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

The oldest and most revered tactic for avoiding the misery of guilt is religion. This tactic may be the most deceptive because it comes closest to the truth. It recognizes what the intellectual and physical strategies generally ignore: that the ultimate cause of guilt is that there is a righteous God whose will for his creatures is ignored or defied. It recognizes that under every pang of conscience in the human soul there is the silent, often unexpressed conviction, 'I have gone against God.' The means that religion has developed to deal with this guilt is to try to placate or appease God with good works or religious ritual. Religious people know they owe God a great debt for their disobedience. But they often make the terrible mistake of thinking they can pay it back through good works and the performance of religious duties.

John Piper

The church at Ephesus faced a culture characterized by immorality. We, too, live in a culture tolerant of sexual immorality. It is popular to be open-minded to many types of sin, calling them personal choices or alternative lifestyles. But when the body of believers begins to tolerate sin in the church, it is lowering the church's standards and compromising its witness. Remember that God's approval is infinitely more important than the world's. Use God's Word, not what people around you are willing to accept, to set the standards for what is right or wrong.

Bruce Barton

We Love God!

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

Herb Blend

January 23, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	California	Sauces	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Garlic clove
1/3	c	Packed fresh cilantro
2		Fresh jalapeno chilies

INSTRUCTIONS

In a bowl, combine garlic, cilantro, and chiles (stemmed and seeded).
~ Nancy Fas, Cardiff, California.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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