Ephesians 6:17 Piercings Jots and Tittles
And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Two different weapons were invented because of WWII, one the atomic bomb and the other the AK-47. Both are weapons of mass destruction; even if an atomic bomb kills so much at once, the AK-47 has killed SO many and is still doing so. Sadly, both inventors of the atomic bomb and AK-47 regret their inventions. Those who learn to use the sword of the Spirit do not regret using it to resist evil and stand firm because of it. Julius Robert Oppenheimer was a theoretical physicist often called the father of the atomic bomb. The pros of the nuclear bomb weapon are that it ended WWII, and the cons of it is that it causes massive destruction and death all at once. Not a religious man, but Oppenheimer did study Hindu scripture. He quoted Hindu text to describe his regret for being the inventor of the nuclear weapon. “If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, which would be like the splendor of the mighty one … Now I have become death, the shatterer of worlds.” The AK-47, whose name is Mikhail Kalashnikov, invented the Avtomat Kalashnikova. As a soldier for the Soviet Union in WWII, trying to defend his country, he and other soldiers all agreed the rifles it issued were inadequate against the rifles of the German Nazis. So, Mikhail used his engineering skills to develop the AK-47, the most excellent and most used assault rifle. Mikhail Kalashnikov’s intention with the AK-47 was defense, but many saw the indestructible, invincible adorability and how cheap it was to use it as a weapon of massive destruction. Known terrorists all over the world use the AK-47, and it has killed more people than the atomic bomb ever has. Before his death, Mikhail wrote a letter to the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, stating he suffered from spiritual pain. Feeling responsible for the deaths that the weapon he created caused. Also stated, ” He keeps having the same unsolved question: if his rifle claimed people’s lives, then can it be that he … a Christian and an Orthodox believer, was to blame for their deaths?” The sword of the Spirit is a different weapon because it is spiritual. The sword of the Spirit has two purposes: it convicts an individual, and hopefully, that convict leads to godly sorrow and then to godly repentance. This is what Paul says in his writing in the Epistle of Hebrews. In the hands of prayer warriors, using the sword they carry will convict many, and many will repent and be saved. Also, on another level, the sword of the Spirit will convict many, and they will hate and distance themselves from that prayer warrior. Unlike Julius Robert Oppenheimer and Mikhail Kalashnikov, there is no feeling of regret or shame who know how to use the sword and depend on it. The sword of the Spirit has caused many families and friends to distance themselves from me, but it also helped me gain many brothers and sisters who are prayer warriors. God bless you all, the Lord who warrior loves you, and so do I: His humble prayer warrior, Samuel Jerry Head.