- [Narrator] What is the purpose of angels?
Angels are your powerful and militant ministers.
Every redeemed soul has a company, not just one.
Welcome to Grace Digital presentation.
In this video, we will cover seven ministries of angels
you should know.
Number one: they are a defense in conflict.
The Psalmist said, "The God of Jacob defend thee.
"Send thee help from His sanctuary and remember
"all they offerings.
"Some trust in horses, others in chariots,
"but God will be a defense for those
"who walk in the covenant.
"When others are falling, they will be standing upright
"because God is their defense," Psalm 20.
David kept the angels so occupied
that he never lost any battle all through his days.
David often pursued his enemies with angels.
Psalms 35:5-7 says, "Let them be as chaff before the wind
"and let the Angel of the Lord chase them.
"Let their way be dark and slippery
"and let the Angel of the Lord persecute them."
Jesus also knew this fact.
In Matthew 26:53, Jesus stopped Peter
from carrying out any act of defense and said
that he could call upon God for the release
of 72,000 angels if he so desired to defend Him.
In 2 Kings 19, we also read of how just one angel
went on a defense assignment and took out a total
of 185,000 Assyrian soldiers.
If a single angel can do that much,
imagine what 72,000 angels can do on your behalf.
This is because we also have access
to whatever Jesus had access to while He was on Earth.
Whenever God had a battle, He sets the angels loose.
When Satan waged war in heaven,
the angels of God prevailed.
If Satan caused dysfunction in heaven,
he would not be afraid to attempt
to do the same in your home.
However, angels are all the security we need.
That was Jesus' style and it should be ours also.
Angels form an impenetrable hedge
around every redeemed child of God,
which makes them untouchable.
Job was blessed with this angelic hedge
so much that Satan complained to God about it.
"Have You not put a hedge around him
"and his household and everything he has?
"You have blessed the work of his hands
"so that his flocks and herds
"are spread throughout the land," Job 1:10.
You need to be aware of the angelic shield
that surrounds you and around all that you own.
That edge is always present.
The Psalmist said, "The Angel of the Lord
"encampeth round about them that fear Him
"and delivereth them," Psalm 34:7.
The word encampeth is the present continuous tense,
implying they are always there.
"After Elisha prayed for his servant's spiritual eyes
"to be opened, he saw the mountains round about
"full of horses and chariots of fire," 2 Kings 6:17.
That was the angelic hedge.
The angels are real.
They are always there.
They are invisible forces with invincible capabilities
sent to minister to us.
The evil one knows it, so why not use it against him?
Say, "Satan, you have no more access
"into my life and affairs.
"I have the angelic hedge around me, around my house,
"around all that I have.
"You cannot get in here.
"God has given them a charge.
"They are eternally obedient fighters.
"They will harken to the voice of His Word.
"They have a job to bear me up upon their wings.
"They will make it possible for me to tread upon the lion
"and the adder and nothing shall by any means hurt me.
"I am surrounded."
Number two: angels make the Word of God effective.
The angels are the performance hosts of God.
Angels follow the Word of God to ensure that it produces.
In the Bible the phrase,
"The Lord of Hosts will perform it," is used frequently.
Any time any outstanding prophecy is given
which cannot be humanly explained, that phrase is used.
Mary was told a virgin shall conceive
and bear a child called Emmanuel
and the Lord of Hosts will do it.
God used His hosts to bring His Word to life.
When God was going to give Sarah a fruit,
He also used His angel as we see in Genesis 18:10.
The same thing happened when Elizabeth's barrenness
came to end in Luke 1:11-20.
The angels of God have the performing rights
to carry out anything that comes out from the mouth of God.
Angels are the assault troops that deal with opposition.
They always get the answer and victorious after after act.
Number three: they do the pleasure of God.
"Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones
"who do His bidding, who obey His Word.
"Praise the Lord all His heavenly hosts,
"you His servants who do His will," Psalm 103:20-21.
In the course of making the Word of God effective,
the angels minister God's pleasure to us as the redeemed.
