God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
I've been there a few times in my life. Most don't understand it. That's understandable. However, it hit home to me when the Apostle Paul said, 'Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches' (2 Cor. 11:28). A number of years ago, the pain was so intense that the physical affliction Paul spoke about earlier in 2 Corinthians 11 would have been much preferred. I can take the long hours and the hard work. I can even take the pressures on my family. But the emotional pain is the one and only thing that forever tempts me to throw in the towel. When I feel that way, I can almost hear the Lord saying to me, 'Are you in it for Me or are you in it for yourself?' That's gut-check time. Am I really a servant of Christ (2 Cor. 11:23)?
A true seeker has come under the convicting power of the Holy Spirit by virtue of a true understanding of the law of God. A true seeker has been broken and contrite in heart by being measured against the law of God and found guilty before God. A true seeker knows that there is no way to earn salvation by works. And a true seeker is so desperate for eternal life as to gladly abandon everything in this life for that greatest of all gifts and willingly submit to the lordship of Jesus Christ. Those are the tests that separate the false seeker from the true seeker. The true seeker can be saved because God alone produces that kind of repentance and submission. The false seeker cannot be saved because it's impossible if you're just coming on your own.
1. Cut the meats and cheese into 1/3" wide juliennes.
2. Wash and dry the lettuce. Cut into 2" pieces.
3. Combine the oil and vinegar. Toss the lettuce with some of the
dressing. Artfully arrange the meats, cheese, peperconcinis, and olives
over the lettuce. Sprinkle with a little more of the dressing. Serve on
chilled salad plates with chilled forks. Steaming hot Italian bread with
creamery butter makes an irresistable accompaniment to this salad.
AMBROSINO'S
NORTH SCOTTSDALE RD., SCOTTSDALE
WINE: AMARONE
From the <Micro Cookbook Collection of Italian Recipes>. Downloaded from
Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.
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