Craig Clouston

 

Calling on Angels

September 8

He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.

Mark 1:13

As Stan shared about the night he came to Christ, I couldn’t help but grin. “My Father-in-law invited me to attend a ‘Firestorm’ conference with him. I thought ‘okay, it’s probably only gonna be a couple hours…no big deal.’ I had no idea it was a three day event! The evangelist the first night seemed to know me personally. I know that because he talked about me all night!” he said, tongue-in-cheek. “I saw him in the halls of the stadium after and asked him to remember me and my battle with alcoholism in his prayers. He surprised me. ‘Let’s pray right now!’ he said. It was awesome! I haven’t had the urge to drink from that moment to this!”

Stan shook his head as he said, “But when I got home I couldn’t find anyone to teach me about Jesus...everyone I approached said, ‘Just read your Bible, Stan. God will help you understand.’ Even my pastor wouldn’t make time for me...”

I could tell he’d been more than a little frustrated as he continued, “Then one day I was reading in Mark where Jesus had been led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit, and angels had ministered to him. Right then I remembered that somewhere else I’d read that we would do everything Jesus did. So I said, ‘Lord, I can’t find anyone to teach me about You. Would You please send Your angels to reveal the truth of Your word.’ For the next two months everything I read I understood! It was awesome!”

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As a babe in Christ, Stan took God’s word as truth. And because of his earnest request, he received.

God loves it when we come expectantly, laying claim to His promises! Yet, many of us doubt because we have never seen or experienced the manifestation of an angelic encounter. But just because we have not yet experienced something does not negate its validity. Stan can attest that such occurrences do happen.

For the new or seasoned in Christ, God is waiting to send ministering angels your way. Call out and see. And when you call, wait as a desperate man in the desert. God will send them.

Prayer

“Father God, please send Your angels to minister to my needs. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”