Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

Today's reading titled The Fier's Struggle was written by Wyn Collier.

In 1896, an explorer named Carl Akeley found himself in a remote section of Ethiopia,

chased by an 80-pound leopard.

He remembered the leopard pouncing, trying to sink her teeth into my throat. He said,

she missed, snagging his right arm with her vicious jaws. The two rolled in the sand,

a long, fierce struggle. Aikley weakened, and it became a question of who would give up first.

Summining his last bit of strength,

Aikley was able to suffocate the big cat with his bare hands.

The Apostle Paul explained how each of us,

who believe in Jesus,

will inevitably encounter our own fierce struggles,

those places where we feel overwhelmed and are tempted to surrender. Instead, we must take our stand against the devil's schemes and stand

firm. Rather than cower and fear or crumble as we recognize our weakness and vulnerability, Paul challenged us to step

forward in faith, remembering that we don't rely on our own courage and strength, but on God.

Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power, he wrote in Ephesians chapter 6.

In the challenges we face, he's only a prayer away.

Yes, we have many struggles and we'll never escape them by our own power or ingenuity,

but God is more powerful than any enemy or evil we'll ever face.

Today, or evil will ever face. Today's our daily bread devotional scripture reading is from Ephesians chapter 6 verses 10 through 20.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against

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