WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HOLD YOUR GROUND WHEN EVERYONE ELSE IS LEAVING? In one of the least-known passages of the Old Testament, a warrior named Shammah stood alone in a field of lentils while an entire Israelite army fled from the Philistines. He held it. And the LORD brought about a great victory. No reinforcements. No recognition. Just one man, one field, and a decision that changed everything.
The Shammah Code is built on that single, defiant act - and on the lives of remarkable men and women who embodied the same principle across the centuries.
You will meet:
- Desmond Doss, the unarmed medic who lowered 75 wounded men off a cliff at Hacksaw Ridge, praying with each one: "Lord, help me get one more"
- Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery and then went back thirteen times to bring others out
- Irena Sendler, the four-foot-eleven Polish social worker who smuggled 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto - and buried their names in a jar so they would know who they were
- Franz Stigler, the German pilot who escorted a crippled American bomber to safety instead of shooting it down - and kept the secret for 46 years
- Witold Pilecki, who volunteered to be imprisoned in Auschwitz to document what was happening inside
- And others whose stories will change the way you think about courage, faithfulness, and what it means to hold the ground God has given you
Drawing on Scripture, history, and practical wisdom, The Shammah Code explores the virtues that make field-holding possible: courage, endurance, fortitude, moral integrity, and the full armor of God worn not as religious metaphor but as battle-ready preparation for the specific field you are called to stand in.
This is not a book about being a hero. It is a book about being present - staying in your marriage when it is hard, your calling when it is unrewarded, your convictions when the culture around you has abandoned them, your post when the army has fled.
You have a field. God assigned it to you. The Shammah Code will help you hold it.
Perfect for readers of:
- Mark Batterson's In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day
- Eric Metaxas's Seven Men
- John Eldredge's Wild at Heart
- Os Guinness's The Call
Includes a full workbook section with ten field questions to help you identify your assignment and commit to standing in it.
