{
  "Date":"07-11",
  "Day Number":"192",
  "Date Title":" July 11, 2025",
  "Scripture Reference":"1 Chronicles 12:2",
  "Scripture Excerpt":"All of them were expert archers, and they could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. ",
  "Devotion Text":"David\u2019s army was awesome. Some of his men were ambidextrous, so skilled and versatile that they could shoot arrows or sling stones with either hand. One was so powerful that he snatched a spear from an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet tall and killed him with his own spear (1 Chronicles 11:23). Others \u201cwere expert with both shield and spear, as fierce as lions and as swift as deer on the mountains\u201d (12:8).\n\nThe common thread running throughout David\u2019s army was courage. Not one was fearful, hesitant, or puny. All were talented, resolute, and aggressive. They worked with precision, totally destroying the enemies of God with an awesome unity of spirit.\n\nPaul, too, showed courage. He was so brave that he simply \u201cshook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed\u201d (Acts 28:5). The islanders kept waiting for him to collapse, but he just kept right on going.\n\nThe day of weak and cowardly soldiers is over! The world is watching your courage in adversity. Quit taking your spiritual temperature all the time, and step into your mighty position in God. You are in His awesome army!"
}