“The angel of Yehovah encamps round about them that fear him, and delivers them.” Psalm 34:7
In 2 Kings 6 we read that Yehovah kept revealing to the prophet Elisha the schemes the king of Syria was hatching against the children of Israel, even things he spoke of in his bedroom. The result was that Elisha was able to warn the King of Israel what their enemy were plotting against them, so the Israelites were always able to outsmart the Syrian army. When the King of Syria learned this, he sent a large company of soldiers, horses and chariots to surround the city of Dothan, were Elisha lived, planning to capture him and take him back to their king. When Elisha’s servant saw the enemy approaching, he was terrified, nervously asking his master what they should do – but neither the Syrians nor his servant’s fear concerned Elisha. He merely asked the Yehovah to “open the young man’s eyes.”
Imagine the scene as Yehovah opened the eyes of the servant. He instantly became aware of hundreds, maybe thousands of Heaven’s angels surrounding him, his master Elisha and the whole city they lived in – and that they were there to defend them from any and all enemies who dared to come against Yehovah’s people. Now picture yourself standing in the middle of a valley – surrounded by a formidable enemy – seeking your demise. But standing on the hilltops all around you are thousands of Heaven’s army of angels – sent to defend and protect YOU!
Determine today that you will live every day in light of the knowledge that Yehovah has promised His angels are permanently encamped around you, because you both fear and love Yehovah. That is a never-ending sign of Yehovah’s commitment to keep and protect you all the days of your life.