Other Lessons
BUILDING A SPIRITUAL HEDGE
I.
Job 1:8-12 Note: vs 10 “hast not thou made an hedge
about him:
A.
Def Hedge: to shut in, protection, a restraint, make a fence
1. Note the areas of Job’s
life that were blessed due to this spiritual hedge about him:
a.
vs 10 “Hedge about him”: Job was personally
blessed
b.
“about his house”: this included family members,
spouse, children, etc.
c.
“blessed the work of his hands”: his labors were
blessed & prosperous
d.
“his substance is increased:: Def substance -
possessions:
II.
Mk. 12:1 “set an hedge about it” Def
Hedge: a fence, an inclosing barrier, to stop
A.
Hedges were are barrier of some type of inclosure / protection.
Stopping someone / something from gaining access & entrance to
what was protected behind the hedge:
1. In this verse a hedge
was built to protect a vineyard
2. Shepherds would also
build hedges to protect their sheep
a.
We can also build a hedge in the spirit realm for supernatural
protection & release of the blessings of God
III.
Things that break down Spiritual Hedges:
A.
SIN, FEAR, DOUBT & UNBELIEF
1. Eccl 10:8 “whoso
breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him”
a. Serpent:
type of the devil, Gen 3 devil tempted Adam & Eve in form of a
serpent & Rev 20:2 “that old
serpent..which is the devil”
2. Eph 4:27 “neither
give place to the devil” Def Place: space &
opportunity
IV.
Things that build a spiritual hedge of protection in the spirit
realm:
A.
The Presence of The Lord
1. Ps 119: 114, Ps 115:11,
Ps 91:3 (note the positions & weapons of protection due to being
in God’s presence)
B. Praise
1. Ps 22:3 “O thou
(God) that inhabitest the praises of Israel”
a. take off the spiritual
clothes that invites the devil’s presence & breaks down
your hedge & put on the spiritual
Garments that invites
the presence of God & builds a hedge around you: Isa. 61:3
C.
Angelic Ministry
1. Ps 91:10-12, Ps
103:20 (we release angelic ministry when speak / confess the Word of
God)
2. Ps 104:4, Heb 1:7 &
14, 2 Kings 6:15-17 & 2 Chron 32:7-8
D.
The Blood of Jesus:
1. Ex 12:13 “”When
I see the blood” & Ex. 12:21-23
a. Jesus is our Passover
Lamb: Jn. 1:29 & 1 Cor 5:7
2. We are to Sprinkle the
Blood of Jesus:
a. Upon the door post of
our heart through repentance
b. As a Priest of God (1
Pet. 2:9) sprinkle the Blood of Jesus upon your mind against mental
warfare & unclean thoughts
c. Sprinkle the Blood of
Jesus upon our family members for protection
d. Sprinkle the Blood of
Jesus upon our home for protection, etc.
E. Armor of God
1. Col 3:3 “your
life is hid with Christ in God” :
a. One way this takes
place is by putting on the whole Armor of God: Eph 6:11 & 13-18
F.
Prophetic Ministry
1. Ezek 13:3 - 5 in this
verse it deals with “false prophets”, but at the same
time it gives us a revelation of what true Prophets of God &
true prophetic ministry accomplishes: vs 5 “neither made
up a hedge....in the battle”
a. 1 Tim 1:18 : Timothy
is instructed to do spiritual warfare through the prophetic word
spoken into his life
G.
Intercessory Prayer
1. Ezek 22:30 “make
up the hedge”
a. Intercessors are to
help build a spiritual hedge around whom or what you are interceding
for
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