I’m certainly not
publicly prominent or politically important, but I'm so thankful I
have security guards assigned to me!
It’s interesting to watch a television shot of the security guards who are assigned to the president of the United States when he goes out in public, especially in a crowded situation—if you can spot them. They are usually dressed in plain clothes and blend into the crowd, but their eyes behind special dark glasses continually dart back and forth on the alert to spot anything out of order or anyone who might pose a threat to the president's safety.
As Christians, we are secure in
the care and protection of God's angelic messengers sent to minister
to His children, no matter how old His children are. The promise of
Scripture is that God sends His angels "to guard me in all my
ways" (Psalm 91:11). All my ways includes everything that
concerns me, every detail, problem, and decision, every ache or pain
or weakness or limitation or suffering I may be going through. As I
acknowledge God "in all my ways" I can be certain that He
will direct my paths. (Proverbs 3:6)
Those angelic security guards
don't go off duty after they’ve put in their assigned hours since
their assignment is open end—24/7. Nor do they take coffee breaks
at some heavenly “Star”bucks, take a power nap on a soft cloud,
or forsake us in our latter years. When we sleep, they stay awake. We
are given to understand in Scripture that a guardian angel is
assigned to little children, and there is nothing to indicate that
it's not a lifetime job. There is no hint that they leave their
assignment when we become old enough to take care of ourselves. We
don't know if they grow old along with us, but it is highly unlikely
since they were created before man and are not mortal, therefore not
subject to space or time.
If we live long
enough, the time is likely to come when we are too old to take care
of ourselves. We need their services even more as our years increase.
As we chronologically advance, we are in greater danger of stumbling,
slipping, and falling physically or drifting spiritually or losing
our emotional balance by being assaulted by adversity, pain or
suffering. We need our security
guards from the time we are toddlers to
the time when we are totterers. They provide us with
lifetime intensive care. What a comfort to know that we are
surrounded by such caring, intelligent, supernatural beings sent
directly from our Father's loving heart to shield us so intimately!
Most of the time
they are invisible to us. Sometimes they appear as special people God
sends to care for us in illness or accident—doctors, nurses,
technicians, and Hospice helpers with their knowledge and skills to
attend to the needs of our mortal bodies. They also come to us in the
form of our loved ones with their tender concern and encouragement.
There are providential times when those heavenly beings temporarily
take visible human form for some special purpose on our behalf. At
the close of our earthly lives, it is thought that God dispatches
angelic transport companions assigned to accompany us on our final
journey to The Father's House.
We don’t know how many miles we
still have left to travel or how many hills we must climb before
those Heavenly Gates open to receive us and our Welcome Celebration
begins. "I go to prepare a place for you," said Jesus. The
precise day and time we should arrive is filled in on God’s
invitation card, but that is kept secret from us in a sealed
envelope. We only know that our mortal lives are fragile, that "our
times are in His hands," and that His timing is always perfect.
Doubtless
God will give our security guards a “heads up” when that time is
approaching so that we don’t have to worry about an R.S.V.P. to
God's invitation. We simply need to be living in a state of grace and
readiness with oil in our lamps to meet our Bridegroom.
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