God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
If trifles are vital parts of divine providence, what of evil? Evil is often vastly significant. The most important event which ever occurred was, in one aspect, horribly evil. The crucifixion of Jesus from the standpoint of the crucifiers was grotesquely wicked. Yet, even though the killing of Christ was atrocity itself, what event was so vital and its effects so beneficial as the death of Christ? If God's providence does not include evil, it does not include the most important event which has ever taken place.
Does that mean He plays favorites for the likes of outspoken Christians like Tim Tebow or Drew Brees? Of course. Because God loves those who are His, even as He loves His own Son, God is certain to favor them. That favor, however, isn’t a path to winning a football game, but is instead the path to true victory, becoming more like Jesus. God isn’t glorified in giving Tim Tebow unlikely victories that somehow redound to God’s glory. No, God is glorified in making His children, including Tim Tebow, more like His Son. Sometimes that means leading them to the thrill of victory. Sometimes it means leading them through the agony of defeat.
Preheat oven 375 F. Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, mix well. Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt in a separate
mixing bowl. Add to butter mixture in several additions, mixing well after
each addition. Stir in cranberries and chocolate. Drop by spoonfulls onto
ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Makes 2 dozen large cookies.
Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest by Tiina <4Angels@videotron.ca> on Apr 03,
1998
A Message from our Provider:
“We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is good, because it is good, if bad, because it works in us patience, humility and the contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country. #C.S. Lewis”
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