Zechariah 2:5 ‘For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.’

DAILY READING •   1 Corinthians 13; 2 Kings 7:3-20; Jonah 2

Mfundisi Richard Ngidi, was one of the greatest heroes of faith in Africa. This great Zulu evangelist was a giant in the Apostolic Faith Mission and mentored many servants of God. During the early years of Christ for all Nations [CFAN], Ngidi worked closely with evangelist Reinhard Bonnke. While Reinhard preached, Richard Ngidi would pray for the sick. Ngidi was known for the many healing miracles that occurred through his ministry

The book ‘What a giant of faith’ written by Agrippa Khathide tells Ngidi’s life story. The third chapter of the book tells a particular miracle of divine protection that once took place in his life. After a preaching engagement, one day, he went out into an open field to pray. As he was kneeling down, praying, a poisonous snake found its way to the place where he was. Ngidi felt his body cringing as he heard the movement and the hissing of the snake, but, he did not open his eyes. He continued to call upon the name of the Lord.

Suddenly he felt something hitting his clean shaven head and when he opened his eyes, he found a big snake writhing on the ground. Ngidi touched his head where he felt the blow and he was amazed that there was no blood coming out and no wound at all. He had not been harmed at all. The greater surprise was when he saw the snake dying in front of his eyes without him having done anything to it. This miracle showed Ngidi, God’s deliverance power in a very real way.

When Paul was shipwrecked on the island of Melita, a deadly snake that was driven out by the heat of the fire bit him. Yet the snake’s bite could not penetrate his skin. Paul simply shook the creature off into the flames and wasn’t bothered because he knew there a divine covering around his life. Indeed there is a divine covering around every child of God. There is a spiritual seal that surrounds everyone called by the Name of The Lord. The divine covering around the Hebrew boys meant they could not be touched by the fire. The divine covering around Daniel made the lions not to touch him. God’s divine covering is what makes a thousand  to fall by your side and ten thousand by your right hand and yet the evil doesn’t come near you.

The divine covering around a believer is the Presence of God. Our life is hid in Christ and Christ is hid in God. We are never alone. Just as the mountains surrounds Jerusalem, so the Lord Himself constantly surrounds His people. Our God is a consuming fire and He is the Wall of Fire around us.

Zechariah 2:5 says ‘For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.’

God’s divine cover is so real, yet it is takes the eyes of faith to see it. Elisha was not afraid of the Syrian army because he saw the chariots of fire surrounding him.  Elisha had to pray to God to open the eyes of his fearful servant, to also see God’s army of angels flanking them. The strong hedge of protection around God’s servants ensures no enemy touches them. From Job 1:10 , it is very clear that even the devil had no power to penetrate the hedge around Job.

However, it is only if a believer breaks the hedge that he can be bitten by the serpent. We therefore need to constantly ensure we do not break the hedge through sin. If anyone breaks the hedge, the way out is to quickly come to God in repentance, asking for His forgiveness. Especially in these end-times, you cannot afford to give any room to the devil to access your life. It can be dangerous. Living in purity and holiness and walking in obedience to God’s Word,  is therefore a must for every believer. And as we remain hid in Christ through His Word, surely there shall no evil befall us, neither shall any plague come near our dwelling place.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to constantly walk in obedience to Your Word so as to maintain Your divine covering upon my life. I know indeed that when You are with me I am delivered from all fears in Jesus Name.

QUOTE

When you are living and walking in the supernatural everything natural becomes subservient to you. – WORDBITE 222.