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Naturally, the sluggard begins the day by staying in bed when he should be starting his work. Proverbs 6:9, “How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?” Next the sluggard will invent any reason to prevent working. Proverbs 22:13, “The sluggard says, ‘There is a lion outside; I shall be slain in the streets!” Rather than beginning his work he simply pacifies himself with his preposterous excuses and return to his bed. Proverbs 26:14, “As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.” Once the sluggard finally rolls out of bed, he is even too lazy to provide for his needs to survive. Proverbs 19:24, “The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it back to his mouth.” Though the sluggard may be too lazy to eat, often, due to his slothfulness, he has no food to eat. Proverbs 20:4, “The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, so he begs during the harvest and has nothing.” Eventually, his laziness leads to a lack of food, a lack of food to deteriorated health, and deteriorated health to death. Proverbs 21:25, “The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, for his hands refuse to work.” His neglect of responsibilities is evident in his health, but also in the care of his house. Proverbs 24:30-31, “I passed by the field of the sluggard, and by the vineyard of the man lacking sense; and behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles, its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.” His life is simply a selfish pursuit of his laziness. Though he may wish a nobler lifestyle, steps are never taken to accomplish his goal because he’s a dreamer. Proverbs 13:4, “The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing.” He thinks his life is okay, but unfortunately he is greatly deceived. Proverbs 26:16, “The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can give a discreet answer.” What the sluggard really needs is stern rebuke of wisdom. The slug is compared to another animal, one that is very industrious. Proverbs 6:6-11, “Go to the ant, O sluggard, observe her ways and be wise, which, having no chief, officer or ruler, prepares her food in the summer, and gathers her provision in the harvest. How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? ‘A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest’ – and your poverty will come in like a vagabond, and your need like an armed man.”

Randy Smith

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Apricot Cake Bars

January 22, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains		Miamiherald, Desserts, Cake, Make ahead	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2/3	c	Dried apricots; packed
1		Stick butter (1/2c)
1/4	c	Sugar
1 1/3	c	Flour
1/2	ts	Baking powder
	pn	Salt
1	c	Brown sugar
2		Eggs
1/2	ts	Vanilla
1/2	c	Chopped walnuts
		Confectioner's sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Put apricots in a
small pan, cover with water and boil gently for 10
minutes.  Drain off water, cool and cut into small
pieces. Mix the butter, sugar, and 1 cup of the flour
together with a pastry blender until crumbly.  Press
into a greased 9-by-9-inch baking pan.  Bake for about
25 minutes or until lightly browned. Sift together the
remaining 1/3 cup flour, baking powder and salt. In a
large bowl, beat together the brown sugar and eggs
until light.  Stir in vanilla, the flour mixture,
apricots and nuts.  Spread over the baked base.
Bake for about 30 minutes or until set and browned.
Cool, then cut into bars.  Wrap and freeze.
Provise a small bag of confectioner's sugar to
sprinkle on when ready to serve.
Nutritional info per serving: 206 cal; 10g fat(41%)
Source: Miami Herald, 1/18/96
format by Lisa Crawford
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #240
Date: 03 Sep 96 00:12:19 EDT
From: "Lisabeth Crawford (Pooh)" <104105.1416@CompuServe.COM>

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