Angels in your Life

 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; Ps 91:11 NIV

Many Christians can sense the presence of the Lord and also the presence of demons, but when you talk about experiences with angels, they become very cautious or critical.
They are afraid of being deceived by devils in disguise.

    They emphasise that it is necessary to distinguish between good and evil spirits, but if you only avoid evil but fail to appreciate the good, your discernment is incomplete and negative.

This is sometimes very understandable because many people in New Age circles seek a spiritual relationship with angels, or pray to angels.

There are good Christians who rightly reject this unbiblical teaching, but then unfortunately do not want to hear about angels.

    They don't even want to begin to celebrate the miraculous promises that speak to us of the constant presence and help of God's angels.

Elisha was not at all nervous or cautious about this.

And Elisha prayed and said: ‘Lord, open his eyes so that he may see!

And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, LORD, so that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 2 Ki 6:17 NIV

My daughter told me when she was eight years old that she had seen an angel.
I have a friend in Germany whose son also saw his guardian angel when he was 8 years old.

When I was preparing to visit Germany, a sister in the church prophetically said she saw a big angel standing behind me, and I believe this strong angel accompanied me in Germany.

    This angel was not just to protect me, because I have my guardian angel like all followers of Jesus, but God had given me another angel to help me in His ministry.

    God does this for all His children who do something for God where special miracle-working power is needed.

The Word of God promises that God will always stand by us and protect us with His invincible power.

And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.  1 Pe 1:5 NLT

The word for protect is the Greek word PHROUREO, which is a garrison or guard.

For the angel of the LORD is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him. Ps 34:7 NLT

I am always accompanied by angels, and so are you if you follow Jesus and are active in His ministry by faith.

God does not abandon his children.

You should not be afraid of God's angels, and why should you not recognise and celebrate the presence of angels?

    That is a gift from God.  

But someone will say that emphasising angels would distract us from worshipping God.

This can happen when our relationship with God is very weak, and we seek other sensations.

But if we really love God but talk and think much more about demons than about God's angels, then we are making a very bad mistake.

And that is the situation with many charismatic Christians.
Just as in the story of Elisha, the participation of angels in our lives should be a great encouragement to us.