07/12/2021
HOW TO PUT YOUR ANGELS TO WORK.
By: Rev. Ben Ndobe
One of the blessings of being a child of God is that one enjoys angelic ministry.
Hebrews 1:14 declares, “Are they [angels] not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?”
According to this verse, angels are “sent forth to minister” on behalf of those who belong to the family of God.
They minister to and for the heirs of salvation, which includes all of us in the body of Christ.
The phrase “sent forth” in Hebrews 1:14 is a translation of the Greek word apostello, which describes one who is dispatched on a mission. Therefore, these angels spoken of in this verse are purposefully dispatched on a mission to serve and protect the heirs of salvation. It was, and it remains, the mission of angels to serve the needs of the saints and to provide them protection.
The word “minister” is the Greek word diakonia, a word that depicts high-level service. It refers to being in service to others. Being servants, angels are said to “serve” believers, which in the original Greek has the idea of someone waiting a table.
In other words, God assigns angels to guard and protect us, deliver healing and miracles to us, bring in money to meet our needs, arrange divine connections and appointments for us, provide us with directions and guidance and much more.
HOW DO WE ACTIVATE THE MINISTRY OF ANGELS?
Angels do not automatically minister to us as believers, we need to put them to work.
How do we put our angels to work?
One of the ways we put our angels to work or activate them is by:
SPEAKING/DECLARING GOD’S WORD.
We put our angels to work by speaking or declaring God’s word.
“Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word”(Psalm 103:20, KJV)
Pay close attention to that last phrase:
“…hearkening unto the voice of his word.”
Did you notice the scripture does not say that angels hearken to God’s voice, though I’m sure they do. No, the scripture specifically says that angels hearken to the voice of God’s Word.
What’s the difference?
Actually, there’s a huge difference. This scripture is telling us that angels go to work and get busy when voice is given to God’s Word. That means they go into action when somebody—like you and me—speaks or declare the Word of God.
SO, ONE WAY WE PUT OUR ANGELS TO WORK IS BY SPEAKING OR DECLARING GOD’S WORD.
You cannot just wave your Bible at them. You cannot just hope they know what you need. But every time you make a bold declaration from God’s Word in faith, angels take off to hearken to the voice of that Word and bring that Word to pass in your life.
The Bible says when you open your mouth and give voice to God’s Word, then—and only then—angels will get busy on your behalf. “What happens if I don’t say anything?” Nothing! “What happens if I say something inspirational, but I don’t speak the Word?” Nothing at all happens. The Bible says angels hearken to the voice of God’s Word—not just any word. Every time you give voice to the Word of God, angels grab those words and run out to get busy. Your words load your angel with ammunition to help you. Every single time you speak God’s Word, you can bank on the fact that angels just went to work in your behalf.
God’s Word spoken in faith activates angelic help. Learn to put your angels to work by declaring the word of God.