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

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

The New Testament makes it clear that no church is exempt from conflict. Yet this very friction offers opportunities for interpersonal and spiritual growth. To assist in such growth, Jesus sanctioned the work of a peacemaker (Mat. 5:9). In this vein, Jesus is the ultimate role model (Eph. 2:14-18). Since mediation is a God-ordained pattern (1 Tim. 2:5), all Christians in conflict ought to adopt God's pattern for making peace as a reflection of their shared faith (Phil. 4:2-3).

Kenneth Newberger

We Love God!

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

Apple-nut Salad And Tofu-honey Dressing

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

5		Red Delicious apples, sliced
1/4	c	Fresh lemon juice
3		Stalks celery, diced
1		8-ounce pineapple tidbits
		in unsweetened pineapple
		juice drained
1	c	Plain nonfat yogurt
1/2	c	Low fat silken tofu
1	T	Honey
1	t	Ground cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS

Place sliced apples in mixture of lemon juice and water. Add more
water if needed to cover apples. At serving time, drain liquid from
apples. Combine apples, celery, and pineapple. For the dressing:
Combine yogurt, tofu, honey and cinnamon in a food processor and  blend
until smooth. Chill Combine apple mixture with dressing and  toss
gently. Garnish with mint sprigs. Serves 8. "Life's Simple  Pleasures"
Per 1/2 cup serving: 119 calories, 4 grams protein, 19 grams
carbohydrate, 2 grams fat. (This is an estimate, the original recipe
called for low-fat yogurt and 1/3 cup walnuts which i leave out, and
substitute low-fat for fat free)  Posted to fatfree digest by
Cambr27@aol.com on Sep 6, 1999, converted  by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 450 Calories From Fat: 11 Total Fat: 1.3g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 122.8mg Potassium: 1310.7mg Carbohydrates: 112.3g Fiber: 5.2g Sugar: 85.3g Protein: 3.8g