The Greatest Weapon of All

Jadyn thrust his blue foam sword at his brother's arm and shouted, "Ha! I got you."Tyler smacked his green foam sword across Jadyn's leg and yelled back, "I hit your leg! You can't fight now.""I don't need two legs. I will fight you to the death!" Jadyn hopped on one foot and sliced his sword down, narrowly missing Tyler's hand."Well, I will fight you until snack time!" Tyler swung his sword high in the air with both hands, his eyes wide with intensity. "Snack time!" Mom called from the front porch. The boys tossed their swords to the ground like paper airplanes taking a nose dive and scrambled to get to Mom first."You boys having fun?" Mom sat on the front step as she handed out the snacks. Tyler took a large bite out of his apple, while Jadyn put an entire granola bar in his mouth and chewed like a squirrel saving nuts for winter. "We are the strongest boys on the block, and we have the best weapons!" Tyler said with apple juice running down his chin."Yeah, we're good fighters," Jadyn mumbled through his mouth full of granola."I believe it," Mom said. "But there's an even more powerful weapon than your blue and green swords. Do you know you can have the greatest weapon of all time?"The boys' eyes bulged as they looked at each other in excitement. "Really? Where is it?" Tyler asked as he took another bite of his apple."Well, Ephesians 6:17 says that we have the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. There isn't anything more powerful in the world than the Word of God. That's why we memorize Bible verses--to keep our sharp swords ready for use.""I don't get it. How can words be swords?" Jadyn asked."Remember when you were scared last week, and we read a verse about God's peace?" asked Mom. "You felt better after that. That's God's Word going to battle for you. It reminded you that you belong to Jesus and can have His peace in any situation.""Oh, I get it," said Tyler. "We'll be sharpening our God-swords when we do our devotions tonight!" He looked at his brother. "But now, we fight!" The boys laughed and ran to pick up their swords. – Tannis Oliveri