Thursday, December 2

You Are Never Alone

Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?
Hebrews 1:14

In the beginning, God established the principle of community when He said, "It is not good that man should be alone" (Genesis 2:18). That referred first to marriage, of course, but the theme of relationships and community is carried forth throughout the New Testament (1 Corinthians 12). But there is another form of community that is just as real but to which we pay little attention--to our detriment. And that is the community of the angels of heaven.

One of the purposes of the angels is to minister to the needs of God's people--"those who will inherit salvation" (Hebrews 1:14). The template for their activity is established in the life of Christ: Angels attended His birth (Hebrews 1:6), His life on earth (1 Timothy 3:16), His temptation in the wilderness (Matthew 4:11), His agony in the Garden of Gethsemane (Luke 22:43), and His resurrection (Matthew 28:2). At every crisis point of Christ's life, angels were with Him.

Regardless of the number of people around you, you are never alone in times of trouble. If you are a child of God, angels are sent forth from heaven to minister to you.

Read-Thru-the-Bible
2 Timothy 4:1–Titus 3:15