SATURDAY, 17TH OCTOBER

SATURDAY 17TH

DON’T BREAK THE HEDGE

Ecclesiastes 10:8, “He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge,  a serpent shall bite him.”

Today’s word is wisdom for all of us. From our anchor scripture, it is obvious there is a serpent (the devil) waiting for an opportunity to strike. But the good news of the matter is that you can never be bitten unless you break your hedge. Regardless of whether you are aware of it or not, God has surrounded you with a hedge of protection to shield you from the bite of the serpent and it is your personal responsibility to see that the hedge is kept intact else you will be exposed.

How can you break the hedge that surrounds you? By living a life full of fear and sin, having a defeated mindset and uttering negative confessions over your life. Job is a perfect example of this for he said in Job 3:25, “I was not in safety; neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.” But the devil was smart, he knew what Job did not know for he said to God in Job 1:10, “Hast thou not made an hedge about Job and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? Job’s ignorance cost him his security. The enemy struck and he struck WELL!

Dear friends, the Scripture says, “whosoever…” in spite of who you are, your status in your local church or family, if you break your hedge, the enemy will bite. Take responsibility for your life for God will not do for man what man ought to do for himself. Guard your hedge jealously by proclaiming your protection.

FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 6:12 (NIV), “You have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth.”

CONFESSON:  I BOLDLY CONFESS I HAVE GOD’S HEDGE OF PROTECTION SURROUNDING ME. I WALK IN VICTORY AND AUTHORITY THEREFORE I CANNOT BE BITTEN

ACTION POINT: Take heed to the words you speak today.

ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Matthew 17; Mark 9