Has your teacher ever sent you to the office with a note to deliver? You walk down the hallway feeling pretty important, because you’ve got a job to do: deliver the message. You didn’t write the note, but you’re the one carrying it. In that moment, you’re a messenger!

Did you know that’s what the word angel means? The Old Testament was written mostly in Hebrew, and its word for angel is mal’ak (pronounced mal-AHK). The New Testament was written in Greek, and its word is angelos (pronounced AN-gel-os). Both words mean “messenger” or “one who is sent.” That’s where we get our English word angel!

Over and over in the Bible, God sent angels with messages for His people. An angel told Mary she would be Jesus’ mother. Angels told the shepherds that the Savior had been born. Angels told the women at the tomb that Jesus was alive!

But here’s the coolest part: God’s very best message didn’t come through an angel. Hebrews 1 says God has spoken to us “by His Son.” Jesus is God’s greatest message to the whole world! And God gave us another awesome message we can hold in our hands—the Bible. So the God who made the universe isn’t silent. He wants to talk to you! Every time you open your Bible, you’re opening a message from God.

Take Action: Be a messenger today! Pick one of these encouraging verses: Psalm 118:24, Isaiah 41:10, or Zephaniah 3:17. Copy it onto a sticky note or a small card. Then secretly “deliver” it to someone in your family—on their pillow, in their lunchbox, or on the bathroom mirror. You’re passing along a message from God!