This is How I Fight My Battles?

"This is how I fight my battles!" 
Alright, how's that?

"This is how I fight my battles."
Yeah, how?

"This is how I fight my battles."
Okay, that's enough.

"This is how I fight my battles."
Please stop.

This song doesn't say anything. And there's 8 minutes of this? Why is the consumer-driven church so taken in by commercially sold ambiguous praise and worship choruses that can mean whatever you want them to mean? (Okay, so I probably answered my own question there.)

This is how I fight my battles, with God's word. Ephesians 6 starting in verse 11 says, "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestles against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual forces of evil."

The Scripture goes on to describe the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of readiness given by the gospel of peace. Take up the shield of faith to extinguish the flaming darts of the evil one. And put on the helmet of salvation.

But in this ensemble, there's only one weapon: "The sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God," the Bible. Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart."

We read in 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, "For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God," using the word of God, when we understand the text.

What is a Hedge of Protection?

Have you ever been in a prayer group and someone prays for a hedge of protection? "Lord, we pray a hedge of protection around Lundeen and her family." A hedge of protection? Like bushes? Why not pray for a fortress with a moat around it and armed sentries? Is the devil allergic to certain shrubs?

This phrase comes from the conversation between God and Satan over the Lord's servant, Job. In Job 1:8, "The Lord said to Satan, 'Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?'

"Then Satan said, 'Does Job fear God for no reason? Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side?" Satan believed if Job was afflicted he would curse God, which didn't happen. But let's talk about this "hedge of protection."

Now such a hedge wasn't supposed to defend against an army. It was meant to keep wild animals from attacking family or livestock. This border of dense bushes would have been like growing a barb wire fence—it would have been full of thorns and thistles wild animals wanted to avoid.

Throughout the Scriptures, Satan and his servants are often depicted as wild animals. 1 Peter 5:8 says, "Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." False teachers are described as wolves attacking the sheep.

Praying for a spiritual hedge is to pray for protection from these predators. But there's probably nothing wrong with praying for a high castle wall either. After all, Psalm 18:2 says, "The Lord is my fortress... in whom I take refuge," when we understand the text!