"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" (Hebrews 1: 14).
Angels are the unseen attendants of the saints of God. They bear us up in their hands lest we dash our foot against a stone. Loyalty to their Lord leads them to take a deep interest in the children of His love. They rejoice over the return of the prodigal to his father's house below, and they welcome the advent of the believer to the King's palace above. In olden times, the sons of God were favored with their visible appearance, and at this day, although unseen by us, heaven is still opened. The angels of God ascend and descend from the Son of man that they may visit the heirs of salvation. If our eyes could be opened, we would see horses and chariots of fire about the servants of the Lord. We have come to an innumerable company of angels, who are all watchers and protectors of the royal seed. To what dignity are the chosen elevated when the brilliant courtiers of heaven become their willing servants! We are defended since all twenty thousand chariots of God are armed for our deliverance! To whom do we owe all this? Let th Lord Jesus Christ be forever endeared to us, for through Him we are made to sit in heavenly places far above principalities and powers. He it is whose camp is round about them that fear Him. He is the true Michael whose foot is on the dragon. All hail, Jesus!