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Angels Unaware
Object Lesson & Story
by David Boyd
- Are angels real?
- Do they still exist today?
- What is their job?
You won't know the full answer to all these questions,
but the Bible is full of accounts of angels. Read the following
story and answer the questions concerning angels.
Missionary Delonn Ranee was driving his Speed-the-Light
Jeep going to teach at the university in El Salvador. Three men
with guns surrounded his car and told him to get out because they
were going to steal it. The missionary stalled for time and prayed
to Jesus. He kept the keys, but started taking things out of the
car very slowly.
He started talking to the gunmen, hoping that
someone would come along and save him. He told them, "You can't
steal this car. This is God's car. God owns it. God brought me here
to tell the people of El Salvador about Jesus."
Suddenly, one of the men realized that this was
taking too much time. He grabbed the missionary and said, "Give
me the keys now or I will shoot you!"
Two of the gunmen looked up the street and screamed,
"Let him go. We've got to leave! Soldiers are coming!"
They pointed down the street. The third man looked down the street.
Then all three of them put their guns in their pockets and ran away.
The missionary was so thankful that God had sent
the military. He turned around to tell the soldiers what had happened,
only to find that the street was empty as far as he could see. There
weren't any soldiers anywhere. The street was deserted. What had
the robbers seen?
- What had the gunmen seen that made them run away?
- Does God send angels to help us?
- Daniel 6:22 says, "My God sent his angel and he shut the
mouths of the lions". Did God send an angel to help Daniel?
- Read Hebrews 1:14 and talk about God's purpose for angels.
For more true missions stories, visit the BGMC
web site or contact the National Assemblies of God Children's
Ministries Agency and BGMC at (417) 862-2781 or Dboyd@ag.org.
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