He Delights In His Children

Psalm 149:1-5 KJV; The Lord delights in us; let us sing joyful songs of praise to His glory.

Angels

Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. They have lost connection with the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow. 

                                                                                  (Col 2:18-19 NIV)

So what about angels? Every now and then I am jolted by the reality that someone I know depends on angels more than they depend on Jesus. They pray to the angels to protect them. Why ask the angels? Why not ask the Lord to send his angels to protect you. God is in charge of angels. He directs them. He sends them out.

Just because something or someone exists in the spiritual realms does not mean that we should worship them or put our trust in them. Angels are created beings. We do not worship the creature. Rather, we worship and put our trust in the one who has charge over the spiritual realms; the one who created the spiritual realms; the one who created all things.

Angels have many purposes. Some are messengers. Some have been deliverers of God judgment. Some are ministering spirits. Angels ministered to Jesus after his temptations by the devil in the wilderness. Angels are beings created by God to serve according to God's will not our will.

Do I believe that angels exist? Of course, I believe that. But, I do not put my faith in them. We cannot serve two gods. Angels are not creators. They are created beings. Angels did not die for you. Jesus did. By worshipping and honoring angels; by lifting them up and trusting in them more than we do Christ, we lose the connection we have with the head, from whom the whole body grows, who is Jesus the Christ. We are to worship the one who has charge over angels and not the angels.

God's Peace - Pr. J

The Lord Delights In His People

Falls River, L'Anse, Michigan

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. (Psalm 149:4 NIV)

 

It is amazing to me that the Lord would take delight in any of us. But, he does. We are all sinful and unclean. We all turn our backs on Him in so many ways; choosing things of this world before him. Our priorities become fulfilling our or our loved ones' desires. But, he does. He does delight in His people. He delights in all who believe His promises. He delights in all who trust in His Son, Jesus, for their salvation. He delights in those who, in humility, recognize that they have sinned against Him and their neighbors in thought, word, and deed for they are His people.

 

Thanks be to God for His mercy is great and His love endures forever. Amen!

 

God's Peace - Pr. Judy