

Read Scripture. Go Deeper. Ask Questions. Take Action.
When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” the servant asked.
“Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
When Elisha's servant panicked at the army surrounding them, he could only see the natural threat, but Elisha knew a heavenly host stood ready to protect them. Pastor Justin uses that moment to teach what the Bible actually says about angels: these are real created beings, actively involved in the purposes of God, which means we are not alone. He shows us three arenas where God's servants are already with us.
Pastor Justin opens with the story of Elisha and his servant in 2 Kings 6, where the servant sees an enemy army but Elisha knows a heavenly host surrounds them. From that scene he teaches what the Bible says about angels: who they are, what they do, and why it matters. He clears away the myths, angels have no wings and are not the winged, feminine figures of pop culture, and shows instead that they are real created beings who look human, worship God, and appear across two-thirds of the New Testament. The heart of the message is that these servants of God are not spectators but active participants in His purposes, which means we are not alone in our worship, our warfare, or our work.
The practical weight lands on how we respond. Because the angels worship God when they see Him clearly, we have both a pattern to follow and, as those who have actually received redemption, a greater reason to worship than they do. Because spiritual warfare is real and not just a metaphor for hard circumstances, we can pray with confidence instead of trying to manufacture our own solutions. And because God chooses to involve us in His work, He sends angels to help us while entrusting to us the one thing they cannot do, preaching the gospel. Pastor Justin leaves us with the assurance that God has sent help our way, so we can keep moving forward knowing we never face any of it alone.