READ: 1
PETER 1:12-22
I have
discovered that Christian know not much on the subjects of the ministry of
angels and the benefits of sonship. The Bible says in Psalm 34:7-8, “The
angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, and deliver them. Oh,
taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!”
The angels of the Lord have been given instructions to mount a guard round
about you, 24 hours a day, all the days of your life. This is because you are
the bride of Jesus Christ, the King of kings. Once in a while, when the angels
cannot handle the situation, the Lord will come to your rescue Himself. One of
such examples is found in Daniel 3:24-25. The Lord Himself came, waiting for
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace. In Isaiah 59:1-2, the
Bible says: “Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor His
ear heavy, that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated you from
your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not
hear.” God can take of you against any enemy whatsoever, provided you
do not sin. As long as God’s hedge remains round you, no harm will touch you.
The moment you do something contrary to the will of God, and you step out of
that protective hedge, the serpent will strike you. God wants holiness to be
written all over you. If you are holy, you will not be ill (Exodus 15:26). If
you are holy, you will be secured because the Lord’s hand is not shortened so
that He cannot save. If you are holy, you will prosper because He wishes above
all things that you prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers. If you
want the power of God, you have to be holy, because Hebrews 1:9 says, “You
have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Your God, has
anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions.” If
you want to live in absolute security, you have to be holy, so that when
enemies come against you in one way, they will flee before you in seven ways.
At the end of your race, if you are holy, you will receive God.
MEMORIZE:
1 PETER 1:16 –Because it is written, Be holy, for I am holy.
