Today's portion of scripture will be in Hebrews 1:6-7, where the writer is inspired to continue his proclamation of the Son of God as being superior to angels. We read, "And when He again brings the first-born into the world, He says, "And let all the angels of God worship Him." And of the angels He says, "Who makes His angels winds, and His ministers a flame of fire."
According to His perfect plan, when God brought His first-born into the world, His only begotten Son, He instructed the angelic realm to worship Him. It is God who brought His first-born into the world at the time and in the manner that He chose to do so. Scripture tells us that He came and died for the ungodly "at the right time". In every way, He is worthy of the angelic worship. Are they not being instructed to worship their creator? If not instruction, perhaps they are being afforded the honor of worshiping Him; not simply from duty but privilege.
Note the possessive wording in the latter portion of the passage. "His angels" and "His ministers" speak again to His role as the sovereign Creator. The angelic realm, consisting of an untold number of angels, is a part of His divine creation and as such they function as He allows and/or directs them. Who "makes His angels winds" and "His ministers a flame of fire"? The One Who is worshiped. They are subject to Him. The lesser to the greater. Praise again His more excellent name!
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