When the law was written on tablets of stone, there was a significant weakness. The weakness of the Old Covenant was not in the law. The weakness of the Old Covenant was the people’s hearts. They couldn’t keep the law because they lacked two basic ingredients. Both of them interestingly were mentioned in the Old Testament when God used His prophets to speak while under the Old Covenant of the coming New Covenant. First, as God said through Jeremiah, “I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it” (Jer. 31:34). The writing of the law went from tablets of stone to tablets of human hearts (2 Cor. 3:3). And second, as God said through Ezekiel, “I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances” (Eze. 36:27). We by far have greater power to obey the law with the fullness of the Holy Spirit dwelling within us as God says, “causing” us to obey. So there should be a radical difference between us and Israel. It’s not in the God we serve. It’s not in the desire to obey Him. It’s not in the faith of a Messiah to take away our sins. It’s not in a law that is given from God to be obeyed. It’s not even in a delight in that law. The difference is simply this. The Old Covenant is characterized by people who were stiff-necked and rebellious (Dt. 9:6; 10:16; 31:27), whereas the New Covenant is characterized by people who have soft hearts and the ability to obey.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains, Vegetables		Appetizers	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	sm	Egg, (size 5 or 6)
1		Spring onion finely chopped
1	oz	30 g peeled prawns chopped.
1	ts	Chopped fresh coriander.
		Salt and pepper.
1		1 oz 30 g slice of bread.
1	ts	Sesame seeds.
1	ts	Sesame or vegetable oil.
		Sprigs of fresh coriander to
		Garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Beat the egg in a shallow dish and add the spring onion, prawns and
coriander. Season the mixture with salt and pepper. 2. Place the slice of
bread in the egg mixture and allow it to soak for 2 to 3 minutes turning it
over once so that the egg is absorbed. Scoop the chopped prawns onto the
top surface, spread out evenly and sprinkle with the sesame seeds. 3. Heat
the sesame or vegetable oil in a small frying pan. Using a fish slice, flip
the slice of bread into the pan so that the topping faces downwards in
order to set it. Turn over after 1 minute and then cook the other side. 4.
Sere hot cut into triangles and garnished with sprigs of fresh coriander.
Preparation 10 minutes, cooking 3 minutes.
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