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 – Luke 19:28-48; Genesis 34; Psalm 26

On 10th May 2021, an 11-day war erupted in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine. This would be their fourth war within fourteen years.

As the world watched the media coverage of the war, one remarkable thing stood out; This was the pyrotechnic display of Israel’s missile defense system called the iron Dome.
As rockets shot by Hamas arched towards Israel, they were picked from the sky and exploded mid-air by the iron Dome.
Throughout the war, there were constant loud bangs and trails of white smoke across the sky as the iron Dome intercepted rockets.
The iron Dome is designed specifically for Israel’s peculiar security challenge. Israel is often threatened by rocket attacks from neighboring terrorist groups such as Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Iron Dome defense enables Israelis to live normal lives without bothering about the thousands of rockets always pointed at them across their borders.
In this latest conflict, though Hamas fired over 4,360 rockets at populated areas in Israel, 90 percent of the rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome.
Out of the 269 casualties in the war, only 13 Israelis were killed. This low casualty rate in Israel was mostly due to the protection of the iron Dome.
Indeed many Israelis see the iron Dome as God-sent and a great blessing as they live surrounded by enemies..

As believers, we live in a world, where fierce spiritual battles are being fought on all fronts. In these battles spiritual arrows and missiles are flying furiously in different directions, day and night.
However, due to the covering of the Blood of Jesus, we are shielded and able to live without fear, despite the raging battles.

Psalm 91:4b says ‘Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day.’

Indeed the Blood of Jesus is our spiritual missile deflector that destroys the arrows of the wicked. The Blood continually surrounds us and speaks over our lives, ‘Touch not’ to every passing plague.
The mark of the Blood, identifies us as Blood-washed and Blood-bought. It shows that we belong to the One who was wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities. Therefore by His Blood, we have been made untouchable.
Indeed the Blood is our stronghold in battles and God’s protective wall of fire around us and our families.

In Zechariah 2:5 God 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.’

The Blood of Jesus is our divine seal that makes our lives inaccessible to the forces of evil.
The only way a believer can be afflicted is if he steps out of the hedge of the protection of the Blood. This is why we are counseled by Scriptures not to break the hedge through sin. Certainly as we maintain a life of purity and holiness we will abide under divine cover.
Today, as we remain spiritually fervent through constant prayers, study of the Word and praise, surely by the Blood, no weapon formed against us shall ever prosper.

PRAYER: Father, I thank You for neutralizing every evil attack against me and my family through the power in the Blood of Jesus. Surely, no weapon formed against us shall ever prosper in Jesus Name.

QUOTE:
The truth of God’s Word in the life of a believer is always reflective, the results can never be hidden. – WORDBITE 222.