![]() Hebrews 1:1-14 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, [even] thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? *** --"He could have called 10,000 angels to destroy the world and set Him free. He could have called 10,000 angels, yet He died alone for you and me"-- Matthew 4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater [works] than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. *** John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God. Look up Genesis 1 and note the number of times = "And God said". Genesis 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying... In the beginning, God was only a Voice in the Garden. *** Exodus 3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. ...I am happy. I am fat. I am sick. I am beautiful. Etc Etc...THE WORD CREATES!! FURTHERMORE: Isaiah 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent it. Habakkuk 2:2 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make [it] plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. Please refer to the use of "It is written" contained in the Bible (over and over again), where prophets used this reference with Biblical citation before "sending forth God's Word". Matthew 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. *** Proverbs 18:21 Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. I hope you can follow my thoughts here. I'm suggesting that God gave us a way, through Christ to "call our angels" to minister to us and we can also "use" God's words, according to His will, to bring about what we desire (again I say according to His Will). The Word is alive and can create or destroy for ourselves, by the power of our tongue. John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Every morning I say a prayer to "cover" my family, friends and such with protection. "Charge" your angels out before, behind, beside and all around you. Ask them to keep you from all calamity, evil and misfortune. Of course my prayers are prayed under the Blood of Jesus and by His name I pray. "Pleading the Blood" and sending out angels certainly is expending a huge amount of faith but I've found I have much less stress when I pray this prayer and often am found "unworried" when most people have "normal nervousness" and look at me like I'm nuts because I'm calm. Here is an example of what I pray out loud: I plead the Blood of Jesus over (lots of names, my prayer list) for protection, peace, prosperity, health and happiness. Angels, I charge thee go before us, behind us, beside us and all the way around us. Keep us from all calamity, evil and misfortune. Angels go on and prosper our way!! I ask these things in the name of Jesus and by His Blood I pray. Amen. P.S. Also look for the "verily, verily's" God means that thing when He repeats Himself. :) P.P.S. "Write the vision" from Habakkuk is also a "clue to manifestation". |
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This reminds of this old Amy
This reminds of an old Amy Grant song: Angels
WARNING: The song is good, but the video is a really bad 80's video.... in fact, just ignore the video and listen to the music. ;-)
One quick thought for the night:
I think you may be missing the point of that passage. The key isn't the phrase "I AM"... especially not for us. The point that God was making is that He simply is. He is the only thing in the universe that can simply say that He is. He transcends time and space with no beginning and no end. "I AM THAT I AM."
Does that make sense?
Also, while it is not necessarily a bad thing to pray for protection, God said that problems would come to anyone who followed Him. In other words, we will not always be protected from physical danger regardless of how we pray or how much faith we have. All but one of the Apostles was killed for their faith.
What God does promise is that He will work all things for our good:
Once again we agree
I don't discount that bad things happen to good people. But suppose they never knew what the Word said about "using" all the gifts/shields God gave us and applied them to their lives? I can't say but anything is possible. Yes, the apostles were not spared, Joan of Arc and on and on etc etc. I can't explain that away. Nor did Jesus call 10,000 angels. I've prayed protection but had things happen that were seemingly juxtaposed to my prayer but turned out for good, as you say. I also understand and concede this concept.
I'm simply suggesting that God offers many gifts to be used and calling on His angels is not in the wrong but again I appear "selfish" in doing so. Why would the Word survive with these contemplations if God had not inspired it?
I don't see a thing wrong with leaning on the faith that God's Word will not return to Him void and that if you are asking something according to His will, it will be done unto you.
Who hasn't asked for protection, traveling mercies? I'd say David asked-a-plenty.
And if we have the faith of a mustard seed, we can move mountains? Is this or is this not true? Do you not take this at least semi-literally?
You really do not think that the use of "I am" means anything? I see "I am happy" as self-fulfilling prophecy. Likewise with "I am fat". You choose your own behavior and you give it energy. Like energy attracts like (in the case of "I am fat", negative energy) and on and on it perpetuates. I am not factoring God out of anything here as I believe Him to be the Ultimate Author and Creator and through Him all things are possible. **Do you believe God created the devil or do you think the devil created himself?**
The Power of Life and Death are in the tongue?
No, I am not saying that we shouldn't pray for protection. I think it is a very valid thing to pray for, and with what has been happening with my family of late, I have been making that very prayer.
I have been reading Revelations quite a bit the last couple days and the thing that is jumping out to me is that God does not talk about power with the saints. Rather He calls us to persevere.
I found the letter to the church of Philadelphia to be most interesting:
I find it interesting that they had "little power", but Jesus commends them because the "kept my word and have not denied my name" with "patient endurance". So he would keep them from the hour of trial.
You bring up very valid points that we as a church have forgotten: God is not out of the business of performing miracles. He can accomplish great things through one who has faith in Him. My caution on the "I AM" passage is that we do not try to add meaning to the passage that was never intended. Remember that the focus in the Bible is not on us. We are simply "extras" on the set of the history. This movie's chief character is God; it is all about Him and His glory. If you and I are able to do anything, it is because of the power of God that works through us.
We are totally on the same page
I didn't think I was trying to add to the Bible concerning "I am", I admit it may sound "hocusy-pocusy" but I do find a lot of merit in what the word (or The Word) creates. As in the power of life and death are in the tongue and we can in fact undo ourselves with negative self talk or uplift ourselves through positive self talk. This is a powerful energy. I simply find it amusing and since I do believe in the power of words, cannot help but notice the "force" of "I am".
It seems a lot of conflict comes up when questioning a person's boldness vs submiseness. And boldness seems to take a backseat especially when viewed against the cross. I understand this, I am very submissive in many things, which I believe God has called me to. But I also believe He made me bold and I cannot deny my conviction toward striving for Liberty boldly. After spending so many years "meek" and after a big spiritual breakthrough, I was left with boldness to go about my Father's business. Perhaps I do have a touch of meekness as many times I could be much bolder than I am. :)
In the end, I do think "balance" is the right word we could use here. I think if we are tuned in to God and in His will, when decisions come upon us, He will direct how we should act accordingly, either with boldness or meekness. I do not think there is a pat answer here as to how one should be, everyone has their own personal relationship with God and if that relationship is sincere, has probably been both "bold" and "meek" according to the quickening of their hearts.
Thanks for posting this.
I am still pondering it which is why I haven't responded yet. It is an interesting article though.