The Hedge Of Protection

Many Christians pray for a hedge of protection around their families. What is a hedge of protection? Where is it in the Bible? How do I get one?

Have you not put a hedge of protection around him and his house and all that he has. You have blessed the work of his hands and conferred prosperity and happiness upon him, on every side? You have left the work of his hands and conferred prosperity and happiness upon him, and his happiness possessions have increased in the land.

Job 1:10 {AMP}

Surprisingly, this quote is from Satan himself. He was complaining to God that Job was only righteous because God had planted a hedge of protection around him.

No, on the day went God’s sons cam to present themselves before the Lord, satan also came among them. The Lord said to Satan, where have you come from? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, from going back and forth in the earth, and walking up and down it. The Lord said to Satan, have you considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Does Job fear God for nothing? Haven’t you made a hedge around him, around his house, around all that has, on every side? You have breasts, the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But stretch out your hand, now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face. The Lord said to Satan, behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself, don’t stretch out your hand. So Satan went from the presence of the Lord.

Job 1:6-12 {Messianic}

This is even more prove to me that God had to protect it is real and effective. Even Satan complains that He protects His people.

But, we don’t have to trust Satan to know that God has promised to protect his people with a hedge of protection.

I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard; I love one had a vineyard on a fertile hillside. He dug it up and cleared it up stone and planted it in the choicest vines. He build a watch tower in it, and cut out a wine press as well. Then he looked for a crop of good grapes, but a yogurt only bad fruit. Now the dweller in Jerusalem, and the people of Judah, judged between me and my vineyard. What more could have been done for my vineyard: I will take a weighted hedge, and it will be destroyed; I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled. I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will command the clouds not to rain on it. The vineyard of a Lord Almighty, is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the vines He delighted in and he looked for he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.

Isaiah 5:1-7

He spoke this parable. “ A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none. He said to the vine dresser, Behold, the three years I have home looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down, why does it waste soil? He answered, Lord, leave it alone this year, also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it. If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down {Luke 13:6-9}.

Have you ever asked God for a hedge of protection around you, or your family, or a loved one? You can have a confidence hears your prayers.

Confess your sins to each other, and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. Elijah was a human as we are, and yet, when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fell for three and a half years! Then when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops {James 5:16-18}.