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Friday and Sabbath, November 22 – 23, 2024
(Note from Pastor Maylan: This has been a tempestuous week, weather-wise, with loss of power and internet due to an unusually destructive local windstorm. Darren Milam had sent me an earlier blog to be used while he was unavailable, and I’m letting it serve as our Friday and Sabbath blogs this weekend. Thanks, Darren. And thanks to our other faithful bloggers, whose steady schedule will resume.)
DARREN WRITES: Given the recent time change, darkness comes a little bit sooner in the evening. Last week, I was taking the garbage and recycling bins to the end of our driveway, and it was already dark outside. It allowed me the opportunity to see the moon. The image is the best of those I captured on my phone camera. It’s interesting how earth shadows a portion of it, allowing the “slice” to reflect the sun. When I was staring up at it, it made me think of God, watching all of us. It gave me a good feeling of being cared for.
I think David says it best, when he recounts the time he had to flee from his enemies and how God protected him
Psalms 3:1-5 (NLT)
O Lord, I have so many enemies;
so many are against me.
So many are saying,
“God will never rescue him!”
But you, O Lord, are a shield around me;
you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.
I cried out to the Lord,
and he answered me from his holy mountain.
I lay down and slept,
yet I woke up in safety,
for the Lord was watching over me.
Maybe you aren’t being chased by an enemy, but we all can use more protection. So, the next time you are taking out the trash (or for any other reason), and find yourself outside at night, look up and know you are safe because God is watching over you!