WORKI

NGWI
THANGELS SERI
ES

MI
NISTERI
NG ANGELS
Hebrews1:14Ar et heynotal lmini
stering ( l
eit
ourgikos)spir
it
s, sentfort
hto
minist er( di
akonia)tothosewho wil
linheritsalvati
on.Wehav eear l
i
erment i
oned
thatt heGr eekwor d mi ni
steringisav eryspeci alwor dthatcomesf rom t heword
'
leit
our gikos' whichmeanst hatt heyar espirit
ssentt omi nister i nsubor dinati
onto
us.Nott hattheyarenotgr eati npower ,
ornotgr eat i nposi ti
on,buttheywer esent
toser v e.Thewor dministeringis notthewor ddiakonia.Theot herwor ddiakoniai
n
Hebr ews1: 14isthesameGr eekwor df ordeaconsasf oundi nthebookofAct s
6whoar epeopl ewhower eappoi ntedtomi ni st
ertot hewi dows.Butt he word
l
eitour gikosasf oundinmi nister
ingspi ri
tsi sast ronger wordthanser vant.It
’sa
wor dt hati mpliessomebodycomi ngand subordinati
ngundery ou,comi ngunder
yourcommand.

Notal ltheangel sar einthiscat egor y.Ther ear e wor shipangel sandt hey
workdi fferent l
y.Ther ear ewar ri
ngangel sand theywor kdi f
ferent ly.Therear e
messengerangel sandt heywor k different ly.Ther ear eangel st hatst andint he
presenceofGod.Al lthese ar
edi fferentbei ngst hatGodhasmadet hr oughouthi s
creation.Now mini ster i
ngangel sar eespeci al l
ysendt ominist ertoal lourphy sical
needs.Al lthatweev erneedi nt hisl i
fe,f ood,cl othing,shel ter, tr ansportation,
educat ion.Thesenecessi ti
esoft hisear t
hlyl ifear ei n thej urisdict i
onoft hese
minister ingspi ri
ts.Andt hatmeansaf ewt hings her e.Wehav et orespectt hem.We
don’tj ustsi mpl yor dert hem.Secondl y theywi l
lnotobeyourcommandwheni tis
notinl inewi tht hewor dof God.Wecannott ellt hem t odosomet hingt hati s
outsideGod' swi ll
.Now havingf ul
fil
ledt hosecondi tions,theangel sar esensi t
ivet o
ourspoken wor dst owhatweconf ess.Andsomet i
mesundert hel eadi ngoft he
Spiri
twe wi llencour agey oui ny ourl i
f et ol i
ftupy ourhandsandt osaywor ds
l
ikef orexampl e,' gomi nisteringangel s'.Youar enott alkingtoal l angel s.Youar e
onlyt alkingt ol eitour gikosangel s,theangel s thatar emi nister i
ngt oy ou.Andy ou
couldl iftupy ourhandsandsay ,"
Go mi nist eringangel s.Gof orthandbr ingallthatI
needi nmybusi ness,i n mymi nistry."Youcansaygener ally.Youar enotaski ng
them t odosome speci alassi gnmentt hati supt oGod.Youcoul dsaygof orth
minister ing angel sandbr ingf orthy ourcl ient sify ouar eint hebusi nesswor ld.If
youar ei nt hemi nistryy oucoul daskt heangel st ogof orthandopenal l t
her ight
doors.Ori fyouar ewi nni ngsoul sy oucanaskt heangel st ogo forthandpr epar e
thesoul st hatGodwant sy out owit nesst o,t oshar et he GoodNews.Sowecando
that onl ytot hispar ticul argroupofangel s.

Andsomet i
mespeopl emi sunder standourpositi
oni
n t
woway s.One,t hey
goov erboardandt heydot hingst hatt heyarenot supposedt obedoi ng.Or
secondly
,theytellt
hewr onggr oupofangel s, war ri
ngangelsorot herangelswhi ch
areinthedi f
ferentgroup al
together .TheotherdayItol
dy ouaboutsomebody
prayi
nginHebr ew alt
houghhedoesn' tknowHebr ew.Andar abbiwast hereandhe
heardthat personspeakingi ntongues,cal l
i
ngangelsbynameandsendi ngt hem
fort
h todiffer
entplaces.Thatwast heHolySpiri
tspeaki
ngt hroughhumanl i
ps.
Thatcanhappenundert hel eadingoft heHol ySpir
it
.Butbeari nmi nd that
minister
ingangelsministert
oourneeds.Theyareinter
estedt ohelp y
ouf i
ndajob,
tofindanopendoori nt heminist
ry,t
otakecareofyour f ood,clot
hingandshelter
.
Andi fweweret olear
nhowt oco-oper
atewit
h t hem, y
ouwi l
lnevereverl
ackofany
goodt hi
ngs.BecauseGodwi llmake sur
ethattheangel sbringthem acrossyour
path.Hecanaskt heangel sto br i
ngpeopl
ewhohav et hosethingsintoyourpat
hor
Hecanbr i
ngthem dir
ectl
y.

Therearef
ourdifferentwor ksoftheseministeri
ng angel s.Thef i
rsti
swhatI
calleducati
on.Thesemi nisteri
ngar ein chargeoft eachi
ngushowt ohandlet
his
l
ife.Ifyouarebusi
nessmant hey wi l
lteachyouhowt odobusi ness.Ifyouareinthe
mi ni
str
ytheywill t eachy ouhowt omi ni
stert
hewayGodwant sy out o.AndtheHoly
Spiri
tis ourulti
mat et eacher.Butsomeoft hoset hi
ngst heHol ySpiri
thave
i
nst r
uctedtheangelstoeducat eusandhel pust ofuncti
oni nthose t hi
ngs.

