Little Green Bombs

© 7/10 Angela Beatty

Isaiah 54:7

No weapon that is formed against the shall prosper;

and every tongue that shall rise against thee

in judgement thou shalt condemn.

This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,

and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

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What exactly is a weapon? I consider these little green crab apples to be one of nature's most lethal weapons. As youngsters, some of the country boys could throw these little buggers with enough force to black eyes and leave some pretty mean bruises. I have a sneaking suspicion that boys of every generation manage to discover their fire power if they happen to be exposed to nature very long.

Just the other day, after I pointed out a crab apple tree on one of our walks, Andrew walked up to me with a bag in his hand and asked if I could buy him some PVC pipe. I held my hand out for the bag and peeked inside and immediately knew that he had thoughts of taking an age-old boyhood crab apple stage to whole new heights. This is the child that just last week explained to me how to make gunpowder out of charcoal and sulphur or some such chemical. But my Momma didn't raise a fool! lol (The child is as mild as they come, but has this irresistible urge to experiment - my little Thomas Edison.) I can see the headlines now. Family home destroyed when youngster's crab apple cannon explodes.

So what defines a weapon? I'd say anything that can be used to hurt us. Not many of us are going to carry the scars of bullets on our body, but most of us already sport scars in our hearts from lies, harsh words, broken promises, and disillusions. And chances are pretty good we have a fresh wound or will be wounded in the near future.

These things hurt, but in my opinion the most lethal weapons known to mankind are anger and bitterness. Words and lies are fired from others, but anger and bitterness are like errant grenades. When the pin is pulled they blow up and destroy the one holding them before they can ever be thrown. Sure the intention is to fight back against an enemy, but they never seem to work that way.

God's promise is that no weapon formed against us will prosper. That doesn't mean they won't hurt, but that they won't destroy us. Our heritage is HIS righteousness..... peace, love, joy, longsuffering, gentleness, kindness... Ah, but it's so much easier and so much more satisfying to start stockpiling our own grenades, isn't it?

PS. If my blogs suddenly stop appearing, check the local headlines to see if Andrew managed to find his PVC pipe! lol