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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

The reason for praying is so that God will be thanked when the blessings come. And God loves to be thanked. He loves to be acknowledged and praised as the giver of all good gifts. His great goal in history from beginning to end is to be glorified as the source of all blessing. Therefore, when we urge many people to pray for something that we need, we create a situation in which the provision of that need will produce many thanksgivings to God. And in that way we tap into a tremendous incentive that God has, namely, to glorify Himself by winning the gratitude of many people. God loves to be thanked by many people. Therefore, there is a power in church-wide prayer, because the more people there are praying for the spiritual life of our church, the more thanksgiving will ascend to God when He gives it.

John Piper

It grieves me that so many believers view the doctrine of God's sovereignty as a deterrent to a healthy, vibrant prayer life. That kind of thinking demonstrates an inadequate, incomplete and unacceptable understanding, both of God's sovereignty and of prayer. In truth, we pray because God is sovereign – He alone has power over all human events. In praying, we don't run from His sovereignty, we run to it. It's absolutely true that God is sovereign over every detail of our lives. Job acknowledged that even the number of every person's days is determined (Job 14:5). Life and death are in His hands (Jas. 4:15). Yet we eat and breathe and sleep and take measures to avoid any kind of calamity that might end our lives prematurely. Why? That's the very same question as, 'Why pray if God is sovereign?' Here's the answer to why we need to breathe, and why we need to pray: God ordains the means as well as the end. And our prayers are one of the important means by which He accomplishes His will and glorifies Himself in the process.

John MacArthur

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Grilled Chicken or Fish with Calamata-Caper Salsa

January 23, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains		Chicken and, Capers, Sauces	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Roma tomatoes; seeded and diced
1/2	c	Red onion; diced
6		Basil leaves; chopped
4	tb	Capers
1/4	c	Calamata olives; pitted and chopped
4	tb	Lemon juice
1/2	c	Olive oil
		Salt and pepper; to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix together above ingredients. Serve over grilled chicken or fish. Serves
4-6.
Posted to KitMailbox Digest  by J Pellegrino <gigimfg@ix.netcom.com> on May
26, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“God is in control, and therefore in everything I can give thanks – not because of the situation but because of the One who directs and rules over it. #Kay Arthur”