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

Jacob is about to enter the Promised Land. He will be one of the venerated Patriarchs of the faith. But before Jacob can become Israel, the man must be broken. Jacob needs to learn that his life is to be one of continual striving with God, but doing it with full dependence on God. He will learn that with God there is a continual heat from the refiner’s fire, but through the adversity there is an unspeakable joy in the journey. And though God probably won’t be wrestling with any of us physically like He did with Jacob, there is a continual tension of finding our greatest peace when we are most intimate in close communion with God. At times we struggle, but in the pain we learn to submit to His will, allow Him to expose our defects, yield to the wounds He creates and then trust Him that the pain is for our greatest good as the “old man” is further put to death. If we act in the flesh and run away or defend ourselves or blame others or whine and complain, we’ll never experience this. As creatures so prone to follow our selfish instincts, there is a serenity that comes when God wrestles us to the ground, breaks us further of our pride and reminds us that our sufficiency is only in Him.

Randy Smith

We Love God!

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

Kinigawissin (assiniwi’s Vegetable Soup)

January 29, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables		Cree, Main dish, Native, Vegetables	1	Recipe

INGREDIENTS

1		Green bell pepper, diced
3	T	Oil
1/2		Cucumber, diced
10		Shallots, diced
16	oz	Green peas, cooked
16	oz	Corn
16	oz	Tomatoes, crushed
1	c	Jerusalem artichokes, mashed =OR=- potatoes
		Grilled bannock
		Salt & pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Fry the pepper, cucumber & shallots in the oil until tender.  Add the
peas, corn, tomatoes, artichoke or potato & bannock.  Season to  taste.
Stir well & heat until everything is hot.  From Gemini's MASSIVE
MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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