Living Within God's Proection

Living Within God's Protection It is very possible to live in divine protection that is beyond the reach of the enemy and death. We need the protection of God because we are living in a wicked world. And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. -1 John 5:19 This world is naturally wicked because the god of this world is wicked. In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. -2 Corinthians 4:4 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: -1 Peter 5:8 Because the devil who is the god of this world is wicked he is looking for who he may devour. The devil targets us because we are no longer of this world in which he rules as god. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.  -John 15:19 Because we are living in this wicked world, we face the wicked arrows of the enemy. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.  -Matthew 10:16 We are living in the midst of wolves. Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. -Psalms 74:20 But in the midst of it all, we can live in the protection of God. No matter the wickedness and evil in the world, we are exempted from them all. There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. -Proverbs 12:21 Psalm 91:4-11 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. So we are far above the reach of the evils and wickedness in this world. Job was so protected that the devil testified of it. Job 1: 9-10 9 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? 10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. If Job could enjoy divine protection, we in the better covenant will enjoy more. Because as a result redemption we placed far above principality, wickedness, powers and the devil. God said, "no weapon fashioned against us shall prosper" No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -Isaiah 54:17 How do we live in within the protection of God? 1. Live in the The kingdom The Kingdom of God is the only environment to live in the protection of God. Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: -Colossians 1:13 To be protected of God, you must live in the kingdom of God. 2. Live in the secret place He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. -Psalms 91:1 There is a secret place to be protected. That place is CHRIST. You must abide in Christ to enjoy divine protection. When you abide in Christ as His branch, God will become the one to watch over you. 3. Stand in the promise of divine protection You will need to stand in the promises of God by faith. They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.  -Mark 16:18 Your stand in the promises of God by faith makes you stand protected in this wicked world. 4. Speak the word You need to speak protection to your self. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. -Psalms 118:17 5. Use the ordinance You can use the ordinance like the anointing oil to secure divine protection