Check the edge!

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

Beloved, as a child of God, there is a divine hedge around you. This hedge is God’s covering, preservation, and defense against the attacks of the enemy. Job 1:10 shows us that Satan himself recognized the hedge of protection around Job, and he could not strike him unless that hedge was touched. This means that as long as the hedge remains intact, you are secured under God’s hand. But when the hedge is broken, the serpent gains access. A broken hedge creates vulnerability and opens the door to affliction, oppression, and unnecessary battles.

If attacks are sustained against you, check the edge. As long as the edge is intact, the enemy cannot prevail against you. If broken, repair it. Fear (Job 3:25; Mathew 14:30), unbelief (Mark 9:23), unforgiveness (Mathew 6:14-15), disobedience (1 Samuel 15:22; 2 Corinthians 10:6), and unrepentant sin (1 John 1:9) can break the hedge around a believer and give the enemy access, so they must never be ignored. Repair the hedge by forgiving those who have wronged you, repenting and confessing every known sin, rejecting doubt, and crying to God for victory over fear. When you mend the edge, your spiritual defense is restored, the serpent loses access, and you are preserved.

Prophetic Word: I declare that every broken hedge in your life be repaired today by the mercy of God. Every opening the enemy has used against you through fear, unbelief, unforgiveness, and sin is closed now in the name of Jesus. Let the Lord restore your defense, renew your covering, and preserve you from every serpent attack. You shall be secured on every side, and no evil shall befall you. In Jesus’ name.

Prayer: My Father and my God, I ask that You repair every broken hedge in my life in the name of Jesus. Where unforgiveness, sin, doubt, or fear has opened the door to the enemy, let Your mercy restore me. Help me to forgive, to repent, to believe, and to stand strong in faith. Let every access point of the serpent be closed, and let Your divine protection surround me on every side. Keep me safe from evil and preserve all that concerns me. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.