El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

guardian angel who took the form
and appearance OF the man whose
destiny was committed to him. One
angel under God has all but omnipot-
eut power. But here Jacob is met by
a host Of angels. And he called the
name OF the place Alahanaim which
means two encampments-one Jacobs
and the other the encampment Of the
angels. The encampment OF the Lord
OF hosts was the refuge OF jacob at
this crisis in his life. Who are you
and who am that we should be con-
stantly encompassed by these glOr-
ious messengers2 Somebody has writ
ten a song that sounds very beautiful.
but il is not true to fact; one stanza
runs:
Il want to be an angel and with
the angels stand,
A crown upon my forehead,
harp within my hand"
Why Be An AnEelf
What do you want to be an angel
for, when you are going to be a more
exalted being than an angel? The re-
deemed are going TO sit on thrones
sage Made for a little while lower
than the angels implying that We
are to be exalted above angels ] Ike
this sentiment better which some OF
US sang long ago
"Oh come Angel band, come and
around me stand.
Oh bear me away on your snowy
white wings
To my immortal home"
This incident also lays stress on the
doctrine OF providence; And jacob
went on his way and the angels OF
God met him." He has a vision OF
angels as he starts out from home, and
absence OF 20 years a host Of angels
met him. Why did they meet him at
this time? To assure him that God
was with him, and would protect him
against all danger.
When Laban, his fatherinlaw,
learned that Jacob had stolen away
unaWareS to return TO his father s
house. he pursued him in hot haste
and when he had overtaken him he
rebuked him for his secret flight and
said to him. 1T is in the power OF my
hand 10 do you hurt. but the God or
your father spoke unto me yester-
night saving: Take thou heed that
thou speak not 20 Jacob good or bad
Had Assurance OF Protection
In the vision at Bethel at the outset,
Jacob had had assurance that he
would be guarded against all danger
And behold I am with thee and Will
keep thee in all places whittier thou
goest and will bring thee again into
this land, for I viii not leave thee TIL
have done that which I have spoken
to thee Of All fear OF violence from
Labsn has been taken away, but Jacob
stands in great fear OF the meeting
he is going TO have by and by with
his brother Esau. This was the dread
that took all the Joy out Of his home
coming. Deliver me I pray thee
from the hand OF my brother. for /
fear him lest he viii come and smits
ne and the mother with the children
But one mightier than Esau protects
him against Esau's anger, and God
sends his troop OF angels 10 tell him
so. You recall that when the meeting
between Jacob and Esau occurred II
was such as should have taken place
between brother and brother And
Esau ran 10 meet him and embraced
him and fell on his neck and kissed
him and they wepL" Underneath the
Christian are the everlasting arms
Everlasting arms Of love,
Underneath. around, above
I read OF a little boy in his trundle
bed. who never went TO sleep in the
dark without asking, Papa are you
there7-' yes. nv son" ''Till YOU take
care OF me tonight2' y es, my SON.
And then ne would turn over and 80
to sleep. That little boy is man OF
81 now, but he never goes to sleep
without looking up into his heaven
" Fathers face and saying, "Fatner
will YOU take care OF me tonight.
And God has never failed TO send the
answer TO that prayer, by keeping
him safe through the night on, we
should never get too old TO utter that
prayer we offered at our mother s
knee in childhOod's hour
Now 1 lay me down 70 sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
il should die before l wake.
I pray the Lord my soul to take"
God Loves All OF Us.
Further there Is the assurance in
this incident Of Gods great love for
Jacob. Jacob have loved" The Wis
ion at Bethel was a proof OF his love
He greatly blesses Jacob during MS
sojourn in Hanan- de went out empty
handed; he is returning full handed
During his absence angels have ap-
reared to him bearing messages from
the God who loved him. AS he draws
near his fathers house God sends his
angels to further assure him OF his
love.
Oh, in countless ways God tells US
T his love and he keeps on telling
Us. He never grows weary OF telling