God Sent His Angels to Mary

God Sent His Angels to Mary    

            Lu 1:26-31, “And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.  And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.  And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.  And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.”

            Hebrews 1:14 explains that God’s angels are ministering spirits that God sends on occasion to minister to people who are the “heirs of salvation”.  Certainly Mary needed to have someone to minister to her because God’s message to her was without doubt a shocking and seemingly impossible one.  It is not surprising that the angel needed to assure her that she should not be afraid because Scripture tells us that “she was troubled” about what the angel was saying to her.

            I am sure that she was shocked that the angel was saying things like you have “found favor with God” and you are thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.”  It does not surprise me that these words were very upsetting and hard for her to understand.  However, she was able to believe and submit to the will of God because of the fact that God’s angels are ministering spirits.

            God knows just exactly what we need and he has promised in His Word in Psalm 34:7 that “The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.”  God not only sends His angels to comfort and minister to very special people but also to His musicians who love, serve, and fear Him.  He has promised that He will not only minister to them, but He will also deliver them from whatever troubles them.  So, if you are troubled about something today, FEAR NOT, God has promised to surround you with angels that will minister, protect, and deliver you!  Advent should be a time of great joy--not inordinate fear.