GOD’S DIVINE HEDGE OF  PROTECTION OVER HIS CHILDREN.

GOD has a hedge of protection over all His children who worship Him in Spirit and truth, in love,truth, holiness, righteousness, and faith. Let’s look at it in the scriptures.

Job 1:7-12 NKJV says:
” And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” So Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”  Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?” So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?  Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!”  And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.”

If you want God’s divine protection  we have to do like the men God spoke about in the scriptures : ” There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.” (Job 1:1 NKJV).

” He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.  I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”  Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence.  He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.  You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day,  Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.  A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. 

Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked.  Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place,  No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.  You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.  He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”( Psalms 91: 1-16 NKJV).

Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me.  But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you.  My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.  And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.  My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. [30] I and My Father are one.” ( John 10 : 25-30 NKJV).

” Now to Him Who is able to keep you without stumbling or slipping or falling, and to present [you] unblemished (blameless and faultless) before the presence of His glory in triumphant joy and exultation [with unspeakable, ecstatic delight]–  To the one only God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory (splendor), majesty, might and dominion, and power and authority, before all time and now and forever (unto all the ages of eternity). Amen (so be it).” [Jude 1 : 24-25 AMPC].

THE MIND OF CHRIST

A SPIRITUAL MIND focuses on the things of the Spirit,through Christ Jesus, our Savior.
Spiritually Minded People are conscious oriented towards the divine, eternal or higher realities of God, rather than material or worldly things.

THEY ARE COMPASSIONATE ,AND ACTIVELY DISPLAYING GODLY ATTRIBUTES, AND CHARACTERISTICS.

THEY ARE GROUNDED,AND ROOTED IN GOD’S WORD. THEREFORE, THEY ARE CALMER WHEN THEY FACE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS. BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEIR GOD.

THEY PRIORITIZE,BIBLE READING, PRAYER, AND MEDITATION TO CONTINUALLY RENEW THEIR MINDS IN THE THINGS OF GOD.

Romans 8:5-11 NKJV says  :
” For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.  So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.
And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

Then Colossians 3:1-2 NKJV says:

” If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.


“For ‘Who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?’ But we have the mind of Christ.” (This is the primary verse that directly uses the phrase, highlighting that believers have access to God’s wisdom through the Spirit)”. ( 1 Corinthians 2 :16 NKJV).

FINALLY, Philippians 2:5-8 says:  ” Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus…” (Describes the mindset of Christ: humility, selflessness, and obedience to the Father).

” For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,  that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,  that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,  may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— 

to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.  Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,  to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” [ Ephesians 3: 14- 21 NKJV].

FREEDOM

Jesus gave His life, so that you could be Free,so accept and enjoy it.

” And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”  They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?” Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.  And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.”( John 8:32-36 NKJV).

” But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”( Romans 6:22-23 NKJV).

” There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.” ( Romans 8: 1-2 NKJV).

” Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”( 2 Corinthians 3:17 NKJV).

” For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men— as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.”(1 Peter 2: 15-16 NKJV).

+ To know Jesus is to know Truth Personified.

+ To know Truth Personified is to be set free.

+ Jesus is the Person of Truth, and the Word of God is the Word of Truth.

+ Jesus sets you free and the Word of God keeps you Free when you live by it.

+ Freedom in Christ sets you up for complete deliverance in your spirit, soul, mind and body.

+ Freedom in Christ makes you Bold, Courageous, Strong, Secure, and Wise, etc.

” Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.” (Galatians 5:1 NKJV).

” Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,  to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”[ Ephesians 3: 20-21 NKJV].

+++Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!

BY HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED.

” But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.”(Isaiah 53:5 NKJV).

” He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.”(Psalms 107:20 NKJV).

” Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise.”( Jeremiah 17: 14 NKJV).

” For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord, ‘Because they called you an outcast saying: “This is Zion; No one seeks her.” ’(Jeremiah 30:17 NKJV).

” who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.”(1 Peter 2:24 NKJV).

LET’S PRAY 🙏🏽
Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the Sick, I turn to You in this time of illness. Dearest Comforter of the troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with Your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. We place our worries in Your hands. In James 4:2-3  You said we have not because we ask not, So:

We ask that You restore Your servant to health again. Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge Your holy will and know that whatever You do, You do for the love of us.

Merciful God, I offer prayers for those who are wanting. Those with broken hearts and broken lives. Bless them with healing. Change their circumstances. Cause peace and prosperity to come to them in abundance. I, who have plenty, pray that I may share the richness of my soul, even as I share my resources.

Lord, I come before you today knowing that all power is in Your hand. I know that you are the Lord and that you care for your people. Right now, right now I have loved ones who are struggling with a difficult trial. I can see their strength faltering, Lord, and know that you have all of the strength that they need.

I pray that you will reach down and touch them right now wherever they are at this moment. Let your presence fill the room where they are and let them feel an extra portion of your strength that can help them to get through this day.

They need you now, Lord, and I thank you in advance for meeting them where they are and shoring up their strength during this difficult time. IN THE ALMIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH, WE PRAY . AMEN 🙏