Essays on Prayer No. 7 By Robert Dean Steel

Essays on Prayer No. 7 By Robert Dean Steel

  In this essay I will be talking about how to build a hedge of protection not only around yourself but every one and every thing in your world.  One time a person asked revivalist Gypsy Smith how to start a revival his answer was the following, "Draw a circle around yourself and do not come out until you are revived and the revival has started." 
   This is literally what you do in building a hedge around yourself.  You draw a circle around yourself and you say, "God in this moment I am building a hedge around myself.  I know from this moment I have a hedge of protection."  This hedge of war or protection protects not only you, but your loved ones, your church family, your church, your possessions and everything in your world.
   You are serving the enemies of the cross notice that you are under the protection of the Lord.  Remember no weapon against you can prosper.  Jehovah Nissi, the Lord is your banner and protection He is surrounding you.  The angels of the Lord are camped around you.  You can even ask the Lord to send His angels to protect you if you wish.
   In Psalm 91:9-14, tells us three reasons why the Lord will build a hedge around us.  First, because you are His habitation.  Paul writes in 1 Cor 6:19-20 that we are the temple of the Holy Spirit.  We have been bought with a price.  As the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit God has place His resurrection power at our disposal.  (Rom 8:11).  Next, the Lord has set His love on us.  What a great truth.  The Lord loves us.  John 3:16, tells us that God loved us so much that He sent Jesus Christ to die for our sins and give us eternal life.  It is the love of God surrounding us that keeps the hate of the world and the devil at bay.  Let this truth sink in you heart and spirit for a moment.  The God of the universe is in love with you.  He even likes you.  Lastly, we have acknowledged His name.  When a person comes to Jesus Christ by confessing their sin renouncing their sins and choosing to receive His forgiveness you have acknowledged Him as Lord and Savior.  This releases the protection of God over your life. 
   Building a hedge or war of protection over your life and situation is an essential part of your daily prayer time.  In the church where I serve I do this over the congregation every Sunday at the closing of the service.  I want to send them out in victory.  I want them to know that God is their front, rear and side guard.  He is above and below them.  He will bless their coming and their going   Jesus has secured the victory, this hedge of protection helps maintains it.