I heard that prayer last night. And I couldn't help but remember this verse:
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another (Proverbs 27.17).
It's funny that the Hebrew literally reads, "so one man sharpens the face of another." So I've created this little blog to help sharpen your face. Enjoy.
You have a bit of a hard head (and now we're both grinning, but really that's nothing to be proud of.) God, through His prophet Isaiah, has this to say:
2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth;
for the Lord has spoken:
“Children have I reared and brought up,
but they have rebelled against me.
3 The ox knows its owner,
and the donkey its master's crib,
but Israel does not know,
my people do not understand.” (Isaiah 1.2-3)
You'll know this better than I, but when you want to grind a surface, you need another surface that's even harder. That harder surface can shape and carve the softer one. So where will we find a material suitable for our stubborn faces? God proclaims through his prophet Jeremiah,
Is not my word like fire, declares the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? (Jeremiah 23.29)
So to sharpen you, we will need to apply the hard, awesome truth of the word directly to your face (and mine too, my brother.) So I'm gonna write you some devos. And if I'm gonna write these, you sure as hell better read them!
Here's your homework:
1. You can click on these blue links to see the Scriptures. Read this one and think about it: Psalm. 119.33-40.
2. Ok, now realize that what you just read is a prayer. A prayer to understand, love, and live God's Word. Roy, you've got to make this prayer your prayer. Keep it on your screen all day. Print it out. Ask God with passion.
Enjoy your facegrind. Next time we'll talk about anger.
Grinding our faces together,
Matt
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