Psalm 91:11, 12 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
These are the verses that Satan tried to misuse when he tempted Jesus in the wilderness. We are not to tempt God but we are to be confident that his angels will guard us in all our ways, if we are believers. They will make sure we come to no harm.
Spurgeon says that rather than having "one guardian angel, as some fondly dream" all the angels are active on our behalf. He calls them "the bodyguard of the princes of the blood imperial of heaven".
"It is down in the marching orders of the hosts of heaven that they take special note of the people who dwell in God. It is not to be wondered at that the servants are bidden to be careful of the comfort of their Master's guests; and we may be quite sure that when they are specially charged by the Lord himself they will carefully discharge the duty imposed upon them."
"The protection here promised is exceeding broad as to place, for it refers to all our ways, and what do we wish for more? How angels thus keep us we cannot tell. Whether they repel demons, counteract spiritual plots, or even ward off the subtler physical forces of disease, we do not know. Perhaps we shall one day stand amazed at the multiplied services which the unseen bands have rendered to us."
"as nurses carry little children, with careful love, so shall those glorious spirits upbear each individual believer ... even minor ills they ward off. It is most desirable that we should not stumble, but as the way is rough, it is most gracious on the Lord's part to send his servants to bear us up above the loose pebbles. If we cannot have the way smoothed it answers every purpose if we have angels to bear us up in their hands. Since the greatest ills may arise out of little accidents, it shews the wisdom of the Lord that from the smaller evils we are protected."
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