I admit it, I am not a good blogger. It has been almost a month since my last post. My wife broke her foot around the last of May and could not drive and needed to be off of it a lot. So many of our plans were put on the shelf until she became more mobile. Thankfully, she did not have to have surgery and is now out of that “Frankenstein boot.” One good thing, she could not sneak up on me. That was a joke in case you did not catch the levity. Along with preparing the manuscripts for 2011 Teen VBS, getting ready for our own VBS and my battle with the squash bugs, I have not had the time for blogging.

Speaking of squash bugs. In my last blog I mention that they are evil. At that time, I had only seen the evidence of their presence. I foolishly referred to it in the singular. Boy was I mistaken and evil is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to describing these creatures. I finally saw one, destroyed it and gave it only a casual thought. However, not only did I begin to see more stems cut off, but also I saw leaves beginning to turn yellow and start to shrivel. Then I saw them....literally hundreds hiding under the leaves, at the base of the plant, on the fence next to the plant. After discovering there seems to be no effective method of getting rid of them except hand-picking them from the plants, I resorted to a method my father-in-law used...soapy water. It does actually kill them, but there were so many of them.

As I sprayed the plant, the enormity of the task quickly became apparent. Wave after wave of them came out from behind leaves. Okay, now here comes the analogy. I really did see a comparison with fighting those bugs and the work we are doing as churches and as individual Christians. Fighting against evil seem just as daunting a task as getting rid of squash bugs. About the time you think you are making headway, a new wave of evil hits. Then there are times when the task appear too big, and you consider giving up. It even seems you can hear the Devil say we are no match for him. The truth is, we are no match for him on our own. However, we have read the end of the Book and we know who wins.

I have a feeling, unfortunately, I know how the squash bug battle will turn out, but I have the first Adam and the fall to blame for that. However, the “last Adam” will give us the victory in the battle against evil (1 Cor. 15:57).