Set Your Angels Free
by Gloria Copeland
I don’t think it’s any exaggeration to say that every one of us is facing some kind of problem today. Some kind of trouble we can’t escape without the help of God. For one person, that trouble may be a disease that medical science can’t cure. For another, it may be financial problems or a family crisis.
But no matter what kind of wall the devil has backed you up against, you can count on one thing: God has promised to deliver you. That’s right. The Word says, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all” (Psalm 34:19). How I love the word all in the Bible!
How does God carry out that deliverance? One way He does it is through angels. You may not have given angels much thought, but you should! In the dangerous days in which we live, their activities are crucial to your safety. And you need to understand how they operate.
Psalm 91:9-11 tells us that, “Because you have made the Lord your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place, there shall no evil befall you, nor any plague or calamity come near your tent. For He will give His angels [especial] charge over you to accompany and defend and preserve you in all your ways [of obedience and service]” (The Amplified Bible).
God gives His angels charge over you. He charges them to protect you...to keep you...to minister to you.
As Hebrews 1:14 says, “Are not the angels all ministering spirits (servants) sent out in the service [of God for the assistance] of those who are to inherit salvation?” (AMP). If you are an heir of salvation, angels are sent out in service to you. And their ministry can literally be a lifesaver.
It certainly was for Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. The Bible tells us they were hauled before the king because they refused to bow down before his golden image—and they were sentenced to die in a fiery furnace.
When the king warned them of the deadly consequences of their actions, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego said: “O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up” (Daniel 3:16-18).
I’ve noticed something about every instance where angels supernaturally delivered God’s people. They were faithful people. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego said, “Even if it costs us our lives, we will not bow down.” The king was so enraged he ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than normal. The fire was so hot it killed the soldiers who threw Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego into it.
APRIL '14 : BVOV : 21
