因着神的恩典，参孙蒙召担任一个重要的角色，就是去领导神的子民得以被拯救脱离他们的敌人非利士人，为了执行这个任务，神特别赐他过人的伟力。参孙真是力大无敌，他徒手可以撕裂狮子、将整扇城门扛在肩上、又用一块驴腮骨击杀一千人（参看士师记13-15章）。
可惜，参孙也行了愚昧的事，他在许多事情上背弃了神的呼召。他后来爱上一个暗地里为他的敌人效力的非利士的妓女大利拉。神收去参孙的强大气力，大利拉等人便成功地擒拿了他（士师记16:1-21）
参孙为他的过犯付上了惨重的代价。非利士人剜了他的眼睛，又逼使他像牛那样推磨；当他们在偶像的神庙里举行盛会时，参孙被带出来娱乐众人。参孙求告神说：“神啊，求你再赐我这一次的力量。”神便赐力量给他，他拉倒了神庙里的两根柱子，房子便倒塌，非利士人都被压死了。
即使我们曾背弃了神，我们仍然是有希望的。耶稣基督已舍命为我们偿还罪债，藉着祂我们可以祈求赦免，神必定会拯救我们脱离苦难、并且带领我们活出新的生命。
父啊，求你赦免我们所作的愚昧决定，又引领我们去经历你更新的恩典。奉耶稣名祈求，阿们。
士师记 16:21-30
21非利士人将他拿住，剜了他的眼睛，带他下到加沙，用铜链拘索他，他就在监里推磨。
22然而他的头发被剃之后，又渐渐长起来了。
23非利士人的首领聚集，要给他们的神大衮献大祭，并且欢乐，因为他们说：“我们的神将我们的仇敌参孙交在我们手中了。”
24众人看见参孙，就赞美他们的神说：“我们的神将毁坏我们地，杀害我们许多人的仇敌交在我们手中了！”
25他们正宴乐的时候，就说：“叫参孙来，在我们面前戏耍戏耍。”于是将参孙从监里提出来，他就在众人面前戏耍。他们使他站在两柱中间。
26参孙向拉他手的童子说：“求你让我摸着托房的柱子，我要靠一靠。”
27那时房内充满男女，非利士人的众首领也都在那里，房的平顶上约有三千男女，观看参孙戏耍。
28参孙求告耶和华说：“主耶和华啊，求你眷念我！神啊，求你赐我这一次的力量，使我在非利士人身上报那剜我双眼的仇！”
29参孙就抱住托房的那两根柱子，左手抱一根，右手抱一根，
30说：“我情愿与非利士人同死。”就尽力屈身，房子倒塌，压住首领和房内的众人。这样，参孙死时所杀的人，比活着所杀的还多。
"The Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes and . . . binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding in the prison." - Judges 16:21
By God's grace, Samson was called to an important role. He was to take the lead in delivering God's people from their enemies, the Philistines—and for this task he received a special blessing of strength. Samson was so strong that he tore a lion apart with his bare hands, carried a city gate on his shoulders, and killed a thousand men with the jawbone of a donkey (see Judges 13-15).
But Samson was also foolish in his actions. He disobeyed God's call in many ways. Eventually he fell in love with a Philistine prostitute, Delilah, who secretly worked for his enemies. God took Samson's strength away, and Delilah managed to get him captured (Judges 16:1-21).
Samson paid a miserable price for his wrongdoings. The Philistines gouged out his eyes and made him grind grain like an ox. For a major assembly at their temple, they brought him out for entertainment. Then Samson prayed, "Please, God, strengthen me just once more." And God strengthened him to break the pillars of the temple and bring it crashing down on the Philistines.
If any of us have turned away from God, there is still hope. We can ask for forgiveness through Jesus Christ, who died to pay for our sins, and God will deliver us from our miseries and lead us to live a new life.
Father, forgive us for the foolish decisions we have made, and guide us to experience the restoration of your grace. In Jesus' name, Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
