“Take this man to prison,” the man heard Herod say
And then four squads of soldiers came and carried him away
Chained up between two watchmen, Peter tried to sleep
But beyond the walls an endless prayer was lifting for his keep
Then a light cut through the darkness of a lonely prison cell
And the chains that bound the man of God just opened up and fell
And running to his people before the break of day
There was only one thing on his mind, only one thing to say
Angels watching over me, every move I make
Angels watching over me
Angels watching over me, every step I take
Angels watching over me
God only knows the times my life was threatened just today
A reckless car ran out of gas before it ran my way
Near misses all around me, accidents unknown
Though I never see with human eyes the hands that lead me home
But I know they’re all around me all day and through the night
When the enemy is closing in, I know sometimes they fight
To keep my feet from falling, I’ll never turn away
If you’re asking what’s protecting me then you’re gonna hear me say
Got his angels watching over me, every move I make
Angels watching over me
Angels watching over me, every step I take
Angels watching over me
God only knows how many accidents…in the car or just walking…I have come near to being in. I have also seen other people have some near-misses. Every day is full of near-misses . Yet God is protecting us. We may not understand how, but God is there and knows when we really need Him. Life is hard. Without God, we would not be able to survive every day.
My God hath sent His angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me:
forasmuch as before Him innocency was found in me;
and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
Daniel 6:22
In today’s world we are being persecuted left and right by those who do not believe in God or those who religiously believe in something else. We are thrown into the proverbial ‘lion’s den’ every day. Daniel was thrown into the lion’s den because the king had been misled about Daniel. However, Daniel knew that he would be safe. He testified to the king the next morning that an angel of the Lord had come and shut the lion’s mouth through the night. The king, having seen and heard of Daniel’s survival, decreed that the kingdom would follow Daniel’s God.
God’s angels are always looking out for us. We may not be able to see them, but we know that He sends His angels to look after us. We can think of all the near-misses we have had and realize that God was looking out for us. God and His angels are always there fighting for us. They are protecting us from the forces that are always out there trying to make us fall.
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Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for guarding us and protecting us. Thank You for sending Your angels to give us protection from the many things that are trying to make us fall and take us away from You. Without You, we would certainly fall and not be able to get up. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Thank you, Laura, for this encouraging song and your words to remind us of how much God really cares about us and protects us every moment of everyday.
From one of my favorite Bible chapters comes this verse, “For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.” (Psalm 91:11)