God loves us and he shows it in so many different ways, but I never noticed this way! Strawberries are good, but they show us how much God loves us. He made a fruit to show us. ;)
Monday, July 13, 2009
God loves us
God loves us and he shows it in so many different ways, but I never noticed this way! Strawberries are good, but they show us how much God loves us. He made a fruit to show us. ;)
Blueberry Crumbcake
**YUMMY**
Ingredients
For the streusel:
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 pound (1 stick) salted butter, melted
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
For the cake:
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, at room temperature (3/4 stick)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- Confectioners' sugar for sprinkling
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9-inch round baking pan.
For the streusel:
Combine the granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Stir in the melted butter and then the flour. Mix well and set aside.
For the cake:
Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on high speed for 4 to 5 minutes, until light. Reduce the speed to low and add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla, lemon zest, and sour cream. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture to the batter until just combined. Fold in the blueberries and stir with a spatula to be sure the batter is completely mixed.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and spread it out with a knife. With your fingers, crumble the streusel evenly over the batter. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool completely and serve sprinkled with confectioners' sugar.
This is SOOOO good, I made it a few weeks ago and it came out so good that I decided to share it with y'all! Enjoy.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
What is the Tree of Life?
In the beginning God made everything.
He made man and he made plants. Genesis 2:9 "For out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree pleasant to the sight and good for meat: the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and of evil." He made The Tree of Life and He made The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. He didn't make The Tree of the Making of Evil. Sin was already in the world before Eve ate of that fruit. Satan was there. They were naked. They just didn't know it. As soon as they ate of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil they knew about the good and evil. They knew good, but they also knew evil. They tried to fix it themselves. They made themselves aprons of fig leaves, but it didn't cover their sins. Therefore, God had to make the first sacrifice. He made them aprons of sheep's skin for them to temporarily cover their dis-GRACE-fulness.
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is a picture of the Law.Romans 3:20 "Therefore by the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by th
e Law cometh the knowledge of sin." If there were no law against it, it wouldn't be sin.
He made The Law and he made Grace. The Tree of Life is a picture of Christ (Grace)
Rev. 22:14 "Blessed are they, that do his Commandments, that their right may be in the tree of Life, and may enter in through the gates into the City."
John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him, I am that Way, and that Truth, and that Life. No man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
Adam and Eve had a choice. They chose the Law and they were punished by it, they were put out of the Garden.
Galatians 3:13 "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:"
Adam is also the picture of Christ. Eve is a picture of the Church. Ephesians 5:31-32 "For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they twain shall be one flesh. This is a great secret, but I speak concerning Christ, and concerning the Church."
When God told Satan that he couldn't kill Job, he was telling him that he couldn't kill his wife either. Because they were one flesh. Satan can't kill us because we are cleaved with Christ. We are one flesh. We abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1 "Who so dwelleth in the secret of the most High, shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty."
Satan can't hurt Christ directly, so he hurts us; which in turn hurts Christ, because we are one flesh. Satan goes after the weaker vessel; he goes after us, the Church, the Bride of Christ, Eve. Eve's decision affected Adam just as our decisions affect Christ, because we are one flesh. Every day Satan tempts us with evil, but we need to remember that we abide IN the shadow of the All-mighty.Matthew 4:7 "Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."
Hold up your hand horizontal to this screen. Look at the shadow under neath it. That is where we are. We are in the shadow of the Almighty. The war is just on the other side of the shadow-line, but we don't' need to fear. When we choose Christ, we are in Him and Christ is IN us. The Hope of Glory. He has already won the battle.1 Cor. 10:16 "The cup of blessing which we bless, it is not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?"
Of course we are not to literally EAT Jesus' body and blood, it is a symbol of partaking in his death, burial and resurrection. When we ask Christ into our hearts, we have to let go and let God. When Christ is truly living through us in our everyday lives and through everything we do we are living in Christ. Jesus did all that He did here on earth so that when we accept His gift, all he did comes through us. His death and burial (our old flesh dies) and resurrection (our new man lives in us now).
I have heard this illustration many times. 'Temptation is just an open window to do wrong. All you have to do is just close the window.' I would rather not even go in the house! If Adam and Eve would have just eaten of the Tree of Life, their troubles would not had started. Just eat of Christ, don't worry about the good and evil of life.John 6:54 "Whosoever eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."
