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Hedge Building
Job 1:10
"Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land."
Satan made an interesting statement to God about Job when he said, "Hast not thou made an hedge about him..." Satan was saying that God had built a wall of protection about Job so that nobody could touch him. In other words, Job would have already lost his job, wealth, transportation, children, health, wife and friends if this hedge were not built about him. It was this hedge that protected Job from losing these things. My problem with the life of Job is that he had no one to pray for a hedge about him when he was going through his problems. Instead, those who should have been building a hedge about Job in prayer were criticizing him and leaving him.
One of the greatest needs that people need is for you to become a hedge builder. Building hedges is done through prayer. Too many people talk about how they feel sorry for someone when they should be on their knees building a hedge through prayer about that person. The only way people will be saved out of their situations or preserved from bad situations is to have someone build a hedge about them through prayer.
Your family needs you to build a hedge about them. You can talk all you want about how much you love your family, but how much time do you spend building a hedge about your family in prayer? It was Susannah Wesley who built a hedge about her children by praying one hour a week for each child. Maybe more children would not go wayward if parents would become hedge builders for their children. Maybe more children would come back to God if more parents would build a hedge through prayer for the wayward child. Maybe more marriages would be salvaged if a spouse would build a hedge about their marriage. More important than your career is your family having an hedge built about them.
Likewise, your church needs you to build a hedge about it. You can talk about how much you want your church to succeed, but have you built a hedge about your church through prayer? You can talk about all the problems your church is having, but have you built a hedge about your church through prayer? You can talk about how your pastor is not doing things the right way, but have you built a hedge about your pastor through prayer? Your church needs you to be a hedge builder.
Your country needs you to build a hedge about it. Yes, your nation may be facing serious problems that concern you, but are you building a hedge about it through prayer? You can talk and complain about the bad decisions the leaders of your nation are making, but have you built a hedge about them? You may talk about the unemployment rate, crime, sin, financial markets and budget problems, but have you built a hedge about your nation through prayer? The only way your nation will be salvaged from destruction is for you to build a hedge about it through prayer.
Are you a hedge builder? Who have you built a hedge about lately? There are many people and organizations that could use you to become a hedge builder. Stop complaining and talking about what needs to be changed, and start building a hedge about them through prayer.