Surrounded By God’s Hedge Of Protection Series

(2) We need God’s hedge nationally

I believe God puts hedges of protection around nations as well. Since our nation’s birth, it’s obvious God’s hand of blessing has been on us. It’s because people who feared God and acknowledged God was the source of all liberty and freedom founded our nation.

The television station I watch more than any other is the History Channel. During the past few weeks I’ve watched some programs about the battles in the South Pacific and the D-Day Invasion. God’s blessing and guidance was obviously upon our nation during that time. But as you know during the 1960s a trend started to kick God out of the public arena. It’s been gaining momentum over the past three decades.

As I’ve said before, the attacks of 9/11 weren’t just a wake up call; they were a kneel-down call to America. The Bible says, “Blessed is the nation who God is the Lord.” (Psalm 33:12). The scripture is clear about what happens to nations who reject God. “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” (Psalm 9:17)

Historical revisionists are trying to rewrite American history to remove any reference to God or the Bible. They are doing it to try to promote their secular humanist philosophy and to justify their own godless lifestyle. Because they know if they can successfully remove God and Bible from the public forum they can omit the troubling truth concerning abortion where God says that He knew us in the womb, and that God hates hands that shed innocent blood. If they can remove the Bible from the public discussion, they can eliminate the clear teaching that says marriage is be between one man and one woman until death do us part.

But make no mistake about it. While all of our founding fathers weren’t evangelicals, they honored and revered God. Consider the words George Washington spoke at his presidential inauguration on April 30, 1789: “It would be peculiarly improper to omit, in this first official act, my fervent supplication to that Almighty Being, who rules over the universe, who presides in the councils of nations, and whose providential aids can supply every human defect, that His benediction may consecrate to the liberties and happiness of the people of the United States...We ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained.” The Writings of George Washington, ed. John C. Fitzpatrick (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1931-44, vol. 30, pp. 292-6.)

We live in a time when we talk a lot about homeland security. We need something much more important than that: We need heavenly security. The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ should be Department of Heavenly Security! So, let’s pray that our nation will remain one nation under God–and one nation under God’s protection.

2. SATAN’S ACCUSATION IS AN INSULT TO GOD’S CHARACTER

Satan: “Does Job fear God for nothing? ...Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has?...stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.” (Job 1:9-11)