25 August 2019
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Angels Comfort & Serve Us, Part 1 (TMF:1205)

Friday, August 30, 2019
Peace to Live By: Angels Comfort & Serve Us, Part 1 (TMF:1205) - Daniel Litton
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       You have to realize that most people, even during the times of Daniel or the times of the Lord Jesus Christ, or even during the days of Paul, didn’t likely see angels. So, just because someone may not see an angel does not mean the person is a lesser Christian, loved less by God. It is true, though, that a few of us will see angels even in this day and age in their regular form. God still does work like this, and angels do appear to people on occasion. But whether seen or not by us, it definitely is true that angels do comfort us, just as the angel comforted Daniel with his awesome greeting. This is one of the angels responsibilities when it comes to ministering to us, as God’s servants, for they are ‘ministering’ spirits sent out to serve us, as we’ve already touched upon. Over in 2 Kings 6:14-17, we can see that God opened the eyes of one of his servants to see his great army of angels which had been sent to protect the Israelites from the Syrians.

Angels are God's Messengers, Part 2 (TMF:1204)

Thursday, August 29, 2019
Peace to Live By: Angels are God's Messengers, Part 2 (TMF:1204)- Daniel Litton
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       I’m sure we can all think of different passages where an angel brought a message to certain individuals, like in the Christmas story or even when the Apostle Paul was sailing at sea during that great storm in Acts 27. What is interesting, going to verse 11, is that before the angel tells him his message from God, he immediately encourages Daniel. He tells him, “O Daniel, man greatly loved.” That must have been a great comfort to Daniel, a great encouragement. Can you imagine an angel appearing to you and saying, “You are greatly loved by God.” We probably wouldn’t need much else said. In our day and age here some 2,500 years after this passage, and some 2,000 years after Christ ascended into Heaven, most of us generally don’t see angels around us. And most of us will probably never encounter an angel in our lifetime—at least, knowingly. We all have angels assisting us at various times in various ways, and we all likely have entertained angels unknowingly, as the writer of Hebrews has foretold us, but most of us don’t usually see an angel in his physical form.

Angels are God's Messengers, Part 1 (TMF:1203)

Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Peace to Live By: Angels are God's Messengers, Part 1 (TMF:1203) - Daniel Litton
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       Remember, in the Old Testament, Christ was not identified as himself when he appeared to people. You’ll see occurrences where it says “the angel of the Lord” and this likely was Jesus in some instances. But he wasn’t pointed out as Jesus because he had not yet come into the world—he hadn’t been revealed to Israel. The description of this man certainly shares similarities we see with the Lord Jesus Christ in other places of Scripture, specifically in The Book of the Revelation 1:13, 14. However, this is also the same description of angels found in Revelation 15:6. It’s not until we reach verse 10 here in Daniel chapter 10 that we see the appearance of the angel in this passage. And, of course, it brings up the first point I want to make today about angels, and that is that in the most basic form they are God’s messengers. They take things God speaks to them and pass them along to God’s servants, us. This was particularly common in Scripture.

Understanding Angels from Daniel 10 (TMF:1202)

Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Peace to Live By: Understanding Angels from Daniel 10 (TMF:1202) - Daniel Litton
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       We are going to spend time today in Daniel chapter 10 in the Old Testament. We can note that verses 1-9 is the vision likely of the Lord Jesus Christ, and verses 10-21 is Daniel talking to the angel, probably Gabriel from the previous two chapters. The first part of this passage deals with a vision that the Prophet Daniel saw one day as he was standing by the Tigris River. Now, note that the had been mourning and fasting for three weeks. He hadn’t even been taking caring of his physical condition. But as he feel into a deep trace, we might call it, he saw a man robed in fine linen garments. This person was likely the Lord Jesus Christ. Remember, in the Old Testament, Christ was not identified as himself when he appeared to people. You’ll see occurrences where it says “the angel of the Lord” and this likely was Jesus in some instances. But he wasn’t pointed out as Jesus because he had not yet come into the world—he hadn’t been revealed to Israel.

Intro to God's Angels- Our Ministering Spirits (TMF:1201)

Monday, August 26, 2019
Peace to Live By: Intro to God's Angels- Our Ministering Spirits (TMF:1201) - Daniel Litton
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       Some of you have likely seen the old movie from the 1950s called “Forever, Darling” which starred Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Indeed, this was the second movie that Lucy and Desi made together during the “I Love Lucy” era. This movie illustrates and can remind us of some important truths when it comes to God’s angelic beings. It is definitely true that when we have problems in life, and when we cry out to God for help, that he will send his angels to our assistance. And it’s also true that angels protect us from varying obstacles in life, most of which we probably don’t even know we’re being protected from. It definitely is likely that each of us, as Christians, do indeed have a guardian angel—an angel who is assigned to protect us and help us in life. God wants to help us with our varying problems that arise, and he will often use angels to accomplish this help. As the writer of Hebrews has written for us in regard to angels: “Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?” (Hebrews 1:14, ESV). So, one of the responsibilities of angels in our day and age is to serve us, as Christians.