Lookat Genesi sy ouseeangel st eachingJacobhowt opr osper .Jacobwas

act uall
y st ruggl ingi nhi swor k.Hewasbei ngcheat edt ent imes.Hi ssal arywas
changedbyLaban.Andi tl ooksl iket her eisnowayhecoul dpr osperi n that
situation.AndGodt aughtJacobwhatt odo.I nGenesi s30wesee Jacobdoi nga
veryst ranget hing.Wer ealizet hatwecanbeeducat edi n thisl if
e.Wer eceiv ean
educat ioni nthenat ur alwor ld.Wer eceive spi r
itualeducat iont hroughBi bleCol lege.
Butt her eissomet hingt hat weneedt obeper sonal l
yt r
ainedi n.Godmayhav ea
speci alskilliny our li
feandt heangel smaybegi vingy ouaspeci alinst ructioni n
someway .I wasr eadingi nonear ticleabouthowt hispr of essi onalgol ferusedt o
play gol finacer tainwayandt henher eachedhi smaxi mum pot enti
al.Oneday
i
nadr eam hesaw t hatheshoul dhol dt hegol fclubdi fferently.Andso whenhe
wokeupandst artedpl ay i
nggol fpr ofessi onally,hest arted holdi ngt hegol fclubi n
thewayhesawi nt hedr eam.Andsuddenl yhe begant odot hingst hathecoul dn'
t
dobef ore.Ibel i
ev et hati nsuch occasi ont hesear et hel i
ttleski ll
st hattheangel s
somet imesar ei n char get ot eachus.Theschool sdon' tt eachusandt heangel s
teachus. Themai nteacheri st heHol ySpi r
it.Event heangel st eachi ngar et hrough
theper missionoft heHol ySpirit
.Wheny ouwer el i
ttlebabi esy ounot onl yhav ey our
fatherandmot hery ouhav ey ourguar dianangel .Just becausewegr owupdoesn' t
meant hatwel ostourguar dianangel .Theyar e st il
lteachingusal otoft hings.

Jacobin Genesis30wasnotpr osper

ing.Hewaswor kingveryhar dbuthe
wasnot prosperi
ngbecausehewasunderLabanwhowascheat inghi m allthe
ti
me. Andhedi dav eryst rangething.Nohumanbei ngt aughthi
mt hat.Lookat
Genesis30:37-39Jacobt ookf orhi mselfr
odsofgr eenpoplarandof t
heal mond
andchestnuttrees,andpeel edwhi t
estri
pesi nt
hem, and exposedthewhi tewhi ch
wasi ntherods.Andt her odswhi chhehadpeel ed, hesetbef or
et heflockint he
wateri
ngtroughswher ethef lockscamet o dr i
nk,sothattheyshouldconcei vewhen
theycamet odrink.Sothef l
ocks concei vedbeforetherods,andthef l
ocksbr ought
fort
hstri
ped,speckled andspot ted.

Somebodyt aughthim howt omaket hosethingsandput i tt

her e,
theangels
ofGod.Inv ersethir
tyninesot heflocksconcei v
ed beforether odsandt heflocks
broughtfor
t hstri
ped,spot tedand speckl
ed.Ani nt
erestingphenomenawher e
somebodyt aughtJacobt odot hat. TheangelsofGodwi llsomet imesgivey ou
i
deasespeci all
yint helineof yourpr of
essionori ny ourf ood,clothi
ngshelter
,
educati
onallthese areas.Al otofourphy si
calwor ki nthisli
f ehavebeenassigned
to angelst ohelpusi nt hose t
hings.Inchapt erthirtyJacobt ellsushow he
l
earnedallthoset hi
ngs. Genesi s31:6- 12Andy ouknow t hatwi t
hal lmymi ghtI
haveservedy our f ather.Yourf atherhav edeceiv
edmeandchangedmywagest en
ti
mes, but Goddi dnotallowhi mt ohurtme.I fhesaidthus:"Thespeckl edshal lbe
yourwages, 'thenallthef l
ockbor especkl ed.Andi fhesai dthus:"The str
eaked
shallbey ourwages, 't
henal ltheflocksbor estreaked.SoGod hav etakenal lthe
l
ivestockofy ourfatherandgi venthem t ome.Andi t happenedatt hatti
mewhen
theflocksconcei v
ed, t
hatIli
f t
edupmyey es andsawi nadr eam, behold,
ther ams
whichl eapedupont hef l
ockswer e str
eaked,speckled,andgr ay-spott
ed.Thent he
Angel ofGodspoket omei n adr eam,saying,'
Jacob.'AndIsai d,'
HereIam. 'AndHe
said,'Lif
tup y
ourey esnow andsee,al lt
her amswhi chl eapedont heflockar e
str
eaked, speckledandgr ayspotted; f
orIhav eseenallthatLabani s doi ngtoy ou.

