Angels

Last night when I stepped outside to look at the sunset, I was drawn to the blue and orange sky and the puffy clouds.  The sunset and the sunrays looked as if angels were gathered together and singing.

I just read that angels are mentioned 273 times in the Bible.  God created angels at the same time that the earth was formed.  Angels are God's spiritual beings who are here to bring messages, to protect, to give guidance, to encourage and so much more.

The birth of Jesus was such a supernatural event.  The angel Gabriel came to Mary and told her "you are highly favored.  The Lord is with you."   Mary had found favored with God and she would give birth to a son and she would name him Jesus.  An angel of the Lord came to Joseph to tell him not to be afraid.  That what was conceived in Mary was from the Holy Spirit.  And then at the birth of Jesus, an angel of the Lord appeared before the shepherds to tell them to not be afraid and that the Savior had been born.

There are so many more times that God talks about angels in the Bible.  Angels were there at Sodom & Gomorrah, Abraham, Jacob, Daniel, Paul, John and so many other characters and events throughout the Bible.

So many books have been written about angels and their mystic power.  Angels are not a god. God does provide them when they are needed.

I will end with this verse.

"Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it."  Hebrews 13:2