Hard Work

I mentioned earlier than in Sunday School this Sunday we talked about the story of Samson's birth.

Read this:

Although you are barren, having borne no children, you shall conceive and bear a son. Now be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, or to eat anything unclean, for you shall conceive and bear a son. No razor is to come on his head, for the boy shall be a nazirite to God from birth. It is he who shall begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines.’ Judges 13:3-5

We discussed the idea that the angel tells Samson's mother that Samson is to be a nazarite.

I noticed that this requirement is stated right before the angel tells his mother that Samson shall deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines.

I imagine that was huge -- a very large task for Samson to accomplish. A huge task for his mother to contemplate. I wonder if the lesson in this for us is that large tasks come with a price. Sometimes I wonder if we sit around, waiting for something giant to happen, when what we really need to be doing is the hard work necessary for the dream to happen.