Our Ministry to Angels

Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. Our Ministry to Angels. To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God. Ephesians three ten There is an innumerable company of angels in heaven. They serve as ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation.

At the same time, it is instructive to realize we also have a ministry to the angels. Despite their great power and knowledge, angels are not the heirs of salvation themselves, and so will never personally experience that peculiar type of love and fellowship that we share with our Lord and Savior. Nevertheless, as personal beings with the free will to reject their role as God's servants if they choose, they are intensely interested in our salvation. Which things the angels desire to look into. In addition to serving for the protection and guidance of individual believers, apparently certain angels are also assigned by God to serve Christian congregations functioning corporately, especially in true local churches.

Paul mentions the observing presence of angels in the Corinthian church, for example. In his letters to the seven representative churches, Christ addressed the individual angels of each church. That these are heavenly angels seems probable from the fact that the word angel is used 65 other times in Revelation and always refers to real angels. Finally, the words of our text for the day give a special incentive for our lives, for there we are reminded that it is through God's dealings with the Church that His holy angels are able to learn for themselves the manifold wisdom of God. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

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