God Shall Give His Angels Charge over You

Psalms 91 : 9 – 12, Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; for He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone. NKJV

In the day that we are living in, we should seriously take the words of this psalm to heart. In Psalm 103, we’re instructed not to forget all the benefits of being in a covenant with God. The Word of God is alive. Nevertheless, in order for it to have an impact on our lives and so that we reap the benefits of it, we must keep it living in our hearts. As we honor God’s Word by reading, obeying, and declaring its benefits over our lives, we are releasing the power that the Word of God contains into the atmosphere around us.

If this principle seems strange to you, let me remind you of what Jesus taught us to do when we are faced with seemingly impossible situations (Mark 11). He told us to speak to the mountain (or whatever the opposition) that may be hindering us from moving forward spiritually. As we proclaim God’s Word over our lives and the situations that we encounter, it releases the Lord to perform His good Word in our life. He is allowed to move on our behalf.

Notice that it says, “For He will give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.” As we speak, God begins to release the forces of heaven to preserve and keep us safe on earth. He will also remove any spiritual stronghold that might be used by the enemy to prevent us from accomplishing our purpose in Christ.

If you read Jeremiah 1, you will see where God asked Jeremiah to speak what he saw. As Jeremiah recited the vision back to God, God said that He would watch over His Word to perform it. It wasn’t until after Jeremiah proclaimed God’s Word that the Lord could fulfill it in Jeremiah’s life, as well as in Israel.

It’s obvious that we are living in perilous times, and because we are, we must be proactive with the spiritual weapons that God has equipped us with in Christ. Many people begin to earnestly pray only after a problem has arisen. We should be diligent in praying the benefits of God over us and our family to keep the enemy from gaining an upper hand against us.

You may say, “Well, I’ve prayed for God’s protection, and bad things still happened anyway.” To this I would answer, “The weapon was formed against you. However, because you had already prayed and sought the Lord’s protection, the enemy’s plans weren’t able to prosper.”

As a pastor, I pray weekly over our members and their families. It doesn’t mean that they won’t have troubles and trials. Nevertheless, I have personally seen our members walk away from situations that have taken others out. Praying the Word of God over ourselves works. God has promised that if we honor Him and His Word, He will give His angels charge over us.

Protected under God’s Shadow,
Pastor Asa Dockery