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

We will never get anywhere in life without discipline, be it in the arts, business, athletics, or academics. This is doubly so in spiritual matters. In other areas we may be able to claim some innate advantage. An athlete may be born with a strong body, a musician with perfect pitch, or an artist with an eye for perspective. But none of us can claim an innate spiritual advantage. In reality, we are all equally disadvantaged. None of us naturally seeks after God, none is inherently righteous, none instinctively does good (cf. Romans 3:9-18). Therefore, as children of grace, our spiritual discipline is everything – everything! I repeat…discipline is everything!

Kent Hughes

The purpose of all idolatry is to manipulate the idol for our own benefit. This means that we don’t want to be ruled by idols. Instead, we want to use them… Idolaters want nothing above themselves, including their idols. Their fabricated gods are intended to be mere puppet kings, means to an end… Idols, however, do not cooperate. Rather than mastering our idols, we become enslaved by them and begin to look like them. As idols are deaf, dumb, blind, utterly senseless, and irrational, so “those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them” (Psalm 115:8)… How can these lifeless idols exert so much power? They dominate because of a powerful but quiet presence that hides behind every idol, Satan himself.

Edward Welch

We Love God!

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

Tzatziki (greek Cucumber And Yogurt Salad)

January 30, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Greek	Greek, Salads	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pt	Plain Yogurt
1		Unpeeled cucumber, chopped
		fine
1		Clove garlic, crushed
1/2	c	Olive oil
		Juice of 1/2 lemon
1	t	Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

parsley  To the yogurt add the cucumber, garlic, olive oil, lemon
juice, and  salt. Blend well with fork. Top with parsley. Refrigerate.
Serve with  Melba toast as first course or as a side dish during
dinner.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“A state of mind that sees God in everything is evidence of growth in grace and a thankful heart. #Charles Finney”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 220 Calories From Fat: 171 Total Fat: 19.4g Cholesterol: 4.9mg Sodium: 446.3mg Potassium: 273.9mg Carbohydrates: 7.7g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 6.7g Protein: 4.7g