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| Often, though we don’t always realize it, we become the “frog in the pot”. Let’s take a few minutes to think individually about where in our own lives we have allowed the temperature to raise unnoticed, threatening our calling to a relationship with God. What have we done or what thoughts have we had that have pulled us into hotter and hotter water? Hold your frog and think about those times in your life, because becoming aware that the heat has been turned up is the first step to getting out of the pot!! Encourage students to take their frogs home and be reminded whenever they see their frog of the dangers of being a “frog in a pot. INSIGHTS FROM THE SCRIPTURE: Samson was set aside before his birth to be a servant of God. An angel appeared to his parents and instructed them in the way that Samson should be raised. Nazirites were instructed not to eat anything produced by a grapevine, to not cut their hair, and to stay away from anything dead. Samson often made choices that were in opposition to the Nazirite calling that was made upon his life from the beginning. He walked through vineyards, allowed himself to be manipulated into cutting his hair, and ate honey from a dead lion carcass! God raised Samson up as a judge at this time, despite his imperfections. Samson often struggled with syncretism, a combining of his surrounding culture and his relationship with God. The syncretism, though gradual, eventually led to Samson’s loss of power and ultimately, his death. |
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