////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Angels of Destiny
Angels
of Destiny Help to Fulfill God's Prophetic Word Over You
Michelle McClain-Walters
Heaven's angels have
received a new assignment. God has released angels all around you — to help
move you forward along your chosen path.
I call them angels of
destiny. They are assigned to the prophetic word over your life, and they help
you fulfill it.
The
Bible calls them "ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those
who will inherit salvation" (Hebrews 1:14).
Many of God's chosen
have been receiving prophecies about promotion, and when there's promotion,
there's always an adversary who wants to stop us from going through the door.
But God is releasing
a new force, a new company of angels that will be governed by the Holy Spirit,
to break you through.
They will war with
you, protect you and bring you to that place of new beginnings.
During my prayer and
study time, God has continued to put images of angels before my eyes.
He keeps challenging
me to study them. He's been showing me that He is doing something new with
angels on behalf of the chosen.
He is reintroducing
us to a whole company of supernatural agents on call to do our bidding.
To get them to act on
our command, we must speak what God is speaking.
Our actions and
instructions to them must be in line with God's will.
Angels are not
genies, and they are not subject to flesh. This is why it is so important that
we walk according to the Spirit and in the knowledge of God's will for our
lives.
As we pursue God and
press into the Spirit, the Lord will begin to give us revelations about the
natural army — you and me — and the spiritual army — the angelic host of heaven
— moving together.
What we see with this
collaboration is a picture of the natural and the spiritual converging in the
coexisting spirit realm.
I want to show you
how to stir up the angelic spirits sent to minister to us and the various roles
they play in the lives of the chosen.
Dispensing Angels
When
I would see angels, the Lord would tell me to lift up my voice in praise and
worship. "You are dispensing the angels," He'd say.
He was helping me
understand that praise and worship are how we release angels to set up ambushes
against our enemies.
We forget that at
times, but when we open up our mouths and praise the Lord, angels start moving
on our behalf.
This is exactly what
the Lord did in 2 Chronicles 20:21-22 (NKJV) when King Jehoshaphat and the
people of Israel were facing a mighty army where their defeat was inevitable in
the natural.
They sought the Lord
about what they should do.
Here
is the word from the king: "When he had consulted with the people, he
appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty
of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: 'Praise the
Lord, for His mercy endures forever'" (verse 21).
This
was the outcome: "Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord
set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come
against Judah; and they were defeated" (verse 22).
The account says, "the
Lord set ambushes."
But I believe by the
Spirit of God, God dispensed angels to do this work.
Their praise moved
the hand of God, who then dispatched angels to set ambushes against their
enemies.
We see that when they
began to praise and magnify the Lord, compassion for their predicament rose up
before Him, and He was compelled to act.
In another example,
two of God's chosen apostles, Paul and Silas, were in prison for preaching the
gospel and casting out demons.
Late
into the night, Paul and Silas began to pray and sing hymns to the Lord. "Suddenly
there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were
shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's shackles were
loosened" (Acts
16:26, MEV).
I believe this to be
another angelic intervention, which eventually led to many lives being saved
into the kingdom of God.
The
Lord has been saying to me, "Tell My people I am releasing a new
company of angels, angels of My presence. These are the angels of your
destiny."
Certain angels will
move with you, but others will be assigned to your specific assignment.
They are
door-opening, chain-breaking, earth-shaking, ambush-setting angels who will be
released when you open your mouth in prayer, praise and worship before the Lord
and in the face of your enemies.
Do you remember in
Acts 12, when Peter was in prison? The church kept a 24/7 prayer vigil going on
his behalf.
As
they prayed, the hinges of the prison doors blew off, and the angel of the Lord
came and said, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me" (Acts 12:8b).
Step by step, the
angel was with Peter, shielding him from being spotted by the guards, telling
him which direction to walk in and clearing all exits until he was safely out.
God is getting ready
to blow some hinges off some doors.
When
you learn how to praise Him and say, "The Lord is good and His mercy
endures forever," and when you can say, "Oh, God, we bless
You," even as the enemy is coming against you like a flood, you will
see God release His angels to encamp around you and miraculously deliver you
back onto your chosen path.
