God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
When culture rushes down on your family and the professing church is trying to imitate the world itself, how will your family keep from being swept away in its path? Only through the Word of God! Family worship, on a daily basis, is your hope that they will stand like steel piers against the prevailing tide... In India there was a custom of throwing babies into the Ganges River as a sacrifice to the gods. If we are unwilling to do any more than merely take our children to church, we might as well be throwing them into the river of the culture. This is an explanation why many children of Christian parents are so often no different than the world’s. They have been given to the gods by their parents – thrown in with hands of neglect.
The mentality behind the fruit of the Spirit is the mentality of faith depending upon grace. People who bear the fruit of the Spirit know they are worthy only of condemnation. They know that the only pay they can earn is the wrath of God. Therefore, they have turned away from self-reliance and look only to mercy in Christ who “loved us and gave Himself for us” (Gal. 2:20). They do not expect anyone to be their debtor because of their worth. Any satisfaction will be a free gift of grace. They bank on the mercy of God and entrust themselves to his Spirit for help. And out of that mentality of faith depending on grace grows not “works” but “fruit”: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness...
Soak the yeast in lukewarm water with sugar. After 15 minutes, blend in
salt, pepper, whole eggs, cracklings and cream. Stir in the flour and knead
well. Roll out 1/2 inch thick. Cut into 2 inch rounds and arrange on an
ungreased baking sheet. Make diagonal cuts on top of each biscuit, brush
with egg yolk and let rise in warm place for 30 minutes. Bake at 350 F,
until browned, about 15 minutes. Makes 15 - 20 biscuits. Posted to TNT -
Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Judy Ferbert <ajewell@sound.net>
on Jul 15, 1997
A Message from our Provider:
“An active faith can give thanks for a promise, though it be not as yet performed, knowing that God’s bonds are as good as ready money. #Matthew Henry”
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