God said, "Beloved, I pray that in every way
"you may succeed and prosper and be in good health,
"just as your soul prospers," 3 John 2.
Angels are committed to obeying God's commands
so you can send them to carry out whatever God
has commanded concerning you.
The Word says, "Tell the righteous it will be well with them
"for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds," Isaiah 3:10.
Number four: they cause the saints to walk
on evil-free paths.
There are evil zones in life.
However, you have safety in God.
"You must realize the dignity of God's name
"and the greatness of His power," the Bible says.
He is committed to ensure your all-around safety.
The angels of heaven are charged to keep you
such that even the toes of your feet
are not permitted to be hurt.
Say, "'The Lord is my refuge,'
"and you make the Most High your dwelling.
"No harm will overtake you,
"no disaster will come near your tent.
"For He will command His angels concerning you
"to guard you in all your ways.
"They will lift you up in their hands
"so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
"They will tread on lion and the cobra.
"You will trample the great lion and the serpent.
"'Because He loves Me,'" says the Lord, 'I will rescue him,
"'I will protect him,
"'for he acknowledges My name,'" Psalm 91:9-14.
God has directed the angels to keep you in all your ways.
They are in charge when you are going and coming,
sleeping, working in the office,
selling in your place of work,
going to and from your place of worship, in all your ways,
your family, your business.
Number five: they deliver the saints.
Whatever prison the devil has shut you up in,
the angels of God will bring you out.
Daniel was thrown into the den of hungry lions,
but the Lord sent His angel who shut the mouth
of the lions.
The lions were no threat to David,
thanks to angelic intervention.
In the Book of Acts, we read of Peter locked up in a prison.
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared
and a light shone in the cell.
He struck Peter on the side and woke him up.
"'Quick! Get up!,' he said, and the chains
"fell off Peter's wrists," Acts 12:7.
Peter was sleeping between two soldiers
when the angel appeared, yet the guards were unaware
of what was happening.
Just by raising Peter up, the chains fell off
their own accord and they did not have to use any key.
Peter was safely let out of the prison
to where the angels were being called on to act
on his behalf.
And when he knocked at Mary's door,
the others disbelieved Rhoda's report saying,
"It must be Peter's angel at the door,
"not Peter himself."
The deliverance involved more
than just being released from prison.
He was in town, yet could not be touched
because whoever the Son of God shall set free
is free indeed.
The angels ensure that you are free mentally,
free spiritually, free socially, because that is their job.
Number six: they execute your destiny.
When God was going to rescue Israel from Egypt
after 400 years of bondage, God sent an angel
ahead of Moses to take them out of Egypt to Canaan.
"See, I am sending an angel ahead of you
"to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place
"I have prepared," Exodus 23:20.
We are all children of destiny which God has prepared
for us, even before we were born.
"And those He predestined, He also called.
"Those He called, He also justified.
"Those He has justified,
"He has also glorified," Romans 8:30.
You have a glorious future and an angel
has been given charge over your life to ensure
that you get to the place prepared for you.
"Satan tried to destroy the destiny of Joshua,
"the high priest, by putting filthy garments upon him.
"But the angel of God ordered their removal,
"in charge of garments for Joshua," Zachariah 3:1-5.
Number seven: they release answers to prayers.
In the Bible, "Then he continued, 'Do not be afraid, Daniel.
"'Since the first day that you set your mind
"'to gain understanding and to humble yourself
"'before your God, your words were heard
"'and I've come in response to them.
"'But the prince of the Persian kingdom
"'resisted me 21 days.
"'Then Michael, one of the chief princes,
"'came to help me because I was detained there
"'with the king of Persia,'" Daniel 10:12-13.
It is the pleasure of the Father that when you ask
anything according to His will, it is given to you.
But see how Daniel suffered.
He was praying and fasting for 21 days
and the Bible says, "His request has been granted
"right from the first day it was made,
"but the prince of Persia was standing on the way."
A fallen principality blocked the answer,
but by the time a chief principality from heaven go there,
the answer was released.
For prayer breakthrough,
the angels are available on the line.
Engage them.
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