God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Have you ever thought about what it means to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind? I don’t think any of us fully plumb the depths of that commandment, but here are some obvious aspects:
1. Your love for God transcends all other desires (see Exodus 20:3).
2. Like David, you long to gaze upon His beauty and seek fellowship with Him (see Psalm 27:4).
3. You rejoice in meditating on His Word, and, like Jesus, you rise early to pray (Psalm 119:97, Mark 1:35).
4. You always delight to do His will, regardless of how difficult it may be (see Psalm 40:8, NASB).
5. A regard for His glory governs and motivates everything you do – your eating and drinking, your working and playing, your buying and selling, your reading and speaking – and, dare I mention it, even your driving (see 1 Corinthians 10:31).
6. You are never discouraged or frustrated by adverse circumstances because you are confident God is working all things together for your good (see Romans 8:28).
7. You recognize His sovereignty in every event of your life and consequently receive both success and failure from His hand (see 1 Samuel 2:7; Psalm 75:6-7).
8. You are always content because you know He will never leave you or forsake you (see Hebrews 13:5).
9. The first petition in the Lord’s Prayer, “Hallowed be your name,” is the most important prayer you pray (see Matthew 6:9).
Though true Christianity uniquely involves a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, it is also a corporate experience…Christians cannot grow spiritually as they ought to in isolation from one another.
1. In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, and green pepper.
2. In a small bowl, combine sugar, vinegar, celery seed, salt, and
pepper. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Pour over tomato mixture; toss.
Cover and chill till serving time.
Makes 4 cups.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #780 by Bill <thelma@pipeline.com> on Sep 13,
1997
A Message from our Provider:
“You can spurn God’s love for only so long”
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