God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Important lessons are given by this alternation of the two ideas of faith and unbelief, obedience and disobedience. Disobedience is the root of unbelief. Unbelief is the mother of further disobedience. Faith is voluntary submission within a person's own power. If faith is not exercised, the true cause lies deeper than all intellectual reasons. It lies in the moral aversion of human will and in the pride of independence, which says, 'who is Lord over us? Why should we have to depend on Jesus Christ?' As faith is obedience and submission, so faith breeds obedience, but unbelief leads on to higher-handed rebellion. With dreadful reciprocity of influence, the less one trusts, the more he disobeys; the more he disobeys, the less he trusts.
The redemption of an eternal soul is one sale that I, in my own strength, cannot accomplish. I need to know that, not so that I won’t preach the Gospel, but so that I won’t allow my presentation of the Gospel to be molded by what I think will finally get a response and close a sale. Instead of using all my powers to convict and change the sinner, while God stands back as a gentleman quietly waiting for the spiritual corpse, His declared spiritual enemy, to invite Him into his heart, I’m going to preach the Gospel like a gentleman, trying to persuade but knowing that I can’t convict and convert and change the sinner. Then we’ll see clearly just who can really call the dead to life.
In food processor fitted with chopping blade, puree avocado with garlic,
lime juice, and herbs. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in
avocado puree and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until heated
through. Add cream and continue to heat, but do not allow to boil. Salt to
taste and serve.
Recipe By : Elizabeth Powell
Date: 6/28/96 7:27 AM
From: dlassiter@atsva.com
MC-Recipe Digest V1 #133
From the MasterCook recipe list. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
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