Hi Folks,
I hope you had a good week.
When we think of God protecting us and our loved ones, we may think of angels watching over us.
Scripture tells us that they do!
Psalm 34:7-9 states, " The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear (reverence) him, and delivereth them. O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed (also means happy) is the man that trusteth in him. O fear (respect, reverential awe) the Lord, ye his saints: (Scripture refers to those who have trusted Jesus for salvation as "saints"-Romans 1:7, 1 Corinthians 1:2, 2 Cor. 1:1, Ephesians 1:1, Philippians 1:1, Colossians 1:2) for there is no want (need) to them that fear him."
God does send His angels to watch over and protect us, and based on the above verse, most especially those who respect the Lord and who are His children by faith in Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:26).
I have seen this protection in my own life. My mother always prays for protection over our family as we leave and go our separate ways. I can't tell you the amount of times I should have been in an accident and I escaped narrowly!
I pray that this devot. will encourage you this week as you strive to trust the Lord each day.
Lord bless you and yours!
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| | October 4, 2017
Angels Round About
“The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.” (Psalm 34:7)
Since God’s angels are normally unseen, we have little appreciation of how intimately they are involved in our lives. “Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?” (Hebrews 1:14). As in our text, there may well be a protecting angel embracing and delivering us in times of danger. “For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone” (Psalm 91:11-12).
Angels are sometimes called on to rout the enemies of God and His people. “Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul . . . and let the angel of the LORD chase them. Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them” (Psalm 35:4-6).
Angels are intensely interested in the salvation and spiritual growth of believers, “which things the angels desire to look into” (1 Peter 1:12). “For we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men” (1 Corinthians 4:9). There are even occasions when “some have entertained angels unawares” (Hebrews 13:2).
There is “an innumerable company of angels” (Hebrews 12:22), beings of great power and wisdom (2 Kings 19:35; 2 Samuel 14:20). They are not omnipotent, omnipresent, or omniscient, of course, since they—like us—were created by God simply to obey God. “Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word” (Psalm 103:20).
Finally, we shall be “carried by the angels” (Luke 16:22) into God’s presence. Then we can better understand and thank them for all the many services rendered to us here on Earth. HMM
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