The problem is not the weapon...it's the heart.

Evil has been present from the beginning of time - his name is Satan....and sin entered the world through his clever deception of Eve.

Satan is very clever.  He is cleverly distracting us from the real issue here.  What happened in Connecticut is a horrendous tragedy.  I can not even imagine that being my child, killed senselessly at the hands of another.  It reminds me of Abel, killed at the hand of Cain, his own brother.  It reminds me of Jacob's sons plotting to kill their own brother, Joseph.  From the fall of man in the garden of Eden, there has been war, and death, and murder.  Man has always sought his own way, desiring to do what pleases himself, seeking what only belongs to God.  We will never find satisfaction this side of Heaven.

We live in a fallen world, full of sin.  The problem here is not the weapon used to kill a man, or a child.  The problem is the heart of man - full of sin, in need of a Savior.

If someone wants to hurt someone else - they can and will use what ever they desire.  Take one type of gun out of his hand, he'll grab another.  Take that one, he'll grab something else.  However, if the heart of a man is turned toward the Lord, he will be changed forever.  Satan would have us focus on the weapon, not the heart.

The more our country pushes God out of everything, the more tragedy our country will see.  Satan has cleverly distracted the hearts of men since Adam and Eve.  He is the prince of darkness. He plots to kill, destroy, and devour.  However, there is the Prince of Light who has overcome this world, and He brings hope, and peace.

Let's not forget what the real issue is at hand. Pray for the hearts of men to be turned toward Jesus.

John 8:12

"Jesus spoke to them saying, "I am the Light of the World. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."'

Luke 17:33 

"Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it."