Posted on March 18, 2020 by beverlyeash
Every day when I sit down to write, I imagine you, my reader. Are you like me, wanting to stay informed about currrent events but not wanting to drown in it? Do you want something else to think about for a few minutes? I know I want reprieve from the constant coverage of something that …
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Posted on March 11, 2020 by beverlyeash
Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 We do this {live with endurance} by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Hebrews 12:2 In life, there is an adversary; an enemy …
Posted on March 10, 2020 by beverlyeash
I am privileged to spend a part of my winter in Florida. This is my last week and my daughters and grands are joining me for one last week of hurrah! FaceTiming Finley today, I asked what I should write about and she promptly said, “Me!” For the last week or so, I have been …
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Posted on March 6, 2020 by beverlyeash
Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world …
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Posted on March 5, 2020 by beverlyeash
Fear is a liar. It doesn’t know how to discern truth from lie. It overwhelms and immobilizes. It creates chaos. As with all automatic responses of the brain, fear has it’s place. It keeps me from walking too close to the edge. It keeps me out of the street. It makes me cautious at night …
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Posted on February 26, 2020 by beverlyeash
For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true. Ephesians 5:8-9 Power check time! The light within is not your own. You aren’t responsible to put it there and you …
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Posted on February 25, 2020 by beverlyeash
Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” John 8:12 Jesus came into the world to illuminate the way back to God. As followers of Jesus, we …
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Posted on February 24, 2020 by beverlyeash
Driving through town at dusk to meet friends for dinner, Mom asked if I had my headlights on. Accustomed to lights that come on automatically, I realized I hadn’t even given it a thought. Looking around, I noticed that most cars were brightened with headlights. It was not dark yet, but the sunlight had diminished …
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Posted on February 23, 2020 by beverlyeash
May your Sabbath rest today be filled with images of Jesus and pictures of hope firmly anchored in his love for you. Photo by Charlotte Noelle on Unsplash
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Posted on February 21, 2020 by beverlyeash
Read: Psalm 39 “Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered—how fleeting my life is. You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a …
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