And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
(2 Kings 6:17)

There came a day when, suddenly, Gehazi (Elisha's servant) became aware of what Elisah had known all along: When you are in covenant with the Most High God, his angels surround you with protection 24 hours a day.

Like Elisha, you are surrounded by protecting angels right now. And, just as with the prophet, they are waiting for your words of confidence and faith - words that are consistent with your blood covenant with God through Jesus - so they can go into action.

You see, we need to have your eyes opened. We need to realize that, no matter how many enemies the devil sends against us, there are more of us than there are of them. We have them outnumbered.

How do you put your angels to work? You do this by doing what Elisha did: Declare your covenant, and speak out the promises of God. Some people may say, "If I could see some angels, then I would believe."

Jesus said, "Blessed are those who have not seen but have believed anyway" (John 20:29). If you want to see your angels, see them in your covenant with the eyes of faith. They are there because God says they are there. That ought to be enough for us.

Our Covenant Enforcers
Now let us look at the activity of angels from a slightly different perspective as found in Galatians 3:19:

Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

The aspect of this verse that I want you to see is that the law was ordained by angels. Another way of translating that is to say that the law "was put into effect" by angels.

So we see that one of the functions of angels is "to put into effect" the promises of the covenant. In other words, they are "covenant-enforcers."

Policemen sometimes say, "I don't make the laws; I just enforce them." That is precisely the role of angels. They are "policemen" in the spirit realm who enforce the provision of your covenant with God. They do this if - and this is a big if - you loose them to do their jobs.

Angels Enforce God's Word
When you speak the words of God in the form of the promises in the Bible, they go into action to enforce them. For example, God's Word says that we were healed almost 2,000 years ago by the stripes laid on Jesus (1 Pet. 2:24).

When you speak out loud the scriptures concerning healing and your covenant right to healing, angels spring into action to do what is necessary in the spirit realm to bring healing to you. They are enforcing the terms of the covenant.

The Covenant of Promise
The covenant God has chosen to make with us is many-faceted. It contains promises of eternal life, healing, provision, and much more.

One of the most exciting and reassuring parts of the covenant that we have with God is His promise of protection. Of the many passages of scripture that speak of this covenant protection, none is more powerful and more all-encompassing than Psalm 91.

From start to finish, Psalm 91 declares God's covering of protection and safety over the believer. Every Christian would do well to memorize this glorious proclamation. However, for right now let us focus in on the portion of the psalm that describes the role of angels in keeping the believer safe.

Take a look at Psalm 91:11-12:

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

If you still have any lingering doubts about God assigning angels to protect you from harm, these verses should dispel them. Your promise of protection from God does not get any plainer than Psalm 91.

God has given his angels charge over us. That word means "assignment." God has assigned angels to keep us in all our ways. All means all, everything without exception.

Always Patrolling
When you slept in your bed last night, you were not alone. Angels stood watch over you. When you ride in a car, when you walk down the street, when you fly in a jet, the angels of God are carrying out their assignments to keep you in all your ways. They have orders to even keep you from dashing your foot against a stone.

Angelic protection is a powerful thing. It is not a good idea to come against a believer who understands and appropriates his right to covenant-enforcing angels.

I have heard people say, "Where were my angels when I got robbed last week?" Their angels were the same place their healings were when they got sick - right there in the covenant waiting to be appropriated by faith.

Source: Uprooting the Spirit of Fear by Dr. Creflo A. Dollar, Jr.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers