They are assigned to watch over us and protect us throughout our lives. They are with us even when we do not recognize them and they go to war for us so that our prayers may be answered. They are special messengers of God and they are our angels.

When we talk about angels, it is a subject that raises many questions.

What are angels and are they real?
Do I have angels watching over me?
Can we see angels?

what are the angels

Angels are real spiritual beings created by God. They are heavenly messengers who seek to do God’s will by listening to his voice and his Word. God uses his angels to rescue and protect his people and to bring honor, praise and worship to his name. There are many different types of angels with different ranks and authority. Contrary to what some believe, there are both good angels and bad angels.

Good angels are holy angels who seek to do the will of God and who worship only God. Bad angels are demons or what we call fallen angels. These are angels who seek to deceive you and lead you away from worshiping God. They seek glory and worship for themselves and their desire is to exalt themselves above God.

The angels are assigned to us by God to take care of us and protect us, but we must put the angels in their rightful place. Angels are not gods and they are not our spirit guides. Angels should never be worshipped, prayed to, or called upon for spiritual guidance. Only God should be worshiped and praised. When we pray, we should always direct our prayers to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. When we need guidance in our lives we must invoke the Holy Spirit to guide us to all truth and justice.

The holy angels always lead worship and praise to God. An example of this is in the Book of Revelation when the angel gave John a vision. Revelation 19: 9-10 says: “And the angel said to me: Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding of the Lamb. And he added: These are true words that come from God.” So I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said: No, do not worship me. I am a servant of God, like you and your brothers and sisters who bear witness to their faith in Jesus. Worship only God. Because the essence of prophecy is to give a clear testimony of Jesus.

Psalm 103:20-21 says, “Praise the Lord, angels, you mighty ones who carry out his plans, listening to each of his commandments. Yes, praise the Lord, you armies of angels who serve him and do his will.”

This scripture reminds us that praise for God’s angels is given to the Lord, not to the angels. It tells us that the mighty angels in heaven carry out God’s plan by listening to his commands, which is his Word. He finally shows us that this mighty army of angels serve Him alone as they seek to do God’s will.

angels watch over me

God has assigned angels as His special messengers to each of our lives to watch over and protect us. They protect us from harm and are even sent to warn us of danger. The Bible says that the Lord will command his angels to protect you wherever you go. They will support you with their hands so that you don’t even hurt your foot with a stone.

The Book of Matthew describes for us how angels even ministered to Jesus when he was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He had fasted forty days and forty nights and was very hungry. It was during this time that the devil approached him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus told him: “No! The Scriptures say: Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.”

Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said to him: “If you are the Son of God, jump! Because the Scriptures say: ‘He will order his angels to protect you.’ And they will hold you up with their hands so that you don’t even hurt your foot with a stone.” Jesus replied, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.

Then the devil took him to the top of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. He said to Jesus: I will give you everything, if you kneel down and worship me. Then Jesus replied, “Get out of here, Satan, because the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God
and serve only him. So the devil left, and angels came and took care of Jesus.

Jesus showed us the perfect example of how we should use the Word of God to fight against Satan, demonic voices and attacks. It is only through the Word of God that we can win the war. Every time Satan came with a temptation, Jesus used the Word of God against him. It was then that the angels of God came and ministered to Jesus as they listened to the spoken Word. The angels listened to the commandments of God.

1 John 2:15-16 says, “Do not love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. it is in the world, the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes and the pride of life, are not of the Father, but of the world”.

Can we see angels?

The Bible tells us to continue to love one another as brothers and sisters and not to forget to show hospitality to strangers, because some who have done this have inadvertently entertained angels! God will send his angels among us here on Earth to carry out his assignments.

In Genesis 28:11-22 we read about Jacob’s dream. Jacob left Beersheba and was traveling toward Haran when in the evening he came to a good camping place and stopped there for the night. Jacob found a stone to rest his head on and lay down to sleep. While he slept, he dreamed of a ladder reaching from earth to heaven. And he saw the angels of God going up and down the ladder. During this dream, God confirmed his promises to Jacob. Then Jacob awoke from his dream and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I didn’t even know it!” But he too was afraid and said, “What an amazing place this is! It is none other than the house of God, the very gate of heaven!”

Jacob’s dream was a vision and understanding of what happens in the spirit realm. God allowed Jacob to see the angels going up and down the ladder that led from heaven to earth. God confirmed to Jacob his word and his promises that he had made to his grandfather Abraham and to his father Isaac. All these promises were being fulfilled and the angels went between heaven and earth fulfilling the promises of God.

angels on mission

The way we assign our angels is by speaking the Word of God. They are waiting for the Word of God to be spoken during our prayers and our spoken word. We must be careful to put a shield over our mouth and speak only what God says, not what we think or feel. The Word of God is the only authority in our lives. Start speaking and declaring God’s promises over your life. When you pray, pray the Word of God and when you stand, stand firm in faith and watch as the angels of God begin to move on your behalf.