By: M. Lucado
One
of my friends recently took a heart-stopping mission trip to Vietnam. He and
two companions set out to smuggle Bibles and money to Christians there. Upon
landing, however, he was separated from the other two. He spoke no Vietnamese
and had never traveled in Hanoi. Imagine his thoughts, then, as he stood in
front of the airport, holding a bag of Bibles, wearing a belt of cash, and
knowing nothing more than the name of his hotel.
Taxi
driver after taxi driver offered his services, but he waited and prayed.
Finally, knowing he needed to do something, he climbed into a taxi and spoke
the name of the hotel. After an hour and a thousand turns, he found himself
deposited at the designated place. He paid his drivers, and they went on their
way.
That’s
right, “they” drove off. The front seat of his taxi had been occupied by two
men. Only later did the uniqueness of this fact strike him. He saw hundreds of
taxis during his days in Vietnam, but not another one of them had two drivers.
Angels
minister to God’s people. “[God] has put his angels in charge of you to watch
over you wherever you go” (Ps. 91:11 NCV).
Billy
Graham reminds us, “If you are a believer, expect powerful angels to accompany
you in your life experience.” But what if you are not a believer? Do angels
offer equal surveillance to God’s enemies? No, they don’t. The promise of
angelic protection is limited to those who trust God. Refuse God at the risk of
an unguarded back. But receive his lordship, and be assured that many mighty angels
will guard you in all your ways.
God
sends his best troops to oversee your life. Imagine the president assigning his
Secret Service to protect you, telling his agents to motorcade your car through
traffic and safeguard you through crowds. How would you sleep if you knew
D.C.’s finest guarded your door? How will
you sleep knowing heaven’s finest are doing just that? You are not alone.
Receive God’s lordship over your life. Heaven’s many, mighty angels watch over
you.
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