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HEDGE OF PROTECTION
By Marion Smith
November 19, 2010

We always enjoy our vacations on Skidaway Island in Savannah,Ga. On
this island a small population of deer leisurely roam the
neighborhood, eating anything they choose along the way . Some
homeowners have protected their favorite shrubs and flowers with wire
or electric fencing which prevent the deer from stripping the plant.

On one trip I noticed a bed of roses which was enclosed in a wire
fence and protected from the deer. In their eating spree, the deer
would rob the roses of their beauty, sap the life out of them, and
basically just consume them.

Satan would like to do that to the Christian. He would enjoy stealing
God's beauty from our lives - the splendor of a spirit of giving,
loving and serving. He would like to devour our lives by filling us
with a spirit of greed, lust or fear. However, God puts a hedge of
protection( Job 1:10) around His children, much as the homeowners
protected their roses from the onslaught of the deer. He also has
taught us how to dress ourselves with His armor; but mostly, He has
allowed Jesus to shed His precious blood to cover us.

God has promised in His Word that we will not fight Satan alone. Our
heavenly father is our banner of protection. He is our Jehovah-
nissi , and there is victory for us in this fact.

Marion Smith noles65@aol.com
comments and feedback welcome

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