Andi tist hissameangelt hati simpl i

edt hattaught Jacobhowt odot hese
thingsi nt hephy sicalrealm.Thesear eal lt
he l
itt
leeducat i
ont hatt heangel sare
assi gnedt obr i
ngt ous.Theymi ni stert oourneeds.Thef i
rstar eaofmi nisteringis
undereducat i
on. Theyeducat eusi nourf ood, cl
othingshel t
eret c.Andbecauset he
angel s arewor kingi nallt hesear east hatt heangel swi l
lmakeev er ygood
prof essional helpinal lthediff
erentar eas.Becauset heyar eskill
ful, Godi nal l
those
differentar easassi gnst hem.Andi fwewer et ohearken t
ot hoseangel ichel pthat
i
sgi vent ous, i
tcancomei nadr eam.I tcan comei nani dea.Andy ouexper imentin
thoset hings.Youwi llfindsome new thingst hatmanhasnotdi scov eredy et
.
Manki ndhasn' tdi scover ed ev ery t
hingy et.Therei sstil
lal ongwayt ogof ormany
differentt hi
ngs. Thewor l
di sst i
llopent onewi deas.Ther ear est i
llnewi nv enti
ons
that youcando.Ther ei snoendt oit.Somet i
mest hewor l
dl ooksl ikeitis
stagnant .Thati s because t hey l ack f r
esh i deas.And i f God cal ly ou t oa
prof essionalar ea.Besur et
hatt heangel sofGodwi llteachy out o prosperi nyour
prof ession.Thei rfirstroleiswhatIcal leducation. Theyt eachusi nal ltheneedsof
thisl i
fe.

Thesecondar eai sdirect i

on.Turnt ot hebookof Mat thewchapt erone.This
i
sal ovest or y.Josephl ovedMar yverymuchand theywer ebot hengagedt obe
mar ri
ed.Andsuddenl yMar ywasf oundwi th chi l
doft heHolySpi ri
t.Andshehada
tremendoust estimony.ButJoseph foundi thar dt obelievet hati tactuall
y
happened.Anangelappear edt o Mar yandsayt hatshehasaconcept ionthatis
unique.I nv ersenineteen Josephwast roubl ed.ThenJosephherhusbandbei nga
j
ustmanandnot wantingt omakeherapubl icexampl ewasmi ndedt oputher
awaysecr etly. Nowhewast hinki
ngandt hi nkingwhatt odo.Hest il
llovedMar ybut
he coul dn'tacceptherex perience.Hecoul dn'tacceptwhatshewassay i
ng. And
hedi dn'twantt omakeherashamed.Andi nhi smi ndhewast hi
nkingof put ti
ngher
away .Hepr obablyhasmadeuphi smi ndt hathei sgoingt odo thatthenext
mor ning.Ver set wentywhi l
ehet houghtaboutt heset hi
ngs beholdanangeloft he
Lordappear edt ohimi nadr eam, sayi
ng, "Joseph, sonofDav i
ddonotbeaf raidto
taket oy ouMar yyourwi f
e,f ort hat whi chi sconcei v edinheri sthatoft heHol y
Spiri
t.Andshewi l
lbri
ng forthasonandy oushal lcal
lHi snameJesus.ForHewi l
l
saveHi speopl ef r
om theirsi ns.Verset went yf ourJosephwhenhewokeupbei ng
arouse f rom sleepdidast heangel oft heLor dcommandedhi m.

Soangelscoul
dbei nvol
vedinourdir
ect i
on.Weneed t obeopenedt othem.
Sometimesyoumaybemaki ngawr ongdeci
sioni nyour l i
fe.Andy ouhav ealr
eady
madeupy ourmi ndandt henextdayy ouare goi
ngtotaket heaction.Thatnight
Godmayspeakt oyout hroughanangel insomewayori nsomef orm.Butsadl y
sometimeswhenwer eceivedthose messageswet r
eati
tasadr eam andnotan
angel
i
cmessageandwenev er f
oll
ow t
hr oughandwesuf fertheconsequences.
Theangelshavebeen dir
ecti
ngJosephalsoatot hert
imesinMat thew2:13When
thewisemen haddepar tedanangeloft heLordappearedt oJosephi nadr eam
say
ing ari
setaket heyoungchil
dandhi smot herandf l
eetoEgy ptandst
ayther
e
unt
ilIbr
ingyouwor d.ForHerodwillseektheyoungchildtodestroy hi
m.Hewent,
whowi l
lwantt oshiftthelocat
ionofy ourhomej ust becauseofoneangeli
c
messagethroughadr eam.Notmanyofuswi l
lwant t oshif
ttoanotherci
tyt
oliv
e
j
ustbecauseofanangel i
cmessageor becauseofadr eam.

Now wedon’ tjustgobydr eamsorbyangel icmessage. I

tmustbe
confirmedinouri nnerwi t
ness.Thesear eallIcall supplementarymessagest o
strengthenwhatGodi sal r
eadyspeaki ngonour insi
de.Ifitisamaj orthingmake
surey ouseekcounselanddon’ tj
ust gobyev erydream orv i
sion.I
thast obei nline
withthewi l
lofGod. Somepeopl ewhoar enotsolidl
ygr oundedinthewor dwi l
ljust
makea suddendeci sionwhi chi snoti nli
newi ththewor dofGod.Ont heot her
hand,somewi l
ljustt rytofollow adr eam orv i
sionwhi chgoesagai nst other
pri
nciplesinthewor dofGod.Thepoi ntwear emaki ngher eisthat i tissigni
ficant
thatthedi r
ecti
ont hatJosephr eceivedwasal lfr
om an angelandi ti
nvolvedhi s
entir
el i
feandf amily.Itmeantpul l
ingouthi s rootsfrom hishomet ownandgoi ng
toanot hernati
ont ol i
veunt i
litwas ti
meandGodsendhi m backagainthrougha
dream.

