THE ANGEL GUARD by Wm. Pepper

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 9, 1867

THE ANGEL GUARD.

By Wm. Pepper

“The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him and delivereth them.” Ps. xxxiv, 7.

What a glorious consolation this is to know that we have for our companions holy angels of God, who are always ready to defend and deliver us. However poor and humble we may appear before the world, we are the objects of God’s care if we are only followers of the meek and lowly Jesus, doing and obeying the will and commandments of our heavenly Father. And in doing so we have this assurance, “He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.” When we compare God in his great glory to puny man who is so prone to sin and to do that which is evil, we are led to exclaim with the Psalmist, “What is man that thou art mindful of him and the son of man that thou visitest him?” Truly it is the pure love of God which he has had for us from the beginning, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. Oh then let us always strive to win the approving smiles of our heavenly Father, doing and obeying his will and requirements with all godly fear, lest we at any time grieve from us those dear companions who though invisible are to us a strong and powerful guard.

“He shall charge his angel legions Watch and ward o’er thee to keep; Though thou walk through hostile regions, Though in deserts wild thou sleep.”

Wm. Pepper.

Alton, Ill.