Luke 1:26-27 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
Angels are God’s messengers and they appear in numerous places in scripture. Often they carried a message from the Lord to either Israel or an individual. Mary and Joseph were visited by an angel as God prepared them for the birth of His Son. The angel of the Lord appeared at critical times in Israel’s history and was sometimes a pre -incarnate appearance of Jesus. Not only do angels appear in the Old and New Testaments, scripture describes their being with Jesus at the Last Judgment. Not all angels are heavenly though. Satan and his minions fell from heaven when Satan thought to make himself greater than God. Scripture clearly describes the awful eternal destiny of the fallen angels.
Taken from “Bible Wisdom for Your Life”, written and compiled by Pamela L. McQuade, Barbour Publishing
God’s restoring servants, His heavenly messengers, have encouraged, sustained, and lifted the spirits of many flagging saints; and they have changed many hopeless circumstances into bright prospects.
Billy Graham on angels
Prayer: God of all, thank you for angels in which You have surrounded us and to help with Your work on earth. Thank you also for the gift of Your Son. Amen
Kay Lewis
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