Surrounded by a hedge

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