God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Spiritual battles are fought on the turf of the human mind. It is not about identifying territorial demons or binding demons or rebuking demons. So are we battling the forces of darkness? Yes, because our ultimate battle is “not against flesh and blood” (Eph. 6:12), but no, because we are not called in Scripture to go toe-to-toe engaging in hand-to-hand combat with demonic forces. The war is over the control of human minds. Our aim is to liberate people from demonic strongholds. We are to free the prisoners of war. Our call is to convert not demons, but people. The arena therefore is not mystical, but intellectual. Therefore, according to 2 Corinthians 10:5, we “destroy [intellectual things] raised up against the knowledge of God.” How? We do it with the Word of God. We combat the error that has already been sown in people’s minds with truth. We, verse 5, “are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.” This shows that the primary problem is that people have a wrong understanding of Christ.
Thankfully, joy is an all-season response to life. Even in the dark times, sorrow enlarges the capacity of the heart for joy. Like a diamond against black velvet, true spiritual joy shines brightest against the darkness of trials, tragedies and testing.
FILLING
PASTRY
GLAZE
Combine sugar, cornstarch and butter in saucepan. Mix until well blended,
add apples. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir
in spices and lemon juice, set aside. For pastry, combine egg yolks, water
and lemon juice. Blend into flour. Mixture will form a ball, divide in
half. On lightly floured board, roll dough between 2 pieces of waxed paper
to fit bottom and halfway up sides of 9x13 inch pan. Spread apple mixture
over pastry. Roll remaining pastry to fit pan. Place on top of filling.
Fold bottom pastry over and press to seal. Cut a few slits in top. Bake for
40 minutes at 400 degrees or until lightly browned. Combine ingredients for
glaze and drizzle over cooled pastry.
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