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

First, there is no “gift of singleness” if by gift we mean a supernatural outpouring accompanied by some kind of revelation that it is God’s hidden will that you remain single all your days. I would suggest that there are two proper ways to speak of this gift. First, if you are single, you have the gift of singleness... The “gift” of which Paul speaks is the freedom that comes to us when we are not burdened with pleasing our spouse... Second, I believe we can speak of the gift of singleness if by that we simply mean a lack of a current pressing need to marry. I too have this kind of the gift at present. I am sympathetic to men who are eager to marry, or in certain circumstances, to remarry. But I do not at present share that urgency. Indeed I honestly can’t imagine remarrying. I am savvy enough, however, to know that this could change in a moment. God’s Word gives me liberty. If the desire comes to marry I would be without sin to do so. I would not be turning up my nose at some kind of pseudo-charismatic “gift” God had given me. I’d be giving thanks for the wife He would be giving me.

R.C. Sproul Jr.

Any sensationalism inevitably is frustrated by the law of diminishing returns. People are never satisfied. They always want one more sign, one more miracle, one more show. To have maintained His influence over the people by the use of miracles, Jesus would have had to produce greater and greater sensations. Because the natural, carnal heart can never be satisfied, this year’s miracle would have become next year’s bore. His followers would only have been lovers of sensation, not lovers of God.

John MacArthur

We Love God!

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

Mei Kwei Tao (Pickled Peaches in Red Rose Pet

January 23, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits		Preserves, Fruits, Flowers	50	Servings

INGREDIENTS

50		Peaches
2	lb	Sugar
1	c	Water
1	pt	Vinegar
1	tb	Salt
		Red roses
		Cloves

INSTRUCTIONS

Boil sugar, vinegar, water and salt for 20 minutes. Dip peaches in hot
water for three minutes, then rub off fur with a towel. Place on the stem
of each peach a red rose. Stick four cloves through rose on to the peach.
Cook rosed peaches in syrup until soft.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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