August 31, 2020: SOAP #3924:  Ezekiel 12-14; Revelation 5

Scripture:  Revelation (NIV) 5:11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders.
12 In a loud voice they sang: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”
13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”

Observation:  Ten thousand times ten thousand, that is 100 million angels!  And that is in addition to thousands upon thousands!  Some translations use the word myriads.  However one says it, it is a large number, a very large number, even bigger than that!!! 

We may not realize it fully, but when we were born again, we became a part of something big, far beyond what we can imagine!   This is BIG!  It is so big that it cannot be contained on this little planet. 

Application:  When the storm’s waves threaten to invade and sink my boat, I must remember that the one in the boat with me could have called 12 legions (80,000+) of angels to save him from arrest by the Roman soldiers. (Matthew 26:53)   Like Elisha’s servant, I need my eyes opened to see that what surrounds me is also surrounded by the angel armies of heaven! (2Kings 6:17)   

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, no matter how big my problem, there are more than enough angels in heaven to surround those who surround me.  But even better than that, I have Your Son, Jesus with me in my boat!  Amen

Pastor Leon
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