Angel Power!
"And it came to pass on a certain night that
the angel of the Lord went out, and killed in
the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and
eighty-five thousand; and when people
arose
early in the morning, there were the corpses—
all dead."
2
Kings 19: 35
In the age of fantasy and fiction brought to
life on movie screens, we have become used
to seeing the powers of
malevolent beings—
such as Darth Vader in Star Wars or Sauron
in The Lord of the Rings.
Such powerful beings are not
the stuff of modern fiction alone.
When Sennacherib, king of Assyria, brought
his
massive army against Jerusalem during the reign
of King Hezekiah, an angel of the Lord delivered
the city by destroying 185,000 Assyrian soldiers
in one night (2 Kings 19:35-37).
How? We're not told; we're only told
that the
power of one angel was sufficient to destroy
an entire army. If angels have that power,
they certainly are able to intervene on your
behalf when you are in a spiritual battle.
When powers of darkness are arrayed
against you, trust that God is able to deliver
you. Angel of the Lord may be the means
He uses.
"God sends his angels to
protect us and his Word
as a star
to guide us."
Max Lucado