Friday, June 18, 2010

Sidekicks 4 Superhero

SIDEKICKS 4 SUPERHERO
Psalm 103:19-22
The Message vv.19-20: “God has set His throne in heaven; He rules over us all. He’s the King! So bless God, you angels, ready and able to fly at His bidding, quick to hear and do what He says.”

Every superhero has a sidekick. Batman has Robin. Hercules had Hermes. Does God have helpers? Yes, thousands of them. They’re His angels.

Angels are everywhere—invisible to mortals—but real. With the best stories, myths spring up, and people believe them. Some people pray to angels, thinking they have inside pull with—or worse—equal to God. Still other people believe that people become angels when they die. Man is lower than the angels, according to Hebrews 2:7.

The truth is that angels perform heavenly errands for the lone superhero, God. They worship God, and no other. Let’s examine what the Bible teaches us about angels and learn the truth about them.

Colossians 1:15-17 (The Message) says: “We look at His Son and see the God Who cannot be seen. We look at His Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels—everything got started in Him and finds its purpose in Him. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together.” Angels were created by God; they’re not equal to Him.

Nehemiah 9:6 (The Message) says: “You’re the one, God, You alone; You made the heavens, the heavens of heavens, and all angels; the earth and everything in it, the seas and everything in them; You kept them alive; heaven’s angels worship You!” Angels worship God, and no one else.

Categories of angels: Jude 1:9 (NIV) says: “But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, ‘The Lord rebuke you.’”

2Kings 19:15 (NIV) says: “And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: ‘O Lord, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.’”

Isaiah 6:2 (The Message) says: “Angel-seraphs hovered above Him, each with six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two their feet, and with two they flew. And they called back and forth one to the other, ‘Holy, Holy, Holy is God-of-the-Angel-Armies. His bright glory fills the whole earth.’”

Take Home Nugget

Angel duties concern us. Check out the lesson to learn that we’re their assignment. Think about how God’s kids are His sidekicks, too. We serve God, as the angels do. We’re His special sidekicks—His disciples!

Angels, and believers in Jesus are Our Superhero’s Sidekicks.
TO FATHERS EVERYWHERE, AND CARING MEN WHO FILL ABSENT FATHERS' ROLE, A Happy Father's Day to you.
J.D. Griffith
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