Delilahs barber shop

When we think of Samson, probably the first thing that comes to mind is his incredible strength.
Popeye's strength came from spinich
The Incredible Hulks strength came from getting angry
Samsons strength came from his hair

If my hair was the symbol of my strength I would be a very weak man,I am what you call follicly challenged

This guy was a human wrecking ball!! ,He ripped a loin in half,carried the gates of the city up hills ,killed 1000 men with a jaw bone of a donkey , but he was also one of the most interesting and controversial guys that God ever put His hand on, a man with incredible potential that he largely wasted

Samson could have been one of the greatest leaders in the history of Israel, instead, his life tragically became an example ,a proverb of how not to live.

He threw it all away because he made some subtle but serious mistakes.

Genesis 4:6-8 -But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."He failed to prepare so he prepared to fail

The Bible tells us in Judges 16:21
“The Philistines took him and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza. They bound him with bronze fetters, and he became a grinder in the prison”

That is what sin does. It blinds you. It finds you. And then it grinds you.

The Philistines took him (Finds you)
And put out his eyes, (Blinds you)
They bound him with bronze fetters, and he became a grinder in the prison (Grinds you)

That is what sin does. It blinds you. It finds you. And then it grinds you.

First of all, it blinds you.
It looks attractive desirable, look satisfying. It promises much but delivers very little. Sin will always provide short-term gratification with a goal of long term destruction it will take you further than you want to go and leave you longer than you want to stay,and cost you more than you want to pay. Samson got up from Delilahs barber shop not knowing his strength had left

Don’t be deceived by sin. If it comes knocking on your door, don’t answer. Its much better to shun the bait than struggle on the hook. We need to flee temptation and leave no forwarding address

The wise man "sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it" (Proverbs 22:3 NIV).


Next, sin finds you.
There might be an almost euphoric excitement the first time you cross the line, whether it’s that first sexual encounter, the first time you steal that item, the first time you get away with that lie, the first time you have that drink, the first time you try that drug, ,illicit website and so on. .

You take the bait and then think you’re getting away with it. But the Bible says, “Be sure your sin will find you out” (Num. 32:23 NKJV). Sin is like a boomerang if you don’t get rid of it will come back and find you.
Small things turn into big things little compromises turn into big sins-it can be a slow and subtle process a bit like that frog in the frying pan


And then sin grinds you.
You eventually pay the miserable price. their are pleasures of sin –I acknowledge sin can be fun –it like that roller coaster ride –I acknowledge that pay day will come –and the wages is death .Your marriage is broken. A trust is betrayed. Your witness is damaged. Your reputation goes down the tubes. Your children are devastated

While his story stands as a warning of what not to do, it is also a story that speaks of second chances.More on this tommorow