“Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels” (Hebrews 13:2). Jesus is not only our Lord and Savior but also our mentor and teacher. He is also our King and our example. Through His disciples, Jesus has shown us the way to move into the realm of the supernatural. It took Jesus three and a half years to show his disciples how to be used as a vessel of the Holy Spirit, to walk in the supernatural with evidence of signs and wonders following after them. “Then Jesus said to him, ‘Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe’” (John 4:48).
Saints, Jesus has shown us how to receive and embrace angelic encounters, which bring about miraculous interventions. The Lord did many different healings and miracles. But He did so many in different ways so that we would learn not to get stuck on religious formalities. Just like we pray the same prayer and use the same method every time we minister, we begin to practice a religious formula, which negates what Jesus is teaching us to do.
Jesus had some very unconventional ways in which He healed us. He spit in the dirt to make mud, then He placed it on a blind man’s eyes and the blind were healed. It is also written that he would spit directly on those who needed healing. You do not see these same types of ministries in operation today because it would not be socially acceptable. Jesus’ actions were bold, but before He ever acted Jesus first prayed to Abba Father. Whatever Abba Father told Him to do, Jesus did it. This has always worked out for Him 100% all the time. Jesus has demonstrated what we are to do, and He expects us to do the work of Abba Father God.
Today’s Christian lifestyle or trend, we want to see 100% accuracy in ministries and churches. The world needs to see the evidence that Jesus is not dead but alive! He is working throughout the body of believers. We are all members of the body of Christ. Each of us has a function and a purpose. Each of us has a gifting, whether we are aware of it or not. The spiritual gift of the Holy Spirit is there even though we are not sure we have a gift. These gifts can lay dormant for a long time. One of the ways your spiritual gift may be activated is through prophecy and the laying on of hands. “Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership” (1 Timothy 4:14).
We need to be aware of how Jesus moved and walked. The things Jesus did were done according to the will of Abba Father. He said, “I do nothing on my own authority. I only speak what I hear Abba Father say.” That is the Christian way. That is His example for us to follow. Many times Jesus would pray to find out what Abba Father had to say. When Jesus prayed, there were angels ascending and descending upon Him giving Him instructions from heaven above. Jesus taught us to pray; “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” means we need to find out first from heaven what needs to be done on earth (Matthew 6:10). When your angel brings you the Word of the Lord and you begin to walk in it, nothing can stop you, for the “Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one” (2 Thessalonians 3:3).
When Jesus was born in a manger, there was a rising up of an army who came looking for Him. Every child two years old or under was to be slaughtered because King Herod heard that a King was born and Herod feared the loss of his position as a king. An angel appeared before Joseph and Mary and warned them to leave the town. King Herod sought the life of their newborn son, Jesus. They left the city and stayed away for a number of years until an angel appeared before them again and told them it was safe to return, for King Herod was dead. This was just the beginning of many encounters with the angelic host in the ministry of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
When Jesus stood before those who were to judge him, Pontius Pilate said to him, “’Do you not know that I hold your life in my hands? I can give your life or I can take it away?” Jesus replied, “Do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels?” 12,000 angels were at His disposal to defend Him (Matthew 26:53). Upon his word, these angels could have destroyed everything.
When Jesus walked into a city, people came from everywhere to seek him. Jesus did not have to advertise his presence. The people just showed up wherever He was because the angels of the Lord would go out and gather up the people. “But to which of the angels has He ever said, ‘Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool?’ Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister FOR those who will inherit salvation?” (Hebrews 1:13-14).
Jesus’s angelic encounters are important to us because they are examples of how our lives should emulate the likeness of our Lord. We are not to worship or pray to angels; but we are to ask for spiritual gifts and His ministering spirits to be sent by God to minister for us. “Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?” (Hebrews 12:9b).
Ministering spirits are angels sent to minister, not to us, but for us. When you came into the Kingdom of God, an angel was appointed unto you. When you gave your life to Jesus Christ, it is recorded in the Gospels that an angel went before the face of God and reported your name to Him so that it could be written into the Lamb’s Book of Life. These ministering spirits are waiting for you to yield unto the will of Jesus Christ, that He may dispatch them on your behalf to minister for you.
Saints every one of us there is at least one angel appointed as a guardian to watch over us. But there are more angels that are to be dispatched by the word of God. Jesus had 2,000 angels at his disposal and they ministered for Him. And He says, “Greater Works you will do” in John 14:12.
How do we obtain these angels? How do we receive the appointment of these angels? If we do not pray to them or worship them, how do we get their assistance as promised to us in Hebrews 1:14 NKJV – “Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?”
You obtain it through the impartation of a spiritual gift of the Holy Spirit. When you received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, there was a gift appointed unto you. That gift is still there with you. If you look back and recall when you received the baptism of Jesus, not only of the water but the Spirit, according to Act 17, then you will see that there was a spiritual gift given unto you.
Maybe shortly after you received the Holy Spirit you prayed for somebody and they were healed. Maybe you had a dream and it came to pass. Maybe you had a vision or a word burning in you for somebody and you could find no relief until you were able to deliver that word. Take a moment and think back. What area of spiritual encounter did your ministering spirit perform through you?
Angels are appointed by the Holy Spirit to minister in accordance with the spiritual gifts that have been imparted into you. For, you see, the angels are the ones who are doing the ministering for you. It is not your own willfulness or power that overcomes the natural so that you can walk in the supernatural. No! It is the angel of the Lord who was sent to do the work for you.
Your “Appointed Angel” seeks to do His Word! When Peter was in prison, the congregation was praying for his safe return. An angel went to the prison and kicked Peter to wake him up. Peter asked who kicked him but the angel told him to get his things and then lead him out of prison. Peter came to the house where they were praying for him and knocked on the door. A girl peeped out and saw Peter but did not let him in; instead she went to tell the others. But they replied that it could not be Peter at the door but it must be his angel. Why would they say such a thing?
Saints, it should be an effortless deed for you to walk in the supernatural. An angel is going about seeing to it that the word of God is fulfilled in your life.
Beloved, there is an “Anointing to see Angels”! When you are in a spiritual battle, ask the Lord to send His angels to fight for you. Angels assist the people of God in war, both physical and spiritual ones. When angels come on the scene it takes the edge off of spiritual warfare and then they will turn around and strengthen you.”
Matt 26:53 ““Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.”
2 Kings 6:17 NIV “And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.”
Luke 22:43 NIV. “An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.”
Hebrews 1:14 NIV. “Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?”
If you could see the angels and what heaven is doing about your problem, you would find peace in the most difficult situations “
Let ask the Holy Spirit to give us eyes to see and enclosed here are some tips to help you identify angelic host presence:
1. You will see them! They can look like traditional angels, balls of light, or quick flashes of colored lights out of the corners of your eyes.
2. You will feel them! They can feel like a flame or a wind, only there is no natural explanation for what you just felt. Consider that it is an angel. (Heb. 1:7)
3. You will hear them! You can discern angels by their distinct sounds, but when we hear them, most often we will hear a message from them. Their Hebrew name, ma’lak, means just that. It means “messenger.”
Be sure to test the spirits, however. They never violate God’s word and will not take the role of God in your life. They always point to Jesus.
Prayer for the readers:
Abba Father, in the name of Jesus, I ask You to open the spiritual eyes and senses of these readers today. Allow them to discern the angels all around them. Let this be a comfort to them knowing they are not without help in Jesus name. Amen.