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

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Vegetables, Meats, Grains	American	Seafood, Grilling	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Tuna steaks; (6 ounces each)
2	tb	Vegetable oil
		Salt and freshly ground pepper
2	tb	Olive oil
1	c	Sliced shitake mushrooms
1	tb	Chopped garlic
1/4	c	Dry white wine
1/4	c	Fish or chicken stock
2	tb	Capers
2	tb	Butter; rolled in flour to coat
1		Tomato; seeded and julienned
1	tb	Chopped flat parsley leaves

INSTRUCTIONS

Brush tuna with vegetable oil, season with salt and pepper and set aside.
Heat olive oil in a saute' pan over medium heat. Add mushrooms and saute'
for 2 minutes. Add garlic and continue cooking until garlic begins to
brown. Add wine and bring to boil, scraping up browned bits. Add stock and
capers and return to boil, then reduce heat, add butter rolled in flour and
simmer until slightly thickened. Add tomato and season with salt and
pepper. Set aside in a warm place.
Grill tuna over high heat, being careful not to overcook. Arrange on a
serving plat- ter. Spoon sauce over and sprinkle with chopped parsley Serve
at once.
Formatted for MCrecipe by JoAnn Pellegrino 5/98
NOTES : This is a good example of innovative grilling by so many new
American chefs, this one was created by Sergio Abramoff
Recipe by: The Joy of Grilling/Chef Sergio Abramoff
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by J Pellegrino <gigimfg@ix.netcom.com> on May
15, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“Jesus: Because only the best will do”

Properties of the divine decrees. They are: 1. Eternal – To suppose any of [God’s decrees] to be made in time, is to suppose that some new occasion has occurred, some unforeseen event or combination of circumstances has arisen, which has induced the Most High to form a new resolution. 2. Wise – Wisdom is shown in the selection of the best possible ends and of the fittest means of accomplishing them. That this character belongs to the decrees of God is evident from what we know of them. They are disclosed to us by their execution, and every proof of wisdom in the works of God is a proof of the wisdom of the plan, in conformity to which they are performed. 3. Free – God was alone when He made His decrees, and His determinations were influenced by no external cause. He was free to decree or not to decree, and to decree one thing and not another. This liberty we must ascribe to Him who is supreme, independent, and sovereign in all His doings 4. Unconditional – The execution of them is not suspended upon any condition which may, or may not be, performed. In every instance where God has decreed an end, He has also decreed every means to that end.

A.W. Pink