Jesus said, “If you obey My commands, you will remain in My love, just as I have obeyed My Father’s commands and remain in His love. I have told you this so that My joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete” (Jn. 15:10-11). In this statement Jesus links obedience and joy in a cause and effect manner; that is, joy results from obedience. Only those who are obedient – who are pursuing holiness as a way of life – will know the joy that comes from God.

Jerry Bridges

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Drinks, Beverages, Desserts, Fatfree	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	cn	Apricot nectar (12 oz)
1	md	Ripe banana
1/4	c	Instant nonfat dry milk powder
2	ts	Lemon juice
1	tb	Honey
1	ts	Grated lemon rind
		Ice cubes

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine all ingredients, except ice cubes, in container of an electric
blender. Add enough ice cubes to measure 4 cups. Blend until smooth.
From Tuscon area newspapers, 1994, 3rd quarter, courtest Mike Orchekowski.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/tn-94q3.zip

A Message from our Provider:

“Are you wrinkled with burden? Come to the church for a face-lift.”

God wants us to follow a recurring pattern of intense work and then rest, intense work and then rest, and so forth. Whatever view one takes of the Sabbath, surely the six days of work and the one day of rest embedded in the creation remain relevant in some sense. Any routine of life that is unsustainable long-term cannot be of God. He calls us to work. But he also calls us to rest, in order to work most fruitfully. What sets us apart is this. We rest, in order to work; we do not work, in order to rest. We who believe the gospel are not living for the weekend, but for The End. In the meantime, we figure out rhythms of life that make fruitful labor sustainable.

Ray Ortlund