Are guardian angels able to exercise their power unilaterally according to their will (for example help you find your lost wallet) or are they subject to God’s will? If God has the final decision they I wonder what purpose is there to praying to a guardian angel since they can only act with God’s OK. In that case praying to a guardian angel is superfluous compared to praying to God directly. Am I missing something?
Angels’do have an intellect and a will but this would be determined by the great test that was given to them after they were created. They could choose to love and serve God and be guardians and messengers of Heaven or rebel and server themselves I.E Lucifer and his followers. I think after that great test their will was fixated eternally on adoring, loving and serving God and carrying out his will. God’s will is solely on the salvation and redemption of his creation.
The Creator Himself is so powerful and glorious that He cannot be approached in person by human beings. He alone "hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto: whom no man hath seen, nor can see (
1 Timothy 6:16). Angels do not have man’s shortcomings, and can therefore act for God and represent Him when communicating with men and women. They bridge the huge gap between the holiness and perfection of God in heaven and the shortcomings of dying people on this planet. Angels were made immortal (that is, never to die). Their eternal quality was spoken of by Jesus when he said:
“They which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God. being the children of the resurrection.” (
Luke 20:35.36)
Jesus was saying that, in the same way as the angels (the children or “sons” of God) live for ever and are of one gender, so those who will be called the “sons” and “daughters” of God when Jesus returns will also live for ever and will not marry.
if you have an hour I suggest listening to this
Maybe listen to it on a day where youre cleaning your house or going for some driving. Very insightful and just might help answer your question and more