Angel scangivedi r
ecti
on.I nt hebookofAct s8t he Hol ySpiri
tandt heangel
wor kedt ogether.AnangelofGodt oldPhi lipgo andst andatt hecr ossr oad.Soi t
wasnott heHol ySpiri
twhogav ePhi li
p thedir
ectionher ebuti twasanangel .As
Phili
pwasst andingatthe cr ossr oadt heHol ySpiri
tt oldhim goandj oinhimselft o
thechar iot.So therewasaHol ySpi ritandt herewasanangel .Whyshoul dwe
receive di rect
ionfrom angel s?ItisstilltheHol ySpiri
twhohappenst ousewhat I
callthemeanst odirectus.Someofussaywhenangel sdi r
ectuswe wor k.Idon’t
thi
nksobecausemanyt i
meswedoubt .Wej ustcannotbel i
ev e thatGodwi l
lwant
ust odosomeoft hoset hi
ngs.I nfactbyt het ime angel smov edandwor ktheyar e
supplement ary.I
tisbecauseGodhasbeen worki
ngonouri nwar dwi tnessandwe
arenotf ul l
yflowingwi t
hi t
.God wi l
lalway sspeakthr ought heHol ySpi ri
tanddi rect
ust hrought heHol y Spi r
it
.ButGodusest heHolySpi ritasasecondl ineofdi recti
on
or secondl i
neofgui dancet ostrengt henwhatweal readyr eceivedinour i nwar d
witness.Andt hisiswher etheangel scomei n.Godknowst hatwedon’ tchange
easily.Andwear enotcr eatureswi l
l
ingt ochangeespeci al
lywheni t comest oa
maj orar ea.AndHesuppl ement st hedi rectionoft heHol ySpiri
t thr oughangel ic
help.

Numberoneeducat ion,numbert wodi rection, number t hreepr otection.Let s

turntothebookofDani el6:7Ther ewasal aw thatt hesehav ecomeoutwi t
hthat
saysallt hegov ernorsoft heki ngdom, t headmi nistratorsandsat raps,theadv iser
hav econsul tedt ogethert o establi
shasr oy alst atute.Andt omakeaf i
rm decr ee
thatwhoev er pet i
tionanygodormanf ort hirtyday sexcepty ouOki ngshal l becast
i
nt othedenofl i
ons.Weal lknowt hestor yofDani elandt hel i
ons' den. Peopl ecan
alwaysr ationali
zewhatt ookpl acedownt here.Somet imespeopl e sayt hel i
onsar e
veryold.Ot herssayt helionswer ev erywel lfedso t heydi dn’
tf eell
ikeeat ingDani el
.
Butallthesear ewr ongst or i
es becauseweknowi nDani el6:24t hatwhent heot her
peoplewer et hrown downi ntot helions'den,t heywer eov erpower edandki l
led.
Whent heot her peopl ewer ethrowni n,(Dani el'
saccuser s)whent heycastt hem int o
the denofl ionsandt helionsov erpower edt hem andbr okeal ltheirbonesi n
piecesbef or etheyev ercamet othebot tom oft heden.Thesewer ewi ld l
ionsand
yetwhenDani elwast hrown,Dani elwasf oundal i
veandhesai d inver set went y
two.MyGodsendhi sangel sandshutt hel i
ons' mout h sothatt heyhav enothur t
mebecauseIwasf oundi nnocentbef orehi m.And al soOki ngIhav edonenowr ong
bef
orey
ou.Angel
swer
epr
otect
ing Dani
elal
lthet
ime.

Angels worki neducat ion,directi

on,pr otectionandnumberf ourprov i
sion.
Angels guideust of i
nd f ood,cl othing and shel ter.Angel ichelpisal way s
i
nv olv
ed.Tur ntothebookofFi rstKi ngs19:4, angelsar eint erest edin pr ovidingf or
us.Elijahwasdi scour agedandhewasdown.Buthe hi msel fwentaday '
sj ourney
i
ntot hewi l
dernessandcameandsatdown underabr oom t ree.Andhepr ay edt hat
hemi ghtdieandsai ditisenough, nowLor dt akemyl ifef orIam notbet t
erthanmy
fat
her s.Andashel ayandsl ept underabr oom t ree,suddenl yanangelt ouched
him.Now El ij
ahdi dn’t realizet het hingshewasf aci ng.Numberonehehad
l
onel i
ness.Numbert wo hewasexhaust ed.Godsendhi m anangelandt heangel
said,"Ari
seand eat.
"Lookatwhatheat einv ersesi x,thenhel ookandt herewasa
cakebakedandaj arofwat er.Henev eraskedwher ei tcamef rom. Ver sesi xtel l
s
youangel scanbev er
ygoodcooks.Don’ tgoar oundy our kitchenandor dert he
angelst ocook.Theywi llnotobeyy ourev erywhi ms andf anci es.Inversesev ent he
angeloft heLor dcamebackasecond t
imet ouchedhi m andsai dari
seandeat
becauset hejourneyi stoogr eat f ory ou.Sohear oseandat eanddr ankandhewent
i
ntot hest rengthof t
hatf ood,f ortyday sandf or tyni ghtsasf arasHor ebt he
mount ainof God.Il ovet hatki ndoff oodwhi chal lowsy out oeatoncei nf or t
y
day s.

Ther eisani nterest i

ngi nci
denti nt hegospelof John21:5.Thedi sci
pl es
werei ntheseabutt hedi stancewasnearenough forthem tocommuni cateand
Jesussai dt othem,chi l
drenhav ey ouany food.Theyanswer edhi m no.Thenhe
saidtot hem castt henetont her i
ght sideoft heboatandy ouwi l
lf indsome.So
theycastandnowt heywer e notabl et odr aginbecauseoft hemul ti
tudeoff ish.
Thereforet he disciplesofJesussai dt oPet eritistheLor d.AndPet erdi veinand
swam t ot heLordbutt heot herdiscipleshav etoslowlycomebecauset he boast
wasf ulloff i
sh.I
nv erseni neandassoonast heycomet oland theysawaf i
reof
coalsthereandf ishl aidoni tandbr ead.TheLor d madebr eakfastf ort hem.Jesus
saidinv ersetenbr i
ngsomeoft hef i
sh y ouhav ejustcaught.AndPet erwentand
draggedt henett ol andf ullof largeonehundr edandf i
ft
yt hree.Theni nv er se
twelveJesussai dcome andeatbr eakfast.Godi sinterest
edi nourpr ov i
sionandhe
hasassi gned angel stot akecar eofpr ovision.

