Psalms 103:20 Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. 21 Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
[The Great Controversy pp 631>632] Human eyes have looked upon them (Angels); human ears have listened to their appeals; human lips have opposed their suggestions, and ridiculed their counsels. Human hands have met them with insult and abuse. In the council hall and the court of justice, these heavenly messengers have shown an intimate acquaintance with human history.
Angels are stationed around those who fear God, and they deliver us from evils, dangers, and prevent certain adverse occurrences from happening to the Christian, according to God’s will and discretion. However, not because they do encamp round about the people of God 24/7, means that persons will be entirely exempt from difficulty and suffering. Angels do all of their work, in harmony with, and according to the discretion of God, in varying circumstances.
Thus, there are three critically important admissions that the devil makes in the opening passages, which many persons who might not know better, often fail to make. And we would do well to consider carefully what the enemy of souls is saying, in the context of our topic: “God’s Defense Department”
Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. 7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!