Matthew 4:11
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
The book of Hebrews tells us the angels also minister unto us.
• How real
• How helpful
• How substantial
this ministry must have been for our Lord. He had been so sorely tried and it had been such a real struggle, though it was a spiritual struggle. Now the devil left him and the angels came. The angels did not come while the devil tempted him, but after.
Perhaps the ministry of the angels is not to support us in our times of temptation but to refresh and heal and lift us up after the battle is over. Or perhaps they had been battling in the unseen realm and, when the battle was over gathered around our Lord.
The ministry of the angels is real, it is substantial and I want to accept it is fact and rest in that ministry.
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
The book of Hebrews tells us the angels also minister unto us.
• How real
• How helpful
• How substantial
this ministry must have been for our Lord. He had been so sorely tried and it had been such a real struggle, though it was a spiritual struggle. Now the devil left him and the angels came. The angels did not come while the devil tempted him, but after.
Perhaps the ministry of the angels is not to support us in our times of temptation but to refresh and heal and lift us up after the battle is over. Or perhaps they had been battling in the unseen realm and, when the battle was over gathered around our Lord.
The ministry of the angels is real, it is substantial and I want to accept it is fact and rest in that ministry.
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