Insome ofthestori
esy ouseeinHagarther ewasnof oodandthebaby
wasdy ing. Theangel swereinchargeoftheprovisionsforthem.Angel
swerein
chargeofeducati
onandt oteachushowt ogetthet
hingsoft hi
slif
e. Angel sar
ein
chargeofourprotecti
onandourpr ovi
sionandour dir
ecti
on.Thesearethef
our
areasthatwearetouchingon,educati
on, di r
ecti
on,protect
ionandprovi
si
on.

Nowl etsl ookatt hecommonel ementt hattakesplace sot hatthesef our

areasofangel ichel pcanwor kinourl i
fe.Let sstart l
ooki ngagainatJacoband
drawsomepoi nt ershowheco- operatedwi th t hoseangelsi norderfortheset hi
ngs
towor k.InthebookofGenesi s31: 10Hel if
teduphi sey esandhesaw i nhi s
dreamsspot ted,speckl ed, str
ipesandt heangelstalkingt ohimi nv ersetwel ve
saying,l
if
tupy ourey esnowand seeallt heramswhi chl eapedont heflocksar e
stri
pes,speckled,spot ted,forIhaveseenal lthatLabanhasbeendoi ngt oy ou.Now
why di
dt heangelwor kinhisli
fe?Becausei nv er
sethir
t eenitsays,"I am t he
GodofBet helwher ey ouanoi nt
edthepi ll
ar, wher eyoumadeav owt ome.Nowar ise
getoutoft hi
sl andandr etur
nto t hel andofy ourkindr
ed."Ther ewasaspeci althing
i
nt hatmessage. TheGodofBet helisanew namet hatGodt ookbecause
Bethelwasnot hing beforeJacob'st i
me.Bet helwasanamet hatJacobgav etot he
pl
acewher
ehehadadr
eam oft
heangel
sascendi
nganddescendi
ngon Jacob'
s
l
adder
.

Lets l
ookatGenesi s28:12ashewasr unningawayf rom hi sbr ot
herhe
dreamt . Andbehol dal adderwassetupont heear t
handi tstopr eachedt o
heav enandt heangel sofGodwer eascendi nganddescendi ngoni t.And behol dt he
Lordst oodabov eitandsai dIam theGodofAbr aham y our f atherandt heGodof
Isaact hel andonwhi chy oulieIwillgivetoy ou andy ourdescendant s.Jacobhad
actual l
ybeendedi catedt oGodwhen I
saacl aidhishandsonhi m.Hehadbeen
covenant edtoGod.Thecov enant l
ifewasnow f lowingt ohi m.That 'swhyt he
angel swer enowwor ki
ngi nhis l if
e.Itsimpor t
antt odedi cateour selvest oGod.And
themessageoft he Lordcontinuesi nv ersefift
een.Behol dIam wi thy ouandwi l
l
keepy ou wher everyougoandwi l
lbringy oubackt ot hislandf orIwi l
lnotl eave
youunt i
lIhav edonewhatIhav espokent oy ou.Nowl ookatwhat Jacobr epli
edt o
Godi nv ersesi xt
een.Sur elytheLor disi nthispl ace andIdi dnotknow i t.Isit
possi blet ohav etheLor di na pl
ace?Yes,i ti spossi bleto havesomet hing
spiri
tualand notknowi ng it.Itis possi blet o hav e some speci almani f
estati
on,
visi
tationorbl essingandnotknowi ngi t
.

Ver sesev ent eenheal soprayedandsai d,how awesomei st hisplacethere

i
snoneot herthant hehouseofGodandt his isthegateofheav en.Andhecal l
ed
theplaceBet helhouseof God.Thatwasaname gi venbyJacobandl ateronin
hislif
esomet went yy earslatertheGod whom hehadmether eappear edtohim
again.Inv erseeight eenher ose ear lyint hemor ni
ngtookt hest oneandputi tonhis
headseti tupasa pi
llarandpouredoi lonitandhecal lthenameoft heplace
Bethel.NowGod di dn'
taskhi mtopouroi l
.Heofhi sowni niti
ativedi dit.Nowt here
are somemor emessagesher ethatt eachusaboutangel spr ov idingforusand
educatingusandt eachi ngus.Weseef i
rstofal lt
henamei sspeci alIam theGodof
BethelthehouseofGod.Forust obeeducat edbyangel swe mustbef ai
thfultothe
thi
ngsofGod' shousei notherwor dsofGod.Ther e isnopoi nti fy oudon’ twanta
propereducat i
on.Youwantt obesel f
-taughtandev eryt
hingi st hrought uiti
on.We
reali
zet hatatl east theremustbeabasi cbef or
ewecangoon.Theangel i
c
educationi s suppl ementaryit
snotsupposedt obet hemai none.Weshoul dbe
fai
thful totheeducat ionwecanr eceiveinGod' shouse,wi tht hewor dofGod,
throughbooks, what ev erwemustbef ait
hfult oeducateourselvesi nthat ar eathen
theangel sofGodwi llsupplement.

