"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."  James 4:7

Someone sent me a really neat youtube video.  I have heard lots of Christians, especially back in the pre Y2k days talking about how they would protect their family with their fine arsenal.  Whether they were right or not, I haven't yet figured out, and this is not a commentary on our Second Amendment rights.  We live in a fallen world, and I am not sure what to teach my children about self defense and pacifism.  Here in Mexico where our need for self defense might be greater, we are prohibited by law from having any firepower, so whatever our thoughts might have been about safety and defense have submitted to the need to really embrace the truth that God is our refuge and ever present help in trouble, and that His angels encamp around about us(Psalm 46:1 and 34:7).

Our present thoughts on our safety in God were reinforced by this video.  The woman, who resisted the devil and witnessed to her attacker was elderly.  She didn't have a family to defend but her life is still precious and yet she, with great courage resisted this evil man without any physical power, solely through her witness of Christ.  Praise God that he is able to defend the defenseless and use their witness for His glory.

Jennifer Pepito is the Chapel Editor for The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, homeschool mom to six and missionary wife.  She will be speaking on Teaching Toddlers While Educating Elementaries at the CFS conference near San Diego, California on May 10th. For more information check out their website www.cfssd.org