Hebrews
1:14
Angels
are spiritual beings which serve in many facets; one being messengers of God… Angels were the very
beings that came to tend to Jesus after His fast in the wilderness and the
temptation He faced with Satan; Angels brought forth the decrees to Mary about
her immaculate conception, Joseph about taking Mary as His wife and Zechariah
about Elizabeth conceiving; Angels are the ones spoken of in John’s revelation
about the bowls of God’s wrath being poured out; angels were coming from the 4
points of the earth… Angels serve very prominent and powerful positions in the kingdom of God … The bible records the love and
affection that God had for His creation of man and how everything on this earth
was under his authority; however, Hebrews 2 reminds us that as powerful as man
was and is, he was made “a little lower than the angels…” I quote this verse
from the book of Hebrews to echo the divine rank that angels hold. God, through
the grace and mercy that He continues to display toward us wants us to take
courage in knowing that there have been ministering spirits placed throughout
the world and our daily journeys to encourage, uplift and comfort us. This
passage brings me to understand that there will be days when I am frustrated,
there will be times when I want to give in or give up, there will be points in
this walk when I will become unglued and feel like the weight of the world is
upon my shoulders… In these perilous times, we should find encouragement in
knowing that God has designed spiritual beings for the purpose of “ministering.
One of my favorite passages
from the bible is Psalms 91; this psalm speaks to the shelter that one finds in
the shadows of the almighty… In this 91st Psalm, the writer records
in the 11th verse that God will deploy angels to journey with you, “For
he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.”
As you go up
the rough steep incline that is your daily mountain, know that Angels are there
aiding you, pushing you and even sustaining you… This is why our focus verse
starts of by posing a question concerning the duties of angels… Make no mistake
about it; Angels are all around you, conducting works that you don’t even know
are being done…. The kind word you receive to give you enough motivation to
push a little harder can be bestowed by an Angel, the pat on your back for a
job well done when you think nobody recognizes your worth can be from an Angel;
the person you met on the street that really touched and wormed your heart can
be an Angel… Knowing the institutional makeup of an Angel and the duties they
carry brings me to another key component that we must grasp from this verse. As
a child of God we are held to a higher standard and are also charged to
embrace; we must embrace strangers, embrace situations, and embrace obstacles
knowing that we are called to walk in faith… The same obstacle you reject could
be the very obstacle that will take you to your God given destiny… The stranger
you avoid could be the same stranger that will lead you to the path of your
prosperity in Christ… Learn to love, learn to be content, and learn to be worry
free from this passage knowing that God has dispatched His angels to take care
of you… Receive those kind words, speak to that person that everyone avoids,
that person you encounter today could be your Angel… The bible records in
Hebrews 13:2, “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some
have entertained angels unawares.” We have heard many times about angels
bringing forth information to a person or a people regarding the pathway of
God… Many of us now are encountering Angels on a daily basis (people in our
lives); they bring you comfort, they bring you peace, they bring you joy, they
bring you happiness, they bring you encouragement… They minister to your needs; however, you’re missing the blessing
because you don’t’ see the wings or the halo…
BE BLESSED!!!
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