```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY```
```DAILY ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS)
SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER, 2025```
*THE COST OF WARS* π«΅π½π½π½πΌπΎπΎπ½π½
```TEXT:DEUTERONOMY 20:1-9```
```KEY VERSE:``` _*"When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt" (DEUTERONOMY 20:1).*_
*U. S. Army Veteran William Meinert said, from experience, while analysing the options of war or peace: "The cost of going to war is always more expensive, both in terms of money spent and lives ruined and lost. An aircraft can last twenty years, fly hundreds of sorties, and fulfil its mission in peace. In war, it may be destroyed on the first day and must be replaced. A soldier can serve for thirty years, raise a family, retire, and pursue a new career. He may die childless in the first minutes of a conflict. He may also serve a tour in a war zone and spend the rest of his life crippled with mental illness, forcing others to help him with their time and money." War is always to be avoided unless it becomes the only option.*
*In today's passage, God tells the Israelites that war was the only option for surviving the hostilities from enemy nations. However, the military might of their enemies would not determine the outcome, as victory was always assured for God's people. After all, God brought them out of Egypt despite the superpower status of their oppressors.*
*The priests were given the responsibility to encourage the people not to fear, bear the Ark of the Covenant, and offer sacrifices and prayers to God before the battle began. Those whose conditions would make them reluctant to fight were to be excused from battles. These include anyone who newly bought a house and had not dedicated it, planted a vineyard and had not eaten of it, or betrothed a wife and had not taken her in - lest they die in battle and leave all their possessions to others. Also excluded were the fearful so they would not weaken the faith of others.*
*Wars are costly and disruptive. But the Christian is not called to fight physical wars against flesh and blood but a spiritual battle. In this fight of faith, as in the case of Israel, God remains our confidence and we need not fear the foe because our victory is guaranteed. God requires us to be brave and true. Those who are reluctant, fearful, pleasure-seeking, and worldly-minded are still not suitable for the army of the Lord.*
βπ½```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*Even in spiritual wars, there is still room for gallantry.*_
```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *EZEKIEL 18-21*
```DAILY ANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS)
SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER, 2025```
*THE COST OF WARS* π«΅π½π½π½πΌπΎπΎπ½π½
```TEXT:DEUTERONOMY 20:1-9```
```KEY VERSE:``` _*"When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt" (DEUTERONOMY 20:1).*_
*U. S. Army Veteran William Meinert said, from experience, while analysing the options of war or peace: "The cost of going to war is always more expensive, both in terms of money spent and lives ruined and lost. An aircraft can last twenty years, fly hundreds of sorties, and fulfil its mission in peace. In war, it may be destroyed on the first day and must be replaced. A soldier can serve for thirty years, raise a family, retire, and pursue a new career. He may die childless in the first minutes of a conflict. He may also serve a tour in a war zone and spend the rest of his life crippled with mental illness, forcing others to help him with their time and money." War is always to be avoided unless it becomes the only option.*
*In today's passage, God tells the Israelites that war was the only option for surviving the hostilities from enemy nations. However, the military might of their enemies would not determine the outcome, as victory was always assured for God's people. After all, God brought them out of Egypt despite the superpower status of their oppressors.*
*The priests were given the responsibility to encourage the people not to fear, bear the Ark of the Covenant, and offer sacrifices and prayers to God before the battle began. Those whose conditions would make them reluctant to fight were to be excused from battles. These include anyone who newly bought a house and had not dedicated it, planted a vineyard and had not eaten of it, or betrothed a wife and had not taken her in - lest they die in battle and leave all their possessions to others. Also excluded were the fearful so they would not weaken the faith of others.*
*Wars are costly and disruptive. But the Christian is not called to fight physical wars against flesh and blood but a spiritual battle. In this fight of faith, as in the case of Israel, God remains our confidence and we need not fear the foe because our victory is guaranteed. God requires us to be brave and true. Those who are reluctant, fearful, pleasure-seeking, and worldly-minded are still not suitable for the army of the Lord.*
βπ½```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*Even in spiritual wars, there is still room for gallantry.*_
```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *EZEKIEL 18-21*
```DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY```
```DAILY βοΈANNA - (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR ADULTS)
SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER, 2025```
*THE COST OF WARS* ππποΈπ«΅π½ππ½βοΈππ½βοΈπ¨πΌππͺπ‘οΈβοΈπ§πΎπ§πΎβοΈπ£οΈππ½ππ½
ππ```TEXT:DEUTERONOMY 20:1-9```ππ
ππ```KEY VERSE:``` _*"When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt" (DEUTERONOMY 20:1).*_
*U. S. Army Veteran William Meinert said, from experience, while analysing the options of war or peace: "The cost of going to war is always more expensive, both in terms of money spent and lives ruined and lost. An aircraft can last twenty years, fly hundreds of sorties, and fulfil its mission in peace. In war, it may be destroyed on the first day and must be replaced. A soldier can serve for thirty years, raise a family, retire, and pursue a new career. He may die childless in the first minutes of a conflict. He may also serve a tour in a war zone and spend the rest of his life crippled with mental illness, forcing others to help him with their time and money." War is always to be avoided unless it becomes the only option.*
*In today's passage, God tells the Israelites that war was the only option for surviving the hostilities from enemy nations. However, the military might of their enemies would not determine the outcome, as victory was always assured for God's people. After all, God brought them out of Egypt despite the superpower status of their oppressors.*
*The priests were given the responsibility to encourage the people not to fear, bear the Ark of the Covenant, and offer sacrifices and prayers to God before the battle began. Those whose conditions would make them reluctant to fight were to be excused from battles. These include anyone who newly bought a house and had not dedicated it, planted a vineyard and had not eaten of it, or betrothed a wife and had not taken her in - lest they die in battle and leave all their possessions to others. Also excluded were the fearful so they would not weaken the faith of others.*
*Wars are costly and disruptive. But the Christian is not called to fight physical wars against flesh and blood but a spiritual battle. In this fight of faith, as in the case of Israel, God remains our confidence and we need not fear the foe because our victory is guaranteed. God requires us to be brave and true. Those who are reluctant, fearful, pleasure-seeking, and worldly-minded are still not suitable for the army of the Lord.*
βπ½```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*Even in spiritual wars, there is still room for gallantry.*_
ππ```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *EZEKIEL 18-21*ππ
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