…the funny thing about the hedge though is that as long as we remain behind it we are protected…and yet it also allows us to go around or step outside of it and it’s protection. (why would we wanna go and do something like that?) I find that it fits as our protections is conditional…it depends upon us submitting to and remaining in His will and walking in obedience.

I’ve used that term before, but not in public prayer. In my mind I see God inserting a “surge” of angels to help with the situation. I don’t see it as he’s forgotten, but rather you’re asking for some extra support and he assists. I mean if we don’t believe that God will move when we ask, then why pray right?

In the last few years I’ve been taking inventory of my prayer-speak and trying to get rid of empty statements. Like could you go a whole prayer without the phrase “be with”?

Stuart,
The “hedge” of protection mentioned in Job 1:10 was in the dialogs between God and Satan. When the hedge was removed Job’s family and possessions were taken from him but only as a test of his faith. Later his health was affected, but in the end God blessed Job even more because he did not dishonor God or give up his faith because of those circumstances. Yes, I have prayed the hedge prayer when I sense there is a spiritual attack or battle at hand. But like Job, the hedge can be removed for a time of testing, but only what we are able to withstand in His strength. (1 Corinthians 10:13). God is our Savior and will not let us experience his wrath because of Christ, but trials, struggles, and suffering are still a part of God’s plan in conforming us to the image of Christ.

I look forward to hearing about the Inn and Out Burger Run. Let’s do a coffee time soon.

Bronco

Although Jesus said in Matthew 6 not to pray meaninglessly He says “that your Father knows what you need before you ask him”, but He then tells us how to pray.. “Our Father who art in heaven”…. He then tells us to ask daily for our provision and to ask for forgiveness and to forgive others again in our daily prayer. James says “You do not have because you do not ask”. It is my opinion that we should ask for daily provision, protection, forgiveness and mercy from the only one who can give it. He likes to know we understand our dependence on Him. The hedge is obviously the covering or protection that God provides for those who ask of it. In the old testament was the protection the Holy Spirit, the incarnate Christ, or God the Father. Doesn’t really seem to matter the 3 are one, were then, are now. To close, do we need to continue to ask for forgiveness and mercy or is that just understood because I’m a believer?

maybe this might help:
http://www.searchgodsword.org/con/ttt/view.cgi?number=T268
havent had time to look it up intensively nor have i heard of it in my ‘church’ circles