12-Dec-2025 | Week 50
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Choose the Armour of God
“Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.”
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“This familiar story reminds us of the courage in men’s hearts when their faith is placed completely in God. Goliath taunts David, but David’s faith becomes evident when he does not cower under the threats, but instead warns Goliath with the hand of God. The armour he rejected represents the strength of man; David chose the armour of God”
~ Orthodox Study Bible
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Question 1
How can we practically choose the armour of God when we are faced with challenges?