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

The Scripture is clear that all will be found praising Jesus Christ. Those who begin praising Him now after receiving Him by faith as their Savior will enjoy the blessed consummation of that throughout all of eternity. Those who reject Him will praise Him, but under obligation and separated from Him (Jn. 18:6; Phil. 2:10; Rev. 5:13). Simply put, God is too glorious to allow any corner of His creation to exist without recognizing His glory by ascribing to Him the worship that is due His name.

Randy Smith

His birth was common. Men wouldn’t have had a common birth for such a King. But it was celebrated with hallelujahs by the heavenly host in the heavens above. His lodging was poor and men wouldn’t have put Him in a stable but it was attended to by celestial visitants. It was marked by a conflux of stellar bodies. He had not the magnificent equipage of other kings but He was attended by multitudes of patients seeking and obtaining healing of soul and body. He made the dumb that attended Him sing His praises and the lame leap for joy and the deaf to hear His wonders and the blind to see His glory. He had no guard of soldiers, no magnificent retinue of military men, but centurions took orders from Him...and so have millions across the earth. He didn’t control a vast empire of those who did all of His bidding, but the waves and the winds and the storms which no early power can control obeyed Him. And death and the grave durst not refuse to deliver up their prey when He demanded it. He didn’t walk on velvet tapestry but when He walked on the sea the water held Him up. All parts of the creation except sinful men honored Him as their creator. He had no vast incomprehensible treasure of wealth but when He needed His money to pay His taxes, a fish yielded it up out of its mouth. He had no barns and He had no corn fields, but when He wanted to fill the hearts and the stomachs of a multitude, He created the food right out of His own hands. And no monarch in history ever entertained that way. He didn’t have the fantastic group of people sorrowing like other people have on occasions that demanded sorrow on His behalf, but the frame of nature itself solemnized the death of its author, heaven and earth were mourners, the sun was clad in black and if the inhabitants of the earth were unmoved, the earth itself trembled under the awful load. And there were few to pay the Jewish custom of rending their garments at His death, so the rocks took their place and rent their own bowels. He didn't have a grave of His own, but other men’s graves open to Him. He came not as the subject of death, but as the conqueror and invader of its territory and He rose victorious.

John MacArthur

We Love God!

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

Brioche

January 22, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Breads	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pk	Active dry yeast
1/4	c	Water
1/2	c	Milk, scalded
1/2	c	Butter or margarine
1/3	c	Sugar
1/2	ts	Salt
3 1/4	c	Sifted enriched flour
3		Beaten eggs
1		Beaten egg yolk
1		Slightly beaten egg white
1	tb	Sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Soften active dry yeast in warm water. Cool milk to lukewarm.
Meanwhile, cream butter; add 1/3 cup sugar and the salt, creaming
thoroughly. Add milk to creamed mixture; stir in 1 cup of the flour. Add
softened yeast, eggs, and egg yolk; beat well. Stir in remaining flour;
beat 5 to 8 minutes longer. Cover; let rise in warm place till a little
more than double (about 2 hours).
Stir down; beat well. Cover tightly with aluminum foil, place in
refrigerator overnight. Stir down; turn out on lightly floured surface.
Divide dough in fourths; set one section aside. Cut the other three
sections in half and form each piece in 4 balls (24 in all). Form the
reserved sections into 24 smaller balls. Place large balls in greased
muffin pans. Poke indentation in top of each and moisten hole slightly with
water. Press small ball in each indentation. Cover; let rise in warm place
till double (about 1 hour).
Combine egg white and 1 tablespoon sugar; brush tops with mixture. Bake at
375&deg; about 15 minutes, or till done. Serve warm. Makes 2 dozen.

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