It's amazing how each time I take a look at the mirror of life - God's word in the Bible, I receive new insights for life. A particular scripture could send a meaning this moment, and the next time you come to it, you get another equally awesome meaning. Thanks to the Holy Spirit.
So I read through the first Chapter of Paul's message/letter to the Hebrews this morning, and guess what? I got an amazing message from it!
Paul started by reminding us of how God spoke to the people of old (our ancestors) through Prophets. Picture a prophet walking down to your grand-father's house to tell him "Thus saith the Lord...." :). That was the way our parents understood God's voice, that was how they got God's message. A prophet had to tell them what God was saying. They couldn't communicate with God on their own....hmmmm....that must have been a really tiring thing to do. Imagine having a problem and maybe the prophet lives far away from you, and he usually travels miles to come to relay God's message to you, then you have to wait for the next time he comes around before you can share your problem with him.....or imagine if you had to travel all the way to inquire of the prophet like some people still do these days. Remember, there were no mobile phones then! :) I'm glad I wasn't born in that dispensation.
But now, God speaks to us through His Son. His Son that came to die, His Son who was crucified upon the cross, His Son who resurrected, His Son who he conferred a Name above all names....and in His Name, we are granted forgiveness and purification from all sins - even our most deadly habitual sins! And God places this His Son on a superior position to the angels. Not minding the fact the angels were probably all lobbying for that position..lol.....hmmmmm.....Now, even His Son's Name - JESUS is more superior and has more authority than the name of the angels, and even the person of the angels themselves.
Now, something comes to my mind. I remember that there are actually some people on earth who worship angels. Why do they do this? It's really a misunderstanding of their rights. God has already given me the authority to use His Son's name whenever I need help (Phil 2:10), so why worship angels? The angels were created to worship God's Son (Phil 1:6), that is to show how superior He is!
Knowing your right in Christ will help you understand the position you have. I am also told that I am "raised up to sit together with Him in Heavenly places" - Ephesians 2:6. Wow!! That means I have more authority than the angels (through the Name of Jesus).
You know what thrills me most? Hebrews 1:14 says "angels are ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation." Wow! That means the moment I handed all I am to God, He immediately assigned His angels to always be there to minister to me. That means wherever I go, whatever I do, He sends His angels about doing whatever I bid! That's exactly what a servant does, isn't it? If you've had the experience of having a servant or maid attend to you, I'm sure you'll understand what I mean. When you need water to to drink, you could ask your maid to help you get it....the maid could do your laundry, attend to your every call. That's what God has sent angels to do for us - to attend to our distress calls....AMAZING!!!
So Angels are my servants? They're sent by my Father to attend to my every needs? He pays them for attending to my needs? All I need to do is to tell them that they should do it....using my Father's authority (in the Name of His Son - JESUS)? Like, I can ask God's angels to go before me as a shield of protection, to fight battles on my behalf, etc....all in the Name of Jesus? Wow!!!
This right is only given to those who have "inherited salvation", i.e. only those who have accepted that Christ died for them, and have given over their all to God to be in charge of their lives? So all of us who are SAVED have the right of service from servants? Wow, What a privilege!!! :)
