In Acts Chapter 8, an angel appeared before Philip and brought him to the Ethiopian eunuch. In Acts Chapter 10 and 11, an angel appeared in a vision shown to Cornelius. We see from these passages that the work of angels is very important. Hebrews 1:14 tells us clearly that angels are ministering spirits, and are different from the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is God, but an angel is just a ministering spirit. Angels can only appear on the outside, and help to protect us from the outside, but the Holy Spirit can change us from inside out. Although the angels can protect us from the outside, they cannot change our hearts from the inside. Only the Holy Spirit can live within the hearts of the people, to bring about change. For each believer, God prepared for us a guardian angel. Matthew 18:10 tells us that God has indeed prepared to angels to protect us, just like in this passage - Peter was in prison, and an angel rescued him.
Several years ago, the church youths went camping in Yosemite. I was driving back from the Yosemite mountains and was stepping on my brakes all along the way. It did not take long before I started to smell the burning tires. I pulled over to the side, and told the youths to get off the car, planning to rush the car off to the garage for repairs. Unexpectedly, when I started the car and stepped on the accelerator, the car started to slide backwards. There were small wooden sticks on the road behind my car, but these did not stop my car from sliding down the hill. At this time, I heard what sounded like a loud thunder, and the car suddenly came to a stop in the middle of the slope, stuck among three trees. When I saw this scene, it was like a hand had grabbed hold of my car. I suddenly realized that it was the work of angels that saved my life! Do you know that God has sent an angel to protect you in your path today?
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