God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Most of our bitterness and anger towards others is rooted in an inability to be profoundly amazed at Christ's love for us in our sin. If you are struggling with bitterness then it may be that the Lord is letting the very sin that is flowing from your inability to see Christ be the means by which you come to see him. In other words, perhaps this season of rage, anger, and a fed-up 'I'm out of here and don't want anything to do with you' spirit is where you have had to come in order to see the greatness of your sin as a forgiven and justified saint. And the Lord has done it so that you would be stunned at his grace in a deeper way than you've ever been stunned by the grace of God before. And now, out of that experience can flow grace towards others.
I grant it costs much to be a true Christian. But who in his sound senses can doubt that it is worth any cost to have the soul saved? When the ship is in danger of sinking, the crew think nothing of casting overboard the precious cargo. When a limb is mortified, a man will submit to any severe operation, and even to amputation, to save life. Surely a Christian should be willing to give up anything which stands between him and heaven. A religion that costs nothing is worth nothing! A cheap Christianity, without a cross, will prove in the end a useless Christianity, without a crown.
DOUGH
Mix butter, flour, salt, butterscotch chips and cinnamon in sauce pan. Add
water and cook over low flame until thickens, stirring constantly. Remove
from heat and cool. Combine together flour, shortening, salt, brown sugar
and cinnamon. Blend until smooth. Roll out on floured board. Cut into 1
inch strips. Bake in 400~ oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown. In a
deep buttered baking dish arrange apples on bottom and pour half of sauce
over top. Lay pastry strips over top. Continue until all is used, leaving
pastry on top. Spoon into individual bowls for each serving. Serve plain or
with whipped cream on top.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #298
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 08:31:46 -0600 (CST)
From: zeiss@maxvax.ci.austin.tx.us (Sherry Zeiss)
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