For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone. - Psalm 91:11-12
What a wonderful promise we have in the above passage! In the same way the angels surrounded Elisha and his servant and protected them, they are surrounding us and protecting us today, because God has given them charge over us to protect us! When we choose to make Him our habitation, He charges His angels to watch over us and to surround us with His divine protection.
Now, did you know that Psalm 91:11-12 was quoted by the devil when he tried to tempt our Lord Jesus? He brought our Lord to the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘in their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.’” To this Jesus replied, “it is written again, ‘you shall not tempt the Lord your God’” (Matthew 4:5-7).
The temptation of our Lord Jesus in the wilderness is the only instance in the Bible where the devil is recorded quoting scripture. But the devil deliberately misquoted verse 11. The devil misquotes the Bible because he is the father of lies. Verse 11 actually reads: “for He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.”
I asked the Lord why the devil left out the words “to keep you in all your ways” and He directed me to Proverbs 3:6-7, which says: “In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil.”
You see, the devil didn't want to say the words “to keep you in all your ways” because that would be tantamount to reminding believers of Proverbs 3:6-7 - to acknowledge God in all our ways. So he conveniently left out that whole portion. But praise the Lord, we know that this is what the Lord has promised: “For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.” Our part is to simply acknowledge Him in all our ways, and He shall direct our paths, protecting us along the way!
Today's Prayer
Father in heaven, thank You that as I make You my habitation, You give Your angels charge over me to protect me in all my ways. I humble myself before You and choose to acknowledge You in all that I do. I believe that You shall direct my paths and protect me from every evil today and in the days ahead. Amen.
Today's Thought
God has charged His angels to protect and keep me and all my ways, as I acknowledge Him in all that I set out to do.
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