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Afterward, when Jehoshaphat and his people came to gather the spoils, they found “in abundance both riches…and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away” (2 Chronicles 20:25). Think of it! Those enemy soldiers had taken all those riches with them to war. The only reason they’d do that, as far as I can figure, is because Judah’s angels talked to them. “Guys, you’d better take your money with you into this battle,” they whispered. “If you leave it at home, someone will steal it before you get back.” Do angels still do those kinds of things? Yes! I could give you one example after another of angels intervening in the lives of God’s people today. One that particularly stands out in my mind involved a believer in Nigeria. A member of Bishop David Oyedepo’s church, he lived in a house that had been built on church property. Because of the dangers in that nation, the church property is surrounded by barbed wire and walls designed to keep the bad guys out. Somehow, though, one of them got in anyway and made it to this believer’s front porch. Just as the bad guy was about to break in the house, however, he felt something cut him. Realizing he was bleeding, he looked around to see his attacker—but no one was there. When he got cut again, he decided to get out of there and took off running. But he left a trail of blood behind him, so he got caught. What’s the explanation? That believer’s angel did his job. He had something to work with because the man he was assigned to was a man of faith who spent time worshipping and praising God. I know because Bishop Oyedepo’s church is famous for that. The members praise and dance before The LORD for hours sometimes. So, when bad guys show up on their property, their angelic security system works. Another man I know, who serves in ministry under Bishop Oyedepo at Winner’s Chapel, experienced a different kind of angelic intervention. His elbow had been shattered by a gunshot when he was a young man, and the doctors had replaced it with a device that left him in excruciating pain. Busy with ministry, he didn’t have much time to think or pray about it, but as he went to bed one night, he heard The LORD say, in his spirit, 'You’ve been working for Me. Tonight, I’m going to work for you.' The next morning when this young minister woke up, he had a brand-new elbow, and the device the doctors had implanted was lying next to him on the bed. I saw a picture of it and the serial number on it was still visible. The Great Physician’s angel assistants had performed a perfect operation. There was no blood. No incision. Just a job well done. Another instance where angels showed up happened a little closer to home, early in our ministry here in Fort Worth. Gloria and I were attending Grace Temple at the time, and a kid broke into the church and stole the sound equipment. So, Pastors Harold and Lou Nichols called Gloria and me to get together with them to pray about the situation. We declared The WORD, praised God and took authority. “In the Name of The LORD Jesus Christ, satan, you get that property back here,” we said. “Ministering spirits, you know where that thief is. Go tend to him.” Shortly thereafter, the thief turned himself in to the police. The angels had apparently scared him straight. “Get that church’s stuff out of my house!” he said. Your angel will do the same kind of thing for you. So become more aware of him. Believe that, as Hebrews 1:14 says, your angel is always there to minister for you. Then make sure you give him something to work with. Speak faith-filled words and spend plenty of time praising and worshipping God like Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah did. Say this right now: “If Jehoshaphat could speak words of faith, I can too! If the people of Judah could give over-the-top praise and worship to God, I can too. From this time on, I will be a praise-er. I will expect my angel to be working for me all the time!” V Points To Get You There: 1) Every child born has an angel assigned to them. (Matt. 18:10) 2) As your ministry or business grows, your angel may call in additional angels to help get everything done. (Heb. 1:14) 3) God assigned an angel to the Israelites when He brought them out of Egypt, to protect and help them. (Ex. 23:20) 4) When Judah was under enemy attack, God’s people opened the door for their angels to win the battle for them, by praising and worshipping God. (2 Chron. 20:21) 5) Judah’s angels did such a good job waging war against the nation’s enemies that all the people had to do was stand and watch. (2 Chron. 20:22) ************************************ ************************************ ************************************ He Will Lead You by Gloria Copeland “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.” Galatians 5:16 Walking in the spirit. That’s the key to overcoming the flesh. If you follow the promptings of the Spirit of God within you, you won’t be dominated by the pressure your flesh tries to put on you. As you listen to the written Word and the Holy Spirit telling you what to do, you’ll constantly be making little adjustments in your life according to what He says. And those little adjustments will keep darkness from overtaking you. You see, God knows just what you need. He can look ahead in your life and see the traps and pressures the devil is laying for you. So follow the Holy Spirit’s leading and He will maneuver you safely around them to victory. 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