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It grieves me that so many believers view the doctrine of God's sovereignty as a deterrent to a healthy, vibrant prayer life. That kind of thinking demonstrates an inadequate, incomplete and unacceptable understanding, both of God's sovereignty and of prayer. In truth, we pray because God is sovereign – He alone has power over all human events. In praying, we don't run from His sovereignty, we run to it. It's absolutely true that God is sovereign over every detail of our lives. Job acknowledged that even the number of every person's days is determined (Job 14:5). Life and death are in His hands (Jas. 4:15). Yet we eat and breathe and sleep and take measures to avoid any kind of calamity that might end our lives prematurely. Why? That's the very same question as, 'Why pray if God is sovereign?' Here's the answer to why we need to breathe, and why we need to pray: God ordains the means as well as the end. And our prayers are one of the important means by which He accomplishes His will and glorifies Himself in the process.

John MacArthur

This is what sin is all about. Sin is all about promising us satisfaction, but it never keeps its promises. It can’t, because we weren’t made to satisfy ourselves. No, all sin does is blind us to the truth… We were made to find our satisfaction in a loving relationship with God, but sin convinces us to spend our lives in a self-loving relationship with ourselves. The tragedy is that in the end it doesn’t even work. Sin leaves us bitter, empty, and filled with regret. Worst of all, it leaves us outside the love of God, the one thing that could have satisfied us. It leaves us exposed to His righteous anger that was provoked by our decision to love anything and everything except Him, the one and only who was worthy of our love.

Michael Lawrence

We Love God!

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

Georgian Spinach Salad With Pomegranates

January 28, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Georgian	Reg4, Sheryl d	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	lb	Fresh Spinach
2	T	Walnut Oil
2	T	Olive Oil
2		Cloves Garlic, Finely
		Chopped
4		Scallions, Chopped
1	c	Fresh Cilantro
1	c	Walnuts
1	T	Fresh Lemon Juice
		Salt And Freshly Ground
		Pepper To Taste
1		Handful Pomegranate Seeds

INSTRUCTIONS

Steam the spinach in water for a minute; drain. heat the walnut and
olive oils in a frying pan. Add the garlic and scallions, sauteeing
briefly. Add the spinach and half the cilantro; saute 1-2 minutes.
Grind the spinach mixture with the remaining cilantro and walnuts
until chunky, not pureed. May use a food processor or hand meat
grinder. Add the lemon juice, salt and pepper. Adjust the seasonings,
adding more walnut or olive oil as desired. Sprinkle with pomegranate
seeds and serve.  REG4 shared by Sheryl Donner, Iowa City,IA, USA
Recipe by: Jewish Cooking in America, Joan Nathan  Posted to
JEWISH-FOOD digest by boxersrock@juno.com (Sheryl Donner)  on Aug 31,
1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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