God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Jesus has many who love his kingdom in heaven, but few who bear his cross. He has many who desire comfort, but few who desire suffering. He finds many to share his feast, but few his fasting. All desire to rejoice with him, but few are willing to suffer for his sake. Many follow Jesus to the breaking of bread, but few to the drinking of the cup of his passion. Many admire the miracles but few follow him to the humiliation of his cross. Many love Jesus as long as no hardship touches them… They who love Jesus for His own sake, and not for the sake of the comfort for themselves, bless Him in every trial and anguish of heart, no less than in the greatest joy. And were He never willing to bestow comfort on them, they would still always praise Him and give Him thanks.
Jesus' gospel of forgiveness is not unrelated to the Bible's demand for holiness. Obedience is not a 'second step' added to our faith, so that 'accepting Jesus as Savior' must be supplemented by 'accepting Jesus as Lord.' We are not saved by grace and then sanctified (made holy) by our own works. Being a Christian is not a matter of adding our will to God's, our efforts to His. Rather…'putting away sin,' which is faith in action, is the means to persevering, which we do by depending on Jesus from beginning to end. In other words, repenting from the disobedience of disbelief, and the life of persevering faith that this brings about, which entails obeying God, are all one expression of 'looking to Jesus.' One cannot exist without the other… There is only one thing, not two, that we must do to be saved: trust God with the needs of our lives. This one thing in God's provision (now supremely manifested in Christ) will show itself, from beginning to end, in our many acts of repentance and obedience.
In a large heavy pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions and saute
until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add curry powder and chili powder. Mix
well. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Stir in 2 1/2 cups chicken
broth, squash, apples, and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 30-45 minutes until squash is very tender,
stirring occasionally.
Strain soup, reserving liquid. Puree vegetables in a food processor in
several batches. In same pot, combine vegetable puree, reserved cooking
liquid, cream, and 2 1/2 cups chicken broth. Bring just to simmering. Ladle
soup into warm bowls. Garnish with parsley.
Source: Victoria Magazine, January 1994 Typed by Katherine Smith
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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