The ministry of angels has been in existence ever since God created the world. When man was made, the psalmist says, he was made a little lower than the angels (Ps. 8:5). That means angels occupy a higher realm of being in term of strength, intelligence, vigour, power and might, than man. The wonderful news is that their higher realm of operation is for the liberty and comfort of the saints!
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation.Hebrews 1:14
Angels are sent to minister to the saints. Indeed there is something principally missing until the angelic dimension of our redemption is brought to light. There are areas a Christian will never cross into until this dimension is in place and one of the most pronounced ministries of these end-times will be that of angels.
Just as all the other benefits God has for the Church are packaged in mysteries, angelic intervention is also packaged as one of the most sophisticated mysteries of life. Until such mysteries are unfolded, the Church cannot utilize or enjoy them.
Divine health for instance, has always been available, yet everyone was walking naturally in sickness and enjoying it. Prosperity has always been for the Church, but there was no poorer society than Christians, until the light of God’s Word concerning the redemptive provision of health and riches came to the church The ministry of angels is available and the Holy Spirit is given to us so that We may know the things which are freely given to us by God. Until we know that they are given to us, and What exactly has been given to us, we cannot experience the benefit of their being given, neither can we fully reign, because in the kingdom of God to which we belong, we reign by knowledge.
Who then are angels? Why are they so relevant to Christian life? What exactly do they do? How can we experience them? What turns them on in our favour?
Who are angels
The angels of God are also referred to in the scriptures as the hosts of heaven or the heavenly hosts. They are real personalities. They are not ideas or mythical figures. Angels are spiritual personalities with physical impact.
Like the demonic world is invisible, the angelic world is also invisible. Angels cannot be seen, yet they are all around us. Their physical impact is undeniable. Although you cannot see them, there is nothing the angels of God do not see. You cannot touch them, yet they touch people. You cannot handle them, yet they destroy kings.The lord assigned just one angel to go ahead of Moses to Egypt, and he alone tortured a whole nation.
The angels of God are invincible. This aspect marks the point of departure between angels and demons. Only the hosts of heaven excel in strength (Ps. 103:20)
There was war in heaven once upon a time. Michael and his angels fought against Satan and his fallen angels. God used His serving men to confront Satan’s retired and ill-equipped army. Satan could not prevail and there was no more place found for him in heaven (Rev. 12: 7-9).
In any conflict, the angels always win in the absolute, flushing out the Opposition completely. Angels have never been known to fail. There is nothing that can rise up against you that matches their strength. They constitute the most efficient body guards of the saints.
Apart from excelling in physical strength, the angels also excel in intellect. The widow of Tekoah in describing King David’s wisdom, likens it to that of angels:
and my lord [is] wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all [things] that [are] in the earth. 2 Samuel 14:20
In his writings, Lester Sumrall said very stoutly, ”we need to establish the idiomatic expression, ’as smart as an angel’, to acknowledge the wisdom and intellect of angels.”
What is the relevance of these invisible, invincible, excellent beings? Do we need them as latter day Christians filled with the Holy Ghost anointing?
THE RELEVANCE OF ANGELS
A look at the lives of the men of explmts in the Bible reveals that they all enjoyed angelic companionship.
An angel appeared to Moses and Spoke to him. An angel appeared to Gideon and said he had come to finish the battle for him. Abraham also encountered an angel, who paved the way for the realization of his destiny. Lot was safely led out of Sodom by an angel, just before the city was destroyed. Daniel excelled in strength and operated the wisdom of angels because he had such sweet fellowship with them.
Remember Peter who was locked up in prison? He was freed and left to safety by an angel. Recall also the man John, Who saw what was impossible for natural eyes to see. He said an angel showed them to him the entire book of Revelation.
There is almost no man of worth in scriptures who did not have a physical, tangible evidence of angelic companionship. God has said:
“For I [am] the LORD, I change not,therefore ye sons of Iacob are not consumed.” Malachi 3:6
It follows that what he did yesterday, he is also doing today. All through the scriptures, there are a total of about 300 references to angelic appearances and angelic operations. The New Testament contains 165 of this number and the book of Revelation alone contains 65 references.
Friend, there is a lot loaded for this era we live in. Angels are an essential and relevant part of God’s package for the redeemed.
The anointing cannot replace the services of angels. Jesus Christ was born of the Holy Ghost and He had the Holy Ghost anointing (without measure), yet He needed the services of angels.
I am glad to let you know that Jesus believed in angels and he enjoyed their ministry, even as the Son of the Most High God. He knew no sin, yet he needed the services of angels even before His birth.
An angel announced His coming:
‘And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.” Luke 1:30-31
When He was born, a mighty host of angels came amongst the shepherds and declared His arrival (Lk 228-14). When danger loomed because of the news of His birth, and angel told Joseph to move to Egypt with the baby Jesus, that the scripture maybe fulfilled (Matt. 2:13-15).
After the devil left Jesus on the mountain of i temptation, angels came and ministered to Him (Matt. 4:11). Angels were there with Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane (Matt. 26:53-54).
One of the most pronounced events are at resurrection was the angelic operation that rolled the stone away:
“And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door; and sat upon it”. Matthew 28:2
That stone was placed there permanently by the enemies. There was no thought of it ever being moved. I cannot tell what type of equipment was used in placing the stone there, but an angel came and rolled it away. Two angels were latter seen at the head and foot where Jesus was laid (In. 20:12), symbolizing the two cherubims that would be put around the mercy seats.
At ascension, the angels were again present, comforting the men and declaring that Jesus shall come back again the same way he was taken up (Acts 1:10-11).
I want you to please understand this. Jesus was sent after the order of Moses:
“For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me,him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.” Acts 3:22
Moses was prophesying in those days of the coming of Jesus. So Jesus came after the order of Moses and we have come after the order of Jesus. Therefore, if Moses’ ministry had angels in it, and Jesus’ ministry employed angels at all its phases, then we are to be ministered to by angels as well.
God said to Moses: “Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.” Exodus 23:20
There are things prepared for us in this generation also, but we do not have any hope of getting there without acknowledging the ministry of angels. They are the heavenly forces made available to us by God, to bring His plan and purpose for our lives to pass.
God has prepared His manifold wisdom for the last days and we are going to walk in it. You cannot afford to be grounded or stranded in this period when the Church has taken off on a flight.
The Lord has said by the mouth of the prOphet that:
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I Will also forget thy children.” Hosea 4:6
Ifyou are born again, the Word of God says it is given unto you to know. Confess the following words out loud to yourself before reading further
I am a disciple of Christ. It is given me by God to know the mystery of the Kingdom of heaven. I am a disciple of Christ; he has given me the gift of supernatural insight to unravel heavenly mysteries. Therefore, from now on, no mystery shall be too tough for me to absorb.
”Lord,, I ask specifically, open my understanding to the fantastic ministry of angels. Open my understanding to the mystery of the activity of angels. Help me to appreciate their presence consciously on my side, at all times, and in all my affairs, from today. ”Spirit of the living God, quicken my understanding. Enlarge my understanding, grant me extra insight that I may be able to comprehend all that matters to me as contained in your Book. Amen.”
