Judges 13:3,12-13
"The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, 'You are sterile and childless, but you are going to conceive and have a son.' So Manoah asked him, “WHEN your words are fulfilled, what is to be the rule for the boy's life and work?” The angel of the Lord answered, 'Your wife must do all that I have told her.'"
Three important details take place in these few verses that we can learn from;
1- REVELATION OF A PROMISE.
The Angel revealed God's Plan of Restoration to a Social Outcast!
In those days to be Childless, meant Dishonor & Disgrace!
"HAVE YOU EVER FELT REJECTED?"
2- ACCEPTANCE BY FAITH.
The woman & her husband Displayed a Great Amount of Faith!
They took the Angel at His Word, never once, did they Doubt!
"DOES YOUR DISPLAY OF FAITH PROVE TO GOD YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF HIS PROMISE?"
3- PREPARATION FOR THE PROMISE.
Manoah began to ask Detailed Instructions!
He wanted to Do His Part, so that The Promise could Take Place!
"ARE YOU PREPARING THE GROUND FOR GOD'S HARVEST IN YOUR LIFE?"
"Seed needs fertile ground to grow!"
Therefore, the question is: 'HOW GOOD IS YOUR SOIL?'
"THE BETTER YOUR SOIL, THE BETTER YOUR HARVEST!"