Memorise:
For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about,
and will be the glory in the midst of her.
Zechariah 2:5
Read: Job 1:8-10
1:8 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my
servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and
an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
1:9 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God
for nought?
1:10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his
house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed
the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : ACTS 27-28 and SONG OF SOLOMON
8:8-14
Message
Everybody in this world wants to be secure. Witchcraft is
prospering because people feel insecure and they are looking for
security from any available source. The unfortunate thing is that,
looking for security from the forces of darkness is looking for
security from the very person who wants to destroy you. Those
who are living a holy life have the protection of the Lord Almighty.
This is because God has built a hedge around them. In Job
1:9-10, the Bible tells us that God had put a hedge around Job
and his household. God put a hedge around Job because he
served Him. Job got into the predicament that befell him because
God wanted to prove a point to Satan. Around every holy child of
God, there is an unseen wall. Satan cannot pass through this wall
because it is made of fire. The Bible in Zechariah 2:5 says,
"For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about,
and will be the glory in the midst of her."
Satan knows that he is going to end up in the Lake of fire. He is
therefore not very anxious to taste this fire yet, so when he sees
anybody who is surrounded by this fire, he keeps his distance.
God has made so many promises to those that are holy. Psalm 91
contains classical examples of these promises. You cannot abide
in the secret place of the Most High without being holy. Without
being holy, God's promises cannot be yours. The fire of the
Almighty God is so hot that when it surrounds you, the fire of this
world will make way for you to pass. We have a good example in
Daniel 3:24-28, where Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were
put in the fiery furnace. Their experience confirms what the
scripture says concerning the holy in Isaiah 43:2:
"When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and
through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou
walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall
the flame kindle upon thee."
There is however one thing that can remove the security covering
from you. This is sin. Whenever you sin, you create a barrier
between you and God. It is therefore dangerous to sin, not even
for once because you may not be able to recover from the
devastating effect of the ensuing satanic attack in the course of
your backsliding. I pray that your fire will not go out in Jesus'
Name.
Prayer Point:
Father, whatever will take away your banner of protection over my
life, withhold me from such from now on.
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