The angels who remained loyal to God are powerful, responsible, purposeful, faithful, and obedient beings tasked with ministering to God's elect. As chief servants of God Almighty, they do His will in all things, whether toward His future sons or against the wicked. The ministry of the holy angels to the elect includes guiding, providing for, protecting, delivering, comforting, and gathering. The author of Hebrews calls them ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation. To minister means to do service for, and holy angels are sent forth to save us from accidents or premature death and to help us attain eternal life. Their ministry is an inspiring and encouraging proof of God's care and concern for us. God has commissioned His angels to guide events for the benefit of the elect. Abraham knew that God would send one of His angels to oversee the efforts of finding a wife for Isaac, ensuring the trip's success. Angels also provide for the elect, especially in times of need, as seen when an angel provided food and water to Elijah in the wilderness, enabling him to travel a great distance. Sometimes, angels comfort God's people, as when an angel assured Paul during a tempest at sea that he and those with him would survive. In the future, God will commission His angels to gather the elect to Christ at Jerusalem when He returns in great power and glory. God often sends His angels to protect and deliver His elect. The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him and delivers them, showing that God expects loyalty and obedience as a prerequisite to giving His protection. In New Covenant times, God continues to deliver His servants through angels, as when an angel awakened Peter from prison on the night before his planned execution. Under God's direction, the ministry of angels is to guide, provide for, protect, deliver, comfort, and watch over the elect. These holy angels, though greater beings than we are now, remain loyal and dedicated servants of God, helping us attain salvation and levels in the God Family far greater than their own.

Angels, as ministering spirits created to serve those seeking salvation, reflect and express God's love through their noble efforts. As peerless agents of God, they provide protection, assistance, guidance, and comfort to His creation and to Jesus Christ, exemplifying lives of selfless service to both God and man. God has charged His angels with our protection and well-being, as seen in Psalm 91:11-12, where He commands them to guard us in all our ways, bearing us up lest we stumble. In the story of Daniel in the lions' den, an angel sent by God shut the lions' mouths, preserving Daniel unharmed because of his innocence before Him. Similarly, angels rescued Lot and his family from a violent mob in Sodom, ensuring their safety. Angels also facilitate God's will by guiding events for the benefit of His elect. When Abraham sent his servant to find a wife for Isaac, he trusted that God would send His angel to prosper the journey, making it successful. This divine assistance ensured the fulfillment of God's plan. Moreover, angels provide for physical needs, as demonstrated when an angel brought food and water to a despondent Elijah in the wilderness, sustaining him for his arduous journey. The angel's care enabled Elijah to continue on his path. Angels possess the capacity to administer comfort and strength to God's people. During a tempestuous storm at sea, an angel appeared to Paul, reassuring him not to fear, for God had granted safety to all aboard and ensured Paul's mission to stand before Caesar. Likewise, an angel comforted Jesus before His trial and crucifixion, and Gabriel's words strengthened Daniel. God's promise to the Israelites in Exodus 23:20, to send an Angel to keep them in the way and lead them to the prepared place, reveals both His love and the role He designed for angels to express that love. Combined with the superior life of Jesus Christ, the tireless efforts of these ministering angels bolster our confidence that God provides all we need to attain eternal life in His Kingdom.

This message examines the mysterious, yet pivotal biblical figure known as the Angel of the Lord, conclusively affirming that this Being is none other than the pre-incarnate Christ who appears at critical moments in Israel's history to reveal God's plan, deliver instructions, make promises, and forcefully move events toward their fulfillment. God's people are encouraged to develop a broader and deeper understanding of the spirit world, living above-the-sun, engaging with the unseen eternal realm by perceiving spiritually. Some of the key biblical episodes in which the Angel of the Lord are recorded are Hagar's flight (Genesis 16), Isaac's near-sacrifice (Genesis 22), Moses's encounter with the burning bush (Exodus 3), and Joshua's encounter with the Commander of the Lord's army (Joshua 5), demonstrating the Angel of the Lord acting with divine authority, accepting worship, speaking in the first person of God, orchestrating the fulfillment of His sovereign will. In every one of these appearances, the Angel of the Lord reveals elements of God's character: holiness, omniscience, mercy, faithfulness, and justice, modeling God's personal involvement in the lives of His people. Like Joshua, God's chosen saints should not question whose side He is on, but whether we are on His side, submitting, obeying, and trusting Christ to lead us into His Kingdom, fighting our battles, and ensuring victory providing we remain faithful. Like Joshua, we must take off our sandals, submit to the Holy Commander, choosing His side, doing His will, and He will lead us into inheriting the kingdom of God.