Surprise
Visits
You must also be ready…
Luke 12:40
In all her eighty years she’d never
had such an experience! She knew she wasn’t dreaming, but how could
this be? The man in white looked real enough to touch, but he had
appeared out of nowhere…and was standing inside the locked
door of her home!
“Who are you?!” she finally
managed.
“You know who I am.” he responded
with a smile.
No…yo
no!"
(No…I
do not!)” she said in her native Spanish.
The man pointed at her Bible and said,
“You have read about me many times. You know who I am.”
Perplexed she said, “I do not know
who you are! Why do you say I have read about you in La Biblia?”
“Because I am Gabriel! You have been
reading about the proclamation the Father spoke through me to the
Chosen One in Luke’s account of my Master’s birth!”*
She was about to faint when Gabriel
said, “Fear not! For I have come to tell you we are waiting for
you!” Gabriel’s smile widened as he produced a beautiful dress in
the same manner as his appearing. The material was unlike anything
she had ever seen. “This is for you. It is the gown you will wear
when you meet the Master! I will see you soon!” He smiled, and was
gone; no angel, no gown!
†
Heaven shows up when we least expect
it…in ways we have trouble comprehending…in the most illogical
places…and sometimes appearing out of nowhere. Today’s story is
written as events were related by this Mexican great grandmother to a
missionary from Ukraine.
For reasons known only to God, we are
afforded glimpses of Heaven.
As she told the story, weeks after the
event, the wonder and fear of the moment was still a tangible thing.
And one look was all that was needed to know it was true.
Vigilance, expecting Jesus’ return or
the appearance of Heavenly beings at any given moment, is the only
way to assure ourselves of being ready for Heaven.
It’s easy to become spiritually
drowsy and lose sight of God’s purpose in our lives. Jesus urges us
to be prepared, so His appearance won’t take us unaware!
Prayer
“It’s hard to remain
focused on You all the time, Lord Jesus. Awaken the Spirit within me
whenever I get spiritually drowsy. Amen.”
* Luke 1:26-38
* Check on progress if possible
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