Thank you For Reeling in your Questions as I shared with you recently please do not hesitate the emails will arrive and be answered right on the Lords Timing not on ours The Quest that caught my eye today is "Pastora Diana What is a hedge of protection?" Answer: In the first chapter of Job, God points out to Satan that Job is "blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil" (Job 1:8). Satan replies, "Does Job fear God for nothing?...Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has?" It is common for Christians to adapt this verse and pray a "hedge of protection" around a friend or family member, but few people understand the original inspiration behind the phrase. In the time of the Old Testament, wild animals were much more prevalent in the Middle East than they are today. The Bible mentions lions (Judges 14:5), wolves (Jeremiah 5:6), bears (1 Samuel 17:34), leopards (Hosea 13:7), and hyenas (Isaiah 13:22). Although stone walls could keep predators away from living areas and livestock, the walls would have to be very tall and would take a long time to make. Wood was not plentiful enough to waste on a fence. Instead, a hedge of thorn bushes could be induced to grow around a living compound. Thorn bushes would be too dense to crawl through, too sharp to chew through, and too deep for all but the most determined leopard to jump over. A hedge would also be a deterrent to sheep and goats seeking to escape their pen. As Satan is compared to a "lion looking for someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8), a thorn hedge is an appropriate metaphor for the protection God gives His followers. Is it wrong to ask God for a hedge of protection around yourself or someone else? Absolutely not. In addition to putting on the armor God gives us (Ephesians 6:13-17), there is nothing wrong with asking for God’s protection. As seen with Job, a hedge is an apt illustration for what God’s protection looks like. JESUS IS LORD FELLOWSHIP W.W.I. THE FELLOWSHIP HALL. “Brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which He consecrated for us…” (Hebrews 10:19-20) JESUS IS LORD FELLOWSHIP WWI , Around the Globe, is committed to helping people awaken to and walk in Christ’s “new and living way.” We seek to equip and empower the Body of Christ with resources by which the life of God’s Kingdom may be learned, lived and ministered. Founder/President Senior Pastor Dr. Diana Brevan. Pastor - Pastor Stewart Cambourn Visit our website at jesusislordfellowshipwwi.bravehost/ To subscribe to our Bible Study site send an email to Come On and Sign up for our World Wide Bible Studies for all age Groups In Christ Everyone is welcome to Join us!!! JesusIsLordFellowshipBibleStudies-subscribe@yahoogroups To subscribe to our World Wide Prayer Warriors Websites:groups.yahoo/group/upperroomofprayer/ Prayer Room World Wide Warriors Dr Diana Brevan Founder/President The Prayer Wall Of Jesus Is Lord Fellowship World Wide Warriors.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:03:33 +0000