Holding An Expectation?

Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who wanted the Philistines to provide an opportunity for a confrontation. At that time, the Philistines were ruling Israel.  Judges 14:4

A lot to unpack in this verse today. We can easily see the parallel with a Philistine occupied Israel then and a Roman controlled Judea later. We read of a couple of people who did not know the Lord had something going on behind the scenes. And then we find out this is from the story of Samson, a man who had strength that even professional athletes do not have in this age. And when it came to combat, Samson was a killer without peer. And that is where our parallel goes off the rails, you might say. For to Judea came the Lord's Savior, but He acted quite differently than Samson, a savior of Israel in that earlier time. And, steeped in the stories of Samson, Gideon, David, and other warrior-type saviors of the past, Judea (Israel) failed to recognize Jesus as their Savior. Jesus didn't do what they expected of Him. 

So...what are you and I looking for this day from Jesus? Are we holding an expectation when He has a better way? It may be, let Him do His thing!

Bucky