Let's now get
familiar with the company of angels God has made available to us.
Angelic Functions
Psalm 103:20 tells us
that angels hearken to the voice of God's word.
Angels excel in
strength. Angels are powerful spirits that have been sent to assist us in
advancing the kingdom.
Though it can be hard
to realize, it is important to know that we are not alone.
First, God has given
us His Spirit to comfort, guide, teach and empower us for our chosen
assignments, but we also have the ministry of angels, who have been sent forth
from the throne of God to minister on our behalf.
They give us
supernatural assistance.
Many who hear the
word of the Lord spoken over their lives wonder how His word can manifest in
their lives.
Have you ever
received a prophetic word that seems almost impossible?
God has assigned
angels to make it so. They help fulfill His divine purposes. When we speak and
decree the word of the Lord, they begin to minister on our behalf.
Angels are at work
behind the scenes, influencing cities, nations, governments and history, and as
we've discovered, they are also sent to minister on behalf of individuals.
And yes, angels are
involved in helping you fulfill your destiny and purpose.
In Genesis 28:12,
Jacob saw a portal through which angels were ascending and descending.
This portal is
Bethel, the house of God and the gate of heaven. The house of God today is the
church. We are now Bethel.
A portal to heaven
opens up when we pray, praise, worship, preach and prophesy. Angels ascend and
descend through this portal. They are sent to help and assist us.
Angels
are connected to God's chosen prophets and prophetic people. Jacob encountered
a host of angels in Genesis 32:1-2: "Jacob went on his way, and the
angels of God met him. When Jacob saw them, he said, 'This is God's camp.' So
he called the name of that place Mahanaim."
Here, the angels were
assigned to bring Jacob to his designated place. In other words, angels were a
part of him fulfilling his destiny.
Mahanaim in the verse
above means "two camps." This was an angelic army sent to assist
Jacob.
The prophetic word
reveals and releases destiny.
God has a destiny for
each person, and we are responsible to discover it, pursue it and walk in it.
Angelic assistance
includes angels that go before us and angels that protect us. They assist us
against human and demonic opposition.
They assist us in
overcoming resistance to the fulfillment of His word.
Angels were
instrumental in the giving of the Law. They were involved in the establishment
of the covenant between God and His people.
Angels are always
involved with God's covenant people. Those in covenant with God are not alone.
We are not left to our own strength in fulfilling the word of the Lord.
Angels are spirits (Psalm 104:4).
They operate in the
invisible realm. They are spiritual beings who respond to the word of the Lord.
They respond to
prayer, praise, worship, fasting, preaching and prophecy. Spirits respond to
spiritual activities.
Angels go before us
to drive out the enemy (Exodus
33:2).
They go before us to
make way for us to possess our possessions. The word of the Lord is often a
declaration of what belongs to us. We are not alone in trying to possess it.
Angels help us
experience significant breakthroughs, overcome impossible odds and overcome
giants and strong enemies.
Activating Angels
As I said earlier,
once the word of destiny or prophecy is spoken, angels are released to help
fulfill it.
The word of the Lord
initiates the activity of angels in our lives. I also believe that different
angels can be assigned from heaven to us at different times.
God's word will
prosper or succeed wherever it is sent, and angels can be sent before us to
prosper our way (Genesis
24:40, Isaiah 55:11).
We can also prosper
through prophesying (Ezra
6:14).
Prophetic
intercession and prophetic utterances are instrumental in releasing the
ministry of angels.
God is committed to
performing His word on behalf of His chosen ones, and He sends His angels to
assist in its performance. God performs the counsel of His messengers (Isaiah 44:26).
His messengers were
the prophets. God is committed to His word, and He sends angels to cause it to
come to pass.
I
love Jeremiah 1:12, which says, "Then the Lord said to me, 'You have
seen well. For I will hasten My word to perform it.'"
God watches over His
word to perform it. Angels excel in strength to do the will of God. God has
made them strong for this purpose.
Angels are involved
in what God's messenger speaks.
We do not have the
strength or wisdom to do the great things of which God speaks. Man is limited
in his power and ability to perform the counsel of God. We are dependent upon
heaven and its resources.
