Ultimately, the Lord of the harvest has showered us with His grace. Jesus is our kinsman-redeemer with the right to redeem us – made like us in every way, yet without sin (see Hebrews 4: 15). He has the resources to redeem us – possessing all authority over nature and nations, disease and demons, sin and Satan, suffering and death. Finally, He has the resolve to redeem us. His resolve drove Him to take responsibility for our sin, enduring the wrath of God that we deserve, so that through faith in Him, we might no longer be outcasts separated from God, but instead we might be called sons and daughters of God.

David Platt

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Vegetables	Italian	Soups, Low-cal	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		From: Gaye Levy
1		Onion; medium, chopped
1		Carrot; large, chopped
4	c	Chicken broth; reg strength
1	cn	Tomato puree; 15 oz.
3	tb	Basil leaves; dried
3/4	ts	Sugar
1/2	ts	White pepper
2	ts	Vegetable oil; optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Spray the bottom of a 3 to 4 quart pan with PAM, or optionally, coat with
oil. Add the onion and carrot and cook, stirring occasionally, until both
the onion and the carrot are sweet tasting and tender when pierced. This
will take about 30 minutes.  Stir broth, tomato puree, basil sugar and
pepper into pan. Bring to a boil on high heat. Cover and simmer to blend
flavors, about 15 minutes.  With a slotted spoon, scoop vegetables and a
little of the broth into a food processor or blender. Whirl until smoothly
pureed. Pour vegetable mixture back into the pan; heat until steaming.
Ladle into bowls and enjoy.   Notes from Gaye: This recipe is adapted
from Sunset Magazine, circa 1987. What could be more filling (and warming)
this time of year than a large bowl of soup and some fresh bread? For the
bread, try the Italian Bread which is as lo-cal as bread can go...and go
easy on the butter or margarine.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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“Jesus feels your pain”

[James 4:3-5] pictures the church as the wife of God. God has made us for Himself and has given Himself to us for our enjoyment. Therefore it is adultery when we try to be “friends” with the world. If we seek from the world the pleasures we should seek in God, we are unfaithful to our marriage vows. And, what’s worse, when we go to our Heavenly Husband and actually pray for the resources with which to commit adultery with the world, it is a very wicked thing. It is as though we should ask our husband for money to hire male prostitutes to provide the pleasure we don’t find in Him!

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