Read Judges 16
Judges 16:20 And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him.
I often find myself meditating on the strongest human in the Bible, Samson. The life of Samson could teach us many lessons. It shows how lust and untamed desires could bring a person to his/her knees, or how we can be physically fit but spiritually and morally bankrupt. Yet, the greatest lesson from Samson is obscured from a reader view. All the successful judges of the book of Judges wanted God’s help in everything, and enlisted the help of their brethren to fight their enemies, but Samson decided to be a one man show. He never solicited any help, or even mentioned unifying his people to bring about freedom from the oppression of the Philistines. It was for this reason that when Samson thought his enemy would never enslave him, they did. Not only did the strongest man of the Bible failed to create unity between his people, most of all, he aborted his unity with God! “The Lord departed from Him.”
We sometimes make the disastrous mistake of trying to do things on our own, knowing that we could use the Lord’s great incite, or the helping hand of man. If Samson was in unity with God the Lord would have warned him to steer clear of the whore for hire, Delilah. Instead, He fell for her charm and he lost his sight as a result of his poor choice. Moreover, history recorded his fall from grace! Thank God he was redeemed; yet, it cost him his life. Let us allow his blunder to teach us to keep our souls in constant communion with our human spirit who is being led by the Holy Spirit. It is He who keeps us in unity with His Word.