Luke 2:13-14 “Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests.”.” NIV

Stir: Knowledge: We are never to worship angels. Our focus, just like angels, is to worship the Creator and not created things (Romans 1:25) Proactive: Have you become lax regarding the “event” of assembly with angels and disciples? What are some solutions for you to make worship with God’s Church the encouragement, priority and event that it truly is?

Central Ministries Daily Devotionals Contributed by: Kevin Robbins

Pour: Last Sunday during our wonderful Christmas Story worship service, the congregation sang “Angels We Have Heard On High”. The chorus of the song, “Gloria, in excelsis Deo!” is the latin rendering of the angel’s declaration, “Glory to God in the highest!”.

Angels. Do you ever think about them? During the Christmas Season we know that angels are players in the divine birth, but often we do not catch the importance of their part of the story. We live in a hyper-materialistic and anti-spiritual time in history, causing even some of us who believe in God to be dismissive about the power and lessons we can learn from angels.

1) God’s Glory: In the Scriptures angels cannot be contained from proclaiming glory to God. Isaiah reveals that they call out, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” - Isaiah 6:3 and they exclaim in Revelation, “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and praise!” - Revelation 5:12.

2) All Together: When you join with other disciples in worship, you are joining a much larger gathering all ready in progress! “You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly” - Hebrews 12:22. This is neither an event that you can be absent from or be a spectator at…you are JOINING your heart and voice with thousands upon thousands giving glory to the Father!

Free Refills: Hebrews 1:1-14

Christmas Edition:Join With The Angels

Prayer:- Make your first few minutes of prayer entirely adoration. Give glory to God in the highest!- Discuss with the Lord how joy will remain a priority in your Christian walk.- Commit to Him that you will be engaged in sharing the Gospel with others not out of duty but

out of the joy of worship.

Central Ministries Daily Devotionals Contributed by: Kevin Robbins

Drink Deep: Psalm 100:2 “Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.”Joyful praise to God is not a suggestion, it is a command.As Christians, angels are a great example to us of joyful obedience and uninhibited worship. From them we can learn the priority that worship has in our life.

There is one more area in which you should know; a way in which we are connected with God’s angels. “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” - Luke 15:10.When the gospel of Jesus Christ is shared and embraced, when there is repentance in a life, angel’s joy in the Lord intensifies! Never, ever view sharing your faith, studying the scriptures or preaching the gospel as a burden. Indeed, it is one of the most unique opportunities for worship! And it seems, the angels are waiting, with even more praise when you do.