The Ministry of Angels

I believe we are living in a time of increased angelic activity and interaction with the body of Christ. The Lord is giving us heightened awareness of those who minister among us so that we may cooperate more fully with His kingdom purposes in this hour.

I had a recent vision of a "portal" open in the heavenlies over a particular area, and I was reminded of "Jacob's ladder" on which angels were ascending and descending between heaven and earth.

Genesis 28:10-17 - "And he came to a certain place and spent the night there.....And he had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it."

I believe there are many such places through which the angelic messengers carry "dispatches" to us from the Father. A "dispatch" is a message sent with speed, especially an important official message sent by a diplomatic, military, or naval officer. It is the Captain of the Hosts Himself, of course, who is sending these dispatches to His soldiers on earth as we enter a new phase of spiritual warfare. I recently had a quick vision of multitudes of angelic messengers going forth throughout the atmosphere, and I knew that many directives were being sent.

During a recent ministry time, I heard the Lord say, "Angelic Watchers". I knew He was referring to a special rank of being mentioned in the Book of Daniel:

Daniel 4:13 - "I was looking in the visions in my mind as I lay on my bed, and behold, and angelic watcher, a holy one, descended from heaven...."
Daniel 4:17 - "This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers, and the decision is a command of the holy ones, in order that the living may know that the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind, and bestows it on whom He wishes, and sets over it the lowliest of men."
Daniel 4:23 - "And in that the king saw an angelic watcher, a holy one, descending from heaven and saying, 'Chop down the tree and destroy it....'"

Webster's Dictionary defines "watcher" as: "an observer; an official representative who is stationed to watch the conduct of the people (as at the poles during an election)".

Nugget of Gold: It is essential that we learn to recognize the ministry of God's angels in this day. We must ask the Lord to open our spiritual eyes to see beyond the natural and quickly obey that which the Lord is directing us to do. Psalm 103:20 tells us that the angels are "mighty in strength, and perform His word, obeying the voice of His word!" May we be fully engaged with the heavenly host in carrying out God's plans in this hour!