When our kids were younger they used to watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Do you remember the chant at the end of their opening song?
"Heroes in a half shell. Turtle power!"
I looked up the word "ninja," just to make sure my story was headed in the right direction. Here it is:
"A member of a class of medieval Japanese mercenary agents who were trained in the martial arts and hired for covert operations such as assassination and sabotage."
Let's distill that down a bit.
Trained agents. Covert.
Aren't we Christians trained in God's Word? Aren't we agents of the Most High God? Sharing to Gospel to the world?
The definition also mentions "covert operations." We are having to be more and more covert these as persecution of the Church increases. If we say that being gay, having trans surgery, or aborting our children is against God's Word we are ostracized, sued, beaten, or shunned.
We need to be ninjas for Jesus. A ninja has no fear, at least from what I have seen in the movie. And our weapon is a double-edged sword.
"The word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword." - Hebrews 4:12
Let's modify that Turtle chant a bit.
"Servants of the Most High. Ninja power!"
Sounds cool. But it's really HIS power. Our job as "ninjas for Jesus" is to love everyone, even when they are hating us. We are to speak the truth, even when we are chastized by family members and friends for doing so.
We have been "hired" by the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Shouldn't we then live and act like we belong to Him?
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