The Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced;therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame; he who vindicates me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together. Who are my adversaries? Let them confront me. It is the Lord God who helps me; who will declare me guilty?
The prophet Isaiah faced tough times and fierce opposition to proclamation of the coming reign of God. It was a lonely fight. Sometimes Isaiah felt like he was the only one left standing ready to defend God in a culture inundated with pagan beliefs and practices. We live in a post-Christian world. Listen to the evening news. War, poverty, atheism, hedonism, materialism, despondency have raised their ugly head and some day seem to manifest an overwhelming power. God, however, shall not be defeated. We must set our faces like flint against the power of sin, death and Satan. We are one in Christ and must stand together, minister to each other in truth and with compassion.
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