Isaiah 50:7
“Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame.”
Isaiah 50:7 NIV
Setting our face like flint means being determined. We can only be as passionate as you are determined. When we are determined, we refuse to give up, we set our face like flint. People who have dreams overcome obstacles, because they desire to see their dreams fulfilled. They do what is required in order to attain the achievement of their dream. God has given us the fruit of self-control, but we must make the choice to use it. The less people exercise their will to make right choices, the weaker their will to do so becomes. Setting our face like flint and being determined is the decision to do whatever we need to do in order to have what we say we want to have. We must be diligent. Doing what is right one or two times or even a few times seldom brings the desired victory. Being consistently diligent, doing what we know we need to do over weeks, months, and years, is the key. We need a determined attitude. Engage your will and be committed to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes. You won’t quit, you won’t stop, you set your face like flint and you are determined. Have you been washed unto salvation by the blood of the Lamb of God? If so, then you have a mission also. The world, the flesh, and the devil are going to try to set you back and turn you away from the business at hand of being a follower of Christ, but you must set your face like a flint to do His work. This work of God is different for each one of us, for each has unique spiritual and natural gifts. Set your face like a flint to whatever it is God is calling you to. It may be inconvenient, unpleasant, or personally costly. If you are on the right track, expect opposition. The devil only bothers those who are a threat to his kingdom and evil world system. But God is greater than he. Keep going. Set small goals and track your progress. If you are faithful in small things, God shall give you greater things. Friend imitate the Lord. You also have spiritual work to do on this earth, and in the end, victory. Set your face like a flint to receive the prize of eternal life, and the eternal rewards promised to those who hear the word of God and keep it. By setting our face like flint, we exercise our faith, our confidence in God. God will never fail us if we do our part. God tells us what to do in order to have a good life and He gives us the grace to do it. However, we must realize that no one else can make the decision for us and that we must make it!!!
Father thank You for this day and for the strength to walk into it. Lord open the floodgates of heaven and pour out Your abundant blessings over my friend and family today. Lord You lived your mission of love for us without quivering or quitting, nothing could stop You. Lord give us just a portion of that determination to be Your people and be about Your work. Lord help us do that which we cannot do without Your help. Lord, please help us to set my face like flint towards You our Savior. Lord use my friend to be someone’s blessing today. Be a blessing. Love ya !!
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