Contemplative Bible Reading

Hebrews 1:14 (New Living Translation)

Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.

The writer is telling the Hebrews about the Son of God. Jesus Christ is far above the angels in position, power, and everything else. Whoa. Impressive. The angels? Those angelic beings that appear obviously to people here and there, now and then?

The angels are only servants. Only servants? The angels are sent to care for the followers of Jesus. Yeah, but don’t the angels have supernatural powers that I can’t imagine? They appear and do amazing things and … they have to be more than my servant, right? Nope. Angels are my servants. They tend to my needs.

Well, they could do a better job for me, huh? They could do a better job for a lot of folks I see who need more care than me. Right?

I don’t see the angels. At least I don’t think I see them. There is much that I don’t see. There is much that I don’t understand. Please God, help me to see more, at least a little more. And thank you God for angelic servants.