Angels Among us (including Sarah Bell!)

Good morning, friends!

As we continue looking at the messengers of God, I would like to bring out two points from Hebrews.

God sends Angels to help believers. Hebrews 1:14 says "Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?"

We don't always know when Angels are around. Hebrews 13:2 tells us "Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it."

I have to give a shout to my daughter, the now 17-year-old Sarah Bell. There are parallels. Angels bring God's message, and the good news of Jesus, to others. Sarah does that in conversation, service, music, and leading children. Angels brighten places where they are, as does Sarah. And they serve the Lord and God's people, which Sarah does wonderfully.

So look for God's messages through others. and be a serving, sharing witness to God, like my daughter!

Sight & Belief

 It is ironic that we are talking about sight and belief today. Today is the 80th birthday of my father-in-law, Larry Smith, the closest thing I have had to a father for 24 years. I am blessed to know and be loved by him. 

Larry says we have to believe. We should believe enough to follow Christ and do what Christ wants us to do, including living out our faith, being honest, and generous, and sharing what God has done for us.

Many say seeing is believing, that they will believe what they can see and understand. I think of Larry and a couple of others who would argue. 

Judy was the wise elf in The Santa Clause. She said that rather than that, believing is seeing. 

Saint Augustine went further. He said, from Hebrews 11, that faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.I think they are right. When I believe, and live out that belief, I am getting the vision of what God wants my life, others, and the earth to be. As I see God's vision, I begin to see what I believe, about God, myself, and the world. Believe and you will see!