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We don’t teach our children to fear a kind grandfather or Santa Claus, do we? Why then would we teach them to fear God? First of all, the comparison of God with grandfathers or Santa Claus is degrading nearly to the point of slander. As [D.A. Carson] notes, “The sentimental view generates a deity with all the awesome holiness of a cuddly toy.” Second, fearing God is not the same as being afraid of God. The person who fears God in the biblical sense is maintaining a humble reverence for His glory, majesty, dominion, and authority. The person who fears God recognizes that He is not only the Giver of all good things, but also the Lord of the universe and the Judge of sinners. He is the One who creates, and He is the One who has the power to destroy. He is the One who rewards, and He is the One who disciplines. Fearing God, in other words, is the sobering recognition that He is not to be trifled with.

Daryl Wingerd

I dare say you are planning on a late repentance. You do not know what you are doing. You are planning without God. Repentance and faith are the gifts of God, and they are gifts that He often withholds, when they have been long offered in vain. I grant you true repentance is never too late, but I warn you at the same time, late repentance is seldom true. I grant you, one penitent thief was converted in his last hours, that no man might despair; but I warn you, only one was converted, that no man might presume.

J.C. Ryle

We Love God!

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

Apricot Balls

January 22, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy		Dessert	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pk	(8-oz) dried apricots; cut up finely
2 1/2	c	Flaked coconut
2/3	c	Chopped nuts
3/4	c	Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
		Confectioner's sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix all together except confectioner's sugar. Shape into 1-inch balls. Let
stand 2 hours until firm. Roll in confectioner's sugar, if desired. Makes 4
dozen.
MRS RICKY D. (DONNA) HEWES
From the <The Bliss of Cooking Returns>, Fort Bliss Officers Wives Club,
Ft. Bliss, TX.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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