Tuesday... How would we treat each other if we thought this was true?

Hebrews 13:1-2 (NLT), "Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters. Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!"

Tuesday... How would we treat each other if we thought this was true?

That's a good question, isn't it? Now we do treat others different if we think they are important. Yes, we do but in God's eyes everyone is important.

How would we treat our family if they were angels? Oh, I know they aren't but what if we thought they were?

Somehow we need to stop and realize how important each one of us is to God. His angels were created to worship him and he wanted a being that worshiped him out of choice, out of love. So he created us but we blew it and he later sent his Son, Jesus to die for us, to win us back. We really are important to him.

There was a time right after Jesus was crucified that these two guys were out walking and this guy came up and they started talking to him and it was an amazing time. They didn't realize it was Jesus until at the end.

The Amplified Bible says, "Let love of your fellow believers continue. Do not neglect hospitality to strangers [especially among the family of believers - being friendly, cordial, and gracious, sharing the comforts of your home and doing your part generously], for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it."

What if God would send down one of his angels to our church as a Democrat/Republican to see how we would react? There is sure a lot of hatred and division going around after the election, even in the church.

Verses 20-21 (NLT) says, "Now may the God of peace - who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood - may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever! Amen."

Psalm 11:4-5a (NLT) says, "But the Lord is in his holy Temple; the Lord still rules from heaven. He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth. The Lord examines both the righteous and the wicked."

And then Proverbs 11:17 (MSG), "When you're kind to others, you help yourself; when you're cruel to others, you hurt yourself."

Now God knows how we respond. He doesn't need angels to come and test us but it might help us to check ourselves and treated others as if they were angels. So let's show the world how we are different by treating each other, even Republicans/Democrats as angels. Yes, Yes! #todaysbeginning

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