Our Fellow Servants!
"I am your fellow servant, and of your
brethren the prophets, and of those
who keep the words of this book."
Revelation 22: 9
Charles Lightoller was just drifting off to sleep
on April 14, 1912, when he felt the collision of
the Titanic with the iceberg. Rousing himself,
he helped as many women and children as
possible into lifeboats before he was swept
into the icy sea.
At that moment, a verse of Scripture came
clearly to his mind—Psalm 91:11: “He will
command his angels
concerning you to
guard you in all your ways.”.
Just then, a blast of hot air exploded from the
belly of the ship, propelling Lightoller like a
missile to the surface, where he managed to
pull himself onto an overturned lifeboat.
He
had no doubt an angel had helped him.
Angels are ministering spirits sent to serve
those who inherit salvation (Hebrews
1:14),
but they are also fellow servants with us.
The angel told the apostle John, “I am
your fellow servant” (Revelation 19:10).
How incredible! Alongside angels, we're
serving the Lord of hosts. There could
be no higher calling!
Learning what the Bible says about
angels ultimately is tied to thinking
well about how God thinks about us."
Michael Heiser