God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Scripture never tells us to forgive ourselves. When we try to “forgive” ourselves, we are attempting the impossible. Forgiveness assumes an innocent party has been wronged, and it is the job of the person who has been wronged to forgive. The offending party is the one that receives forgiveness. We are the offender; God is the one who has been wronged, since our sin is rebellion against Him. By focusing on forgiving ourselves, we have taken the spotlight off of God and pointed it at us – making it doubly difficult to let go of our sin! He has forgiven us. We must simply receive that forgiveness and rest in it. That means releasing those sins we want to hold on to, refusing to revisit them in our minds, and allowing the truth of our forgiveness to cover us with His peace. Absolution from the Lord is far more powerful than absolution from oneself.
The decree of God is His eternal plan or purpose, in which He has foreordained all things that come to pass. Since it includes many particulars, we often speak of the divine decrees in the plural, though in reality there is but a single decree. It covers all the works of God in creation and redemption, and also embraces the actions of men, not excluding their sinful deeds. But while it rendered the entrance of sin into the world certain, it does not make God responsible for our sinful deeds. His decree with respect to sin is a permissive decree.
Line a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan with waxed paper.
Melt chocolate and shortening in the top part of a
double boiler. Stir in almonds and jelly beans. Spread
into prepared pans. Chill 10 minutes. Score into
2x3-inch bars with knife. When firm, cut bars apart.
From: Steve Herrick Source: Best Recipes - March/April
1991
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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