With great anointing comes great responsibility, Samson was given a great anointing by God to be a judge of Israel. But because of his lack of self-control, this strong man lost his anointing, was compromised and then captured by the Gentile nation of the Philistines. In Samson, we can see a reflection of ourselves; broken and incomplete. Like Samson, when we're out of the will of God, we can become compromised in areas where we have no self-mastery. It is the compassion of God when we are given an intervention, had someone intervened on Samson's behalf, we may not read about him today, so we must beware if we will not receive correction.

"and Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled." Luke 21:24

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Samson's life is not just a story to be taught in Sunday School, we can compare the rise and fall of Samson to ourselves individually and to our society. Samson's anointing was not just physical strength, but was also anointed to be a righteous judge of Israel. Like Samson, we all have a calling on our lives, but our anointing an be lost by self-indulgence, which Delilah and the Philistines took advantage of. Likewise, an anointing on a nation can be removed when society rejects Christian values. Samson is an example of how self-will can lead to destruction, and why as a society we cannot afford to fall into depravity.

"And Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled." Luke 21:24

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Holidays and festivals bring to remembrance God's deliverance. Christmas-time is a for rest, a festive time memorializing the birth of our Messiah, Jesus Christ. As Christians, we should be merry in this season because our Savior was born to us, we should be joyful that we have been redeemed, we should be spreading hope because we are not destined for wrath. There is a wealth of reasons to be jubilant about Christmas. Even if we don't "feel" the joy or merriment of this time, let our actions and words reflect otherwise. "For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6

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