Thursday, August 13, 2020
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Unknowingly
Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels.
We love these stories of God’s messengers, these special beings who come to us to share important information . . . if we only have ears to listen. If only we pause. If only we look.
God says: So often my messengers return to me and say, “There was so much going on in his head that he just could not hear my voice”. And I reply, “Go again. He will hear you when he is ready. He still has nimble explanations for his circumstances. We cannot give up on him. We must persist”. Sometimes my angels return to tell me, “She is too disbelieving. I stood before her and she walked right past me. I spoke, but she did not give me the least bit of time”. Again I reply, “Go again. She will hear you one of these days. She has not yet come to the end of her hope. We cannot give up on her. We must persist”. These reports are painful for us but still we persevere. More often my angels tell me, “She was so grateful for your word! She hung on every nuance and asked good questions”. Or they return to say, “He was desperate for your word. I had to repeat the information several times until he began to understand”. These are the reports that are easiest to hear and that bring us most joy. Yet, we endure with those in difficult circumstance because every lamb is important to me. No matter how lost. No matter how closed in. No matter how unbelieving.
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We are so pressed for time, so un-used to believing, so immune to good acts and decent works that we unknowingly reject or pass by the very help that we seek. It is never too late to believe. It is never too late to apologize. It is never too late to change. God holds all the words we ever need. And God often sends these words to us on the swift wings of angels. Let us not miss them.
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Use a Bible Concordance to examine the number of times in Scripture that angels deliver messages in the stories we so often hear. Note how often these angels are received, and how often they bring help, healing and hope.
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