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January '03
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February '03
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March '03
Week 10
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April '03
Week 14
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May '03
Week 18
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Week 21
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June '03
Week 23
Week 24
Week 25
Week 26

July '03
Week 27
Week 28
Week 29
Week 30
Week 31

August '03
Week 32
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September '03
Week 36
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Week 38
Week 39

October '03
Week 40
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November '03
Week 45
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December '03
Week 49
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Key Passage: 1 Samuel 17:38-40

So Saul clothed David with his armor, and he put a bronze helmet on his head; he also clothed him with a coat of mail. David fastened his sword to his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. And David said to Saul, "I cannot walk with these, for I have not tested them." So David took them off.

How often we are tempted to fight our life battles with other people’s armor. David was faced with a great challenge. Goliath, the Philistine giant, had terrorized the Israelites for 40 days, but David knew in his heart that he could defeat him. But …, how? The first idea that came to mind was, “There is an armor that has been used by a great man. He can use it too.” David tried it on, and was worse for it.

You cannot expect to win with an untested armor. Even if it works for someone else, it is not likely to work for you. What you need when faced with a great challenge is to use the gift/talent you are best at. King Solomon said, “A man’s gift makes room way for him and brings him before great men” (Pro 18:16). Gifts and talents open the door of success, favor and promotion, and put ones enemies behind him. A champion with his best gifts is ahead of his foes.

David cast aside the ‘great man’s armor’ and picked up the ‘sling and stones’ he had mastered. They did not fail him when he killed the bear and the lion. He was confident they will not fail against Goliath.

Stop trying to imitate someone else. Begin to use your own gifts and talents. Do not neglect or hide them. Trust the Lord that they will help you overcome the challenges before you. Remember the words of the Lord, “Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,” (Zech 4:6). “It is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.” (Rom 9:16). God is able to magnify His power through that gift/talent to give you the victory you need. Pray, Lord help me to keep my focus on you; and give me the grace to overcome the challenges before me.

Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi

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