Are guardian angels real?
Well, I think we should study it out in the Word together.
Hi, my name is Leigh Ann Freisman.
This is Restoring Word and it's a short devotional established to help your faith in Christ.
Recently they did a survey.
73% of all Americans believe in guardian angels.
I think that's really interesting.
But is there scripture in the Bible to prove it out?
And where did that whole idea come from?
Well, it started from a scripture based out of Matthew 18 found in verse 10.
And it says, take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones,
referring to either children or maybe believers.
I'm not sure.
For I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
So think about that.
The little ones have an angel and the angel is looking to heaven to the Father
for confirmation, direction, and guidance.
It makes an incredibly interesting Bible study.
You know, I'm not so sure that we do have guardian angels.
And whenever we study the Word, you don't just want to look at one source,
or one resource, or one scripture.
You want to look at several.
So I've pulled some more of them for you today.
The first one is Psalms 34 verse 7.
For the angel of the Lord is a guard.
He surrounds and defends all who fear him.
So there is something to be said here for believers that trust God, that love God.
Because what?
If you think about it, if the angels are looking to the Father for confirmation and direction,
what activates them?
I believe it's our words, and it's our faith, and it's our worship.
Because if our worship is done in spirit and in truth,
and we're singing the Word of God,
then obviously that's what brings the presence of angels.
Good scripture, huh?
Another interesting chapter is in Psalms.
And it starts in chapter 91.
And there's a couple really cool verses in there.
But I'm going to pull the one from verse 10 and 11 first.
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 of your ways.
So there's scripture here that the angels are commanded to guard you, okay?
And that you can believe God for supernatural divine protection when you need it.
Now while you're in Psalms 91, let's look at this other one.
It's actually, it's above that.
It's in verse 1 through 4.
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
And I will say of the Lord, he is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.
Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge.
His faithfulness will be your shield and your rampart.
Now it refers in there a little bit to feathers.
And could that be angels?
It might be a little bit of a stretch.
We'd probably have to go back into the Greek and kind of study it out.
But it's an interesting study, huh?
I think it's cool.
Let's look at Nahum 1.
This is one of those chapters in the Bible that, you know, I'm not in Nahum all the time, right?
For the Lord is good.
This is Nahum 1 through 7.
The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble.
He cares for those who trust him.
Over the last year, I have run to God over and over again.
And I've preached on trusting him while I've gone through the process of caring for my elderly daddy
and watching him pass.
And it was very, very difficult.
And I had an angel come when I was worshiping and praying, and it shook me.
And that's kind of why I'm going back and talking and teaching about it again.
But it does say here, it is biblical, what he is our refuge.
in times of trouble. Life happens, guys. It happens to all of us. And we're all going
to face seasons of heartache and difficulty. We're going to have things that happen to
us that we just don't understand. But if we will not get bitter and we will trust Him
and we will look to Him, He is our guard. He is our tower. I mean, if you think about
a tower as a biblical image, I like to think about the towers and the walls around Jerusalem.
Those walls and those towers around Jerusalem were built so that they could see the enemy
coming. When we serve God and we listen to the Holy Spirit and we worship Him and we
believe Him, then He gives us that ability to look out and to see what could potentially
be the plot or the plan of the enemy to come and attack us. And at that point, we just
really want to listen. All right, Lord, what do I do? Where do I go? Where do I not go?
Where do I stay? When do I travel? When do I not travel? You know, those are, if we lead
a life that's led of the Holy Spirit and we invite Him into all of it, then we can
believe God for protection. And we should, don't you think? I mean, I don't know about
you, but this is a pretty scary time in human history. I mean, the economy, we don't know.
Law enforcement, law and order, sometimes you don't know where you can go and where
you can't go. But as believers, we have promises in the Word that He will guard us. He will
watch over us. Now, I talked last week about not worshiping angels. No, we worship Jesus.
We worship Jesus. We're led by the Holy Spirit, the other part of the triune Godhead. And
God is our Father, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. They're all the same thing. They're all the
same manifestation of God. But when we trust Him, He comes and He talks to us.
In following up in terms of, you know, listening to Him, this comes from Psalms 103.20,
Bless the Lord, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His word, heeding the
voice of His word. So, what do they respond to? They respond to the Word of God. They
respond to intercessors, Christians, children, speaking the Word in faith, trusting Him.
When you speak the Word and you are talking to the Lord, that's what sends your angels
to work. Now, do we have a guardian angel? Back to my first reference. I don't know if
we each have a personal guardian angel or not, because it isn't actually proven out
theologically. But man, there's a lot of great scriptures that definitely show us that angels
are to be a normal part of our life, that we can have them and believe that they will
watch over us and care for us. Interesting study, huh?
No, this is Proverbs 1.33. But whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease without
fear of harm. I really think maybe the issue isn't so much about guardian angels as it
is living in fear. Knowing that God, knowing that the Holy Spirit is there with me, knowing
that He is watching me, knowing that He is guarding me is the most comforting thing in
the world. Sometimes we have a hard time understanding the Holy Spirit, but it's a little bit easier
to understand the concept of an angel watching over us.
Psalms 1, verse 6, For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the
wicked leads to destruction. So, there are some great benefits when we live and serve
Jesus. We can believe for that supernatural protection.
right hand. The sun will not harm you by day nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep
you from all harm. He will watch over your life. The Lord will watch over your coming
and going both now and forevermore. He will watch over you. And I don't know who I'm talking
to today. I'm probably sure that I'm talking to a lot of people who live in a life of anxiety,
of torment, of fear. Fear of what's coming. Fear of where you're living. Feeling that
you don't know who you can trust. Or maybe, you know, you have children and you are asking
the Lord to supernaturally guard your children. Yes, you can pray that over your children.
Lord they're young. Lord they're vulnerable. Lord you love them and you love me. And it
says here in this verse in Matthew 18, take heed you do not despise one of these little
ones. Now we don't know for sure what little ones is, to be honest. But here's a thought
for you. If God loves children, and we know He does, and He has a hard time with people
that would hurt vulnerable children, and He probably does because He loves you. You know,
think about it. I'm a grandmother. I want to sneak in the nursery at night and just
cuddle my grandsons because I miss them so much. That's how God feels about you. He wants
to be with you. He's concerned about your life. You know, I giggle because at night
we want to make sure the boys are dry or they're fed or they don't have a fever, you know,
but they're fine. But, you know, as a caregiver, you want to make sure that that little baby
that you love more than the whole world is safe. And that is how God feels about you.
And you can stand on His word. You can speak His word. You can share the scriptures concerning
divine protection. And you can walk in peace knowing today that your babies are safe. Isn't
that good? He's a good God. You can pray. You can stand and believe. You can speak the
word of God over your children. And God will help you and He will guard and protect them
when you trust Him. Thank you for listening. You know, I'm sure that all of my listeners
today out there, you probably know some people that have family and friends that are operating
in scary situations and you feel like they need to hear these promises of protection
today. Can you share this with them? Just because I think it would be comforting. Restoring
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