Stories to Inspire
Angel sightings and angel engagements are on the rise. Heaven is releasing a greater grace for us saints to engage with our angelic partners. Approximately 300 mentions of angels in Scripture give many examples of the partnership of angels and saints. So, should the ‘former house’ have a greater experience than the ‘latter house’? Of course not!
Jesus said, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” Which means that if we are born again, WE CAN SEE! As someone models this for us and as we are trained, our faith begins to rise to walk in our God-given inheritance. Sometimes, all we need is for someone to tell us that we can!!!
You can see! We all can see! It’s our inheritance.
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Angel of Courage!
Recently, I was at a celebration-of-life service for a long-time friend Dennis. His son Pat, had promised his dad that he would sing and play a certain song at the funeral. But Pat was so flustered that he messed up royally on the guitar. Frustrated he stopped, turned aside and was about to give up completely. Everything was awkwardly silent for a few moments.
As a father, I felt compassion and was compelled to ‘come alongside’ him so that he didn’t walk away defeated. I instantly engaged an angel to impart courage and strength for him to press on. In just a few moments, Pat regained his resolve and sang the rest of the song a cappella.
As I stayed engaged in the Spirit with Pat, I wondered if I could see the angel with my eyes open. So, I focused my attention on that part of the stage and sure enough there was an angel who wrapped his arms/robes around him and held him. It was a glowing soft apparition about 5-7’ wide and about 7-8’ tall. The angel stayed with him the whole time.
Several times, I checked to make sure I was really seeing this angel and even though the outline wasn’t crisp and clearly defined, it was unmistakably an angel. I’ve ‘seen’ many angels with my eyes closed, but I’ve only seen them a few times with my eyes open.
This graphic is constructed of an actual but trimmed picture of Pat singing during the funeral. The angel wings around him are photo-shopped in a way that portrays something very close to what I saw.
Later that evening, I messaged Pat the above account. He was grateful… and replied with the following…
FB Message from Pat
“I just want you to know that I could feel it. I had a friend with me that came to honor my dad. Last night after I walked off stage, he told me with the biggest smile I’ve ever seen on his face… “Dude… when you put your head down weeping, I thought you were going to quit for sure. Then, when you looked up and started singing a cappella, it sounded like the voice of an angel. It was the most powerful experience I’ve ever seen and the hairs stood up on my arms. God was with you and I think He touched me too.”
“I’ve never heard my friend talk like that. Thank you for sharing this Mark, thank you for serving with and loving my dad. Thank you and Debbie for being there and for your prayer.” – PD
Interesting note
My friend who passed away, was the principal of Dominion Christian School where in 1989, the school was visited with a very unusual and powerful move of God. Many of the children saw and engaged with angels and were escorted to and through Heaven… some great stories! How appropriate to have angels in attendance at the celebration of his life! – MLH
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Mark Hendrickson
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