Angels are mentioned all throughout the Bible. Sometimes referred to as hosts or armies of heaven, they are spirit beings created by God to serve Him—and us. Hebrews 1:14 says, “Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.” Angels are messengers that help us fulfill our assignments. They act on God’s commands and on ours. Psalm 103:20 assures us of this: “Bless the LORD, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His word, heeding the voice of His word” (NKJV). When was the last time you commanded your angels to go…and protect you, defend you, rescue you, bring in your harvest or minister to you in some way? Have you ever fully understood that this is what they were created to do for you?

According to Scripture, angels existed before the Creation of the world as we know it was complete (Genesis 2:1; Exodus 20:11). We know that angels surround the throne of God to this day, worshipping Him and giving Him glory (Isaiah 6:3; Ezekiel 1:5-14; Revelation 4:6-8, 7:11)—and that there is a rank and order of the angels. For example, in Jude 9, Michael is called an archangel, as is Gabriel, who appeared to Mary (Luke 1:26-28).

The enemy of our soul, the one who roams this earthly realm roaring like a lion seeking whom he may devour, is a fallen angel—and a being we have complete authority over due to our Covenant with God (Isaiah 14:12; Luke 10:18). That’s right, no angel, whether good or bad, has authority over us. God made us in His image; He made us higher than the angels (Hebrews 1:4-14; 1 Corinthians 6:3). This is why when we move from this life to our eternal life in heaven, we don’t change into angels. We don’t change into something lower than us. Rather, we enter the presence of God and worship Him, along with the saints who have gone before us (Philippians 1:21-23).

But most important to our everyday lives, we have the power to command our angels, to put them to work on our behalf. All we must do is speak the Word, and they will go to work helping bring it to pass. To be sure that we’re putting our angels to work the way God wants us to, consider the following 12 Truths About Your Angels and how they can work for you. While not a complete list of all the references to angels in the Bible, this list will give you a strong overview of how angels can serve you as a child of God.

1. Angels are assigned to us at birth.

When the disciples tried to keep the little children from coming to Jesus, He said, “Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 18:10, NKJV).

Sometimes, we refer to such angels as “our guardian angels.” Have you ever felt protected and delivered from harm in a dangerous situation? Your angel was at work. And what about all the times you weren’t even aware?

2. Angels watch over us.

“For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone” (Psalm 91:11-12).

Our angels are always watching over us, regardless of whether we’re aware of them or not.

3. Angels bring good news.

“In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. Gabriel appeared to her and said, ‘Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!’” (Luke 1:26-28).

Not only did an angel appear to Mary, announcing that she would give birth to Jesus; once He was born, an angel appeared to the shepherds announcing He had been born. “Then the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord’” (Luke 2:10-11, NKJV).

4. Angels guard places.

Some angels are described in the Scripture as cherubim or seraphim. Several verses share location-specific details about angels. Cherubim guard the entrance to the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:24), and God is enthroned above them (Ezekiel 10:1-22). Psalm 18:10 tells us that God rides on them, and Exodus 25:18-22 describes two golden figures of cherubim that sit above the Ark of the Covenant.

5. Angels worship God.

Seraphim are mentioned only once and are described has having six wings (Isaiah 6:2-6). They are the angels who continually worship the Lord saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!” (verse 3, NKJV).

6. Angels are mighty and strong.

Ezekiel described having a vision of angels that were majestic, powerful and huge. He said that they were so holy that they appeared as fire, having four wings and multiple faces; and when they flew, their wings were so big that they made the noise of great waters (Ezekiel 1). In 2 Kings 19:35, the Word tells us that an angel of the Lord slew 185,000 Assyrians. And in the New Testament, it was Peter who said that angels were superior in might and power (2 Peter 2:11).

7. Angels are sent to us.

When Daniel had a vision in which he saw an angel and heard him speak, he fell to the ground in a deep sleep (Daniel 10:9). When the angel woke him, he said, “Daniel, you are very precious to God, so listen carefully to what I have to say to you. Stand up, for I have been sent to you…. Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer” (Daniel 10:11-12).

