There’s a solid hedge of protection—a sort of perimeter or forcefield—around you which shields you from every attack the devil can throw at you. Sadly, some Christians breach this hedge without realizing it, through perverse or unwholesome communication. 1 Peter 3:10 GNB says, “...If you want to enjoy life and wish to see good times, you must keep from speaking evil and stop telling lies.” Speaking evil means saying things that contradict God’s Word. And every lie is the contradiction of the Word of God.
There’s a lesson to be learnt from Job in the Old Testament. Job was a righteous man and God blessed him on every side. The devil couldn’t afflict Job, despite his several attempts to do so. In Job 1:10, satan admitted this much: “Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.”
Yet, with all of God’s protection built around Job, by engaging in negative talking, he gave satan the backdoor into his life to whop him. He broke the hedge God built through perverse speech and his confessions of fear, discouragement and danger that were all contrary to God’s Word about him. This is the reason God doesn’t want you speaking words of fear, or admitting that you’re not in safety, irrespective of the perceived danger. Rather, He wants you declaring all the time that no evil shall befall you, and that your life is hid with Christ in God (Isaiah 54:17, Colossians 3:1). You’re in safety, so speak that way only!
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I reside in the secret place of the most high, and abide in His holy presence; I’m safe and no evil shall happen to me, neither shall any plague come near my dwelling. Thank you, Lord Jesus.
