Turtle Power

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good…Romans 12:21.

Last month, my oldest grandson had his fourth birthday party!  His Birthday Party theme this year was Ninja Turtles!  It was absolutely adorable!

I have to confess, I do not really know a lot about this group of turtles!  I know there are four turtles, and each turtle wears a different colored headband!  This is the extent of my “turtle” knowledge!

I recently had an opportunity to learn a little more about this group of Turtles.  While watching Hudson and Beau one afternoon, Hudson woke up from his nap before his brother and asked me if we could watch one of his Ninja Turtle videos.

This was a perfect opportunity for me to become better acquainted with this group of turtles and what they were all about!

This is what I learned…

The turtles are named after four Renaissance artists...(I may or may not have googled this information to make sure I provided correct information)!

Leonardo wears a blue mask.

Michelangelo wears an orange mask and loves pizza!!  (However, I think all of the turtles eat a lot of pizza).

Raphael wears a dark red mask.

Donatello wears a purple mask.

Splinter is a mutant rat and the Turtles’ sensei and trains the Turtles in the art of Ninjutsu.

April is a television news reporter and embarks in many of the Turtles adventures and aids them by doing work in public that they cannot.

Shredder is the leader of the Foot Clan and appears to be the villain in this show.  He is the archenemy of Splinter and the Turtles.

The Turtles’ make their home in the sewers of New York City and battle petty criminals, evil overlords, mutated creatures and alien invaders while attempting to remain hidden from society!

Hudson was very patient with me as I asked different questions and repeatedly asked which turtle was which!  I finally realized their initials were on their belts and by the end of the show, I think I knew the names of each Turtle and the color of headband each turtle wore!

This group of Turtles appears to be a jovial group…eating lots of pizza and just trying to do good by overcoming evil!  They desire to do what is right!

The fictional Turtle characters face fictional villains and evil in their show.  Unfortunately, the world in which we live today is filled with a very real evil!  Temptation is all around us and if we are not careful, we can easily be overcome by evil! 

The Turtles are not the only ones who deal with a villain…so do we!  God’s word tells us to…”Be alert and of sober mind.  Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour…1 Peter 5:8.

Our enemy is a thief who comes only to steal and kill and destroy.  But God says…”I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full”…John 10:10.

God’s word says… Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good…Romans 12:21.  God tells us to hate what is evil; cling to what is good…Romans 12:9.

Just as the Turtles needed to be on guard, so should we!  When the Turtles’ enemy attacked, they were standing guard, prepared to do battle.

God tell us to...”Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.  The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak”…Matthew 26:41.

Precious ones…do not let yourself be the one that the enemy devours. 

We know that the enemy comes to steal…kill…and destroy!  Knowing this, we need to be alert and ready…praying…reading God’s word…fellowshipping with other believers so that we can encourage one another!

Just as the Turtles overcome evil with their Ninjutsu…let’s be on our knees…battling evil in prayer and with the word of God!

Dear Heavenly Father…I pray that you help us to be alert to the evil around us so that when temptation knocks at our door, we are prepared to stand against!  Lord, thank you that when we are weak…you are our strength!  Help us to overcome evil with good.