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“They Shall Flee” By Kirk Hunt

“The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.”

Deuteronomy 28:7 NKJV

Sometimes, it appears that the bad guys have won. Still, often at the last moment, God makes you victorious. You watch in wonder as the villains flee in seven different directions.

Deuteronomy 28:2 holds the not-so-secret key to God’s intervention on your part: obedience. Obedience to Him, not your overwhelming firepower, will save you. Obedience to Him, not your backroom maneuverings, will promote you. Obedience to His commands in Scripture and the authoritative direction of the Holy Spirit will advance you.

Consider the example of Daniel: He landed in the lion’s den because of his obedient devotion to God. Daniel walked out of the lion’s den, unscratched, because of his obedience to God. Daniel’s enemies did not fare quite so well.

We all want control of our circumstances. Our human nature wants to have the ways and means of enforcing our will on everything around us. As disciples of Jesus Christ, we follow a different path.

There will likely be hard work and long hours in front of you. You may have to exercise severe restraint on what you say and what you do. There may even be the inconvenience of being thrown into a (modern) lion’s den.

Stay strong, courageous and obedient to Father-God. You will see the defeat of your enemies. You will witness them fleeing on multiple paths.

Think: My obedience to God causes the defeat and scattering of my enemies.

Pray: “Lord, show me how to be more obedient to You.”

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“Spirit Of Kindness” By Kirk Hunt

To Godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:7–8 NKJV
Read also 2 Peter 1:5–9

Kindness can be defined as the act of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Not just one or two of those adjectives. Real kindness requires all three. The spirit of kindness is a component of your knowledge of Jesus. The Holy Spirit will help you, but you must also make your own effort.

Kindness cannot come from a place of weakness or ignorance. Kindness comes from a heart that knows and understands Jesus and is powered by the Holy Spirit. Perhaps that is why so many men and women do not understand how to be kind; they do not know Jesus.

God showed kindness to all of mankind by sending Jesus to the Cross. Jesus showed kindness to you by sacrificing Himself for you. Follow their example and show kindness to the souls around you. Even to those who are currently your enemies.

Your profession of Jesus is not enough. Men and women, boys and girls, will see and react to your acts of kindness. No human heart can forever resist sincere kindness.

Jesus knew the real you and died for you anyway; so you have an example. The Holy Spirit stands by to assist you. Who will you be friendly, generous, and considerate to today?

Think: Kindness is the act of being friendly, generous, and considerate.

Pray: “Lord, help me to show kindness in Your Name.”