Guardian angels don't just guard us. They are very specialized guards. They don't so much guard us from attacking enemies as much as they guard us when attacking enemies. Guardian angels have the job of guarding us as we attack the gates of hell (Mt 16:18). They guard us "on the way" to war and then in war (Ex 23:20). Their job is not so much to protect us from our enemies but to wipe out our enemies (Ex 23:23).
We as Christians are called to be militant — not in physical violence but in spiritual warfare (see Eph 6:12). We are to turn the world right side up (see Acts 17:6) and be a force to be reckoned with. When we fight this good fight (see 2 Tm 4:7), we need this specialized type of guard duty from the guardian angels. However, if we aren't militantly attacking the gates of hell, our guardian angels are underemployed.
If you want to see your guardian angel at work, then fight for the Kingdom of God against the kingdom of darkness.
| PRAYER: | Father, make me such a threat to the kingdom of darkness that I will need my guardian angel. |
| PROMISE: | "Unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of God." –Mt 18:3 |
| PRAISE: | Teenage Wally asks his guardian angel for protection each time he drives a car. |
Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:
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