Secondi st hewor kofanoi nti

ng.Heanoi ntedt he pil
larwi thoi l
.Oil
symbol i
zest heHol ySpi rit
.Wemustl earnfrom the Spiri
tofGodwhowi llteachus
andl eadusi ntoalltruth.Inthebookof Fi r
stJohn2:27t heanoint i
ngwi thiny ouis
ablet oteach you.Wemustbef ait
hful t ot heanoi ntingwi t
hin.Now angels
willnoteducat eusi fwedi dn’
tdoourbest .Wemustdot hebest t hatwecanf ir
st
thenwecanexpectangel i
chel
p.Younot icethatwhen t heangel scamet oJesusat
Get hsemaneandi nt hegospelofMar k1whenHewasi nt hewi l
der nesst heydi dn'
t
come atthebegi nni
ng.AndJesusf orfort
yday sandf or tyni
ght swast empt edby
satan.The angel s nev ercame t o help Him.The angel s only came when He
compl etedthet empt ati
on.Youseedon' texpectt heangel st oshor t
-circui
t the
processandy ourli
fei sjustaf atsolif
e,justlyi
ngdownandsay y esangel sbring
thi
sher eandwedon’ tdoany thing.Nowear enotont hisf or vacat i
on.Ther eisa
wor kof Godt obedone.Wear eher easpi lgrimsonaj our
neyhel pingot hersto
knowGod.Wemustdoourbesti nallthatweknowandt heangel swi ll suppl ement .

Tur
n ov
ert
othegospelofMar
k1:13andt
hisi
sasi
mil
art
hingi
n
Gethsemane.Andhewast hereint hewil
dernessfor f
or t
yday stempt edbysat an
andwaswi t
ht hewil
dbeast sandt heangels minist er
edt ohi m.Thescenar i
owas
thesameast hestoryinGet hsemane.Theangel scamet owar dstheend.Angel s
werenotallowedtointerf
ereonwhatwasgoi ngon.Hehadt ocompl ete t hatanddo
Hisbestbef or
etheangelscoul dcomei n.Weneedt of oll
ow theinwardwi tnessas
muchasweknowhow.andobeyt heanoi
ntingwithin. FirstJohn2:27i ndicat
es
thattheanoint
ingeducateandt eachy oual
l t het hingsy ouneedt oknowaboutt hi
s
l
ife.Andtheangelswi ll supplementwhati snecessar y .Sot heoilrepresentsthe
anointi
ngofGod andt heHol ySpi r
it
.

Numbert hr
eeGenesi s28:20-
22ThenJacobmadea v ow,sayi
ng, "
IfGodwi l
l
bewithme, andkeepmei nthiswaythatIam going,andgi vemebr eadt oeatand
cl
othingt oputon, sothatIcome backt omyf ather'
shousei npeace, thentheLor d
shal
lbemyGod.Andt hisstonewhichIhav esetas apillarshallbeGod' shouse,
andofal lthaty ouwil
lgivemeIwi ll sur elygi
veat enthtoy ou."Hemadeacov enant
wit
hGod.At itheisa symbolofcovenantyouhav ewithGod.Andt hatiswhyt he
angelcamet o hel phi m.InthebookofGenesisanangelappear edinadr eam when
hewas beingcheat ed.Jacobhadobey edGodasmuchasheknowshow.Andhe
wasat theendofhi mselfandthenGodst art
edwor ki
ngi nhisl i
fethrought he
angel
s.

Joseph'
slif
einMat thew1t heangelgavehim dir
ecti
on.Therearecertain
conditionsforangelstodi r
ectus.Mat t
hew 1:19Josephherhusbandbei ngaj ust
man.Numberonewemustwant todori
ght.Ifi
nourhear tweintendtodowr ong
don’texpectangel i
c di
rect
ion.Wehav etodealwi thourownf lesh.Josephwasa
j
ustmanand hereall
ywant edtodowhatwasr i
ght
.Butwhatwasr i
ghtinhismi nd
and inhiscalcul
ationhappenedt obewr ong.Hedi dn’
tunder st
andwhyt hese
things wer e happening. He di dn’
t understand and coul dn'
t accept Mar y '
s
experience.Buthewasav eryrighteousmanandwast ruetohis consci
ence.He
didn’twant Marytobeputt oshame.Andhej ustwantedt ocov erandprotect
everythingandjustquietl
ygoof f.

Numberonet hedi rect i

onwi l
lcomei fwear edesi r ous todot herightt hi
ng.
Verseni neteenbei ngaj ustmannotwant i
ngt o makeherapubl i
cexampl e:hewas,
numbert wo,amanofl ov eand compassi on.Wheny oual way sseekt heway sof
compassi onandt heway st o walki nlifeGodwi l
ldi r
ecty ourpat h.Thewayofl ove
andcompassi oni s thebestway .Hecoul dbeangr ywi t
hheranddoany t
hi ng.He
neverdi dany oft heset hingsbecausehel oveMar y.Josephwasamanofl ov eand
compassi on.Whenwehav ehat e,angerandal ltheot hert hings, angels cannothel p
usbecauseourl i
fei snotr ight .Butoutofl ovey ouwantt o dot hemostl ov i
ngt hing
possibleandsomet i
mest hemostl ovingt hi
ngmay al sobet hewr ongt hing; itmay
actuallycausemor ehur t,event houghy our i ntentionsar er i
ght.Allofuscanmake
mistakesl iket hat .Somet i
mest he wayt heyexpr esst heirlovet oy oui snot
recei
v ed.Justl ikesomet imesamanmayhav e hisgoodi ntenti
onsmi sinter preted
whenhegi vessomet hi
ngt ohi swi feon aspeci aloccasi onlikeherbi rthdayor
anniversary.Inst eadofbuy ingher f
lower sheboughtherawashi ngmachi ne.You
mayhav eremember edal lthe ti
messhesl av edi nwashi ngcl othesbutshecanbe
veryupset ."Whodoy ou t
hi nkIam,awasher woman? "Whenamandoest hathe
maybedoi ngi toutof lov e.Somet imeswei ntendsomet hingi nlovebuti ti snot
expressedi na wayt hatt heot herper sonunder stands.Somet i
mesourhear ti sful
l
oflov e butwhenweexpr essi t
,iti snotr ecei vedasl ove.I ti
sr ecei v edas
i
nterference,recei v edasbusy body ,receiv edasal lkindsofwr ongt hings. Soher e
Josephhadgoodi ntentions, whathewant edtodowaswr ongi n God' ssight .Itwas
thewrongmet hodbecausehegotthewrong under
standi
ng.Butbasi
cal
lyhel
oved
Marysti
ll
.Ifhedidn’
tloveMary hewoul dhavechasedherout .Thati
snumbertwo
hehadahear tful
lof l oveandwantedtoputherawaysecretl
y.

