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A motive is an emotion, desire, a felt need, or an impulse of some kind that impels a person to action or to certain pursuits. Thus, motives are crucial to everything a Christian does. They not only have temporal repercussions, but God’s promises of future and eternal rewards are related to both faithfulness on the job and to motives. Proverbs tells us, “All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the Lord weighs the motives” (Prov. 16:2). Thus, motives are vital to whatever we do. To the Corinthians he wrote, “For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and godly sincerity, not by human wisdom but by the grace of God, we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you” (2 Cor. 1:12). Then in 1 Corinthians he wrote, “So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God” (1 Cor. 4:5).

J. Hampton Keathley

What does the New Testament indicate about normal Christian attitude in reference to Satan? James 4:7 says that we are to "resist the devil and he will flee" from us. How do we resist the devil? The classic passage in the New Testament for resisting the devil is Ephesians 6:10-18. This is the Christian "Standard Operating Procedure" for spiritual warfare today. Notice that there is nothing in either James 4 or Ephesians 6 about binding Satan! We are told to resist Satan –to oppose and combat his efforts and schemes. We are to take on the full armor of God so that we can stand firm and extinguish Satan's flaming missiles.

David Reid

We Love God!

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

Persimmon-raspberry Yogurt Parfait

January 30, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Desserts	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

10	oz	Ripe persimmons, 2 ripe
1	T	Brown sugar
2	c	Vanilla low-fat yogurt
1	c	Fresh or frozen raspberries
		thawed
1	c	Low-fat granola without
		raisins

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut each persimmon into 4 wedges; peel wedges, using fingers or a
small paring knife.  Cut each wedge into 4 wedges; set aside.  Combine
brown sugar and yogurt in a small bowl; stir until  well-blended.
Spoon 1/4 cup of the yogurt mixture into each of 4 (8-ounce) dessert
glasses; top with 4 persimmon wedges, 2 tablespoons raspberries, and 2
tablespoons granola. Repeat the layers, ending with granola. Yield: 4
servings.  Per serving: 392 Calories; 10g Fat (22% calories from fat);
10g  Protein; 71g Carbohydrate; 6mg Cholesterol; 80mg Sodium  Serving
Ideas : Serve the parfaits immediately.  Recipe by: Cooking Light,
Nov/Dec 1994, page 170  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #405 by
igor@digex.net on Jan 28, 1997.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 214 Calories From Fat: 17 Total Fat: 1.9g Cholesterol: 6.1mg Sodium: 84mg Potassium: 510.6mg Carbohydrates: 45.3g Fiber: 4.9g Sugar: 36.6g Protein: 7.1g