Dear Friends,
Angels, we are told, are messengers of God. The Bible recounts stories of angels speaking to Abraham, Jacob, Gideon, the women at the tomb, Cornelius, and many others. Yet, we don’t hear many Christians sharing testimony about their encounters with angels. Did God send angels on vacation at the end of the book of Acts? Are angels nothing more than ornaments for decorating our Christmas trees and beautifying our gardens?
As a child we may have believed in angels – we may have even prayed for their protection: Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. May angels guard me through the night, And keep me safe ‘til morning light.
In Hebrews 13:2 (NIV) we are cautioned, “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.”
As we age, do we lose the childlike innocence that gives us freedom to believe in angels?
On a recent trip, Bonnie became anxious when she couldn’t locate the gate for her departing flight. She had scanned the departures board, but no flights were listed for Orange County. A gate agent explained that at DFW airport, they listed her destination as Santa Ana, and told her she needed to get to the D concourse. Her flight would soon be departing from Gate 49.
If you haven’t passed through the mega-terminal at Dallas-Fort Worth, you have no idea how confusing travel can be. Skylink, a high speed train, carries passengers from terminal to terminal, pausing only long enough for those with quick reflexes to disembark. No doubt, there are people who have been trapped on Skylink for hours!
Somehow Bonnie managed to get on and off Skylink and found herself in the correct terminal. She raced to the end of the concourse only to discover that there was no Gate 49 – she must have misheard the instructions. Panic started to settle in.
Just then, a young man with the kindest smile saw the distressed look on her face. Gesturing toward gate 29, he said, “Are you looking for the flight to Orange County? You’re in the right place.”
“She thanked him and asked, “What’s your name?”
“My name is Uriah —it means the Lord is my light.”
Was Uriah just another kind person willing to help someone find their way? For today, I choose to believe that Uriah was a messenger — an angel — sent to remind Bonnie of the words in Psalm 91:11 (NLT): “For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go.”
Verse for the Week: Isaiah 58:9-12: “Then when you call, the Lord will answer. ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply.”
Blessings, Your Friends in Christ
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