Finally, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me – put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:8-9

Sunday, June 14, 2009

HE COULD HAVE CALLED TEN THOUSAND ANGELS


I SPENT HOURS TRYING TO FIND JUST THE RIGHT PICTURE OF ANGELS FOR THIS POST...AND THERE WAS NOT ONE THAT STRUCK ME WITH THE AWESOMENESS OF WHAT SO MANY FACED IN SCRIPTURE...

OH THERE WERE PICTURES THAT WERE AMAZING IN THE EXHIBITING OF ARTISTIC TALENTS...BUT MOST WERE OF FANTASY, AND THE VISIONS OF OUR FLESH MIND...

IN TRUTH...THE REALITY OF THESE SPIRIT BEINGS WOULD SEND US TO OUR KNEES...SOME HAVE EVEN MISTAKENLY THOUGHT TO WORSHIP THEM...AND MOST OF THE PICTURES DREW OUR ATTENTION TO WORSHIPPING OF ANGELS...OF IMAGE IDOLS...

THESE HOLY, IMMORTAL AND INNUMERABLE BEINGS ARE ABOVE US, BEHIND US, AROUND US, AND BEAR US UP AS MINISTERS OF GOD...

HOW THEY MANIFEST THEMSELVES FROM SPIRIT TO INCARNATE HUMAN FORMS IS A MYSTERY, THAT IS WELL LEFT TO THE WISDOM OF GOD...

WE KNOW THAT THEY POSSESS A WILL AS EVEN WE DO...THE FACT THAT LUCIFER (SATAN) HIMSELF CHOSE TO REBEL AGAINST GOD, AS DID THOSE ANGELS THAT FOLLOWED AFTER HIM...

THERE REMAINS NUMBERLESS RANKS AND ORDERS OF ANGELS THAT SERVE THE LIVING GOD IN HOLINESS...

THEIR MINISTRY TOWARD US AS BELIEVERS IS MIND STAGGERING...TO GUIDE, PROTECT, DELIVER, COMFORT, AND MINISTER TO US WHO ARE HEIRS OF SALVATION...

AND WHAT A WITNESS OF THEIR MINISTRY IN CHRIST'S LIFE...
AS A MESSENGER...ANNOUNCING HIS CONCEPTION...HERALDING HIS BIRTH...SUSTAINING HIM IN ALL HIS SORROWS AND AFFLICTION'S...WITNESSING HIS RESURRECTION...AND ACCOMPANYING HIM TO HEAVEN...

THEY WERE PRESENT AT THE WORLD'S CREATION...MT.SINAI...IN A SHEPHERD'S FIELD...THE CROSS...AND WILL FILL THE GALAXIES WHEN CHRIST RETURNS...AND SATAN IS BOUND...

THEY HAVE/DO/AND WILL HARVEST SOULS FROM ONE END OF EARTH AND HEAVEN...

THEY RIDE CHARIOTS OF FIRE...AND WAR AGAINST PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS IN THE INVISIBLES THAT COME AGAINST US...

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE CUTE AND BEAUTIFUL LITTLE CHERUBS...THE CINDERELLA AND CINDERFELLA ANGELS YOU COME UPON IN PICTURES OF ANGELS...

PERSONALLY...I'M A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS OF THESE ANGELS OF LIGHT THAT CATER TO MY EYES AND EMOTIONS, AND HAVE NOT LEFT ME WITH A SENSE OF THE POWER AND MAJESTY OF THE LIVING GOD...WHO HAVE NOT LEFT ME WITH THE SENSE OF WHO I SERVE AND OWE ALL MY ALLEGIANCE TO...IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH...

THEY ARE MADE MANIFEST...ONLY AT GOD'S BIDDING...THEY ARE SENT AT HIS COMMAND...THEY ARE NOT TO BE CALLED UPON...THERE'S ONLY ONE NAME THAT WE ARE TO CALL UPON...THERE'S ONLY ONE NAME IN WHICH THEY COME...IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS WILL AND PLEASURE...

THEY ARE REAL...THEY ARE MIGHTY...THEY ARE STRONG IN OUR BEHALF...THEY ARE SERVANTS OF THE LORD...

JESUS COULD HAVE CALLED TEN THOUSAND OF THEM TO DELIVER HIM FROM THE CROSS...BUT THE WILL OF HIS FATHER WAS HIS CHOICE...

AND WHETHER IT'S ONE OR A MILLION...GOD WILL SEND THEM TO DO HIS WILL REGARDING YOU...

THANK HIM, PRAISE HIM, HONOR HIM IN THIS TRUTH...TRUST HIM IN THE MINISTRY AND PURPOSE OF THEIR ACCOMPANYING IN YOUR LIFE...

SING WITH THEM, WORSHIP WITH THEM, DANCE WITH THEM, GIVE HONOR AND GLORY AND PRAISE...LET THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH BE FILLED WITH THE AWESOME SONGS OF DELIVERANCE OF OUR GOD...

There is joy before the angels of God, over one sinner who repents...Luke 15:10







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