CHRISTIAN SINGLES DATING
GUIDE: WORKING WITH ANGELS
MINISTERING ANGELS
Hebrews 1: 14 Are they not all ministering (leitourgikos)
spirits, sent forth to minister (diakonia) to those who
will inherit salvation. We have earlier mentioned that
the Greek word ministering is a very special word
that comes from the word 'leitourgikos' which means
that they are spirits sent to minister in subordination to
us. Not that they are not great in power, or not great in
position, but they were sent to serve. The word ministering
is not the word diakonia. The other word diakonia
in Hebrews 1: 14 is the same Greek word for deacons
as found in the book of Acts 6 who are people who were
appointed to minister to the widows. But the word leitourgikos
as found in ministering spirits is a stronger word than
servant. It’s a word that implies somebody coming and
subordinating under you, coming under your command.
Not all the angels are in this category. There are
worship angels and they work differently. There are
warring angels and they work differently. There are
messenger angels and they work differently. There are
angels that stand in the presence of God. All these are
different beings that God has made throughout his
creation. Now ministering angels are especially send to
minister to all our physical needs. All that we ever need
in this life, food, clothing, shelter, transportation,
education. These necessities of this earthly life are in
the jurisdiction of these ministering spirits. And that
means a few things here. We have to respect them. We don’t
just simply order them. Secondly they will not obey our
command when it is not in line with the word of God. We
cannot tell them to do something that is outside God's
will. Now having fulfilled those conditions, the angels
are sensitive to our spoken words to what we confess. And
sometimes under the leading of the Spirit we will
encourage you in your life to lift up your hands and to
say words like for example, 'go ministering angels'. You
are not talking to all angels. You are only talking to leitourgikos
angels, the angels that are ministering to you. And you
could lift up your hands and say, "Go ministering
angels. Go forth and bring all that I need in my business,
in my ministry." You can say generally. You are not
asking them to do some special assignment that is up to
God. You could say go forth ministering angels and bring
forth your clients if you are in the business world. If
you are in the ministry you could ask the angels to go
forth and open all the right doors. Or if you are winning
souls you can ask the angels to go forth and prepare the
souls that God wants you to witness to, to share the Good
News. So we can do that only to this particular group of
angels.
And sometimes people misunderstand our position in two
ways. One, they go over board and they do things that they
are not supposed to be doing. Or secondly, they tell the
wrong group of angels, warring angels or other angels
which are in the different group altogether. The other day
I told you about somebody praying in Hebrew although he
doesn't know Hebrew. And a rabbi was there and he heard
that person speaking in tongues, calling angels by name
and sending them forth to different places. That was the
Holy Spirit speaking through human lips. That can happen
under the leading of the Holy Spirit. But bear in mind
that ministering angels minister to our needs. They are
interested to help you find a job, to find an open door in
the ministry, to take care of your food, clothing and
shelter. And if we were to learn how to co-operate with
them, you will never ever lack of any good things. Because
God will make sure that the angels bring them across your
path. He can ask the angels to bring people who have those
things into your path or He can bring them directly.
