Knowing Him Daily

20.October.2025

Obedience matters. Disobedience, no matter how small it appears, carries weight, sometimes instantly, sometimes over time, but always with consequences.

Samson’s story is one that starts with incredible promise. Set apart from birth as a Nazarite, his life was marked for God’s purposes. He was given supernatural strength, the kind of strength that made armies tremble. But it wasn’t his strength that defined him in the end, it was his compromises. They didn’t come all at once, they came quietly, a little at a time. A conversation here, a boundary crossed there, trust placed where it didn’t belong. The slow drip of compromise eventually became a flood.

I imagine Samson walking with confidence, feeling untouchable, believing his strength would always be there. Yet the strength that came from God’s presence was never meant to be taken for granted. Each step away from obedience dulled his sensitivity to God’s voice. One day, when he rose to face his enemies as he always had, he discovered that what had once been his covering was gone. “But he did not know that the Lord had left him” (Judges 16:20). Those are some of the most terrifying words in all of Scripture.

His eyes, which once wandered, were taken. His strength, once unmatched, was stripped. The very thing he treated lightly was the thing that was meant to protect and preserve him. And yet even here, we see a glimpse of mercy. In the darkness, with nothing left to lean on but God Himself, Samson’s hair began to grow again. His strength returned, not because he deserved it, but because God is faithful even when we have not been.

Samson’s life reminds us that compromise is costly. It steals quietly and then destroys loudly. It also shows us that no matter how far someone has drifted, God can still meet them in the ruins when they turn back to Him. 

It’s a slow fade, and it happens by choice. “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses…. that you and your descendants might live!” (Deuteronomy‬ ‭30‬:‭19‬)

Whether it happens through a series of small compromises or crashes in like a flood through one big decision, the result is the same. “Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines.” (Song of Solomon 2:15). It’s often those little things we ignore or think we’re too busy for that do the deepest damage. Samson’s story shows us how easy it is to drift from strength to weakness when we stop guarding what God has entrusted to us. And it’s so vital that we guard all that He has entrusted to us with the strength He gives us, because the fortitude comes with our choices. Choose wisely.

Today as we reflect, “Slow Fade” by Casting Crowns is a gentle but powerful reminder that compromise rarely comes with a roar, it comes with a whisper.

 https://youtu.be/QASREBVDsLk?si=vnC0GU-rEzZ0qG0N

Samson’s story isn’t just a warning, it’s story of a life that was woven into the pages of history. He was a man of extraordinary strength, set apart for God, yet each time a poor choice was made, it chipped away at his power and his purpose. The lures of compromise, arrogance, and misplaced trust in his own ability pulled him further from obedience. And as we look into it, we turn the page toward one final example: Solomon, the man of great wisdom, whose slow drift from intimacy with God unraveled what could have been a legacy of blessing.

If you’ve never given your life to Jesus, or if you’ve walked away, trying to do life your own way it’s not too late. He’s calling you back. He’s been waiting.

Return to Him today. Surrender your plans, your pain, and your past. He’s ready to restore, renew, and realign you with your divine purpose.

~ Dear Heavenly Father ~

Thank You for sending Jesus to die on the Cross just for me. I admit that I have sinned, and I repent. I ask You to forgive me. I believe that He died and rose again. Right now, I make Him the Lord of my life. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit. My sins are washed away, my past is forgiven, and my future is bright. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus’ Name Amen.

Make today count and see you tomorrow.