Genisis 32:1 ¶ And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
One day I found these verses; their simplicity was intriguing to me because of what they didn’t say. If I were writing the Bible here I would want to write more of what happened. If I came up to you and said, “Hey, I met with some angels yesterday. Have a good day.” I think you would feel shorted. “How dare you say that and leave.” would be the proper response. You would probably be more upset when I said we just exchanged greetings and left, but that’s how we read these verses and move on to the more important parts.
If you look at the Hebrew word met in verse 1 you’ll find in its definition a word we don’t often use today, its impinge. It can be defined easiest by an illustration: You can see it in a football game when the two teams are lined up and waiting for the center to snap or hike the ball to the quarterback(to officially start the play). If the defensive player jumps the gun and comes charging across the line before the snap and makes contact with the offence that’s impingement. In football that is an uninvited illegal move and completely unasked for… but its legal in God’s kingdom and God is still doing it today. He’ll charge you and change you or your circumstances (also known as a game changer) sometimes knock you over (been known to do that) or flood you with Himself, make you happy or who knows what He, through His impinging angels, will do… but He will. After all we are all different and will “treat” us individually.
As you go through the Bible you will notice that when the angelic show up on a scene there is usually a change in the person, persons, nations or the circumstances. A good example of this is Jacob. He was changed from a conniving, selfish and taking person to one that was a leader, even likable and a giver. What makes an angel special is that they are coming from the Father’s presence (a place of power and all that is) straight into ours which is going to be doing some changing. I have watched people change depending upon what influence they are under so it does not come as a shock that angelic presence causes things to happen. I have read biographies of people that spend large amounts of time in prayer and God’s presence and then go out and people are convicted of sin by simply being near them. Were they special? No, they were just carrying a tangible portion of the Father with them from an earlier encounter. Stephen’s (no known relation) face was upsetting to the council because it was like that of an angel’s, indicating some kind or form of influence.
Here is my point and my desire for you: Open up and loosen up go ahead and ask the Father to impinge any time He wants. Spend some time awake and seeking Him. Don’t worry, after all… if a son asks for a fish will the Father give a rock or a snake. Jesus then said “I think not”. What would be better to be normal in this world’s eyes or normal in the eyes of the kingdom? Acceptable in this one or that one. There is a difference, you know.
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