309. Angels sent to Serve
Hebrews 1:14 Are they [the angels] not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
(Although Paul probably did not write Hebrews, it is still a word of God that is similar to Paul. We include the promise of Hebrews under the heading “Promises thru Paul”).
Angels are ministering spirits. God promises angels to serve us. God sent them forth into our world where we live to minister (serve) the heirs of salvation (believers in Christ). Angels were created to minister to God in worship and praise, and they were created to obey God’s commands; and they do exactly and perfectly carry out His orders and go where He sends them. God sends them forth to serve His children. Serving us is what they were created to do, and it is what they delight in doing.
Indeed, each baptized believer has angels sent by God to serve and protect each and every one of His children. We may or may not have a specific “guardian angel” assigned by God to take care of each saved individual for his lifetime. But we do have the promise of angels to serve and protect. That is their job. Angels are either sent by God to take of us generally (and each of us could have many) or they are sent for specific purposes, events, or situations of need or danger. Often they will be commissioned according to the prayers of God’s children.
We do not see the angels; we do not know what they are doing; and we certainly aren’t in charge of their duties; but we do have signs and evidences of their activity if we are willing to believe it. Books have been written and shows produced about people who were “touched by an angel.” Many Christians have heard and can tell stories about evidences of angels’ care and protection. And if our eyes were opened we would see a lot more evidence. But, whether we have evidence or not, we know it is true because God promised: God sends forth angels to serve and protect.
[By the way, we are also informed that in the invisible world there are also fallen angels, who rebelled with Satan against God. They were created to minister to human beings, but they turned their created ability into the mission of attacking, deceiving, scaring, and hindering people. Their mission was turned against God and the heirs of salvation. If so, there may be a war in the heavenlies between the good and the evil angels. This is serious because they are fighting over us. But we have a promise.]