Once, when Kenneth Copeland was preaching, God opened the eyes of an audience member spiritually, and the man told Brother Copeland that he saw a huge angel standing behind Brother Copeland the entire time he was preaching. When Brother Copeland paused in his preaching, the angel would lean over and speak things in his ear, and he would get fired up again! The angel was big and looked like Mr. Clean, the man depicted on cleaning products bearing the same name. Who better to help us fulfill our assignments than an angel sent just for us!

8. Angels can appear as strangers in our midst.

The writer of Hebrews told us, “Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!” (Hebrews 13:2).

9. Angels protect us and get us where we’re going.

“See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you” (Exodus 23:20).

10. Angels speak to us and guide us.

God, speaking in Exodus 23 about the sent angel, goes on to say, “Pay close attention to him, and obey his instructions. Do not rebel against him, for he is my representative, and he will not forgive your rebellion. But if you are careful to obey him, following all my instructions, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will oppose those who oppose you. For my angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, so you may live there. And I will destroy them completely” (Exodus 23:21-23).

11. Angels can be sent in response to our prayers.

When Peter was imprisoned shortly after the execution of James (Acts 12), he was in his cell chained between two guards, as “the church prayed very earnestly for him” (verse 5). The Word tells us that “suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on the side to awaken him and said, ‘Quick! Get up!’ And the chains fell off his wrists” (verse 7). The arrival of an angel to rescue Peter was an obvious answer to the church’s prayer. This shows us that God can use angels to answer our prayers today.

12. Angels carry out God’s plans.

“When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. ‘Oh, sir, what will we do now?’ the young man cried to Elisha. ‘Don’t be afraid!’ Elisha told him. ‘For there are more on our side than on theirs!’ Then Elisha prayed, ‘O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!’ The LORD opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire” (2 Kings 6:15-17).

The next time you have need of anything—spiritually, mentally, physically, socially, financially, relationally—in any realm of your life, tell your angels to go. Tell them to go to work ministering to you and on your behalf, bringing into your life what you need, in Jesus’ Name.

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Did you know that there are tens of thousands of promises in the Bible, and 7,487 of them are from God directly to mankind? They are spread throughout the Old Testament and the New Testament, written in different generations, different locations and even different centuries; but they are all inspired by God, and they all belong to us through Jesus. “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen” (2 Corinthians 1:20, NKJV). What’s more, every one of God’s promises to us are backed by the blood of Jesus that He shed on the cross, thus ratifying God’s COVENANT with us. This means that when we make Jesus our Lord, we enter into COVENANT with God. As we activate that COVENANT by faith, we are enabled to experience His blessing in every area of our lives. This gives us full access to all the promises of God found in His Word, and it’s easier than you think!

Walk by Faith

What do you need today? Abundance? Health? Peace of mind? Relationships to be restored? God wants to bless you with whatever you need. Ephesians 1:3 tells us, “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.”

To receive what you need today, and all that you’ll need in the future, you’ll want to walk by faith—and faith is a lifestyle, based on blood-backed, precious promises from the Word of God. In his book The Two Covenants, Andrew Murry, a 19th-century theologian, wrote: “Blessed is the man who truly knows God as his Covenant God; who knows what the Covenant promises him; what unwavering confidence of expectation it secures, that all its terms will be fulfilled to him; what a claim and hold it gives him on the Covenant-keeping God Himself. To many a man, who has never thought much of the Covenant, a true and living faith in it would mean the transformation of his whole life.”[1]

To help you learn how to walk by faith in the new year and activate all that God has promised you, we want to share an excerpt from Kenneth Copeland and Greg Stephen’s new book, God, The Covenant and The Contradiction. Let this story from Kenneth Copeland’s early ministry life inspire you. In it, he learns what it means to be in Covenant and to experience THE BLESSING of Covenant. Consider it a lesson in receiving the Covenant promises of God.

Faith Is an Act

When I first started attending Oral Roberts University and serving Brother Roberts as part of his flight crew, I was also his driver, which afforded me the opportunity to see firsthand the anointing on his life and ministry. I saw the power of God at work to heal and deliver. In meeting after meeting, I saw the miraculous take place. And the more I saw, the more I wanted that same anointing that was on Brother Roberts to be on the ministry God was calling me to. Like Brother Roberts, I wanted to see people set free—as God had set His people, Israel, free.

