The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them (Ps. 34:7).
During pioneer days in the Midwest many scattered settlements suffered from Indian raids. One stormy night a war party crossed the Wabash River into Indiana. The chief quietly opened the door of a cabin and saw a family upon their knees, the open Bible before them. The enemy closed the door as silently as he had opened it and told his warriors not to molest those people, for, he said, "They are talking to the Great Spirit, who would be angry." In the morning the family saw the houses of the neighbors in ashes and could not understand why they had been spared.
We do not know the dangers surrounding us, but we do know that "the angel of the Lord encampeth round about" us to deliver is. Notice, the angels do not come and go; they encamp about God's children. It is a permanent protection.
There is more written about angels in the Bible than there is about baptism, more about angels than about heaven, more about angels that about the Sabbath and many other important subjects in the Bible; yet how few sermons we hear on this most interesting and important subject. The angels excel in strength and keep the commandments of God (Ps. 103:20). They are ministering spirits to those who shall be the heirs of salvation (Heb. 1:14). They appear and disappear at will. They are the sentinel guards of those who fear God. They ae sent for our deliverance.
Do we fear God? If so, we have the fellowship and protection of these "ministers of his, that do his pleasure" (Ps. 103:21). This promised angel guardianship reveals the importance of all Christ's disciples, even "these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father" (Matt. 18:10).
MEDITATION PRAYER: "For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy" (Ps. 61:3).
During pioneer days in the Midwest many scattered settlements suffered from Indian raids. One stormy night a war party crossed the Wabash River into Indiana. The chief quietly opened the door of a cabin and saw a family upon their knees, the open Bible before them. The enemy closed the door as silently as he had opened it and told his warriors not to molest those people, for, he said, "They are talking to the Great Spirit, who would be angry." In the morning the family saw the houses of the neighbors in ashes and could not understand why they had been spared.
We do not know the dangers surrounding us, but we do know that "the angel of the Lord encampeth round about" us to deliver is. Notice, the angels do not come and go; they encamp about God's children. It is a permanent protection.
There is more written about angels in the Bible than there is about baptism, more about angels than about heaven, more about angels that about the Sabbath and many other important subjects in the Bible; yet how few sermons we hear on this most interesting and important subject. The angels excel in strength and keep the commandments of God (Ps. 103:20). They are ministering spirits to those who shall be the heirs of salvation (Heb. 1:14). They appear and disappear at will. They are the sentinel guards of those who fear God. They ae sent for our deliverance.
Do we fear God? If so, we have the fellowship and protection of these "ministers of his, that do his pleasure" (Ps. 103:21). This promised angel guardianship reveals the importance of all Christ's disciples, even "these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father" (Matt. 18:10).
MEDITATION PRAYER: "For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy" (Ps. 61:3).
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