This morning while getting ready for church I was listening to my Sunday playlist and the song Angels Among Us by Alabama came on. I wasn't expected it. It wasn't my normal Sunday playlist song, but it was what I needed to hear today.
ANGEL = a divine messenger
DIVINE = proceeding directly from God
I take this to mean an angel is a messenger sent directly from God! Angels are a way for us to see God's hand in our lives. A way for us to know that God hasn't forgotten about us. He loves us and he cares. Elder Holland in his talk, The Ministry of Angels, says, "He sent angels, divine messengers, to bless His children, reassure them that heaven was always very close and that His help was always very near." He continues with, "Usually such beings are not seen. Sometimes they are. But seen or unseen they are always near. Sometimes their assignments are very grand and have significance for the whole world. Sometimes the messages are more private. Occasionally the angelic purpose is to warn. But most often it is to comfort, to provide some form of merciful attention, guidance in difficult times."
There is so much comfort in this quote! "....to provide some form of merciful attention, guidance in difficult times." Here the God of all things, cares enough about me to send divine help at times he knew I would need it! He doesn't want me to be alone. He doesn't want me to have to do it by myself.
When He created Adam, he then immediately created Eve. Eve was Adam's angel! Eve kept Adam from being alone.
I've been greatly blessed in my life with angels! I've been blessed with angles from both sides of the veil.
My first experience that really stood out to me and reminded me how much God cares was on my mission in Brazil. It had been a day! Not a good day either. It was a rough day. Nothing was going the way we hoped. We were discouraged and frustrated thinking it was time to just give up and go home. Then while walking home we were robbed at gunpoint. I was too angry to be scared. I was too frustrated with how the day went. After putting up a little fight, I conceded and handed over my bag. I very forcefully told him that I hope he liked the Bible because that was all he was going to find in there. So here my bad day just got worse! All my notes from the last year on my mission were gone! My mission scriptures - gone! My pictures of the baptism we had the week before of the best man I had ever met - gone! My wallet and visa - gone! My contact book with all the names and numbers of everyone in the area and my mission president - gone. And my keys to my apartment - gone. As I sat at the traffic light, lost, not knowing what to do; 2 teenage boys began talking about crime in the city. I immediately butted in and told them how I was just robbed less then 5 mins before this moment. They began asking me all sorts of logistical questions, things I should have been realizing and thinking about but couldn't because of the shock I was in. Within seconds they took me into a safe apartment complex with a security guard, called the police, my mission president, put together a ride for me to get to my mission presidents house, and canceled all my American credit cards. It was all a blurr. I honestly didn't process anything in that moment, yet they did it ALL for me. They knew exactly what to ask and what to do. They knew how to find the names of the exact people who needed to be contacted. And then as soon as the last phone call was made, they were gone! I ran after them to find out their names but they were no where to be seen. They were my angels that day! They came when God knew I couldn't function for myself anymore and needed divine help - not only for my physical safety, but also for my mental safety.
We don't have to ask for angels! God knows when we need them most. He knows we need them more then we think we need them.
I love the scripture 2 Kings 6:16 - Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
This is my scripture for the year!! This is why I needed to hear that song this morning. I will be more resolute in seeing God's vision and trusting that he has a way to support me in all things.
Here the Israelites were surrounded by a massive army. It appeared to the normal eye that they could not win. But yet the prophet understood God's vision and responded with "..they that be with us are more than they that be with them." And when the servants eyes were opened he saw the horses and chariots from heaven.
We will find ourselves in situations that appears to our mortal eyes as defeat. We my find ourselves mentally defeated as well. But we must always remember - God is with us. He will send angels "in our darkest moments."
Have you watched Marvels End Game? At the end the few avengers are feeling defeated but yet trying to stay strong. They have no clue what else they can do. They are mentally, physically and spiritually drained and yet they are trying with all their ability to take a stance. This is when the angels come! This is when the recruits are called in and they aren't left to stand alone.
It will ALWAYS be the same for us!! God will never let us stand alone. When we are taking a stand for God, we will always have angels among us! No matter how defeated you feel, don't get up! "Those who are with us are more than they that be with them."
You can do anything God calls you to do! You have angels with you! You have divine help to accomplish all that is for God.
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