Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways (Psalm 91:9-11 NKJV).

Angels Are Watching Over You

The benefits of walking with the Lord are enormous, but it is predicated by us putting total trust in him. We are encouraged by the Psalmist that we shall be kept in all our ways when we make the Lord our hiding place.

As we have gathered before, this Psalm was probably written as an encouragement to those who were going to ‘spy out the land’ to give them a sense of hope when facing their enemies, who turned out to be giants.

However, on closer examination we notice that these are the same words that were used by the devil in his temptation of Jesus in the wilderness just after he had finished his 40 days of fasting (Matt 4:6b). So we see that when we get into a place where God’s presence is, the devil will always come after us. And unlike the ten spies we must recognise who is greatest. Although the devil may present himself as something huge and as someone who can quote the scriptures, once we are in that place of intimacy we can say like Jesus did, “don’t try to temp me satan, because I know in whom I trust”.

So today as you get closer and closer to God, be aware that your enemy the devil will never give up in trying to trip you up. But be like Jesus; don’t get angry use your weapon, the word!

Read Matthew 4:1-11 & Psalm 91:9-12