Acknowledge before the Angels of God

VILLA ALESSA
Proposed Angel Water Fountain
October 21, 2019

Jesus said, "I tell you, everyone who acknowledges Me before others the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God. But whoever denies Me before others will be denied before the angels of God." - Luke 12:8-9

Get Up Quickly

The angel of the Lord stood by him, 

and a light shone in the cell. 

He tapped Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, 

“Get up quickly.” 

The chains fell from his wrists.  

ACTS 12 : 7

Father in heaven, Your angels are real. They are not just a pigment of man's imagination but Your true messengers to protect and guide us towards a life of truth. Thank You so much for finally setting me free from all those who had held me bondage for so many years.

Today, I humbly ask and pray that You sent forth Your angels upon us all who are faced with the evils of the world. Let them be our guide and shield so that we may live a life that is full of Your love and peace. 

Indeed, You have sent out Your angel to stand by me all the way so that I may be able to get up quick and recover. In Your mercy and grace, You have given me the miracle and freedom to get rid of my sinful habits particularly smoking. I just hope and pray for Your continued strength, will, and determination to fight off any form of harm or evil that may come my way. 

Please accept my deepest gratitude and praise for Your unconditional love, protection, and guidance as we continue to journey in this world towards the eternal life in heaven that You have given us through Christ. Amen.

Reading:

6 On the very night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter, secured by double chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while outside the door guards kept watch on the prison.

7 Suddenly the angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, “Get up quickly.” The chains fell from his wrists.

8 The angel said to him, “Put on your belt and your sandals.” He did so. Then he said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.” 9 So he followed him out, not realizing that what was happening through the angel was real; he thought he was seeing a vision.

10 They passed the first guard, then the second, and came to the iron gate leading out to the city, which opened for them by itself. They emerged and made their way down an alley, and suddenly the angel left him.


Pericope:
HEROD'S PERSECUTION OF THE CHRISTIANS - Acts 12:1-19

Published:

June 29, 2018, Friday, 7:19 AM

ANGEL ENCAMPS AND DELIVERS

The angel of the LORD 

encamps around those 

who fear him, 

and delivers them. 

Psalm 34:8

2 I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth.

3 Let my soul glory in the Lord; the lowly will hear me and be glad. 4 Glorify the Lord with me, let us together extol his name. 5 I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.

6 Look to him that you may be radiant with joy, and your faces may not blush with shame. 7 When the poor one called out, the Lord heard, and from all his distress he saved him.

8 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. 9 Taste and see how good the Lord is; blessed the man who takes refuge in him.



Pericope:

THANKSGIVING TO GOD WHO DELIVERS THE JUST - Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9

Published:

August 12, 2018, 8:16 AM

June 29, 2018, 8:31 AM
March 14, 2011, 7:02 AM

April 02, 2008, 7:08 AM 

GET UP AND EAT

“Get up and eat, 

else the journey will be 

too long for you!”  

1 Kings 19:7

4 Elijah went a day’s journey into the desert, until he came to a broom tree and sat beneath it. He prayed for death, saying: “This is enough, O Lord! Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

When the afflicted man called out, the Lord heard, and from all his distress he saved him. (Psalm 34:7)

5 He lay down and fell asleep under the broom tree, but then an angel touched him and ordered him to get up and eat. 6 Elijah looked and there at his head was a hearth cake and a jug of water. After he ate and drank, he lay down again, 7 but the angel of the Lord came back a second time, touched him, and ordered, “Get up and eat, else the journey will be too long for you!”

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. (Psalm 34:8)

8 He got up, ate and drank; then strengthened by that food he walked forty days and forty nights to the mountain of God, Horeb.

"I am the bread of life. This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” (John 6:48-51)

Father in heaven, You alone can fill my hunger and satisfy all my needs. Be praised and glorified O Lord for sending your angel to touch me and make me rise so that I may eat and be strengthened by the food that You have set before me.

I do confess Lord that there are times when my faith is not strong enough. Times when I am depressed and greatly affected by the hurts, pains, and sufferings that I am experiencing. Times when I seem to feel that I can no longer take these burdens and anxieties, wanting to take the easy way out. Times when I am very weak and in dire need of Your strength. 