Numbert hr
eev er
setwent yfourJosephbeing ar ousedfrom sleepdidast he
angeloftheLor dcommandedhi m, and tookhim hiswi feanddi dnot knowher
ti
llshehadbr oughtf or
thherfirstbornsonandhecal lhis nameJesus.Nowhewas
av eryupri
ghtman.Her espectedwhatwasgoi ng onher e.Andt hethir
dpoi ntin
receiv
ingdirectionwashewaswi lli
ngand obedient.Wheny ouar ewil
lingand
obedientyouwi l
leatthegoodoft he l
and.Itisimpor tanttonotet hattor eceive
direct
ionwemusthav e righteousnessinourconsci ence.Wemusthav elov eand
compassionandwe mustbepeopl ewhoar ewil
li
ngt oobey .Andbecauseoft hese
thi
ngst he angelsfounditgoodt oworkwi thhim.Thati swhysomet imesangel s
don’t seem t odirectourli
febecausewedi dn'
tful
fil
lallthesecondit
ions.

Let'
sl ookatDani el6f orGodt opr otecty oui t shoul dnev erbeal astmi nut e
thing.Ther ear epr i
nciplesbehi ndGod pr otect i
ngi nourl ivest hroughangel sthatwe
mustadher et o.Imean Danieldidn'tstar thispr ayerl i
feashewasaboutt obe
throwni nt
ot he li
on' sden.Hewast hrowni ntot hel i
on'sdenbecauseofhi spr ay er
l
ife. Sosomet i
mespeopl est ar
ttheirpr ayerst ool ate.Theydon' tl ookf orGod al l
theirlif
eandsuddenl ytheyar eint r
ouble.Att hel astmi nutet hey l
ookf orGodf or
protection.Itwoul dj ustbel ikeDani elbeingt iedup andaboutt obet hr owni ntot he
l
ion'sden.Asy ouar ebei ngt hr owninto t hel ion'sden, youst artsay ingy ourpr ay ers.
Yougotonl yaf ewseconds fr
om thet opoft hepi ttot hebot tom oft hedent osay
yourpr ayers.I don' tt hinky ouwoul dhav emucht ime.Ther emustbesome
principlesbehi nd angel spr otecti
ngus.Numberoneconsi st ency.Aconsi stent
pray erlif
eand wor dlife.Thatmeanswhet hert herei sdangerornodanger ,whet her
there iscr i
sisornocr isis,y oumai ntainagooddev ot i
onall if
ewi t
hGod. Don’ t
wai ttil
lthelastmi nute.I npr osper i
tyoradv ersityy oumai ntain yourpr ayerlifewi th
God.Youwat chhowGodpr otectpeopl ewi thangel s. Youwi llfindt hatt hosear et he
samepeopl ewhoar ev eryconsi stentwith God.I nseasonandoutseasont heyar e
veryconsi stentint heirpr ay er l i
fewi thGod.I nr evivalsandbet weenspeci alreviv als
theywi llalway s beconsi stent.Numberone consi stency .Dani elwas
consi stentl
ypr ayingal lhi slife.Letslookat v er seten.Dani elknewt hatt hewr iti
ng
wassi gnedandhewenthomeand inhi supperr oom wi thhi swi ndowsopened
towar dsJer usalem.Heknel t downonhi skneest hr eet i
mest hatdayandpr ay ed
andgav ethanksbef ore hisGodaswashi scust om si nceear lyday s.Numberone
consi stency t hatiswhyt heangel sprotectedhi m.

Numbert wolookatv er
set went
ytwo.MyGodsend hi sangelsandshutthe
l
ion'smouthsot hatt
heyhav enothurtme. Andhegi vehi
sr eason:becauseIwas
foundinnocentbeforehi m. Numbert woobedi encet oGod' slaw andGod's
command.Hehasnotbr okenany ofGod' slaw.Wheny oubreakGod' slawyoudon'
t
expectangel
ic pr otection.I
ftheyeverprotectedyoui tisbecauseofHi smercyand
His gr acethatwil
lcov eryouforsomet i
meunt i
lyour eachapoi ntwhereHe wi l
l
notcoveryouanymor e.Numbert woDanielwasobedi entt oGod'slaw.

Numberthr
eeisalsoi
mportant
.Al
soinver
setwenty t wo.Al
soOkingIhave
donenowrongbeforeyou.Numberthr
ee bl ameless.Hehasnotbr
okenman'
slaw.
Thesearet
hekindofpeoplet
hat Godl oves.

