Chapter 2—Angel Ministry Today
Angels Guard Us
A guardian angel is appointed to every follower of Christ. These
heavenly watchers shield the righteous from the power of the wicked
one. This Satan himself recognized when he said: “Doth Job fear God
for nought? Hast not Thou made an hedge about him, and about his
house, and about all that he hath on every side?”
Job 1:9, 10
. The
agency by which God protects His people is presented in the words
of the psalmist: “The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them
that fear Him, and delivereth them.”
Psalm 34:7
. Said the Saviour,
speaking of those that believe in Him: “Take heed that ye despise not
one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels
do always behold the face of My Father.”
Matthew 18:10
. The angels
appointed to minister to the children of God have at all times access to
His presence.—
The Great Controversy, 512, 513
.
We know not what results a day, an hour, or a moment may de-
termine, and never should we begin the day without committing our
ways to our heavenly Father. His angels are appointed to watch over
us, and if we put ourselves under their guardianship, then in every
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time of danger they will be at our right hand. When unconsciously we
are in danger of exerting a wrong influence, the angels will be by our
side, prompting us to a better course, choosing our words for us, and
influencing our actions.—
Christ’s Object Lessons, 341, 342
.
Angels of God are all around us.... Oh, we want to know these
things, and fear and tremble, and to think much more of the power
of the angels of God that are watching over and guarding us than we
have done hitherto.... Angels of God are commissioned from heaven
to guard the children of men, and yet they draw away from their
restraining influences and go where they can have communication
with the evil angels.... Oh, that we might all obey the injunction of the
apostle (read
2 Corinthians 6:17, 18
).—5MR 125.
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