ANGELIC MINISTRY (PART 4)
TEXT: “Acts 8:26-35 (KJV)
26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. ”
26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. ”
There are encounters that are
undeniably a strong manifestation of the ministry of angels. Not many of us
today still believe in the ministry of angels. When angelic beings appear they
are on a mission in response to the command of our heavenly Father. It is true
that angels are messengers of God but there is a message they are not qualified
to give because it has been given to us to proclaim; this is the message of
salvation. That is why Hebrews 1:14 says “Are they not all ministering spirits
sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?” that is why
in our text for today when the angel appeared to Philip he gave him the
information needed for the job to be done and he was out of the way. A study of
verse 26 will reveal to you the detailed instruction that the angel gave to
Philip. The first thing for him to do was to “Arise” this was followed by “go”
and then a well clearly defined information followed and as we follow the story
it was just as it was told him. Once the angel did that and Philip complied, his
job was almost over. This should make us realize that it is a waste of time
waiting for God to send an angel to come do the work that has been assigned to
us. When there is a need to minister to a soul the Lord may see the need to
send an angel to lead us to the soul that is in need of salvation and until we
respond the angel will keep urging us. But when we fail to obey the prompting
of the angel the Lord may send the angel to someone else who is willing to
obey. When someone is willing and obedient to the promptings of the Lord it is
very possible that that individual will enjoy the ministry and presence of
angels. That could also be the reason why certain lives and meetings are
flooded with the supernatural and extraordinary manifestations of the presence
of the Lord. When we walk in obedience to God there will be evidences of the
presence of angels in our life and activities. Remember, angels are real.
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