Angels

With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, "Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished. When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the LORD was merciful to them. (Gen 19:15-16)

When the Bible mentions angels, they are pretty awesome creatures. The good angels help us. When Sennacherib threatened to invade Judah, Hezekiah prayed, and "the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians" (2 Kings 19:35) When Elijah was fleeing from Jezebel and burnt out, an angel fed him cake and water (1 Kings 19:5). When the king of Syria wanted to put Elisha to death, God surrounded Elisha with horses and chariots of fire (2 Kings 6:15-17). When Daniel was thrown into the lion's den, God sent an angel to close the mouth of the lions(Dan 6:22). When Peter was in prison, and the saints interceded, an angel supernaturally unlocked all the prison doors and led him out (Acts 12:7).

The Bible says: "Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? (Heb 1:14)" This just takes my breath away. God's holy angels, these awesome, magnificent creatures, serve us. Who am I, really, that they should serve me? God REALLY loves us. He does!!

John Calvin says, "The angels are the dispensers and administrators of the Divine beneficence toward us; they regard our safety, undertake our defense, direct our ways, and exercise a constant solicitude that no evil befall us.

Truly, we have the most incredible privileges as children of God!

Prayer today: Abba Father, truly, we have the most amazing privileges as your children. When I reach heaven, I will surely be blown away when it is revealed the extent to which your holy angels intervened on my behalf, to undertake my defense and exercise a constant solicitude that no evil befall me. Wow!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!