God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
You have been called to speak into the confusion with gospel clarity and authority. You have been called to give glory-bound hope to those who have become hopeless. You are called to speak liberating truths to those who have become deceived. You have been called to plead with disloyal children to once again be reconciled to their heavenly Father. You have been called to give glorious motivation to those who have given up. You have been called to shine the light of the glory of God into hearts that have been made dark by looking for life in all the wrong places. You have been called to offer the filling glories of grace to those who are empty and malnourished. You have been called to represent a glorious King, who alone is able to rescue, heal, redeem, transform, forgive, deliver, and satisfy. You have been called.
When Paul says, “If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink,” he does not mean, “Let’s all become lechers.” He means, there is a normal, simple, comfortable, ordinary life of human delights that we may enjoy with no troubling thoughts of heaven or hell or sin or holiness or God – if there is no resurrection from the dead. And what stunned me about this train of thought is that many professing Christians seem to aim at just this, and call it Christianity. Paul did not see his relation to Christ as the key to maximizing his physical comforts and pleasures in this life. No, Paul’s relation to Christ was a call to choose suffering – a suffering that was beyond what would make atheism “meaningful” or “beautiful” or “heroic.” It was a suffering that would have been utterly foolish and pitiable to choose if there is no resurrection into the joyful presence of Christ… Judge for yourself. How many Christians do you know who could say, “The lifestyle I have chosen as a Christian would be utterly foolish and pitiable if there is no resurrection?”
Mix the refried beans and taco seasoning together (I also mix the chili's
in with this, but some people put the chilis as a layer) Mix this really
well (I used a food processor, but today I am going to use my mixer). This
is the first layer.
Put a layer of sour cream on top of the refried beans, taco seasoning and
chilis.
Next put a layer of well mixed/mushed avacados (you need enough to cover
the pan, I use a cake pan normally) on top of everything else
Next sprinkle cheeses on top (I just thought about it and I put the avacado
first and then the sour cream, but I suppose it doesnt matter). I think the
more cheese the better myself *grin*!
Next cut up tomatoes and add as many as you like, which I like to use at
least 2 cut up tomatoes.
Last put chopped up olives.
Put in the oven until the cheese is melted. I use a low heat so that
everything else warms up.
Last but not least pull out the chips and dip! Everyone really enjoys this
dip. I hope you do too.
Recipe by: Rachel Hosford Spence --ALASKA <JSRKH@ACAD1.ALASKA.EDU> Posted
to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #605 by Nancy Berry <nlberry@prodigy.net> on May 11,
1997
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