Guardian angels

  BY Argie Simonis

"Take heed that you despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven." Μat. 18:10

We have angels appointed to protect us.

In Hebrews we read that their purpose is to serve us:

"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" Heb. 1:14

All angels have been commissioned by God to minister to those who WILL be heirs of salvation. This means that the assignment of angels to us does not begin after we are saved. They serve us even when we are lost in the world, because the Lord knows that WE WILL BECOME followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. Thank God!

David gives a very nice description in his psalm:

"Because you have made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, your habitation;

There shall no evil befall you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.

For he shall give his angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.

They shall bear you up in their hands, lest you dash your foot against a stone.

You shall tread on the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shall you trample under feet." Psalm 91:9-13

Some who have realized this truth have gone even further by saying that we are supposed to speak to our angels and they will obey our commands, when there is no reference or instruction in the Bible for such a thing.

Many of the guardian angels' protective duties described in Psalm 91 are preventive, and we certainly could not order these activities effectively, for only the Lord has omniscience.

What angels really do is that are send  exactly as Matthew describes in Mat. 18:10:Looking at the Father's face. 

Almighty God controls them for us. Psalm 91 is the key that reveals to us our role in this story and who ultimately benefits from this angelic activity:

"He that dwells in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." Psalm 91:1

And David continues:

"I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust." Psalm 91:2

It is the combination of our faith in God and His faithfulness that releases the angels on our behalf.We have to receive God's grace by faith

"For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:" Eph. 2:8

The more we seek the Lord, the more we become aware of recognizing His angelic spirits created to serve us. The more we express our faith in this area, He will send His angels on our behalf.

"The angel of the LORD encamps round about them that fear him, and delivers them." Psalm 34:7

Amen!