The Bible teaches that angels are ministering spirits sent by God to serve and protect His people. Their role is not to be worshiped or to draw attention to themselves, but to carry out God’s will and assist those who belong to Him.
Hebrews 1:14 defines their purpose:
“Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?”
Psalm 91:11–12 gives a clear promise of angelic protection:
“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.”
This passage is not a license for recklessness but an assurance that God appoints angels to guard His faithful ones.
In the Old Testament, angels frequently acted as protectors and deliverers. In Daniel 6, God sent His angel to shut the lions’ mouths:
“My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me…”
(Daniel 6:22)
In the New Testament, Peter was rescued from prison by an angel:
“Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him… and his chains fell off his hands.”
(Acts 12:7)
Jesus affirmed the presence of angels in the lives of children:
“…their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.”
(Matthew 18:10)
While we are not promised to see angels or interact with them directly, their presence is real. God uses them to protect, guide, and carry out His judgments and messages.
Believers are not to seek angelic encounters or put faith in angels. Our trust is in God alone. Angels act only by His command and for His glory.
Psalm 34:7 summarizes this truth:
“The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them.”
