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Flint Face

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“Flint Face” By Kirk Hunt

 

For the Lord God will help Me;

Therefore I will not be disgraced;

Therefore I have set My face like a flint,

And I know that I will not be ashamed.

Isaiah 50:7 NKJV

 

The opposition seems to come from every angle.  Neither kith, or kin, are returning your calls.  Doubts and uncertainties seem to crowd around you.  In these circumstances, your face feels more like mush than flesh.

 

Do you name Jesus as Lord?  Then you are not alone.  You cannot be abandoned.  And you will never be disgraced or abandoned.

 

The assurances and guarantees of Scripture demand that you take action.  You must be determined to face God’s purpose in your life.  You must unswervingly look to His purpose for your existence.

 

You are called and adopted by the King of heaven.  Still, despite your title and high position, you must act in faith and obedience.  And you must be firmly focused, and determined, to carry out His plan for your life.

 

You must be firm, despite the opposition.  You must have strength, greater than your fears.  You must be steadfast, even if others flee.

 

Finally, your face must reflect your resolve to see God’s ordained outcome.  You must act in faith and confidence in Him.  You must set your face like flint, in determination to see His salvation.

 

Think:                        I will set my face, hard, toward God.

 

Pray:                          “Lord, help me remember that you will bring me a proud and honored outcome.”

 

 

Copyright © March 2014, Kirk Hunt

This devotional is a ministry of https://devotionals.cadremenpress.com.

Last Man Standing

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“Last Man Standing” by Kirk Hunt

And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

2 Samuel 23:11-12 KJV

Shammah is named in Scripture as one of David’s three mighty men. Frankly, the accomplishments of Adino (v. 8 ) and Eleazar (v. 9) seem more impressive on the first reading. Still, of the three, Shammah holds my heart and mind.

While everyone else was running in fear, Shammah stood in courage. Shammah stood and delivered alone and outnumbered. Most of all, he made his great defense in a field of lentils.

Christian men and women too often make light of their own lives and labors for the Kingdom. What we do for God is important. Even if it all were doing is defending a field of beans.

Why was that specific patch of lentils important? Scripture doesn’t say. All we know is that Shammah did what others would not even try. All we are told is that God used Shammah to create a great victory.

God has a great purpose and plan for you. If God asked you to do it, it must be important. Bring enough lentils with you to make dinner.

Think: Am I prepared to be the last man or woman standing for God?

Pray: “Lord, Help me do Your Will, no matter how small it seems to me..”

Copyright © December 2009, Kirk Hunt