Thursday 13 August 2020

Walking in Praise Part 3

"The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them."

Psalm 34:7. NKJV

Charles F Stanley says, 'Who knows how often we have been protected or delivered from harm by an angel assigned to guard us? Who knows how that angel is defending you right now?'

Profound words from Dr Stanley, this can be backed up in Psalm 91:11 where it says:

'For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways'

As God's children, we are assigned angels who protect us as we call out to God for help. 'I sought the LORD, and He heard me and delivered me from all my fears,' (Psalm 34:4). We have so much to thank and praise Him for. Don't let life steal your song, joy or peace.Things will come along designed to knock your faith, but keep praising Him, He's worth it.

Top people such as pop stars, film stars and politicians, just to mention a few, have bodyguards who shadow them wherever they go; keeping them safe. As Children of God, we're the elite and have our own personal bodyguard - Jesus Himself. He encamps around us and, whereas the top people have to pay for the services, we get it for free and top service too.

There have been many times in our lives that if Jesus hadn't watched over us and kept us safe, we would have been goners. Picture the scene where Daniel's friends were in the red hot furnace, recorded in Daniel 3:24-25. Three had been cast into the furnace and yet, Nebuchadnezzar had seen four, one was Jesus. And then there was Daniel in the Lon's den. Daniel said to Darius, 'My God sent His angel and shut the lion's mouths, so that they have not hurt me.' (Daniel 6:22). Divine intervention because the angel of the LORD encamped around them. Therefore, consider how you are protected too. As you pray, praise and worship God, He will do this. The closer you are to Jesus, a fuller realisation of this will take root within you.