Heavenly encounters are rare in the Bible and they usually are a foreshadow of something great. Samson's parents encountered an angel of the Lord who remained incognito for the most part until the very end. The angel, when offered a meal, deflected it to be a sacrifice to the Lord after his task was done. He had no interest of being of importance since he was the messenger. His name while not spoken meant "wonderful". The sacrifice as well as the angel himself was consumed by the fire and that was a sign that they were met by God. Manoah felt that this was a bad omen and that they would die but his wife reassured him that if God intended them to die they would have but by grace, they were part of a greater plan. Samson did come from them and as v. 24 and 25 said, he grew in stature before the Lord. He was blessed and had the Lord's hand and Spirit upon him.
How we should be the angels of the Lord - delivering blessing and not veering from the end game of delivering God's message without fanfare and without giving any importance to ourselves. We often look for man's approval but in reality, it is God's favor that we should be seeking. One day when we shed our bodies and are in heaven, we will truly know what the angels do and why rather than seek our own ways.
Looking forward to going home and seeing the family. God is truly good no matter what happens to me. I am truly at peace and at rest. Yesterday while in the gym, I really appreciated listening to Sounds of Heaven CD by KT - extremely encouraging and uplifting.
Praise for today: I live you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18: 1-2
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