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Faith Fitness
Bro. Sam Kaufman
The Bible plainly declares one role or privilege of the angels of God is to worship the true and living God – the Creator of all things.
Isaiah, an Old Testament prophet, witnessed the angels’ worship of God first hand in a vision he declared in the sixth chapter of the Book of Isaiah.
“In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet; and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.” – Isaiah 6:1-3
In the New Testament, the Book of Hebrews reveals how the Son of God is far greater than the angels.
In fact, the worship from the angels of God toward God is again mentioned — this time toward the Son of God, who is the Word of God made flesh.
“And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.” – Hebrews 1:6
That worship from the angels proves the deity of Jesus Christ, who was God in the flesh. The name “Immanuel” in the Bible means “God with us.”
It is interesting to note that God made man “a little lower than the angels,” as it states in Hebrews 2:7. The ninth verse reveals, “But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for everyone.”
As a human being, Jesus was made lower than the angels. But the angels of God also worshipped Jesus Christ when He came into the world, Hebrews states.
That reveals who Jesus was when He was born into this world. Romans 1:3-4 declares His dual identity by stating: “Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection of the dead.”
That explains the angels of God worshipping the Lord when He was brought into the world. Oh holy night.
Joseph was, no doubt, a little anxious while attempting to find a shelter in Bethlehem after Mary had gone into labor.
There was no room for them in the inn. After Jesus was born, Mary laid Him in a manger.
That’s when the angels come into play. The angel of the Lord came upon the shepherds, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them.
Their reaction was fear.
The angel of the Lord then calmed them by telling them he brought them “good tidings of great joys, which shall be to all people.”
“For unto us is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” – Luke 2:11-12
Then came the miraculous and harmonious praise from the angels of God.
“And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
The shepherds’ lives were changed forever. They quickly went to Bethlehem to “see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.”
They came with haste and found it just as the angel had said. What a sight it was to behold. They knew it was the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. They then couldn’t help but make known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.