We can trust God to
release His angels on our behalf when we speak and walk in His counsel. Angels
are given charge over us.
In other words, they
are appointed over us. They assist us and protect us as we walk in God's
purpose for our lives (Psalm
91:11).
Angels delight in
hearing and fulfilling God's prophetic word. Angels take pleasure in assisting
us to fulfill God's plans. They continually wait on God and His people.
Angels love God's
word, and they love performing it. Angels love God's presence, and they love to
praise and worship Him.
Angels visit our
services, and it is possible that they have been there in the form of humans
without us being aware (Hebrews
13:2).
Strong worship is an
atmosphere for angels and the chosen.
The Hebrew word nataph means
"to prophesy."
Heaven drops at the
presence of God (Psalm
68:8).
As we know, the
chosen also love God's presence and His word. Angels join us in our worship.
They also listen to the word of the Lord.
Angels have a great
desire to look into the things of which God speaks (1 Pet. 1:12).
They are interested
in His prophetic plans and seeing them come to pass. I believe they rejoice at
the fulfillment of His word.
Angels often stand
behind prophets and their ministry gifts when they are preaching. We have seen
this many times in our services.
Angels often stand on
the platform. They are involved in what we are preaching and declaring.
Provoking Angels
Angels can even be
provoked. God warned Israel not to provoke the angel sent before it (Exodus 23:20-22).
Disobedience to the
word and voice of the Lord can provoke angels. "Provoke" is the
Hebrew word marar, meaning to make bitter or make enraged.
This is a sobering
thought. Angels don't like it when God's word is disobeyed; they place high
honor on it. They are committed to God and His word.
Angels are therefore
absolutely committed to seeing God's word come to pass. They are faithful
servants of God and faithful to us as well when we walk in and obey God's word.
The prophet Elisha
was aware of the heavenly host and prayed for God to open the eyes of his
servant (2
Kings 6:17).
The Lord also opened
the eyes of Balaam to see an angel in the way (Numbers 22:31).
This angel was sent
to withstand Balaam, who was called by Balak to curse Israel. Balaam was spared
and prophesied blessing over Israel, which enraged Balak.
We don't want to
provoke angels. We want them on our side assisting us. They make great helpers
but formidable enemies.
When we submit to
God's prophetic purposes, they will be our friends and not our enemies. They
will help us succeed and fulfill God's prophetic word and plan for our lives.
When prophets
prophesy judgment, angels can be released to fulfill it. Angels assist in
carrying out God's judgments.
Individuals and
nations can come under judgments executed by angels (Acts 12:23).
God watches over His
word to perform it (Jeremiah
1:12).
God can use human
armies and angelic armies to release judgments. Angels are involved in the
judgments released in the book of Revelation.
And in 2 Kings
19:34-36, an angel destroyed the camp of the Assyrians after Isaiah released
the word of the Lord to Hezekiah.
This was an immediate
fulfillment which again shows the power of angels and their obedience to the
word of the Lord.
The chosen are
connected to the angelic realm. The invisible realm responds to our commands as
we align with the will of God.
Our words are spirit
and life, and the spiritual containers of the will and purposes of God. It is
important that we grow in our understanding of how the angelic realm serves us.
I decree now that the
heavens be opened and angels be released as God has commanded.
I loose angels to
ascend and descend the ladder to the gates of heaven on our behalf.
I loose angelic
protection over the lives and assignments of God's chosen.
I decree that we will
hear the voice of destiny pulling us forward and that destiny angels will be
with us.
I decree that angels
will connect us to our destiny and people who will help us along the way.
I loose angels of
prosperity and promotion, destiny and purpose to minister to us in this season.
Michelle
McClain-Walters
is an author who has traveled to more than 50 nations to lead prophetic schools
and training.
CHARISMA is the only magazine
dedicated to reporting on what the Holy Spirit is doing in the lives of
believers around the world. If you are thirsty for more of God's presence and
His Holy Spirit, subscribe to CHARISMA and join a family of believers that
choose to live life in the Spirit. CLICK HERE for a special offer.
