For some reason, this did not publish when it should have, so I will do it out of order today.
Judges 13:9 says, And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.  God heard Manoah's plea, and the angel came again while the woman sat in the field, but Manoah was not with her.  I don't believe that this was just bad timing on God's part, but that it was a part of His plan.  Verse ten states, And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day.  Manoah's wife hurried to him and told him the man, the angel, who had appeared to her before had returned.  She didn't keep this fact to herself, but ran to share it.  We must likewise be quick to share the good news of the gospel with those we meet, starting with family, those closest to us.  Verse eleven declares, And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am.  Manoah rose and went to the angel and asked him if he was the one who had been speaking to his wife, and the angel said he was.  Manoah had asked God to send the angel back, and He did.  God hears the prayers of His people, and even though we may not always get the answer we want in the way that we want it, He will always answer.  Verse twelve adds, And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?  Manoah asked the angel for instruction on how to raise the child.  This should be our question to God today as parents.  We should want to know how God wants us to raise our children, and then do our best to fulfill his instructions.  Verse thirteen says,  And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware.  Verse fourteen adds, She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.  The angel repeated to Manoah what he had told his wife.  She was not to eat anything that came from a vine, drink wine or strong drink, or eat anything unclean.  Pregnant women today are told not to drink alcohol, and although we do not have unclean food as they did in the Old Testament, they are still told to watch what they eat.  Verse fifteen states, And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.  Manoah wanted to keep the angel with them and prepare a meal for him.  We may want to keep those with us today who bring us good news from God, but we must realize that it may not be in accordance with God's plan.  Verse sixteen declares, And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.  The angel told Manoah that even if he stayed, he could not eat with him, and that if he offered a burnt offering that he was to offer it to God.  Then we are told that Manoah did not know that it was an angel that he was talking to.  If we were to be visited by an angel today, we need to acknowledge that he is just a messenger from God, and should never attempt to worship him.  Verse seventeen asks, And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour?  Manoah wanted to know the angels name so that when the the child was born they could honor him.  Verse eighteen declares, And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?  The angel asked Manoah why he wanted to know his name and said it was a secret.  The angel was not there for his own glory, but for the glory of God.  At times, we may need to just be content with the fact that God has blessed us without knowing all the details of how He did it.  Verse nineteen states, So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.  Manoah offered a sacrifice to God, and that is what we should do when we are blessed in life today as followers of Christ.  Verse twenty adds, For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.  The angel ascended to heaven in the flame of the altar and Manoah and his wife fell on their faces in worship to God, and not to the angel.  Even without seeing angels ascending, we should worship God just as sincerely today as Manoah and his wife did then.  Verse twenty-one declares, But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD.  When the angel did not appear again, Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD.  Verse twenty-two says, And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.  Manoah was worried that his wife and he would die because they had seen God, but they really hadn't.  They had simply seen one of God's messengers.  We will never see God in person in this lifetime, but we must never fear that we are going to die if we encounter an angel, or messenger from God.  Verse twenty-three declares,  But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.  Manoah's wife told him that if God had wanted to kill them, He would have simply done so.  God would not have given them the good news of a child that was to be born and accepted their sacrifices if His objective had been to kill them.  God does not play games with people, but calls everyone to Himself for their salvation.  Verse twenty-four add, And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.  God's promise to Manoah's wife came true, and she had a son that she named Samson.  We can be certain that all God's promises are going to come true today.  Verse twenty-five concludes, And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.  The Spirit of the LORD began to move on Samson at times.  We as followers of Christ today are blessed that the Holy Spirit is with us at all times to guide us if we only allow Him to.