God could reject our worship for a number of reasons. He specifically condemns acts of worship associated with idolatry, unbelief, disobedience, and evil motives (Jeremiah 13:10; Exodus 30:9; 32:22-27; Jeremiah 7:21-26). Rehearsing this list makes me aware that our offerings of worship will never please God on their own. Try as hard as we can, our hearts and worship will always be tainted in God’s sight. The ultimate factor of acceptable worship is faith in and union with Jesus Christ. Our spiritual sacrifices are “acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2:5). It is His sinless offering of worship that cleanses and perfects ours.

Bob Kauflin

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains	Italian	Posted, Vegetables	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	tb	Green Onion; Chopped
16	oz	Green Beans; Drain And Reserve
1	tb	Butter Or Margarine
8	oz	Stewed Tomatoes
1/8	ts	Thyme
1	ds	Pepper
1 1/2	ts	Cornstarch

INSTRUCTIONS

Saute onion in butter. Add tomatoes, thyme and pepper. Disslve in reserved
liquid. Add to tomato mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly,
until thickened. Add beans; heat.
Recipe by: Del Monte
Posted to brand-name-recipes by Meg Antczak <meginny@frontiernet.net> on
Mar 17, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“A spirit of thankfulness is one of the most distinctive marks of a Christian whose heart is attuned to the Lord. Thank God in the midst of trials and every persecution. #Billy Graham”

A work is not to be judged by any effects on the bodies of men; such as tears, trembling, groans, loud outcries, agonies of body, or the failing of bodily strength. The influence persons are under is not to be judged of one way or other by such effects on the body. Scripture nowhere gives us any such rule. We cannot conclude that persons are under the influence of the true Spirit because we see such effects upon their bodies. This is not given as a mark of the true Spirit; nor on the other hand, have we any reason to conclude from any such outward appearances that persons are not under the influence of the Spirit of God. There is no rule of Scripture given us by which to judge spirits that either expressly or indirectly excludes such effects on the body, nor does reason exclude them.

Jonathan Edwards