Samson and a Grain of Rice
We've heard what faith the size of a mustard seed can do, but have you ever thought about what sin the size of a grain of rice does? While holding a teeny tiny grain of rice throughout all of Pastor Henry's message, all I could think about was how much it was bugging me. I was developing a cramp in my thumb and if I set it on the bump on my shirt, I had to concentrate on it too hard. When I told Henry about it after church, he told me I needed to learn to let go.
Today at MCC, we read the story of Samson from Judges 16 and everyone was given a grain of rice. Henry asked us if Samson was good or bad. The answer to that we found out is "yes". He was good and bad. Samson thought he could handle a little bit of sin, but we saw how it distorted his whole life. When he didn't keep his eyes on God, he messed up badly.
We saw a picture of how pine beetles the size of grains of rice killed the pine trees in Colorado. Even little sins do the same thing to us, so how do we overcome them? The only way is by handing them over to God who can do something about it. He gave us Jesus for the forgiveness of sin so we look to Him.
Question of the Week: What most surprised you about the Samson story? Maybe it wasn't new, but it was interesting to note that after Samson's eyes were poked out, he really looked to God and prayed, "O Sovereign Lord, remember me. O God, please strengthen me just once more..."
Today at MCC, we read the story of Samson from Judges 16 and everyone was given a grain of rice. Henry asked us if Samson was good or bad. The answer to that we found out is "yes". He was good and bad. Samson thought he could handle a little bit of sin, but we saw how it distorted his whole life. When he didn't keep his eyes on God, he messed up badly.
We saw a picture of how pine beetles the size of grains of rice killed the pine trees in Colorado. Even little sins do the same thing to us, so how do we overcome them? The only way is by handing them over to God who can do something about it. He gave us Jesus for the forgiveness of sin so we look to Him.
Question of the Week: What most surprised you about the Samson story? Maybe it wasn't new, but it was interesting to note that after Samson's eyes were poked out, he really looked to God and prayed, "O Sovereign Lord, remember me. O God, please strengthen me just once more..."
Labels: Old Testament
posted by Jewels @ 2:42 PM
1 Comments:
That was the surprising part of the Samson story, the eyes. I never connected his sin to allowing his eyes to focus on the wrong things and the irony that the enemy poked out his eyes. Then he could turn his eyes on God. I loved how our worship music focused on asking God to open our eyes and then singing, Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus. Great Worship.
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