God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
There is an in-between-ness to this life. God gives us great promises in the gospel. Then He calls us to wait for their fulfillment. He doesn’t give us everything right away. He calls us to wait. In between the giving and the fulfilling of God’s promises, the waiting can be hard. Sometimes it can seem impossible to endure, because what we’re stuck in for now doesn’t just fall short of God’s great promises. Our experience can be the opposite of God’s great promises. Living in-between is not easy. But God’s greatest gift is not always what we think. God’s greatest gift is Himself. And He does give Himself right now. His own reality and presence and nearness and immediacy and smile: “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted” (Psalm 34:18), “The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth” (Psalm 145:18). That is not a consolation prize, not something we have to settle for. There is nothing greater in all this world. We don’t understand how God draws near and we can’t control Him. But this is real, very real, very wonderful. As we stumble forward, God’s real presence gives us strength to wait without self-pity but with resilient good cheer.
Ray Ortlund
Carne Adobada (Meat in Red Chile)
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CATEGORY
CUISINE
TAG
YIELD
Meats
Mexican
4
Servings
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2
lb
Fresh Pork Sirloin, Pork Shoulder or Beef Chuck, Trimmed with Trimmings Reserved
3
Cloves Garlic, Peeled
1
c
Stock, Beef or Chicken
3
c
Water
4 1/2
tb
Gebhardt's Chile Powder
1 1/2
ts
Leaf Oregano
1/2
ts
Salt
1/4
ts
Black Pepper
3
Inches Stick Cinnamon
1/4
ts
Allspice, Ground
Flour Tortillas
INSTRUCTIONS
Cut the meat into several large pieces. Cook the reserved fat and trimmings
in a saucepan large enough to hold all the meat at once. Cook until about 1
tablespoon of the fat has been rendered (working with quantities for 4
servings, adjust as required). Discard the trimmings and fat. Add the meat,
garlic, cloves, stock and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat slightly.
Boil gently, uncovered, for 1 1/2-2 hours. Add the chile powder, oregano,
salt, pepper, cinnamon and allspice while the meat is cooking. The stock
should cook down to a thick, rich sauce. Once the meat is tender, remove it
from the sauce and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Return the meat to the
sauce. Adjust seasonings. Remove the cinnamon stick. Serve with a salad,
Mexican rice and flour tortillas. Posted to EAT-L Digest by Joel Ehrlich
<Joel.Ehrlich@SALATA.COM> on Jul 5, 1997
A Message from our Provider:
“Let Him therefore send and do what He will. By His grace, if we are His, we will face it, bow to it, accept it, and give thanks for it. God’s Providence is always executed in the ‘wisest manner’ possible. We are often unable to see and understand the reasons and causes for specific events in our lives, in the lives of others, or in the history of the world. But our lack of understanding does not prevent us from believing God. #Don Fortner”
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