The first time I heard this powerful man of God minister to his partners, I also wanted to become a partner. It was so strong on me! I remember watching as I saw people sow into his ministry and connect their Faith with his. I saw how they were tangibly joining with him in ministry. That was covenant!

When Brother Roberts encouraged people who weren’t yet partners with him to sign up and pledge to give ten dollars a month, I was ready to do it. However, I was so broke, as they say, I couldn’t pay attention. I had no money at all. Still, I was determined to become a partner of Oral Roberts Ministries.

In that first partner meeting, the ushers passed out envelopes to the people along with short, wooden pencils for them to use to fill out their offering envelopes. Looking at the pencil I held in my hand and recognizing it was all I had to give at that moment, I put it in the envelope. I also checked the box on the envelope indicating that I was now a partner with Oral Roberts Ministries.

Isn’t that how God made His Covenant with us? “God so loved the world, that He gave His only…” (John 3:16). So, I gave my “only”!

About that time in the meeting, I heard someone behind me say, “Hey, you!” When I turned around, it was a woman trying to get my attention. She had no idea who I was, but she said, “During this entire meeting The LORD has been worry warting me to give you ten dollars.”

I said, “Give it here, lady. I’ll take it. Thank you!” Then I caught the usher, put my ten-dollar bill in the envelope, and put the pencil in my pocket. I was a partner!

As soon as I returned home, I could hardly wait to tell Gloria we were partners with Oral Roberts Ministries for ten dollars per month. Gloria said, and I quote, “Kenneth, where will we ever get ten dollars a month?”

I realized that she had not heard the partner message. So, I preached it to her the best I could remember. “Gloria,” I said, “we can have Oral Roberts’ anointing for ten dollars a month.” She became as excited as I was, and we are still partners today with Richard Roberts and Oral Roberts University.

Here’s my point: Every covenant must be activated by Faith. And you and I are the ones who must put Faith into action. That’s the reason The LORD instructed Gloria and me to always call our Partners “Covenant Partners.” We are in covenant with our Partners to pray for them every day, ministrywide. Gloria and I pray for our Partners at every meal. They are ever on our minds.

It’s one thing to know we have a Covenant…it’s another thing to live in that Covenant and experience the full extent of its benefits. How do you possibly do that?

To begin with, once you hear The WORD of God, once you hear God’s promises to you…then you apply corresponding action. You act. You do something, and you do whatever you do in Faith. Faith is an act. For me, I activated my covenant relationship with Brother Roberts and his ministry by giving what I was able to give—a pencil—while believing for more. And when the “more” came, I gave it too! On top of that, Gloria joined her Faith with mine when I told her what I had done.

Of course, through the years, Gloria and I have had differences of opinion about things, but we discussed them and based our conversations on what The BOOK says. For instance, in 1968 I was preparing to preach at Grace Temple Church in Fort Worth, Texas. The Spirit of God directed me in the evening service to preach from the thirteenth chapter of Romans. My chosen text was the first verse: “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.” I was going to center up on verse 4, which says, “For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil”; and then continue through the rest of the chapter.

However, I landed hard on the eighth verse: “Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.”

In my mind, there went the airplane, as we couldn’t finance any part of it!

Gloria was in another room, so I called for her. I still had my Bible in my hand with my finger on those words, “Owe no man anything, but to love one another.”

I could tell by the look on her face that her dream home had just vanished.

This incident shows the heart of Gloria Jean Copeland. She put her finger on my Bible—at that verse—and boldly stated, “If that’s what The BOOK says, that’s what we’re going to do.”

We entered a binding covenant based on Deuteronomy 28:12: “The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to BLESS all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow” (KJV).

That’s THE BLESSING.

Now in the curse of the Law, the Bible says in verses 43 and 44: “The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low. He shall lend to thee, and thou shall not lend to him: he shall be the head and thou shalt be the tail.”

Once that was established with us, Galatians 3:13-14 (KJV) came alive in our hearts and this ministry: “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: that THE BLESSING of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”

from Kenneth Copeland and Greg Stephen’s new book, God, The Covenant and The Contradiction.

Again, what is it that you need today? Go to God’s Word. Find the blood-backed, COVENANT promise that covers your need. And activate your faith by taking corresponding action.   

What have you heard God say?

What is His promise to you?

What corresponding action can you take?

