Launch His Angels Into Flight

February 10

All God's angels come to us disguised. James Russell Lowell

Most of us will never see angels—at least we won't know we have. The Word tells us that we should be careful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unaware, Hebrews 13:2. Occasionally the opportunity may come to us to extend the kindness of heaven. The angel may be disguised in a way that rather than allow us to see the touch of heaven, we can see only the fact that someone has need of our touch upon them!

Perhaps when a friend comes to us in a great quandary and we are able to speak a word that clarifies the muddle in his mind, or when a child enters our sphere who yearns for nothing more than the touch of love we are able to lavish into his life, or it may be when wisdom and truth seem as little more than relics of a forgotten age and we are able to employ them with grace—perhaps at these times we become the angels God uses in this fallen world that so often disappoints Him. Perhaps we become His joy when we allow ourselves to be used as angels of hope in the ordinary drudgery of life.

And if we, fallen, needy mortals that we are can be instruments in God's hand who are used to infuse goodness into the world, does that not make us more angel than mortal? Does that not render our service to Jesus of paramount importance toward the accomplishment of divine purpose in a broken world? As we look around us and see how far man has fallen from grace—whether the legalistic, self-righteous tyrant in our own sphere or whether the murderous mob that takes delight in burning flags and dragging dead bodies through the streets, can we not recognize how important we are in Jesus' scheme of things to counter such wickedness!

John Kennedy’s, "If not us, who? If not here, where? If not now, when?" becomes more than catchy words to inspire the voting public; his words become insights we must take to heart and employ each day with fervor! For if I don't serve the purposes of Christ in the mayhem of this fallen world, who will? If I do not do it right here, where I am today, where might I have a better opportunity to do so? And if I do not do it now, when circumstances challenge me most, when will I have a better time to allow Christ in me to be the Hope of glory (Colossians 1:27) that He says He is!

Let the Lord of life allow the life we have to be the springboard that launches His angels into flight! Let today's opportunities cause us to soar into realms of hope and glory where man can only aspire to achieve great things but where angels can go with absolute certainty that they are sent by the Lord in order that He may accomplish great things through them. Walk in the power of the angels of truth and hope and joy and light and confident faith and unquenchable love that you are today in the hand of the Christ who loves you.