Finall
yinFi
rstKi
ngs19weseeangel
i
cpr
ovisi
on. Theangelprov
idedEli
sha
wi
thspecial
food.
1Kings19:3-
4Whenhesaw thathear
oseandr
anforhisl
if
e,and
wentt oBeershebainJudahandl efthisser vant ther e.Hehi mselfwentaday '
s
j
our neyintothewi ldernessandpr ayedt hat hemightdi e,andsaid," I
tisenough!
Now,Lor d,takemyl i
fe,forIam nobet tert hanmyf at her s!Wealsoneedt ocross
referencetoverse f our t
een,Andhesai d, "
Ihav ebeenv er yzealousfort heLordGod
of Host sbecauset hechi l
drenofI sraelforsakeny ourcov enant, t orndowny our
altars,ki
l
ledYourpr ophetswi ththeswor d.Ialoneam l
ef tandt heyseekt otakemy
l
ife.Thepl uspoi ntforElishawast hat hewaszeal ousf orGod.ForGodt oprov
ide
forusnumberonewemustnot behal f
hear tedpeopl e.Goddoesn' tl i
ketoprosper
peopl ewhoar ehalf hear t
ed.Godpr osperpeopl ewhol ov eHim wit
hal lthei
rheart
,
witht hei
r enti
remi nd,wi thallthei
rsoulandwi t
hal lt heirstr
ength.Numberone
zealf orGod.Wheny ouar ez eal
ousf orGody oudot hingsdi ff
erentf
r om ot
her
peopl e.

Doy ouknowt hatt woChr i

sti
anscandot hesamej ob dif
ferent l
y?Youcan
dot hej obwithzealandwi thoutzeal .Wheny oul ook atChri
stiansdoi ngaj ob
withoutzealj ustl
iket heygotnohear ttodo i
t,theynev erprosper.Goddon’ topen
mor edoor stobri
ng prosperity.Christ
ianswho arezeal ous,whet hertosweep
thef loororev eniftheyar ewor kingina l
itt
lejobt hatear nthem af ew hundred
dollarsamont h,t
heydoi twith greatzeal,withgr eatjoy.Theydoi tnotont oman
butont oGod.God prospert hem.Sowhydi dn'tGodpr osperbecausewear ehal
f
hear ted.We don' tgiveourwhol ehear ttodowhat everneedst obedone.I fyouar ea
roadsweepermakey our selfthebestr oadsweeper .Ifyouar eanengi neer make
your selfthebestengi neer .Notbecauseofy ourcompanybutbecause y
ouar e
serveasi fyouareser vingont oGod.What everjoby ouar edoi ng youar edoi ngas
untot heLordandt hatisint hewr it
ingofPaul i
nhi s epi st l
ewedoi tasunt oGod.So
i
fwedon’ tdowhatweneedt odo zealously,wewi llhavenopr omotion,no
blessi ngs,nomoreopendoor s,no mor eprosper i
tycomi ng.What ev erwehav ewe
arest uck, wearestagnant .

Numberonei szealf orGod.Whydi dGodl ovet o providef orEl i

jah?Hehad
zeal.Ev enhispr opheticmi nistrywasbecauseofhi szeal.Lookat1 Ki ngs19:7The
angelsai dtohim," Ariseandeatbecauset hej ourney istoogr eatf ory ou."Number
twoy oumustst retchy ourselftoy our l i
mi t
sandt henGodwi l
lpr ov i
det heext ra.If
youbel ieveGodf orany thingandy ouhav enotst r
etchy ourselft ot hebestofy our
l
imi t
s.God doesn' tseem t ooper atet hroughhi sangel sinprov ision.Butwheny ou
have doneal lyouknow t ogi veawayandt odot her i
ghtt hing.Idon’ tmean
givi
ngj ustfoolishly.Orbywhi msandf ancies.Thebestt ypeofgi vingi s planned
givi
ng.Wheni tbecomest oogr eatf ory out heangelswi llcomeand supplement .
Becausepl annedst r
etchingi sstret chingwhi chisfora consistentper iod.Itisj ust
l
ikeoncei nabl uemoody ougof ora mar athonrun.Youdon' tdoi tthatway .You
shoul dber unningal i
ttl
ebi t ev erytwoday sandbui l
dingy ourst ami naup.Thati s
betterforyourbody andf oryourheal tht hanonceay eargof ormar athonr unwhen
younev er runbef ore.Thatki ndofov erstretchi
ngi swr ong.I tisnotpl annednot
discipli
nedandnotpr oper.Somet imespeopl est r
etchthemsel veswi t
hout pl anni ng.
Sowhenwest r
et chour selvest ot hel i
mi tsandwehav edoneour bestGodwi l
ladd
theext r
agr ace.Thati snumbert wo.

Andnumbert hreein1Kings19:11ThenHesai d, " Goout ,

andstandont he
mount ainbef oretheLord."Andashest ood t
herediffer
entthi
ngshappenedbut
fi
nallyinverset welveafterthefi
re astil
lsmallv
oiceandheaskhi mt hesame
questioninv ersethi
rt
een. Whatar ey
oudoinghereEli
jah?Thisisnott
hef i
rstt
ime.
The fi
rstt i
mewasf oundinv er
senine.Whatareyoudoi nghereElij
ah?AndHe
revealedtohi m speci
althingsi
nIKings19:15-
18.HerevealsHis wi l
lforhim,what
hemustcontinuedoi ng.Soourt hirdpointisthewil
l ofGod.Whenwedot hewillof
Godandkeepconsi st entl
ydoingt hewillof God, Godwi l
lpr
ovi
def oryou.Whenwe
areout
sideHiswi l
lthenwer un i nt
ot r
ouble.Sotheangel
sofGodwor kinpr oviding
educat
ion,di
recti
on, pr otecti
onandpr ovisi
on.Andeachhasitsproperprincipl
est o
bri
ngus t ot heposi t
ionfortheangelsofGodt oworki
nourli
ves.

si
tesear
chbyf
reef
ind