My recent Bible study introduced me to the concept of “The God of Angel Armies.” I really love the idea that God has a band of angels who will intervene in our lives. So many times in the last year, I have questioned whether my prayers were reaching heaven. And yet, I have seen His presence amid the turmoil.
It’s been just over a year since COVID 19 turned our lives upside-down. People I care about have lost loved ones. Friends have become seriously ill; others have not taken the virus seriously. A member of my family has struggled through a difficult family challenge. The imposed quarantine caused me to have days when I had a hard time getting dressed or putting on makeup. Who was going to see me?
This has been the most challenging winter I can remember. An ice storm knocked out our electricity for three days in temperatures barely above zero. Our water was cut off while the city dealt with busted pipes.
So, what does this have to do with Angel Armies? Even amid our greatest struggles, God has provided. We haven’t actually seen angels, but angels took on faces as our neighbors checked on us during the recent storms. One allowed us to use water from his water well when we had no running water. Another neighbor brought my husband coffee in the mornings and offered to buy groceries. Another arrived with a shovel to clear snow so we could get out of our driveway.
When our precious wish child passed away, I feel confident angels whisked her away to where her Heavenly Father gathered her into loving arms. Meanwhile. His comforting angels, some with faces, wrapped their arms around her grieving family.
Our friends are coping due to God’s grace, and in a few weeks, we are hopeful that our family issue will be resolved. God has granted us good health and allowed us to get the vaccine. Our fireplace kept us warm enough to manage the lack of heating, and we are blessed with a gas range so we could cook. Social media has kept us in touch with friends and family.
We have not only survived this year of crises, but we have been blessed abundantly. Angels have many faces, and we have been blessed to have seen evidence of their presence.
For He will command His angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways. Psalm 91:11 NIV