Bibledoorajar: Angel Types

God told Moses to have the people place the blood of His lambs on their doorposts and when He passed through He would not allow death to strike their firstborn. Later the Word says He said He would prevent the destroying from being able to come into their homes. I personally am not sure if this"destroying" was an angel or not, even though I have heard that all my life. Whatever its' force, God was going to keep it from killing the firstborn of all the Israelis. The Bible does not say that some of the Jews did not anoint their doorposts. That is a very good thing. It reflects that even though they surely did not understand everything that was happening, they believed God's words and acted on it.

At this season of the year, we think of another type of angelic visitor. When Gabriel appeared to the scared young virgin, Mary,  he assured her with "Greetings". He was not a part of any destructive process. He was there to bring reassurance to her. To her credit, she believed and her future actions reflected her belief. He was there to let her know that she was about to spread a light in the world that would retreat our most extraordinary Christmas light displays into nothingness. If we believe and act, He will block the destroying and greet us calling us His friends. Wow!

Thank God for all the other worldly beings that do His bidding. I am reminded that we should be alert in our comings and goings for at any time we could be entertaining an angel unaware. I wonder what his or her duty(ies) would be? How customized to your needs does your God get? Well, anyway. best to believe and to be nicer to all we encounter during this Season and New Year. Right?