Greed
Judges 14:3, “…But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she looks good to me.” 4 However, his father and mother did not know that it was of the LORD…”
Almost everybody knows the story of Samson and Delilah. It’s a Sunday School “oldie but goodie” especially for children. Even if you didn’t grow up in Sunday School or go to Bible School you’ve probably heard about how the beautiful Delilah enticed the strong, but not very smart, Samson.
I want to look at another side of that story. obviously Samson felt a strong physical attraction to Delilah. The Bible says that he told his father, “She looks good to me.” Samson like most men was being led by his eyes, and when he saw this beautiful woman he wanted her. But, as is the case sometimes God was using this humanly lust, or greed, of Samson to bring about His will. That is not to say that sometimes human greed is just that.
In this case, however, God was using the greed of Samson for His own purpose! The story here reminds me, it almost parallels the story of Judas.Judas Iscariot was a disciple of Jesus Christ who came from the zealots, a group of Jews who were in search of an earthly king who would rid them of Roman rule. Judas began following Jesus Christ under his own greedy human agenda.
When Jesus did not do what Judas thought He should do then he became weary, and betrayed Jesus to the Romans. God who is the master of all things knew about the greed of Judas and what he would do when he got disheartened.
God used the greed of Judas to bring about His own will. Just as He did in the story of Samson and Delilah. Sometimes human greed is necessary because in its darkness the light of God shines brighter!
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Father God, I thank You for giving me the example of Samson and his greed, and I ask that You would help me see how the greed of others, and myself, can be used to shine Your love into a dark world. In Jesus’ name, Amen
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