"Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her." (Judges 16:1)
As far as I can see, Samson never spoke of God, nor does it seem as though he had, at least what we would call, a relationship with God. The only time he prayed to God was at the end of his life when he cried out for help to destroy the Philistines.
If you look at many, if not most, of the people in the Bible whom the Lord God called to serve Him for His purposes, many were just as Samson, just as you and I, viz., flawed with many weaknesses and sin; some were outright scandalous.
Now of course I'm not advocating such behavior, but if you are like me at times, you wonder just why the Lord Jesus has called us not only into His service, but even into His very own Family of the Redeemed. One thing I do know, however, is that for Samson, and you and me, it is, "....not by works of righteousness which we have done (or do), but according to His mercy He saved (called) us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit Whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior...."
Father, in Jesus' Name, thank You! Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
