SPIRITUAL REALM: Daily Reading Plan #3
Nehemiah 9:6
You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.
Psalm 103:20
Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
Hebrews 1:14
Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Luke 15:10
In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.'
Angels are an entirely different order of being than humans. Human beings do not become angels after they die. Angels will never become, and never were, human beings. God created the angels, just as He created humanity. The Bible nowhere states that angels are created in the image and likeness of God, as humans are (Genesis 1:26). Angels are spiritual beings that can, to a certain degree, take on physical form. Humans are primarily physical beings, but with a spiritual aspect. The greatest thing we can learn from the holy angels is their instant, unquestioning obedience to God's commands.
Reflection Questions
- What do these verses say about angels?
- How do these verses call me to live or to change my thinking as a result of taking them to heart?
