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.
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.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Acts 27-28 & Song of Solomon 8:8-14
AUTHOR:
Pastor E.A. Adeboye
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