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OUR  DAILY  BREAD                       Tuesday, May 3, 1994
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READ:  Ephesians 6:10-20

                        STANDING FIRM

                Take up the whole armor of God,
                that  you  may  be  able  to
                  withstand in the evil day.
                     - Ephesians 6:13

As believers in Jesus Christ, we are  engaged  in  spiritual
warfare with unseen wicked forces.  To overcome our enemy in
the power of the Holy Spirit, we must remain resolute in our
confidence in God and determine never to accept defeat.

A story from the Korean War illustrates this  attitude.   As
enemy  forces  advanced,  Baker Company was cut off from the
rest of their unit.  For several hours no  word  was  heard,
even  though  headquarters  repeatedly  tried to communicate
with the missing troops.  Finally a  faint  signal  was  re-
ceived.   Straining to hear, the corpsman asked, "Baker Com-
pany, do you read me?"  "This is Baker  Company,"  came  the
reply.   "What is your situation?" asked the corpsman.  "The
enemy is to the east of us, the enemy is to the west of  us,
the  enemy  is to the north of us, the enemy is to the south
of us."  Then after a brief pause, the sergeant  from  Baker
Company  said with determination, "The enemy is not going to
get away from us now!"  Although surrounded and outnumbered,
he was thinking of victory, not defeat.

Lord Jesus, help us to stand firm in the victory You've  won
for us through Your death on the cross and Your resurrection
from the grave.

Author:  Dennis J. De Haan

        There's victory o'er Satan and freedom from shame;
        Look only to  Jesus,  there's  power in His name,
        The devil can't harm you nor cause you to sin;
        When you  trust  the  Savior,  the victory you'll win.
                                - Anon.


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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To defeat  satan, surrender to Christ.

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Psalms 67-69


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