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Angels to Guard Us, January 17
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy
ways.
Psalm 91:11
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Oh, that we could all realize the nearness of heaven to earth! When
the earthborn children know it not, they have the angels of light as their
companions; for the heavenly messengers are sent forth to minister to
those who shall be heirs of salvation. A silent witness guards every soul
that lives, seeking to win and draw him to Christ. The angels never leave
the tempted one a prey to the enemy who would destroy the souls of men
if permitted to do so. As long as there is hope, until they resist the Holy
Spirit to their eternal ruin, men are guarded by heavenly intelligences.
Oh, that all could behold our precious Saviour as He is,
a Saviour
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Let His hand draw aside the veil which conceals His glory from our
eyes. It shows Him in His high and holy place. What do we see? Our
Saviour, not in a position of silence and inactivity. He is surrounded with
heavenly intelligences, cherubim, and seraphim, ten thousand times ten
thousand of angels. All these heavenly beings have one object above all
others, in which they are intensely interested—His church in a world of
corruption.... They are working for Christ under His commission, to save
to the uttermost all who look to Him and believe in Him.
Heavenly angels are commissioned to watch the sheep of Christ’s
pasture. When Satan with his deceptive snares would deceive if possible
the very elect, these angels set in operation influences that will save the
tempted souls if they will take heed to the Word of the Lord, realize their
danger, and say, “No, I will not enter into that scheme of Satan. I have
an Elder Brother on the throne in heaven, who has shown that He has a
tender interest in me, and I will not grieve His heart of love.”
Living amid these opposing forces, we may through the exercise of
faith and prayer, call to our side a retinue of heavenly angels, who will
guard us from every corrupting influence.
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