Exodus 23:20 ‘Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.’

DAILY READING; 1 Corinthians 16; 2 Kings 12-13; Micah 3

Reverend John G. Paton was the pioneer missionary in the New Hebrides Islands.
For 49 years he worked among the cannibals in these Islands, proclaiming the Gospel despite the many dangers. Oftentimes, the natives attempted attacks against him, but always God’s divine hand protected him.
One of the first of these miracles of deliverance occurred soon after he and his wife arrived in the region, for their missionary work.
One night, hostile natives surrounded their mission headquarters wanting to burn it down and kill them.
During that terror-filled night, John Paton and his wife prayed fervently for God’s deliverance.
Miraculously, the natives failed to burn down their mission house or kill them as earlier threatened.
Paton and his wife were amazed to find that unaccountably, the attackers left without carrying out their mission.
They thanked God for delivering them.
Months later one of the natives who had spearheaded the attack that night got converted to Christ. Curious to know what had happened, Paton asked him why he and his men had failed to burn down their house and kill them as they had planned. The native replied that it was because of the mighty men that were guarding their home that night.
But the missionary answered, that there had been no one else with him and his wife.
The native insisted that they had seen many men standing guard – hundreds of big men in shining garments with drawn swords in their hands. He said they seemed to circle the mission station which made the natives afraid to attack.
It then dawned on Paton that there had been angels surrounding them. As they prayed, God had sent His angels to protect them from harm that night.

If only we can see what transpires spiritually when we pray, we will have greater faith in God.
In a world full of dangers, where we daily hear news of terror attacks, kidnappings, robbery etc; God has His angels on duty all around us.
God has promised to send His angels to go before us and cut off the enemies on our paths.

In Exodus 23:23 God says ‘For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites…and I will cut them off’

Truly we are not alone in the journey of life. Thank God for His divine defense around us and our household.

As we embark into this new month of April, we can be sure that God has given His angels charge over us to keep us in all our ways lest we dash our foot against any stone or stumbling block of the enemy.
As we take time to pray to know God’s will and walk in it, no evil will be permitted to touch us. A thousand may fall at our side and ten thousand at our right hand, but it will not come near us. The Lord will be our shade on the right hand and on the left.

Divine protection and guidance is our heritage when we are following God’s will.
When God leads you, He also protects you. When you walk in God’s foreordained path, He gives His angels charge over you.

In Exodus 23:20, God says ‘Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.’

There is a place God has prepared for us in this new month. Let us ensure that we are walking in God’s perfect will, so that we can be brought into our divine location and allocation. This is why it is necessary to maintain close fellowship with the Spirit, throughout this month.
As we are guided by the Holy Spirit we can be sure of total protection. Indeed no weapon formed against us shall prosper. And wherever we go, whatever we do, certainly, God will surround us with divine defense and keep us in all our ways.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for enabling me to walk in Your perfect will this month of April, so that I can be divinely protected wherever I go. Thank You Lord, for giving Your angels charge over me to keep me in all my ways in Jesus Name. .
QUOTE
When God places His hand upon a man in life nothing can come against him, this is because the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. WORDBITE 222