worship service around what the community wants. This is not church folks, this is a social club. The problem with this new fangled Christianity is that people may know very well what they want, but what they need is an entirely different story. Many people today want to be entertained in a worship service. They want loud music, they want drama skits...

Why the Reformation Still Matters

In an era of spiritual confusion and cultural fragmentation, the Reformation stands as a poignant reminder that truth is worth fighting for. October isn’t just about falling leaves and pumpkin spice ; it’s Reformation Month. On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, sparking a movement that would reshape the church, challenge empires, and recover the gospel’s blazing center: salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. This month, I’m launching a series of blog posts that explore why the Reformation still matters, how its truths confront our modern confusion, comfort our weary hearts, and call us back to the beauty of biblical grace. When most people hear the term “Reformation,” they think of dusty history books, old church controversies, or perhaps Martin Luther wielding a hammer. However, the truth is that the Reformation isn’t just a chapter in church history; it’s a living legacy. It’...

America is no Longer Good

French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said “I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests, and it was not there. I sought for it in her rich mines, her vast world commerce, her public school system, and in her institutions of higher learning, and it was not there. I looked for it in her democratic Congress and her matchless Constitution, and it was not there. Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great!” I read Democracy in America in college. De Tocqueville traveled all over America searching for what made us a great nation and he found the old time church with old time preachers, preaching hellfire and brimstone sermons was what made America ...

The Faithful Christian a blog of The Lighthouse Ministries

Search This Blog