For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Psalm 91:11, 12.
Angels of God are watching over us. Upon this earth there are thousands and
tens of thousands of heavenly messengers commissioned by the Father to prevent
Satan from obtaining any advantage over those who refuse to walk in the path of
evil. And these angels who guard God’s children on earth are in communication
with the Father in heaven. “Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones,”
Christ said; “for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the
face of my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 18:10).
Scarcely any of us realize that angels are about us; and these precious angels,
who minister to those who shall be heirs of salvation, are saving from us many,
many temptations and difficulties. The whole family of heaven is interested in the
families here below; and how thankful we should be for this interest manifested for
us day and night.
Words spoken in our homes which are impatient and unkind, angels hear; and
do you want to find in the books of heaven a record of the impatient and passionate
words you have uttered in your family? Impatience brings the enemy of God and
man into your family and drives out the angels of God. If you are abiding in Christ,
and Christ in you, you cannot speak angry words.
Fathers and mothers, I beseech you for Christ’s sake, to be kind, tender, and
patient in your homes. Then light and sunshine will enter your homes, and you will
feel that bright beams from the Sun of Righteousness are indeed shining into your
hearts.
It is the absence of the graces of God’s Spirit that leaves the home in a dark,
unhappy condition. Your home should be a blessed sanctuary where God can come
in, and where His holy angels can minister unto you. If impatience and unkindness
are manifested one to another, angels cannot be attracted to your home; but where
love and peace abide, these heavenly ones love to come and bring still more of the
holy influence of the home above.
