Samson experienced the difficulty of finding the balance between his service to the lord and the more important obligation of maintaining a healthy relationship with God. In the end, not finding that balance, proved to be the contributing factor to a life of mediocrity, a weakened resistance to temptation, and his fateful demise.

Samson proved that the success of a servant of God hinges on more than works of might, and an outward display of supernatural power; that true success is measured, above all, by an individual's relationship with God which is proved by his obedience to His moral laws. In Samson's instance, as it is in the case of all of God's people, these laws were not forced upon him. He was at liberty to freely and wholeheartedly embrace his dual purpose, or choose to serve the Lord with a halfhearted commitment. Samson elected to live according to a double standard which God briefly tolerated. However,...