We Love God!

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

As Christian hedonist preachers we know that every listener longs for happiness. And we will never tell them to deny or repress that desire. Their problem is not that they want to be satisfied but that they are far too easily satisfied. We will instruct them how to glut their soul-hunger on the grace of God. We will paint God’s glory in lavish reds and yellows and blues, and hell we will paint with smoky shadows of gray and charcoal. We will labor to wean them off the milk of the word onto the rich fare of God’s grace and glory. We will bend all our effort, by the Holy Spirit, to persuade our people: 1. That “the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt” (Heb. 11:26). 2. That they can be happier in giving than receiving (Acts 20:35). 3. That they should count everything as loss for the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus their Lord (Phil. 3:8). 4. That the aim of all of Jesus’ commandments is that their joy might be full (John 15:11). 5. That if they delight themselves in the Lord He will give them the desires of their heart (Ps. 37:4). 6. That there is great gain in godliness with contentment (1 Tim. 6:6). 7. That the joy of the Lord is their strength (Neh. 8:11). We will not try to motivate their ministry by Kantian appeals to mere duty. We will tell them that delight in God is their highest duty. But we will remind them that Jesus endured the cross for the joy that was set before Him (Heb. 12:2), and that Hudson Taylor, at the end of a life full of suffering and trial, said, ‘I never made a sacrifice.”

John Piper

Let us consider what regard we ought to have to our own duty and to the grace of God. Some would separate these things as inconsistent. If holiness be our duty, they would say, there is no room for grace; and if it be the result of grace there is no place for duty. But our duty and God’s grace are nowhere opposed in the matter of sanctification; for one absolutely supposes the other. We cannot perform our duty without the grace of God; nor does God give His grace for any other purpose than that we may perform our duty!

John Owen

We Love God!

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

Butterscotch Pudding On The Ritz

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Desserts	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Plus 1/4 cup milk, divided
2/3	c	Packed dark brown sugar
1/4	c	Cornstarch
2		Egg yolks
2	T	Butter
		Whipped cream for garnish
		optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat 2 cups milk with sugar in a medium saucepan just until it  reaches
a boil.  Meanwhile, in a large bowl whisk together remaining  1/4 cup
milk with cornstarch, then egg yolks.  Gradually whisk about 1/2 cup
hot milk into egg mixture.  Gradually  whisk egg mixture back into
saucepan. Whisk continuously until  mixture reaches a full boil, making
sure to get in the corners of  pan. Reduce heat and continue to simmer
1 minute while stirring.  Remove from heat, then stir in butter, then
vanilla.  Pour into a serving bowl or individual dessert cups. Cover
and  refrigerate until cold.  Serve with a dollop of whipped cream if
desired. Yield: 4 Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@email.msn.com  Source:
Modern Woman Magazine  Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by "Cindy Hartlin"
<cjhartlin@email.msn.com> on Sep 27, 1999

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 310 Calories From Fat: 93 Total Fat: 10.5g Cholesterol: 115.7mg Sodium: 73.2mg Potassium: 231.7mg Carbohydrates: 49.5g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 41.9g Protein: 5.5g