Judge angels?
Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life? 1 Corinthians 6:3
God’s angelic force! The thought of them can be quite intimidating. The scripture actually talks a lot about them, but most people know little if anything about His angelic hosts. Below is a short list of some of the attributes and descriptions God has told us about them in His word:
- One angel will put 1000 to flight and two 10,000 – Deuteronomy 32:30
- God puts them in charge of our protection – Psalms 91:11
- Angels excel in strength and listen for His word to be spoken to do it – Psalms 103:20
- Messengers from God – Luke 1
- Ministering spirits to minister for God’s people – Hebrews 1:14
- Worship the Lord – Revelation 4 & 5
There are many more references that give us insight into what God’s angels are like. If you do a search for just the word angel, you will immediately find over 100 results.
The focus of today’s reading says that WE will judge angels about things in this life and in this world. I didn’t understand this for the longest time until I was employed as a driver where I operated a vehicle for 4-6 hours per day. I have been in several near misses, many almost collisions and even more close calls. To the point that now even before I am on the road I declare: “Angels, I judge you more than able to keep me in all my ways. God has put you in charge of my safety and protection and you have proven to me that you are well able to accomplish this. Therefore, I judge you worthy of keeping me safe and my vehicle and all those around me. I judge you mighty in strength because you have brought me through many narrow escapes and ministered grace and peace to me along the way.”
I judge my angels well able to watch over me and my loved ones and even those who are just around me. How do you judge your angels? Do you even realize that they are close by waiting to hear your direction? Psalms 103 says they are listening to your words for the “word of God” to do it. Do you release them with the power of grace, protection, wisdom and peace in your life or are they standing by with nothing to do because they do not understand your language? They are God’s ministering spirit sent forth to minister for you (Hebrews 1:14) but it is up to you to send them out.
Today I want to encourage you to release the angels over your life and the lives of those you love. Speak the word of God and send them in the direction that you need some mighty strength poured out on (Psalms 103). Judge them worthy to be in charge of your safety and protection because God has put them in charge of it and rejoice with them that one day you will stand beside them in heaven praising and worshiping your Father, just like the apostle John did in Revelation!
Today’s scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11
1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?
2 Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
3 Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?
4 If then you have judgments concerning things pertaining to this life, do you appoint those who are least esteemed by the church to judge?
5 I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you, not even one, who will be able to judge between his brethren?
6 But brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers!
7 Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated?
8 No, you yourselves do wrong and cheat, and you do these things to your brethren!
9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,
10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.
11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
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