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They saw their Creator die on the cross. Rise again, and ascend
to His exalted position. They watched the Church, born at
Pentecost. They watched as Christians were saved from every
part of the compass. From the chilly north, to the hot zones below
the equator. They saw babies taken from their mother’s breasts.
They saw men, women, children, kings, princes, slaves, the rich
and poor, the sick and healthy. They saw people standing in
flames, shouting testimony to their Lord. They watched as
believers were tortured, going about in sheepskins and goatskins,
living in caves. They saw them afflicted and starving, and they
wondered. They learned the manifold wisdom of God in His love
for us.

They can’t get their eyes off of you. They watch God keep you,
rescue you, clean you, and restore you. They are watching Him
bring you to perfection. Every time God does something in your
life, angelic eyes are open wide in amazement. Because you (not
they), are the Savior’s Bride. It’s amazing! We have such a
surface view. Someone comes up to you and asks, “What’s your
purpose in life?” Great day! We’re teaching angels! That’s
what our purpose is! People will say this is ministry here, our
tapes and Bible studies. Bull feathers!!! This isn’t ministry. We’re
teaching good angels and shaming the bad ones. I think talking
to angels is questionable. But when my eyes are on Jesus Christ,
and I’m living in union with Christ, I know that I’m teaching them.
That’s too big for anything but faith.

Ephesians 3:10 includes bad angels as well as good angels. 1
Peter 1:12 shows the good angels, “Things that angels desire
to look into.” See, no good angel ever knew the joy of salvation.
No angel can study salvation in his own life. He can only study
salvation in your life. Job taught the angels a thing or two. We
have no idea about what our usefulness is. Only God knows how
He is using you. Have you ever meditated on the thrill that will be
yours in heaven, when redeemed men and women come up to
you, and thank you for your influence in their life. Was your
testimony, their heavenly invitation?