Who doesn't,
make a hedge or a fence or a boundary wall for a beautiful and lovely house?
It's not only for a house but; also if you grow a floral garden, or a vegetable
garden, you will surely surround it or enclose it with a fence. A hedge, is a
barrier, or a protection, from others. During, my childhood I, remember playing (ghar- ghar) among two or
three of us. It depends on the number of friends. One of them will play the role
of mother, one will act to be father, and one acted as a child. A normal family
set up. Sometimes we used, bed sheets or saris and cover our surrounding like a
fence so, that no one may enter our privacy. Thus, a protection can be done by
anything, if you can cover with shrubs or plants or with a strong wall or with
sticks or wood depends for who and what you are protecting, whether the
protection has to be strong or just, for name sake.
I, remember one more incident some, 2-3 yr
back while none of us was in our, house one side of our fence, collapsed due to
heavy rain. After few months, when we arrived back, we were shocked to see the
destruction done by animals, and rag pickers as they had destroyed, our trees
and plants and wanted items; only because no hedge or fence or a boundary wall
was there.
Reading, from my daily portion, I landed in the
book of Job, wondering about, the troubles he faced, caused; by Satan. When, the
hedge or the defensive wall, was removed from God, then only Satan had a way to attack Job. Satan couldn't
attack Job as, God's, protection was there in his life. I, think Satan might
have wandered everywhere, circulated around the whole hedge, to find if a
loophole, a crack or a split even a small fissure is there to harm this
righteous man; but he didn't find any, and so he asked God, "Hast not thou
made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on
every side?" Job 1:10
People at
times, get disturbed, troubled and annoyed, when they see fence or a hedge
around them. They, want to live a free life but, God loves you and me, and he
has promised us to protect us from all evil and harm, so he builds a hedge.
Thus we can easily see the necessity of a wall or fence or a hedge to our
belongings. Same is the case of a spiritual hedge or a barrier around us. It is
difficult for us to see with our naked eyes, the spiritual hedge which God, builds
for us. If we are close to God, he will
provide a greater hedge of protection. Satan cannot touch us, unless he asks
the permission from Lord. He hates wall, as he knows it will block his way. We
can see even the entrance to the garden of Eden is guarded by cherubim and
flaming sword for the 'tree of life'. Hedges in life, shows that God is surrounding
us with protection.
There is a
beautiful story, Once, there was a rich man who owned large vine estates. He
had, a young careless son, who never helped him. The man tried his best, to
make him work but alas! he won't. One day, the man died and all his possessions,
and large vine estate also came to his foolish son. The boy, had never been to
the estate so, didn't know how to take care of it. One day, while he was
walking in the vineyards, he saw hedges surrounding the vineyards. he looked at
them and said to himself, "These hedges are a waste. They, do not grow any
grapes. Let me clear them off." The boy asked, his servants to clear the
hedges. After clearing the hedges. Next morning, the boy was shocked to see his
ruined vineyards. Some grapes were stolen by men, and some were eaten by wild
animals, and beasts. The inexperienced boy, did not know the importance of
hedges, as they were used to protect the vineyards, from other men and beasts.
God, provides His blessings, and gifts to each of us. You, should be certain
from your point to build, a strong relationship with Him.
I’m just writing a blog post, for your encouragement to give your
full control to God. Let God build a hedge surrounding you for your protection
and safety. If you know this article would help someone or encourage them,
please do share with them. I’d also love to hear from you. Please, do leave a
comment.
Thanks
Ann
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