On one side, the fear of the Lord does indeed mean a terror of God (threat-fear). We are unclean people, and we appear before the Almighty God who is morally pure. We are rightly ashamed before Him, and punishment would be completely just… But at the other end…is a fear reserved exclusively for those who have put their faith in Jesus Christ. This fear of the Lord means reverent submission that leads to obedience, and it is interchangeable with “worship,” “rely on ,” “trust,” and “hope in.” Like terror, it includes a knowledge of our sinfulness and God’s moral purity, and it includes a clear-eyed knowledge of God’s justice and his anger against sin. But this worship-fear also knows God’s great forgiveness, mercy, and love. It knows that because God’s eternal plan, Jesus humbled himself by dying on a cross to redeem his enemies from slavery and death. It knows that, in our relationship with God, he always says “I love you” first. This knowledge draws us closer to God rather than causing us to flee. It causes us to submit gladly to His lordship and delight in obedience. This kind of robust fear is the pinnacle of our response to God.

Edward Welch

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Poultry, Cathe	1	Batch

INGREDIENTS

3		Chicken breasts, boned
3	tb	Flour
1	tb	Salt
4	tb	Olive oil
1	md	Onion, chopped
3	sl	Ham, cooked (or more), diced
2		Garlic cloves, minced
1	c	Beer (not dark)
1/2	lb	Shrimp, large
1/2	ts	Paprika
1	tb	Parsley, dried
1/2	ts	Tabasco sauce (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix flour and salt; dredge chicken breasts.  In large skillet, brown
chicken in olive oil and remove.
Combine onion, ham and garlic and saute in same skillet over low heat until
onion is soft.  (Don't let garlic stick to skillet.) Remove. Drain all but
1 T of the oil and pour in flour left from dredging chicken; stir a lot to
make sure flour is well-blended. Return ham mixture.
Clean and devein shrimp.  To ham, add beer, shrimp, parsley, paprika and
tabasco; mix well.  Add chicken; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve
with rice or garlic bread.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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