Matthew 4:11. Then the devil leaveth him, and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
What a change! When the devil goes, the angels come. Perhaps some of you are just now sorely tempted and much troubled. Oh, that you might speedily come to Mahanaim, of which we read, "And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him;" that there you might be met by troops of angels come to minister to you, weary with the conflict with the evil one, just as they ministered to your Lord! You need them as much as he did, and therefore you are as sure to have them if you look up to him, and ask him to seal them to you.
This exposition consisted of readings from Matthew 3:13-17; and Matthew 4:1-11.
Matthew 4:11. Then the devil leaveth him, and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
What a change! When the devil goes, the angels come. Perhaps some of you are just now sorely tempted and much troubled. Oh, that you might speedily come to Mahanaim, of which we read, "And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him;" that there you might be met by troops of angels come to minister to you, weary with the conflict with the evil one, just as they ministered to your Lord! You need them as much as he did, and therefore you are as sure to have them if you look up to him, and ask him to seal them to you.
This exposition consisted of readings from Matthew 3:13-17; and Matthew 4:1-11.