"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
Matthew 25:44
Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.
Hebrews 13:2
Angels are among us! Angelic visitations have never stopped, but in most cases we are simply unaware that we are in their presence. They are multi-purpose; guardians, warriors, messengers, sometimes they are sent to test us. We talk the talk, but when we are faced with a stranger who may have needs- hungry, sick, broke, cold, lonely- how do we respond? On the Day that the veils are pulled away, and we are allowed to see the whole picture, we will see just how many times angels were injected into our life situations.
I am reminded of a former pastor of ours who shared the anecdote of buying a fast food meal for a man who seemed destitute. The stranger thanked him, stepped out into a busy street, a work van going 30 mph passed between their line of sight, and when it passed a split second later, the stranger had vanished.
There are many such accounts, and while they are so interesting, beloved, we need to treat the least of these, every opportunity, with love because this is what love is. We are called to do all things as unto Jesus Himself. The Lord doesn't need to send angels- He is omniscient and omnipotent- He knows and sees everything.
Food for thought...
Matthew 25:44
Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.
Hebrews 13:2
Angels are among us! Angelic visitations have never stopped, but in most cases we are simply unaware that we are in their presence. They are multi-purpose; guardians, warriors, messengers, sometimes they are sent to test us. We talk the talk, but when we are faced with a stranger who may have needs- hungry, sick, broke, cold, lonely- how do we respond? On the Day that the veils are pulled away, and we are allowed to see the whole picture, we will see just how many times angels were injected into our life situations.
I am reminded of a former pastor of ours who shared the anecdote of buying a fast food meal for a man who seemed destitute. The stranger thanked him, stepped out into a busy street, a work van going 30 mph passed between their line of sight, and when it passed a split second later, the stranger had vanished.
There are many such accounts, and while they are so interesting, beloved, we need to treat the least of these, every opportunity, with love because this is what love is. We are called to do all things as unto Jesus Himself. The Lord doesn't need to send angels- He is omniscient and omnipotent- He knows and sees everything.
Food for thought...
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