ODB: The Armies of God
February 7, 2011
The angels of God protect the people of God as they do the work of God.
READ: 2 Kings 6:8-17
He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways. —Psalm 91:11
When our granddaughter Julia was very small, we took her on a driving trip over an Idaho mountain road. Afterward, she and her Nana were having a conversation about the “adventure.” “I don’t worry because I think Papa has a guardian angel,” Nana said. “I think he must have a team of guardian angels!” Julia replied.
The mission of angels is to protect and serve the children of God (Heb. 1:13-14). The psalmist said, “The chariots of God are . . . thousands of thousands; the Lord is among them” (Ps. 68:17). God is the “Lord of hosts,” which means “armies.” The angels are the Lord’s army.
In 2 Kings we read about Elisha and his servant who were surrounded by the Syrian army. Elisha’s servant cried out, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” Elisha replied, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw that “the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around” (6:15-17). The Lord’s army was at hand!
Even though we cannot see them with our natural eyes, we can rest in the confidence that the Lord of Hosts is constantly watching over us and He has an invisible army at His bidding to send where He pleases.
— David H. Roper
Source: Our Daily Bread
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AMEN!
Your sharing speaks volume of our Almighty God and how great He is…God is good all the time, all the time God is good..Amen
We often ask God for help when crisis happens in our life not realising that God should always be our first priority and not our last resort but the irony is, how often do we remember that our body is the Holy temple of God. I for once must admit that i myself never truly had God close in my heart. It is only during the most desperate time that i remember our Almighty God. However, i praise Him for His kind mercy and goodness for no matter how unfaithful and disobedient i am to Him, He had never forsaken me nor has He ever abandoned me. Truly God will always make a way when there seems to be no way. Throughout my entire life, i have experienced God’s hand at work in me. Miracles happen each day but i did not realise it. It is always during my quiet moments with the Lord that i realised miracles had taken place in most occasions.
Thank you for your quote on the book of Psalms 91:11
God bless always.
iv always wanted to see my guardian angels.maybe i hav,cos angels may come in human disguises like with Abraham,Lot and Jacob… …so im thankful to GOD for all those who’ve been blessings in my life…
Amen..God is Good…strangers come and go in our life’s and sometimes we received blessings in many ways not from our immediate friends or relatives but perhaps from someone we have just met…hmm, probably Angel of God….Cheers to God for he is great….He truly works in ways that is beyond our imagination and understandings…
God bless