God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
The Bible does not provide a uniform formula for the proper physical or emotional reactions to the presence of the Holy Spirit. The presence of tears, convulsions, jerking, laughter, etc. are no measure of the Spirit’s presence. When we canvass the Scripture to see how the saints reacted to the outpouring of the Spirit, we see no prescribed form of bodily behavior. Habakkuk had a quivering lip and a trembling belly. Others fell to the ground as though dead. Some wept, some sang, some were reduced to stunned silence. In light of the diversity of human personalities and indeed the very nature of man, the presence or absence of these responses is no true test of the authenticity of the Spirit’s work. However, I hasten to add that though a wide variety of emotional responses may be detected in Scripture by those who encounter the living God, there is at least one emotion that may safely be excluded from the list – namely, boredom. It is hardly possible for a creature made in the image of God to be awakened or revived by the Spirit of God and be bored in the process.
God despises pride. Pride usually leads into a terrible fall. Only Satan can convince us that we, by our own strength, have accomplished anything good spiritually.
Source: California Apricot Advisory Board, 1992
Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 12-cup Bundt pan or tube pan. Combine
flours, allspice and baking soda; set aside. In a large bowl, with mixer at
low speed, cream sugar and shortening; beat in applesauce and eggs untiil
fluffy. Add flour mixiture; beat at medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl
occasionally. Stir in apricots and almonds. Pour batter into prepared pan
and bake 35-40 minutes until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool
cake in pan 10 minutes; invert onto serving platter and dust lightly with
confectioners sugar.
Notes: The allspice makes it smell just like Fall; next time I make it
I'll substitute chopped fresh apples for the apricots and add a little
cinnamon.
Posted to Recipe Archive - 13 October 96
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 96 14:34:23 EDT
submitted by: BunnyMama@aol.com
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