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AS THE ANGELS

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Jan 16, 1907

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 33, No. 3.

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"AS THE ANGELS."

By Augusta W. Heald

IN times of trial, when the burdens of life press heavily, there is truest comfort in thinking upon the "eternal years," and the promised life beyond the resurrection.
The Saviour's words, "Neither can they die any more; for they are equal unto the angels" and they "are as the angels," convey to us a most precious assurance concerning the life to come.
How fitting, then, it is that we learn of the nature and employments of the angelic host! We are told that they do God's commandments, "harkening unto the voice of His word." Ps. 103:20. Also, that they are "all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation." Heb. 1:14.
What a vast work this ministry represents! It is far beyond our utmost conception; for the angels are endued with greater powers than the human family possess. They "excel in strength." Ps. 103:20.
Yet we, too, may engage in the service of God, and to the extent of our capacity become coworkers with the angels. We may "harken unto the voice of His word" as revealed in the Gospel of His dear Son. By God's grace we may "keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus," and we, too, may engage in loving ministry for them who shall be "heirs of salvation."
The service of ministry is ever at hand. We need not seek a foreign field, or a larger sphere, but go to work in the Master's name—in the home, or wherever we may be—speaking kind words, doing kindly deeds, guiding the tender feet of infancy, or sustaining the faltering steps of age, thus preparing, it may be, for broader service in years to come.
But whatever our sphere of action, be it narrow or extended, let love to God and man be the ruling motive. Then "harkening to His word," and ministering in His name, we may be "as the angels" in character and attributes here below; and in the resurrection life, we shall be equal to them in power and glory, excelling in strength, praising the name of the Lord, and ever beholding His blessed face. AUGUSTA W. HEALD.