Other Intelligent Life on Earth. Part [3] 09/16/2026 (Evening thought)

Genesis 32:1 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

God sheds great light on this subject so that His people could be well informed. When in our first passage we read “The angel of The Lord encamps round about them that fear Him” we should not take that to mean that there is only one angel at work per person. It is true that God’s saints are each given a guardian angel, but because angels do not possess omnipresence, there are times when more than one will be needed.

For instance, back in the days of yore, we read that God placed a hedge around Job, and all that he had. That meant that there was more than one angel at work, and for good reason, for if Job had to go on a vacation for any reason, his guardian angel wouldn’t be on vacation with him, and at the same time be at his home, watching over his possessions. Other angels would have had to take up the slack so that protection would be given at both venues.

It is the same when we go on vacation, for if a saint is on a cruise somewhere in the Caribbean, their houses and possessions they left behind will be vulnerable, if there aren’t other angels to pick up the slack. Therefore, your primary guardian angel is the sort of supervisor of your everyday operations, and when it comes time for additional forces, he calls on other angels for reinforcement.

Genesis 32:2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, this is God's host and he called the place Mahanaim.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night’ and God bless!