God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
See you here the foundational truth of Christianity, the rock on which our hopes are built. It is the only hope of a sinner, and the only true joy of the Christian – the great transaction, the great substitution, the great lifting of sin from the sinner to the sinner's Surety; the punishment of the Surety instead of the sinner, the pouring out of the vials of wrath, which were due to the transgressor, upon the head of his Substitute; the grandest transaction which ever took place on earth; the most wonderful sight that even hell ever beheld, and the most stupendous marvel that heaven itself ever executed – Jesus Christ, made sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him! You scarcely need that I should explain the words when the sense is so plain. A spotless Savior stands in the room of guilty sinners. God lays upon the spotless Savior the sin of the guilty, so that He becomes, in the expressive language of the text, sin. Then He takes off from the innocent Savior His righteousness, and puts that to the account of the once-guilty sinners, so that the sinners become righteousness – righteousness of the highest and divinest source, the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.
Love’s question is never who to love – because we are to love everyone – but only how to love most helpfully. We are not to love merely in terms of feeling but in terms of service. God's love embraces the entire world (John 3:16), and He loved each of us even while we were still sinners and His enemies (Rom. 5:8-10). Those who refuse to trust in God are His enemies; but He is not theirs. In the same way, we are not to be enemies of those who may be enemies to us. From their perspective, we are their enemies; but from our perspective, they should be our neighbors.
Loaf (14-16 oz) frozen sweet or white dough bread, thawed
1/3
c
Chopped red candied cherries
1/3
c
Chopped green candied cherries
1/4
c
Chopped toasted slivered almonds
1
Slightly beaten egg white
1
Egg yolk
1
tb
Water
INSTRUCTIONS
Icing
Grease a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. On a lightly floured surface roll dough
into a 14 x 9 inch rectangle. Combine candied cherries, almonds and egg
white. Spread over dough. Beginning at short ends, roll each side up
jelly-roll style to center. Place dough double roll side up in prepared
pan. Cover, let rise until loaf just comes to top of pan. Combine egg yolk
and water. Brush over loaf. Bake in 350 degree oven 25-30 minutes. Remove
from pan and cool on wire rack. Drizzle or spread with icing.
ICING: Mix 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon milk until smooth.
Add more milk a few drops at a time to desired consistency.
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