HUMAN
VS. ANGELIC HOLINESS
Kingdom
Kids devotions authorize Jesus’ LORDship
over our lives.
Exodus
22:31a: “You are to be My holy people.”
Biblical scholars claim that when Moses climbed Mount
Sinai to receive God’s Word, the angels protested. They wondered why mere humans were receiving
God’s Word. God’s Word was hidden and
angels never knew it! The angels only knew
that God’s Word is a great treasure and anyone who receives it shares His
mission.
Angels are mission-oriented. Although angels were created to be
messengers, they have no self-esteem. They
simply do what God created them to do—nothing more and nothing less.
But the angels were shocked when God chose Moses—a flawed
human to carry out His special mission!
The angels cried out Psalm 8:4-5 to God: “What is mankind that You are
mindful of him; the son of man that You care for him? You made him a little
lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.”
God told Moses to respond to the angel’s complaints.
Moses addressed God in the angel’s presence, “What’s in
Your Torah?”
God answered, “I am the Lord your God who took you out of
Egypt.”
Moses asked the angels, “Where you in that place of
darkness called Egypt? Why is the Torah important to you?”
The angels grew silent.
Moses explained, “Yahweh gave me laws—commandments—which people must
obey. No commandment applies to angels since
you never deal with temptation, jealousy, challenges, or conflicts. You live in perpetual light!”
Moses sighed before informing the angels, “People deal
with darkness all the time—both inside AND outside of human hearts. That’s why God gave His Word to people. God created humans so He could invite us to play
our parts in His kingdom.
Side by side, people can overcome evil with God’s help. People can bring light into the darkness by extending
kindness where there’s hatred. People
can grow spiritually into Christ likeness!
With God’s help, nothing is too hard for humans to do!”
Check out the lesson linked below for stewardship that
God assigned to humans. Angels have
their place in God’s kingdom. They sing
God praises 24/7. They care for and
protect people. While humans need
angelic help, angels don’t need humans.
Take
Home Nugget
Despite God creating
people a little lower than the angels, we have the power to rise above our limitations. People’s gift of free will allows us to
choose light when faced with darkness. We
can always choose to act right .
People’s greatness can conquer our weakness. We crave the challenge to overcome.
Menachem Mendel, an 18th century rabbi
comments, “You shall be holy, but as a people … The Lord of the universe has no
lack of angels in heaven.”
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