Safe & Secure
– This is an excerpt taken from the book, “Shine on, Beautiful Soul!” By Jennifer Gerelds. I hope you find it as reassuring as I do.
Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches.”
Acts 12:11
Peter saw him with his own eyes, and still didn’t understand what was happening. It wasn’t until the angel left that he realised his chains were gone. Peter was free, and all of his friends’ prayers had been answered.
You have to admit, you don’t see angels anywhere either. Okay, maybe in greeting cards or lining a shelf in a home decor store. But real, bonafides angels? The kind that destroyed entire armies in the Old Testament, and almost always invoked fear whenever they appeared? Do theyreally exist?
In Ephesians 6, God tells us that every believer is a soldier in the middle of a cosmic spiritual war. You have an enemy whose sworn purpose is to destroy you, to rob you in any way he can from the joy, purpose and hope that is yours in Jesus. But there’s also the good guys. Angels whom Jesus, your Commanding Officer, has ordered to your side for protection, to guard you in all your ways. And He has given you special, spiritual armour uniquely designed to protect your heart, mind and body. The ground on which you fight is belief.
Do you believe that you are not alone? That not only Jesus stands with you, but the myriad of angels at His disposal do, too? You have more reasons than you can see to be strong and courageous. You have an unseen world of warriors waiting to help you at your side.
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. Psalm 91:11
