The Unseen Army

"The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,
who revere and worship Him with awe and each of them He delivers."
(Psalm 34:7)

Do you believe in angels?

I want to tell you that I do.  I believe there are myriads and myriads
of good angels who are given charge over God's people.

Another passage says that God will give His angels charge over us
to guard us in all our ways.  I tell you, I believe we need the guardianship,
the protection and the support of angels.

I am glad to know that wherever I go there's angel of God that encamps
around about me and delivers me.

There was a prophet in the Old Testament, the prophet Elisha.  At a certain
 time, he was in a city besieged by a large alien army that was there to take him, 
to capture him.  His servant went up on the roof and pointed out to him 
the tremendous numbers of the opposing army, but Elisha prayed for
that young servant and said, "Lord, open this young man's eyes."

And when He opened his eyes he saw the armies of God around about the
prophet, far greater in number and infinitely greater in power than those
invading alien armies.  I believe that if God could open our eyes we'd
see it's true today.  Those that be with us are more than those that
be with them.  We have a great unseen army on our side.

Let's be encouraged, let's take heart, let's reckon with the presence
of the Lord's angels encamping round about us to deliver us.

"The Unseen Army"
A devotional by
Derek Vaughan Prince
(1915-2003)
American Bible teacher and radio host