Job 1:10a NKJV
Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side?
A woman decided to take a trip for the weekend to get away, upon her return she entered her house and turned on the gas to light her fire place and warm her house. Suddenly she remembered her neighbor was collecting her mail, so she decided to run next door and retrieve it. While at her neighbors she engaged in continuous conversation and decided to stay for dinner. After a few hours she went home, relaxed on the couch and quickly became drowsy. She then turned the gas off and went to bed. As she fell asleep, the alarm went off waking her up. Following the alarm she received a phone call from her security company explaining to her there was a deadly dose of carbon monoxide traced in the air.
This woman decided to add the carbon monoxide tracer to her security plan and because of the connection she established with the plan, there was a hedge of protection with for that specific incident so when the carbon monoxide consumed her space it was not allowed to cause her any harm. The bible declares that Job was an upright man who fears the Lord and shuns evil. Because of Jobs lifestyle, he was able to establish a connection with God causing hedge of protection around everything he owned. Now as you read the entire story of Job you will see that he lost everything he owned, but without Job knowing, there was a conversation taken place on his behalf where God toldsatan “behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life” (Job 2:6). Job made a decision to trust God, put God first before himself and his possession. Our ability to create a connection with God places us in a security contract with God and unlike the woman’s security system, God has the ability to protect us from everything, but even if we lose a few things, God will always spare what matters most. Despite what we may think, God is a protector even when we don’t know it and the things we do lose, we only lose because God manually turns of the area of protection, there are no glitches in God’s security system; everything that was taken from Job required permission from God. Remember God is a protector, even when we don’t know it..
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