Do not neglect hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.
Hebrews 13:2
Have you ever seen an angel before? In the Old Testament, people identified “God sightings” as angels and sometimes even identified them with God Himself. Imagine the lengths God will go to in order to assist someone, to save them from danger, to save them for an eternity with Him vs. without Him. Jesus said He would leave the 99 to find the one (Luke 15:4). Now imagine God at a five-way stop intersection whereby He is orchestrating traffic flow for the Father, Son, Holy Spirit, angels, and people on your path conspiring to bring you into alignment with His plan so you can receive all He has preordained for you. If you had to list the “God incidences” or intersections in your life, what does that list look like?
Ask God to show you the miracles in your life. While you may not have seen an angel before, you can metaphorically be one today for someone else by being God’s hands and feet in service to someone. I know God is always at work doing miracles behind the scenes, so I asked Him to show me examples of miracles He was doing in my life. Within a week or two, things happened I would not have been aware of unless I was “watching and praying,” being alert in my spirit for His answer.
The first instance involved finding an envelope outside of Longs Drugs without postage on it addressed to a credit card company. It had been dropped on the ground by its owner, who was likely unaware it was lost. I took it to the person’s house and dropped it off (they were not home). As I drove away, God pointed out to me that they would see the envelope on their front doorstep and think they dropped it there, grateful they had now found it but unaware it was God’s invisible hand saving them from an unfortunate event. That was miracle number one behind the scenes.
The second took place the morning I was weed whacking. I always use open-toed flip-flop slippers but couldn’t find them that morning, which had never happened before as I am a creature of habit. While I was fiddling with the weed whacker, the power engaged. The high-speed string swiped my foot, which I felt but without injury as I was wearing closed-toed shoes. If I had had my flip-flops on like the thousand times before while weed whacking, I would have gone to the emergency room, likely with one less toe. This was invisible miracle number two. One was done by God for me, and the other through me for another.
REFLECT TO CONNECT
- What was the last miracle you experienced?
- Have you ever suspected an “angel’s” intervention in your life?
- What would you do if you asked God to show you the miracles in your life today, and then you saw them?
While you are waiting for God to show you an angel, you may be the angel God is calling into service to help the person in need right next to you.
