Advent at Ararat 2024 - Day 21 & 22: The heavenly hosts accompany the Good News!

Advent “Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.””

‭‭Luke‬ ‭2‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I think most people—even most Christians—are woefully ignorant of the office and operation of angels. For example, some suppose that when people die, they become angels. That is not true. When people die, if they are Christians, they are with the Lord as a spirit and at some point will be given a glorified body in the resurrection of the dead. Angels, aren’t transformed people. Angels aren’t deceased people who have “earned their wings.” Rather, angels are created beings in their own right.

With that, bear in mind that the translated term “angels,” is used throughout the Bible to reference a wide range of spirit-persons. Here we address those “angels” we most often imagine: the winged messengers created by God to do His bidding and to watch over the operations of the creation.

“Bless the Lord, you His angels, You mighty ones who do His commandments, Obeying the voice of His word! Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, You who serve Him and do His will.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭103‬:‭20‬-‭21‬ ‭AMP‬‬

Indeed, angels are the servants of God who shepherd His word. God speaks; they obey. As well, their duties include the protection and strengthening of those who are His. They are ministering spirits!

“Are not all the angels ministering spirits sent out [by God] to serve (accompany, protect) those who will inherit salvation? [Of course they are!]”

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭1‬:‭14‬ ‭AMP‬‬

In our opening scripture we see that, having given the Good News to the shepherds, the angel is joined by a heavenly host, a multitude of angels praising God.

Remember, any time we are giving the Good News concerning Jesus Christ, any time we are speaking His word, anytime we are lifting up praise and worship toward God, even if we seem to be alone, we can be sure that we have “friends” joining us. In fact, the heavenly hosts accompany us in our praise, accompany us in our evangelism (and other missions from God), and will eventually accompany us in our future duties in the eternal Kingdom of God.

For today let us meditate on the fact that angels are among us, waiting to hear God‘s word in order to perform it.

Make no mistake, when you speak the word of God from your mouth, while truly believing it in your heart, you will activate the angels to work on your behalf.

Additionally, be quick to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. To be sure, that’s the quickest way you can gather a crowd from heaven!

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!