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“Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. 2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.” – Hebrews 13:1-2
I think I may have encountered and angel early on in my college years. I was a college freshman, and obviously under-aged. Following my disobediently curious heart, I decided to watch an R-rated art film on the big screen, alone, of course.
I chose a mall that was relatively far away, so that no one would recognize me. Upon getting off the jeep in front of the mall, a little girl in a light-colored dress approached me. She needed help in crossing the wide expanse of level concrete – otherwise known as a street. She also asked me where I was going, or what I was going to do. Of course, I did not tell her about my true intentions. But I did agree to help her cross the street.
Upon reaching the other side, I took a quick glance at the mall, my thoughts drifting for a few seconds at the conscience-piercing question from the little girl. As I looked back, the girl was no longer in sight. Not even a sprinter could run away that fast, especially in an open parking lot. I froze for a moment as I tried to decipher what just took place, but the call of curiosity drowned out everything.
Perhaps it was God’s way of giving me a final warning, a last chance to rethink my plans and turn the other way around. But I did not. I went on, took the path of momentary pleasure at the cost of disappointing my Lord. I went home with a mixed feeling of guilt and satisfaction. The satisfaction wore away, but the guilt remained for a long time.
We can never run away from God:
7Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
-Psalm 31:7-12
Are you trying to run away from God? That is the worst direction to take. Don’t wait for an angel to ask for your help in crossing the street…
