God's Glory Church

“Behold, I am sending Angel before your face, so that he will protect you on the way.” — Exodus 23:20

Bev was forced to undergo medical examination after examination; it made her overworked and tired. The doctors worried the woman when they said that they were looking for cancer in her body. Every day God faithfully encouraged her with promises of His presence and constant peace when she turned to Him or read the Bible. The woman tried to cope with uncertainty and learned to trust God with everything. One morning, Bev came across a verse from the book of Exodus, while she was preparing for a major operation: “Behold, I am sending an Angel before your face to guard you on the way” (Ex. 23:20).

God spoke these words through Moses to His people, the Israelites. He gave His laws, which His people had to obey, and led them to a new land (vv. 14-19). And in the midst of these instructions, God told the Israelites that he would send an angel before them “so that he would guard [them] on the way.” Although Bev’s situation was not like this, she remembered that the guardianship of angels is also mentioned in other biblical texts. In Psalm 90:11 it is said: “He will command His angels concerning you to watch over you in all your ways.” And in Hebrews 1:14 it is said that God sends “ministering spirits” to serve believers in Jesus.

If we know Christ, He sends an angel or angels to help us.

What can God do for you through His angels? How does that encourage you?

Dear God, I am thankful that You are always near and that Your angels are watching over Your children.

By Ann Sitas