To read more about God’s blood-backed COVENANT promises to us, click here to order your copy of God, The Covenant and The Contradiction by Kenneth Copeland and Greg Stephens.

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We are living in a time in which it is vital that we recall each benefit that is available to us. The Lord wants us to take advantage of every provision He has made. “Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not ALL His benefits” (Psalm 103:1-2 KJV). Imagine how different your life would be if you walked in all the benefits you have been promised—the forgiveness of your sins, renewed health, deliverance and provision for your every need! Let’s think about not only what your life would be like, but also what you could do if you walked in the fullness of these benefits. That freedom would be life-changing! The good news is that walking in the benefits God provides is no fairy tale; as believers, we have access to all the benefits in God’s Word.

In 1978, a word of the Lord through Charles Capps highlighted God’s plan for wealth transfer. He said, Financial inversion shall increase in these days. For you see, it is My desire to move in the realm of your financial prosperity. But release Me, saith the Lord, release Me that I may come on your behalf and move on your behalf, for yet there shall be in this hour financial distress here and there. The economy shall go up, and it will go down. But those that learn to walk in the Word, they shall see the prosperity of the Word come forth in this hour in a way that has not been seen by men in days past. Yes, there is coming a financial inversion in the world’s system. It’s been held in reservoirs of wicked men for days on end. But the end is near. Those reservoirs shall be tapped and shall be drained into the gospel of Jesus Christ. It shall be done, saith the Lord. It shall be done in the time allotted, and so shall it be. The word of the Lord shall come to pass that the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. But it shall be, saith the Lord, that the Word of the Lord shall rise within people. People of God of low esteem in the financial world that shall claim the Word of God to be their very own and walk in the light of it as it has been set forth in the Word. And they will give. They will begin to give small at first because that’s all they have. But it will increase. And through the hundredfold return, so shall it be that the reservoirs that have held the riches in days past, so shall it return to the hands of the giver. Because of the hundredfold return shall the reservoirs be lost from the wicked and turned to the gospel.

What Does The Bible Say About Wealth Transfer?

There are several references in God’s Word concerning this transfer of wealth. The pattern of many of these references involves someone evil, wicked or a sinner versus the one who pleases God, is righteous or is kind to the poor. In other words, God intends that the world’s wealth be transferred to those who represent Him. The following are very specific verses that highlight this plan:

“A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just“ (Proverbs 13:22 KJV).

“Evil people may have piles of money and may store away mounds of clothing but the righteous will wear that clothing, and the innocent will divide that money“ (Job 27:16-17).

“The wicked go to bed rich but wake to find that all their wealth is gone” (Job 27:19).

“If a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please Him“ (Ecclesiastes 2:26).

“Income from charging high interest rates will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor” (Proverbs 28:8).

“The LORD your God will soon bring you into the land he swore to give you when he made a vow to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a land with large, prosperous cities that you did not build. The houses will be richly stocked with goods you did not produce. You will draw water from cisterns you did not dig, and you will eat from vineyards and olive trees you did not plant“ (Deuteronomy 6:10-11).

Why Is This Supernatural Wealth Transfer Going To Happen?

Now, this transfer of wealth from the wicked to the righteous has a purpose beyond simply the righteous being wealthy. The money is needed for the advancement of the gospel in the last days. Pastor Bill Winston shared, “We are going to see money supernaturally transfer into the bank accounts of the people of God. Why the transfer of wealth? Mainly for the advancing of the Kingdom and bringing the end-time harvest of souls. God needs the wealth in our hands to fulfill the call on our lives for this generation.” The Lord requires it for the great harvest of souls. Now is the time to sow toward and release our faith for this transfer. Take hold of all the benefits available to you by faith!

Pray This Today:

Father, in the Name of Jesus we come before You, and we thank You that You are the supreme Provider. You are the supernatural Provider and Supplier, and today we release our faith for supernatural wealth transfer. Supernatural wealth, you come to us in the Name of Jesus! That is a promise of the covenant in Your Word. We take it, we receive it and we say that every project is PAID FOR IN FULL! We thank You for the faith projects You have given us, and we thank You, Lord, that there is a massive, massive harvest coming into our lives. By faith we take it, we receive it and we believe it! In Jesus Name, I believe I receive supernatural wealth transfer.

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