E-votional
– Angels
In Our Midst
March 13,
2001
Verse:
Thought:
Standing
in the rain we talk. The timing could not have been more inconvenient.
It is cold, dreary outside and There are things to do, people to see and we
are running behind. Casual conversation? Is this the basis
behind the time I am losing.
Then, out of the blue, "may I do this for you?" Or, "I
noticed a need here." Just as the disciples responded after their
encounter at Emmaus, "Was not my heart warmed, how could I have been so
blind!"
Hear the Good News, God
sends to us people, even angels, who though we might see them one way, as
soon as we drop our selfish intentions, realize they are gifts sent from
above. Just as God works in our life and directs our heart to respond
to His prompting through the Holy Spirit, the same thing holds true with
others. It is too bad,
and I too am embarrassed that I can fall into the very same trap. I
overlook the idea that God might be working in the life of another as they
reach-out to me. We are surrounded by angels, by workers from God, we
need to be open to not only the Spirit, but those also called by the Spirit.
Prayer:
Lord, drop
the scales from my eyes, that I might see your presence abound in every
direction. Help me lose my selfish ways, that I might be of
service to another. Finally, allow me to be like an angel to another,
just as others have been for me. Thank
You for all You have done in my
life, and all You will continue to do, through Christ our Lord I pray.
Amen.