God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Love is very much a matter of actions rather than emotions. However, although this emphasis on acts of love is certainly necessary, we can sometimes give the impression that love doesn’t involve any emotion – that it is entirely an act of the will, of one’s duty, regardless of how one feels. We can even promote the “I can love him but I can’t like him” type of attitude. The Bible does not support such an unbalanced concept of love…fervently, fondly, and affectionately (are used in the Bible) to describe the love Christians ought to have for one another… Obviously such a fervency of spirit cannot substitute for loving actions, but surely it should accompany them. We dare not settle for less.
Perhaps you can see why it is astonishing to me that so many people try to define true Christianity in terms of decisions and not affections. Not that decisions are unessential. The problem is that they require so little transformation. Mere decisions are no sure evidence of a true work of grace in the heart. People can make “decisions” about the truth of God while their hearts are far from Him.
Granny Smith apples; peeled cored and cut into chunks
3
Bartlett pears; Peeled, cored and cut into chunks
18
Dried apricot halves (4oz)
1
c
Water
1/3
c
Dried cranberries or dried cherries
1/3
c
Honey
1
tb
Orange rind; grated
1/2
c
Orange juice
1 1/2
tb
Lime juice
INSTRUCTIONS
Place the apples, pears, apricots, water and cranberries or cherries, honey
orange rind, and orange and lime juices in a large stainless steel
saucepan. Mix well to dissolve honey. REduce heat to low, cover and simmer
6-8 minutes. Set the compote aside to cool to room temperature, then cover
and refrigerate overnight. Serve cold.
Nutritional info per serving: 215 cal; 56g carb, .7g fat (3%) Exchanges:
2.8 fruit Source: Jaques Pepin's Simple and Health Cooking Miami Herald
12/21/95
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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