08/06/2026
Wednesday in the Word… a day late, but still right on time.
This week, I found myself reflecting on the life of Samson.
Samson was chosen before he was born. He was set apart, given uncommon strength, and called for a purpose. Yet even with such a powerful calling on his life, he still struggled with weakness, temptation, poor decisions, and misplaced trust.
Samson could tear apart a lion. He could carry away the gates of a city. He could defeat a thousand men with the jawbone of a donkey. But the strongest man in Israel could not always master his own desires.
That is what makes his story so sobering.
Sometimes our greatest danger is not the enemy standing in front of us. Sometimes it is the weakness we keep entertaining, the warning we keep ignoring, or the place we continue returning to even though we know it is slowly draining our strength.
Delilah did not discover Samson’s secret the first time she asked. She pressed him daily until his soul was vexed unto death. Eventually, he gave away what should have been guarded.
And yet, even after Samson lost his strength, his freedom, and his sight, his story was not finished.
“Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.” — Judges 16:22 KJV
That one verse carries so much hope.
While Samson sat in darkness, Yahuah was not finished with him. What had been cut away began to grow again. His failure had consequences, but it did not erase Yahuah’s purpose.
Samson’s story reminds me that strength without obedience can still lead us into bo***ge. But it also reminds me that repentance can meet us even in the darkest place.
Maybe you feel like you have lost something through your own choices. Maybe you ignored warnings, trusted the wrong person, or wandered farther than you meant to go.
Your story may not be over.
The hair can grow again.
The calling can still be remembered.
And when we cry out to Yahuah with a humbled heart, He can still use what remains for His purpose.
“O Yahuah God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me…” — Judges 16:28 KJV
May we not only ask Yahuah for strength, but also for the wisdom, discipline, and obedience to carry it well.