Faith is not something we conjure up on our own, nor is it something we are born with, nor is faith a result of diligence in study or pursuit of the spiritual. Ephesians 2:8-9 makes it clear that faith is a gift from God, not because we deserve it, have earned it, or are worthy to have it. It is not from ourselves; it is from God. It is not obtained by our power or our free will. Faith is simply given to us by God, along with His grace and mercy, according to His holy plan and purpose, and because of that, He gets all the glory.

Unknown Author

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Eggs		Cookies, Potato chip, Nuts	60	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Brown sugar
1		Egg
1/2	ts	Soda
1/2	c	Crushed potatoe chips
1/2	c	Shortening
1	c	Flour
1/2	ts	Vanilla
1/2	c	Chopped nuts

INSTRUCTIONS

Cream sugar, shortening and egg.  Stir in flour, soda and vanilla. Mix
well.  Add chips and nuts.  Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie
sheet.  Bake 10 minutes.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“Jesus: so far ahead of his time that we’re still no closer to catching up”

Yet what the Bible teaches is that the evil one uses all things for his disposal as well. His schemes are subtle and well-disguised (2 Cor. 2:11). He “disguises himself as an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14). He is “the father of lies” (Jn. 8:44), and his influence over unbelievers to accomplish his purposes is powerful (Eph. 6:12). Throughout history he has proven very effective to take every medium as a channel for his deceptive purposes. And with our nation glued to the various forms of media, we’d have to be very naïve to believe he doesn’t have his slimy arms all around this incredible opportunity as well. Therefore, perhaps especially as it pertains to media, we need to “stand firm” (Eph. 6:13), relying upon our spiritual armor in particular the “Word of God” (Eph. 6:17) and “prayer” (Eph. 6:18). The call is to be vigilant and “alert” (Eph. 6:18).

Randy Smith