Our Guardian Angels
We should be so
thankful for God’s protection through our guardian angels that we will never do
anything that should drive them away.
THIS
DAY WITH GOD,
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Our Guardian Angels, May 31
“Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my
refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee,
neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall
give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.” Psalm
91:9-11.
“Angels are commissioned to watch in every
family. Each one has the watchcare of a holy angel.
These angels are invisible, but sometimes they let their light shine so
distinctly that it is recognized. I believe this to be the case in the
revealing you have had. This manifestation is teaching you that the Lord loves
you, and that His angels are guarding you. You are kept by the power of God.
Many things of like character will take place.
This manifestation of light is to encourage you, as you say it has done, to do
right. You have had a glimpse of the light of God, and let this greatly
encourage your hearts, making you thankful. All of us should be thankful at all times for
the truth that heavenly angels are watching us moment by moment. Very many, had
they seen the light you have seen, would rejoice and be thankful.
When you search the Scriptures, trying to be
right and to do right, the angels who attend your footsteps are rejoiced.
Angels of heaven come in a marked manner to those who respond to the evidence
of the truth and try to obey it. And if these angels are not always seen, you
are to remember that they are present just the same, only your natural eyes are
not strengthened to discern the light....
The
great trouble with us all is that we do not take time to think that heavenly
beings are near us, to help us in our every desire to do right. Heavenly light
has come very near to you. Evidence has been given you that the Lord has love
for you and cares for you. You can take courage, and feel that you receive
strength and grace to do all the good you are capable of doing....
Thank the Lord, your heart has been
quickened, because you have been privileged to see some rays of light from the
heavenly messengers. You can see how much you can do to help your mother and
the other members of the family. A Christian is one who is daily learning of
Christ, taking up the little duties of life, bearing others’ burdens. Thus you
will have union with Christ.—Letter 82, May 31, 1900, to
Elsie Atkins, a youthful church member in Australia.