ANGELS TO GO OUT AHEAD OF US AND WITH US
Mario told me he drives 23 hours
straight through when he takes his family to visit his relatives down in
Mexico. I asked him why. He replied, “There are many robbers along the way and
I am protecting my family.” It reminded me of Genesis 24, one of my favorite
Bible records where Abraham sent his servant to find a bride for Isaac.
The servant had some doubts about
the trip but Abraham told him, “The Lord will send his angel before thee and
with thee, and prosper thy way.” What exactly did this mean?
The servant had to travel about
450 miles through rough lands carrying a dowry for the prospective bride. So,
like with my friend Mario, there were robbers along the way ready to ambush the
servant and steal his many precious treasures. Part of the angel’s job was to
go ahead of the servant and make sure the bandits were not going to be around
to attack and steal the goods. Abraham was extremely rich, so when his servant
was going for a bride, he would have had many camels with loads of gold,
silver, beautiful clothing, and other wonderful things.
The other part of “prospering thy
way” was to make sure the servant actually acquired the treasure (the wife) he
came for. And, indeed it did happen.
How do these scriptures relate to
us? If you consider that our lives are a journey, then these verses from
Genesis 24 relate to us in many ways and can be applied in many circumstances.
We all have possessions; consider them treasures. We’d like them to last and
not be lost or stolen along the way.
Jesus spoke: “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whatever
you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and
unlawful] on earth shall have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you
loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth shall have [already] been loosed in
heaven” (Matt. 18:18). In other words, we have the
right to bind things here that God has already made unlawful in His realm. And
we can unleash and let fly the wonderful things He’s already made available to
us in His spiritual realm. We just need to open the Bible and see what those
things are and believe them. When that happens, they go from the invisible and
unattainable, to the practical and touchable.
We can utilize these scriptures to loose
[declare] angels to protect our treasures—our homes, our bodies, our business
acumen, our livestock, our thoughts, our spiritual insight and all our many
precious possessions. The
scriptures are true. They become true to us when we believe and apply them.
They have been “tried” in both senses of the word: 1. They been put to the test
of fire, like a metal is tried in a furnace, and it comes out even purer. 2.
The scriptures have also been “tried” by believers for thousands of years in
millions of circumstances and they have worked.
Just
think about it. Name some of your most treasured possessions and include more
than the physical things you have. Any of these wonderful things God has
blessed us with, He’s also given us the permission to ask or declare angelic
help in taking care of them and protecting them.
Psalm
35:27 says that the Lord “delights and takes pleasure in the prosperity of His
servant.” Then in Psalm 103 we are told that it’s one of the angels’ jobs to
carry out God’s pleasure toward us: “Bless the Lord, ye
his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto
the voice of his word...all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his
pleasure” (Ps. 103:20-21).
Considering all the goods that Abraham’s servant
took with him, he most likely had other people with him also and the angel
protected them too. We could use these verses when we’re asking protection for
our loved ones, as well as our personal safety and the protection of our goods.
Part of the angel’s mission was to prosper the
servant by making sure he got what he went for. In this case it was the right
woman. Whatever things God has given you permission to go after, you could send
angels on these verses to prosper your way by making sure you get what you are
after too.
It’s also something to note that the angel was
sent out to prosper the way of a servant. This guy wasn’t a king or a corporate
giant. He was a servant. Every single born again person has access to angels,
like it says in Hebrews 1:14: “Are they not all
ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of
salvation.” Galatians 3:29 says we are those heirs: “And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and
heirs according to the promise.”
Today I am praying for you, that you will read
this record in Genesis 24: 1-61, in light of your own journey, and think about
how you can permit angels to prosper your journey as well.
Love, Carolyn
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