23/01/2018
*THE MINISTRY OF GOD’S ANGELS*
_Tuesday, January 23, 2018_
Read:Hebrews 1:13-14
Bible in one year: Joshua 11-15
*_But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? (Hebrews 1:13-14_)*
The word Angel literally means ‘messenger’. Angels are messengers of The Most High God. The Bible says that their job is to minister for us. Our job is to declare and theirs is to carry out what we have declared. Angels have a commission to take care of us- to minister to us. One of the resources available to you as a believer is the ministry of Angels, where human ability stops angelic ability steps in.
Bless the LORD, ye his angels that excel in strength, that do His commandments, hearkening unto the voice of His word. (Psalms 103:20)
They are stronger than demons, stronger than you, they can do what you are not able to do, and they are also more in numbers - innumerable. There are ministering spirits around you, they are here to help you, they are here to assist, they are here to protect you, and they are here to make things happen for you. They do not get tired like us or get limited by natural circumstances.
*WHAT ANGELS DO:*
1. *They worship:* Angels are not to be worshipped. We minister to God first before ministering for him. Also Angels minister to God in worship.
2. *They give divine direction:* One of the greatest things angels do for us is to direct believers. And the Angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. Acts 8:26
3. *They provide us with divine protection:*
When you travel or make some trips learn how to deploy angelic escorts with your mouth and they will be released to guard you throughout your journey.
Psalms 91:11-12
4. *They fight for us:* Angels are God’s warriors. God uses them to fight for His people. We see God sending an Angel to fight for Israel in 2kings 19.
5. *Angels minister healing to us:* John 5:3-4. When you see people get out from their wheel chairs, blind eyes open, deaf and dumb healed, cancer and tumours disappear, Angels are the ones behind the scene carrying out the miraculous deeds through our decrees.
6. *Angels carry out Judgment:* And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the Angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. Acts 12:21-23
7. *Angels are instruments of divine or miraculous provisions:* As we read through the Bible, we see a number of instances in which God used Angels to provide the physical necessities of food and drink when they were not normally available. Genesis 21:15-19
*PRAYERS:*
*Bless the LORD, ye his Angels that excel in strength, that do His commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. (Psalms 103:20) Oh ye Angels of the living God who excel in strength go forth right now and begin to execute all the plans of God over me this year. Cause my path to be ordered. Deliver me and my household from all traps of the enemy. Go and bring unto me all the resources needed to fulfil the mandate of God in my life this year. Take out every form of opposition on my path. Thank you Lord.*
*INTERCESSION:*
1. *Pray for a release of angelic host to work with God’s servant Pastor David Ogbueli this year in executing the divine mandate upon his life and Dominion City as a church. 2 kings 6:15-17*
2. *Let the heavenly watchers (angels given charge over nations, territories) arise over Nigeria and display God’s rulership in the affairs of nations. Let the place of God be affirmed in Nigeria by the work of these angels. Daniel 4:17*
*© DOMINION MANDATE DEVOTIONAL*