Name: Hot Spiced Drink
Ingredients: 1 qt Milk; 1/4 c Molasses; 4 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks; Whipped cream (sweetened); Nutmeg

God has no obligation to sinful men except to condemn. He may or may not, as His wisdom dictates, exercise mercy upon them. But mercy is not something which God must offer anybody. He offered no mercy to the angels when they sinned. And He says with respect to fallen human creatures: “I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy” (Rom. 9:18). He strongly insists that mercy is optional with Him and a matter of His sovereign pleasure alone.

John Gerstner

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Beverages, Microwave	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	qt	Milk
1/4	c	Molasses
4		(3-inch) cinnamon sticks
		Whipped cream (sweetened)
		Nutmeg

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a 2-quart, heat-resistant, non-metallic pitcher or casserole, combine
milk and molasses. Add cinnamon sticks. 2. Heat, uncovered, in Microwave
Oven 6 minutes or until hot. Remove cinnamon sticks. 3. Serve in mugs,
garnished with whipped cream and a sprinkling of nutmeg.
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A Message from our Provider:

“You’re not God’s judge. One day you’ll discover it’s the other way around”

Sometimes people are careless and speak disparagingly of all human righteousness, as if there were no such thing that pleased God. They often cite Isaiah 64:6 which says our righteousness is as filthy rags. It is true – gloriously true – that none of God’s people, before or after the cross, would be accepted by an immaculately holy God if the perfect righteousness of Christ were not imputed to us (Romans 5:19; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21). But that does not mean that God does not produce in those “justified” people (before and after the cross) an experiential righteousness that is not “filthy rags.” In fact, He does; and this righteousness is precious to God and is required, not as the ground of our justification (which is the righteousness of Christ only), but as an evidence of our being truly justified children of God.

John Piper