Psalm 33.13-22, Judges 15.1-16.3, Galatians 3.23-4.11 - Lectionary for 7/15/11

Today's readings are Psalm 33.13-22, Judges 15.1-16.3, and Galatians 3.23-4.11.

Our Lord can work through flawed servants. As we are looking at the life of Samson, a judge of Israel, we see a man who is often petty, who is given to violence, and who seems driven by his own desires rather than God's revealed Word. This is surely a situation that should give us hope as well. We confess that we struggle with our own desires as well. There are many times when the last thing in the world we want is to be conformed to the image of Christ, who loved us and laid down his life on our behalf. We like it when others lay down their lives but we really don't have much desire to do so ourselves. Thanks be to God that we see He can work through us despite our flaws. May he also give us grace to be changed into his image so we can lay our lives down for our neighbors as well.