@BabyStarCandy 2 May 2022 more from that month

“Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.” (Hebrews‬ ‭1:14‬) If you ever suffer from an identity crisis, realize your position in the overall picture of what God is doing. In many of the Psalms, David wrote with awe regarding the importance God places on mankind; David was painfully aware of our shortcomings, having failed as a man time after time, and he labeled humans as “mere mortals”—and then he marveled, “Yet you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor.” God raises the person who chooses to follow Jesus to a place nearly equal with him; we are called his brothers, we are friends of God, we are given new bodies and hearts and minds in order that we may spend eternity with him—eternity! It’s really quite beyond our comprehension and probably why David had trouble putting it into appropriate words. Although he didn’t yet know Jesus, he knew a Savior was coming, as did all who studied the Scriptures. Spiritual beings are either good or evil, as we see with angels and demons; both finding their ultimate destiny based on who they choose to worship. Humans (mere mortals) are unique in that they are created in the image of God, with an even greater responsibility and destiny; hard to grasp in our current fallen mental state, but true nonetheless. The problem we often have with the idea of thinking we are worthy to be served, to be cared for, honored, is in our knowledge of sin and our propensity to choose it over Jesus. But that’s what forgiveness is all about, the end result of the removal of our guilt and shame, what it means to be “clothed in righteousness.” The full value of the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross was to accomplish this perfect plan of God’s: “so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.” (Romans‬ ‭8:29‬b) Righteousness is all about relationship. Heaven is all about family. Hallelujah and thank you Jesus for making me right with the Father!