Judges 16

This chapter has always fascinated me. Samson visits a prostitute in the beginning of the chapter. Then he falls in love with Delilah, who hands him over to the philistines for money. That Samson would love a woman that constantly wanted to know his weakness, and then test him to see if he was lying is beyond me. Wouldn't you figure after the first time that the woman was working with the philistine, much less the third time? But the most interesting part for me is that after Samson's hair regrows, He asks God for strength one more time, that he might have revenge on them for his two eyes. And thus in death he takes out more philistines than he did during his life, which then is certainly more than 1,000 people at the temple.

That this man, who was set apart for God... and though he broke his covenant with God by letting Delilah cut his hair, still God used this flawed man to accomplish his will in beginning Isreal's deliverance from the philistines. It reminds me of David, who was a man after God's on heart, yet even he sinned against God. It's a testament to God's faithfulness to us and His all surpassing power that even in our weakness, He can still use us to further His kingdom and glory.