Tuesday 6 October 2015

Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #16

Talents

Judges 15-16

(15 v. 11) ... "I merely did to them what they did to me." (16 v. 17) ... "If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man."

My Thoughts

Samson was a very strong man. He was so strong that he tore a lion in half with his bare hands. Samson killed a thousand men with a donkey's jawbone. He tore down the city gates, bar and all, and leaned against pillars, knocking them over and collapsing the building that they held up. in fact, this last one is how he died. Samson's strength cam from his hair, which had never been cut because he was set apart at birth to God as a Nazarite.

Samson talent was his strength. As I already mentioned, his strength was amazing! Lot's of people dream of having that kind of strength! Samson was set apart to God, but he used his talent for selfish purposes. He led Israel for twenty years, and he did not deliver them from the Philistines. His battles were for selfish reasons and victories as well. We know this because he says so himself: "I merely did to them what they did to me."

Our talents and abilities were given to us by God, not to be used for selfish reasons. We were not given them so that we just enjoy them while we live. We were given our talents by God so that we could use them to serve Him and bring glory to His name. As a painter, you can use your talent to bring glory to God and even reach out to others and bring God to them. As a dancer, dance for God. Sing to God, make God-honoring music. Let the light of Jesus shine in whatever you do. Even if no one else cares, God sure does.

Samson's long hair was a symbol that he was set apart to God. After Delilah, his wife, tried to deceive him three times, he finally told her the truth about his hair. What happened? She subdued him of course, and Samson was taken captive, lost his strength because the Holy Spirit had left him, and he had his eyes gouged out. He gave up what God had given to him, and should've known that Delilah would do a fourth time what she had done three times before.

Use the gifts, talents and abilities to bring glory to God. Even if it is a personal thing between you and God, make sure that He is at the center of it. Dancing, for example, is hard to use directly to bring others to God. Maybe you can do so through the people that you meet through dance, or when you tell people why you dance. Be creative! Ask God for wisdom in how He wants you to use your talents. God knows what's best and He has your best interests at heart.

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