God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
The coming of the kingdom has often been compared to the way the Allies defeated Germany in 1944. For all intents and purposes, World War II was over on D-Day, when British and American troops established a beachhead in France. There were still battles to be fought, of course, and lives to be won and lost. But from that point on, the Germans were fighting a losing battle. All that remained was for the Allies to liberate Europe. As far as the kingdom of God is concerned, D-Day was Good Friday. That was Satan’s last mad attempt to defeat God’s King and have Him betrayed, tried, and nailed to the cross. But Satan was only able to wound Him. By dying on the cross for our sins, Jesus actually struck a death-blow to sin, death, and the devil. Now the outcome of the battle between the two kingdoms is certain. All that remains is for God to liberate the captives of Satan’s kingdom and bring them into the kingdom of His Son.
As a philosophical idea, God’s decreeing of a thing has dominance over His seeing a thing beforehand. Even though…the word foreknowledge is more than pre-sight, we nonetheless cannot disregard the verity that God sees all things beforehand. Thus God’s seeing all things has forever been a reality to Him, and God’s determining all things has also been forever. These two have had eternal origins. As long as He has decreed, He has known; and as long as He has known, He has decreed. So, in one sense, we cannot put one philosophical idea ahead of the other in terms of time. Yet we can put one above the other in terms of dominance. If God has seen and determined at the same time, we cannot make His decreeing subservient to His knowing. The reason one is preceding the other in terms of force (not time) is that determination is a willful act of God, whereas seeing is a passive act. God cannot help but see all, but He wills to decree. Therefore what He determines, He sees; and what He sees, is determined. The force of decreeing a thing dominates the seeing.
Jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained and coarsly chopped
1
c
Diced mozzarella or provolone cheese
1
lg
Ripe tomato, seeded and dice
1/3
c
Pitted, coarsely chopped Kalamata olives
1/4
c
Packed fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips
1/2
c
Crumbled feta cheese
1/2
c
Grated parmesan cheese
Mixed salad greens
Freshly ground black pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
Cook orzo according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold
water. Drain again. In a large bowl, combine orzo, chicken and dressing.
Toss well. Add artichokes, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, olives and basil.
Toss well. Add feta and Parmesan cheeses. Toss lightly. Cover and chill at
least 30 minutes or up to 6 hours before serving. Serve on salad greens.
Season with freshly ground black pepper to taste.
Posted to MealMaster Recipes List, Digest #150
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 11:34:15 -0600
From: Arlene Schiffman <arlenes@holly.colostate.edu>
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