Flint knife from Barajevo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Open your heart to the Lord.  He has said, “I am not angry.”  Toward all who sincerely desire His friendship, His arms are wide open. But to all who think they can bend His will to theirs, his face is turned.  Men call on Him in times of trouble.  As soon as trouble is past, two faces turn in a dance of simultaneous rejection.  Steady your gaze at the One who can teach purity and righteousness.  It is demanded of us. It will not be taken out-of-the-way.  Nothing impure or unholy will ever enter His presence.  Do not mistake His mercy in times of trouble for His intent for you.

He set His face like flint to go toward His death on a cross.  This is what He is looking for in all of us; that we should set our soul toward Him with complete abandonment of all the things of this world.  He is completely LORD.  His people will be completely His.

Consider how flint was used to cut.  Cut through your rebellion and the temptations of this world.  Get sharp, by His Spirit, and remain sharp.