God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Paul would not surrender his singleness, nor even allow it to be despised. It had its unique advantages of freedom for Christ, and he wants others to join him in it. Singleness was not curse; it was an opportunity. The biblical implication is that sexual intimacy is not an ultimate need for a full and well-spent life. Jesus Christ never experienced it. And when our culture says you can have it all, married or single, it not only contradicts the teaching of Jesus (Matthew 15:19) but makes Him out to be a fool for choosing chastity and claiming to give fullness - mark the word, FULLNESS of joy - to all who trust Him: “That My joy might be in you and your joy might be FULL' (John 15:11).
In 1 Peter 1:6 we read, “In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials.” Only in the Christian faith can we speak of joy and distress in the same sentence! You see, if my faith is to be pure faith, it will weather the fiery tested when tried. And how is that faith proven? It keeps trusting God and thus greatly rejoicing, even when experiencing distress.
Mix sugar and flour. Add coconut and mix. Blend in the melted butter. Pat
into a 8-9" pie pan. Bake in a 350 def F. oven for 8-10 minutes. Chill
before filling.
NOTES : * The Big Chocolate Book....Gertrude Parke
Recipe by: SuzyQ Lewis
Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #488 by "hlewis@cci-29palms.com"
<hlewis@cci-29palms.com> on Jan 4, 1998
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