Body
FIPRONIL. The Lord recently allowed us to spend time helping our younger son who bought his first home. In removing carpet from one bedroom, we noticed some old termite activity. Being on a concrete slab, there's a crack along the outside walls in the room. I suggested that he treat the crack with Fipronil, or similar termiticide, and when he has time, to treat the whole perimeter of his house. Fipronil is a non-repellent pesticide. That simply means the termites can't sense it. They move through the treated area searching for food and then return to the colony and unknowingly pass it around to others. It would be similar to a plague spreading from person to person. The premise is that by forming a perimeter barrier, termite colonies will self-destruct, thus protecting your home. And if done right every 8 to 10 years, you should always be protected. So what is it that protects Christians from the destructive onslaughts of Satan, our sin-filled world, and our own internal sinful desires? The Psalmist (David?) wrote in Psalm 119:11, 'Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.' God's Word is our spiritual Fipronil. The Apostle Paul wrote to struggling Christians in Ephesus, saying, 'Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand... And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God' (6:13, 17). God wisely gave us His Word as the weapon by which we attack the spiritual termites seeking to destroy our spiritual house and bring us to ruin. Even the Lord Jesus Christ wielded the sword of God's Word when fighting against Satan during His temptation in the wilderness after 40 days of fasting (Matt. 4). But unlike Fipronil that weakens over time, 'No word from God shall ever be void of power' (Luke 1:37—literal translation). How important is God's 'Fipronil' to us today?