I couldn't resist writing about an article I read this week on bangishotyou. As my family owned several ferrets before the first corgi entered our lives, I simply had to know the history of working ferrets. Ferrets were used by the Roman legions who used them to drive rabbits out of their rabbit holes to become sustenance for hangry Roman soldiers. The modern working ferret’s roots can be traced back to the 16th and 17th centuries where they were used for rodent extermination aboard ships. Pokey the ferret became the official mascot of the Massachusetts Colonial Navy in 1986.
In the 1800s, tens of thousands of ferrets were raised for rodent extermination and “ferretmeisters” brought them to the barns and granaries the ferrets were to serve and protect. Though effective rodenticides replaced ferrets around the arrival of World War II, aircraft including B-26 Marauders and B-29 Superfortresses had their wiring installed with the help of working ferrets. Today, ferrets continue to be cable runners when simple tools just won’t do the trick. They are also therapy animals for people suffering with various ailments!
I can already hear you thinking “That’s quite a stretch, John.” Hear me out! In Hebrews 4:12 we read, “For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” Though ferrets do not cut like a sword, they are capable of finding their ways in to tight, twisted spaces. When you meditate on the word of God, it has a way of imprinting itself on you and transforming the way you think. Spend time in scripture daily and allow God to expose what you must rid yourself of and what you must gain.
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