Denny answers:
The Bible does not say that every person has a guardian angel, but angels do help Christians.
God created angels to worship and serve Him. One of the ways angels serve God is when God sends them to help people:
• God sent an angel to the den of lions to protect Daniel (Daniel 6:22).
• God sent an angel to free Peter from prison (Acts 12:5-11).
• God may send angels to help people without the people ever knowing (2 Kings 6:15-17; Hebrews 13:2).
Some people think God gives each person an angel to help and look out for that person.
People think different things, but the Bible is the truth. One verse in the Bible seems to support the idea of guardian angels: “See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven” (Matthew 18:10).
This verse shows that angels stand before God, ready to help believers. The verse does not prove that every person has his own angel. Only God is all-knowing and all-powerful, so only He can protect us, even by sending an angel.
Instead of trusting an angel to help and protect you, trust God. If you trust God’s one way of salvation, Jesus’ death on the cross, God promises He will never leave or forsake you, and Jesus says He will always be with you (Hebrews 13:5-6; Matthew 28:20). That’s better than having a guardian angel!
Bible Truth
- “Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?” (Hebrews 1:14).
- “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?’” (Hebrews 13:5-6).
- “Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they sang: ‘Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!’” (Revelation 5:11-12).
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