God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
The very word authority has within it the word author. An author is someone who creates and possesses a particular work. Insofar as God is the foundation of all authority, He exercises that foundation because He is the author and the owner of His creation. He is the foundation upon which all other authority stands or falls.
Jacob is about to enter the Promised Land. He will be one of the venerated Patriarchs of the faith. But before Jacob can become Israel, the man must be broken. Jacob needs to learn that his life is to be one of continual striving with God, but doing it with full dependence on God. He will learn that with God there is a continual heat from the refiner’s fire, but through the adversity there is an unspeakable joy in the journey. And though God probably won’t be wrestling with any of us physically like He did with Jacob, there is a continual tension of finding our greatest peace when we are most intimate in close communion with God. At times we struggle, but in the pain we learn to submit to His will, allow Him to expose our defects, yield to the wounds He creates and then trust Him that the pain is for our greatest good as the “old man” is further put to death. If we act in the flesh and run away or defend ourselves or blame others or whine and complain, we’ll never experience this. As creatures so prone to follow our selfish instincts, there is a serenity that comes when God wrestles us to the ground, breaks us further of our pride and reminds us that our sufficiency is only in Him.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a baking pan. Pull the stems from
the mushroom caps and chop them finely. Place the caps in the prepared
baking pan. Heat the canola oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute the
garlic, ginger and red bell pepper until tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in
the chopped mushroom stems and the bok choy. Cook until the mushrooms are
tender and the liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes more. Remove the pan
from the heat, and stir in the sesame oil, tamari salt, bread crumbs, chili
paste, scallions, and lemon juice. Using a teaspoon, stuff the mushroom
caps with the filling. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the caps are
tender. Serve immediately. Source: Beyond The Moon Cookbook
Recipe by: Beyond The Moon Cookbook Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #156 by
Sandy Courrege <sandy@aisp.net> on Jun 04, 1997
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