Today, I humbly ask and pray that You nourish me and make me whole once more. Replace my mourning into dancing and fill me with Your joy and gladness all my days. Give me the strength to face head on all the challenges and storms in life. Keep in me a firm faith and resolve that with You, I will be able to walk the long journey that You have set before me towards the attainment of all wishes and desires in life.

In a special way, I pray for all Your children who are suffering from depression. Depression that can give rise to committing suicide. We have all suffered enough from this pandemic plunging us into the depths of so much uncertaitnties and insecurities. In Your goodness and grace, may we all rise above these worries and concerns.

Thank You so much for providing me with all my needs and wants. I pray not only for food that nourishes my body but morevover the bread of life that nourishes my soul. 

All these I humbly ask and pray in Jesus Name. Amen.

Published:

August 12, 2018, 7:51 AM

VILLA ALESSA

1 The angel led me to the gate which faces the east, 2 and there I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. I heard a sound like the roaring of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory. 

3 The vision was like that which I had seen when he came to destroy the city, and like that which I had seen by the river Chebar. I fell prone 4 as the glory of the Lord entered the temple by way of the gate which faces the east, 5 but spirit lifted me up and brought me to the inner court. And I saw that the temple was filled with the glory of the Lord. 

6 Then I heard someone speaking to me from the temple, while the man stood beside me. 7 The voice said to me: Son of man, this is where my throne shall be, this is where I will set the soles of my feet; here I will dwell among the children of Israel forever.

9 The angel spoke to me saying, “Come here. I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 He took me in spirit to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God. 

11 It gleamed with the splendor of God. Its radiance was like that of a precious stone, like jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a massive, high wall, with twelve gates where twelve angels were stationed and on which names were inscribed, the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. 

13 There were three gates facing east, three north, three south, and three west. 14 The wall of the city had twelve courses of stones as its foundation, on which were inscribed the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb. - Revelation 21:9-14

Pericope:

THE RETURN OF THE LORD - Ezekiel 43:1-7

THE NEW JERUSALEM - Revelation 21:9-14

Published:

August 22, 2020, 8:06 AM

ANGELS OF GOD

"And I tell you, every one who acknowledges me before men, the Son of man also will acknowledge before the angels of God; but he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God." - Luke 12:8-9

CHERUB OR CHERUBIM

The glory of the Lord left the threshold of the temple and rested upon the cherubim. These lifted their wings, and I saw them rise from the earth, the wheels rising along with them. They stood at the entrance of the eastern gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was up above them. Then the cherubim lifted their wings, and the wheels went along with them, while up above them was the glory of the God of Israel. - Ezekiel 10:18-19, 22

Cherubim (plural of cherub) are winged angelic beings described in biblical tradition as attending on God. A representation of a cherub in art, depicted as a chubby, healthy-looking child with wings or a little angel. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden. - Wikipedia, Dictionary.com

SERAPH OR SERAPHIM

A seraph "the burning one"; or seraphim is a type of celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism. Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank in Christian angelology and in the fifth rank of ten in the Jewish angelic hierarchy. 

A seminal passage in the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 6:1–8) used the term to describe six-winged beings that fly around the Throne of God crying "holy, holy, holy". This throne scene, with its triple invocation of holiness (a formula that came to be known as the Trisagion), profoundly influenced subsequent theology, literature and art. Its influence is frequently seen in works depicting angels, heaven and apotheosis. Seraphim are mentioned as celestial beings in an influential Hellenistic work, the Book of Enoch, and the Book of Revelation. - Wikipedia

CHRUBIM IN RELATION TO SERAPHIM AND OTHER ANGELS

Ezekiel's cherubim are clearly related to the seraphim in Isaiah's inaugural vision . Like the cherubim, the seraphim are the attendants on God. The cherubim were symbolical. They were intended to represent spiritual existence in immediate contact with Jehovah. Some have regarded them as symbolical of the chief ruling power by which God carries on his operations in providence (Psalm 18:10). Others interpret them as having reference to the redemption of men, and as symbolizing the great rulers or ministers of the church.



Pericope:
COURAGE UNDER PERSECUTION - Luke 12:1-9

Published:

October 19, 2019, 9:22 AM
May 16, 2010, 7:32 AM

VILLA ALESSA - ANGEL'S GARDEN AND PLAYGROUND

 

“See that you do not despise 

one of these little ones, 

for I say to you that 

their angels in heaven 

always look upon the face 

of my heavenly Father". 

Matthew 18:10