Name: Allspiced Cider
Ingredients: 1 tb Whole allspice; 1 Cinnamon stick (3 inch); 3 c Apple cider; 1 c Orange juice; 1/2 Lemon, sliced; 1 ts Honey; 1/4 c Brandy

Why has God chosen to work through persevering prayer? 1. To purify our desires. Sometimes we may want the right thing for the wrong reasons. 2. To prepare us for His answer. A premature answer might cause us to glory more in the gift than in the Giver. 3. To develop our life and character. We have already stated that one of God’s greatest priorities in prayer is the work He desires to do in us. 4. To be used of God in spiritual warfare. Although we are not told a great bit of detail about the exact nature of the angelic conflict in the heavenlies, we are told enough to be assured of the reality of it. 5. To bless us with a more intimate relationship with God. An aspect of delighting in a person is delighting in conversing with them. The joy of fellowship with a prized person is the greatest treasure.

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Beverages	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	tb	Whole allspice
1		Cinnamon stick (3 inch)
3	c	Apple cider
1	c	Orange juice
1/2		Lemon, sliced
1	ts	Honey
1/4	c	Brandy

INSTRUCTIONS

Tie allspice in a piece of cheesecloth.  Place in a medium saucepan along
with cinnamon stick, cider, orange juice, lemon slices and honey. Bring to
a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 5 minutes. Remove spice bag. Stir
in brandy.  Serve with a cinnamon stick in each cup, if desired. Makes 6
servings.
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Pleasure is the measure of our treasure. How do you measure or assess the value of something you cherish? How do you determine the worth of a prize? Is it not by the depth of pleasure you derive from it? Is it not by the intensity and quality of your delight in what it is? Is it not by how excited and enthralled and thrilled you are in the manifold display of its attributes, characteristics, and properties? In other words, your satisfaction in what the treasure is and what the treasure does for you is the standard or gauge by which its glory (worth and value) is revealed. Hence, your pleasure is the measure of the treasure. Or again, the treasure, which is God, is most glorified in and by you when your pleasure in Him is maximal and optimal.

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