"You are like a wall protecting not only him, but his entire family and all his property. You make him successful in whatever he does, and his flocks and herds are everywhere" Job 1:10 (cev)
God is a protecting wall around us ( fiery edge)
THE FIERY HEDGE
- Dr. Paul Dhinakaran
How to escape or be delivered from the clutches of Satan? The Bible says, "Resist the devil and he will flee from you." (James 4:7). How can we resist the devil that he may flee from us? The answer to this is found in the former part of the same verse. It says, "Humble yourself before God and submit to Him." When we surrender our life to the Lord Jesus Christ, Satan will flee from us. You must be aware that, "He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4).
If Jesus Christ who won satan on the cross at Calvary dwells in your heart through the Holy Spirit then satan can by no means touch you or harm you. The Bible attests satan as 'defeated foe'. Jesus Christ destroyed satan on the cross and has triumphed over him (Colossians 2:14). Therefore, when Jesus Christ dwells in your heart you escape from the devil.
God put a fiery hedge around Job and his household (Job 1:10). Therefore satan stands before God and cries out saying, "You have put a fiery hedge around him and I am unable to enter his house. I cannot harm him. All that I am able to see is his prosperity. His spiritual life is excellent. His family life is wonderful. He has a wife and lovely children. He has all the riches of the world. Everyone in the society respects him. He is handsome to look at. He is prospering in every aspect of life and no sickness is found in him. God you have put a hedge around him."
Similarly, when you open your heart to God and invite him, He will surely put a hedge around you and your household. The devil comes to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10) but Jesus Christ will come into you to grant you abundance of life. The life that Jesus Christ grants you has the power to destroy death and the darkness that the devil brings (Hebrews 2:14, 15).
When you have the Life Giver in you, then you can escape the clutches of the evil one. Just open your heart and say, "Lord Jesus Christ! Please come into my heart on this day. I submit my life into Your loving hands. I will not submit my life to satan or to the pleasures that this world offers. I submit my eyes, thoughts, hands, job, family everything of mine into Your hands. I promise to glorify Your name in everything that I do. I will do only those things that please You. I will live to build Your kingdom on earth." When you lead such a life pleasing to God then you can boldly say, "Get away from me Satan!" Then he will certainly flee from you. Satan cannot touch you. Cry out to God to grant you such a blessed life.
When I was a young man I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ. One day God filled me with the Holy Spirit. The Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (2 Corinthians 3:17). Liberty from devil's oppression.
Everyday on my way to college, temptations would try to overflow within me and try to get the better of my mind. I would cry, "Holy Spirit please help me." The life of the Holy Spirit who is in me would rise up. Then I would speak in the heavenly language filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. I will speak so loudly and be filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit. I would rebuke, "Get away from me -temptations and evil thoughts in the mighty name of Jesus Christ." They would flee from me and divine joy would fill my heart.
I will experience the happiness of being a child of God. In this way, temptation could not overpower me and God helped me have a close walk with Him away from sin. I keep doing this even now. As long as we live in this world we will have to face temptations and tribulations. Be of good cheer because our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ has conquered the world. He is greater than satan. Therefore, thank Jesus Christ for abiding with you through the Holy Spirit. Keep praising God always then you can escape the forces of darkness.
Prayer:
Loving Lord Jesus Christ,
You have triumphed over death the final enemy and crushed the evil works of satan on the cross. Likewise, help me also to crush satan under my feet and follow Your footprints every moment of my life. It is stated in the Bible One who has You has Life. I confess that You alone are the Way, the Truth and Life. No one can come to the Father except through You. O Thou unchanging, You who are the same yesterday, today and forever be with me and bless me on this day.
Amen.
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