Did You Know You Are Protected 24/7?

With the uncertainties of the world today, many people have implemented home monitoring systems. Many people spend a lot of money to make sure that their homes are safe and secure.

But we have another kind of protection that is available to us 27/4 and does not cause one cent. Meet your Guardian Angel! Your Guardian Angel that knows, loves and watches over you always. Guardian Angels are as real as you and I are. Here are some biblical truths.

In the Old Testament, there are numerous examples of angels of the Lord that are sent to guard and protect humanity. The Psalmist proclaims in Psalm 91: “For he commands his angels about you, to guard you wherever you go. With their hands they shall support you, lest you strike your foot against a stone.” 

Philip Porter, PhD, a theologian at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, wrote extensively on the fall of the angels. In a more extended case, Porter added, the angel Raphael in the whole book of Tobit could be seen as acting in the capacity of a guardian angel. “Raphael seems particularly invested in the life of this one particular family,” Porter noted. “...the whole Book of Tobit is in some ways about this elaborate plan that Raphael is hatching.” 

In the New Testament, Dr Porter noted there is even more evidence for the existence of Guardian Angels. He references the following Scripture

• In Matthew 18:10, Jesus tells his disciples: “See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly Father.”
• In Acts 12:15, “Peter, just freed by an angel from prison, goes to Mary’s (the mother of Mark) house. While Mary is convinced, she sees Peter, her seeing his Angel”

Let’s not forget the appearance of Archangel Gabriel to the Blessed Mother at the time of the Annunciation or his presence in the life of Saint Joseph who is often referred to as the “Saint of Angels.” St. Jerome, a fourth century Church father, theologian, and Doctor of the Church, famously said of Guardian Angels: “How great the dignity of the soul, since each one has from his birth an angel commissioned to guard it.”

Think about the practical implications of our guardian angels.  How many of us have experienced a “close call” in life? Those times when we shake our heads and ask, “how did I escape from this or that mishap”? There is no doubt in my mind such was not coincidental rather purposeful by the grace of God thru Guardian Angles. Created in the image and likeness of God each of us are blessed to have as our own this grace-filled Spirit