Topic: The Angelic Assignment
Text: I Peter 1:12-22

I have discovered that Christian know not must on the subjects of the ministry of angels and the benefits of sonship. The Bible says in Psalm 34:7-8, “The angels of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. O taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man that trusteth 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 angles 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; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and you sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.” God cannot take care 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 (Exod. 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, Heb. 1:9 says, “Thou hast loved righteousness, therefore God has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thine fellows.” 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.

Memory Verse: I Peter 1:16 - “Because it is written, be ye holy, for I am holy.”