Hedge of Protection

I always feel God’s protection; however, there are times when I pray specifically for God’s hedge of protection — when I travel by car, because I don’t always trust the skill of other drivers; and before bed because I want to bar Satan and his minions from my house at night so he cannot disturb my mind, my dreams and my sleep. The account of Job is a good reminder that God’s hedge of protection can be tangible and visible…and that Satan is under God’s power. “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. But stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.” The LORD said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your hands, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD” (Job 1:9-12 NIV).