Paul says in Romans 10:3 "For they, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God." Adam and Eve were ignorant of the righteousness of God and they tried to establish their own righteousness (the fig leaves), but it didn't cover their sin. The Bible says in Ephesians 2:8-9 "For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast himself."
He made man and he made plants. Genesis 2:9 "For out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree pleasant to the sight and good for meat: the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and of evil." He made The Tree of Life and He made The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. He didn't make The Tree of the Making of Evil. Sin was already in the world before Eve ate of that fruit. Satan was there. They were naked. They just didn't know it. As soon as they ate of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil they knew about the good and evil. They knew good, but they also knew evil. They tried to fix it themselves. They made themselves aprons of fig leaves, but it didn't cover their sins. Therefore, God had to make the first sacrifice. He made them aprons of sheep's skin for them to temporarily cover their dis-GRACE-fulness.
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is a picture of the Law.Romans 3:20 "Therefore by the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by th
e Law cometh the knowledge of sin." If there were no law against it, it wouldn't be sin.He made The Law and he made Grace. The Tree of Life is a picture of Christ (Grace)
Rev. 22:14 "Blessed are they, that do his Commandments, that their right may be in the tree of Life, and may enter in through the gates into the City."
John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him, I am that Way, and that Truth, and that Life. No man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
Adam and Eve had a choice. They chose the Law and they were punished by it, they were put out of the Garden.
Galatians 3:13 "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:"
Adam is also the picture of Christ. Eve is a picture of the Church. Ephesians 5:31-32 "For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they twain shall be one flesh. This is a great secret, but I speak concerning Christ, and concerning the Church."
When God told Satan that he couldn't kill Job, he was telling him that he couldn't kill his wife either. Because they were one flesh. Satan can't kill us because we are cleaved with Christ. We are one flesh. We abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1 "Who so dwelleth in the secret of the most High, shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty."
Satan can't hurt Christ directly, so he hurts us; which in turn hurts Christ, because we are one flesh. Satan goes after the weaker vessel; he goes after us, the Church, the Bride of Christ, Eve. Eve's decision affected Adam just as our decisions affect Christ, because we are one flesh. Every day Satan tempts us with evil, but we need to remember that we abide IN the shadow of the All-mighty.Matthew 4:7 "Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."
Hold up your hand horizontal to this screen. Look at the shadow under neath it. That is where we are. We are in the shadow of the Almighty. The war is just on the other side of the shadow-line, but we don't' need to fear. When we choose Christ, we are in Him and Christ is IN us. The Hope of Glory. He has already won the battle.1 Cor. 10:16 "The cup of blessing which we bless, it is not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?"
Of course we are not to literally EAT Jesus' body and blood, it is a symbol of partaking in his death, burial and resurrection. When we ask Christ into our hearts, we have to let go and let God. When Christ is truly living through us in our everyday lives and through everything we do we are living in Christ. Jesus did all that He did here on earth so that when we accept His gift, all he did comes through us. His death and burial (our old flesh dies) and resurrection (our new man lives in us now).
I have heard this illustration many times. 'Temptation is just an open window to do wrong. All you have to do is just close the window.' I would rather not even go in the house! If Adam and Eve would have just eaten of the Tree of Life, their troubles would not had started. Just eat of Christ, don't worry about the good and evil of life.John 6:54 "Whosoever eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."
Paul says in Romans 10:3 "For they, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God." Adam and Eve were ignorant of the righteousness of God and they tried to establish their own righteousness (the fig leaves), but it didn't cover their sin. The Bible says in Ephesians 2:8-9 "For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast himself." No matter what we do.
We can't cover our own unrighteousness.
Why, because our righteousness is as filthy rags.
Isaiah 64:6
We can't cover our own unrighteousness.
Why, because our righteousness is as filthy rags.
Isaiah 64:6
Friday, July 10, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Beautiful Rain
These are two really great songs that I wanted to share with you guys.
Here are the lyrics for the second song.
Little girl fourteen flipping through a magazine
Says she wants to look that way
But her hair isn't straight
her body isn't fake And she's always felt overweight
Well little girl fourteen I wish that you could see
That beauty is within your heart
And you were made with such care
your skin your body your hair
Are perfect just the way you are
There could never be a more beautiful you
Don't buy the lies disguises and hoops they make you jump through You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do
So there could never be a more beautiful you
Little girl twenty-one the things that you've already done Anything to get ahead
And you say you've got a man but he's got another plan
Only wants what you will do instead
Well little girl twenty-one you never thought that this would come You starve yourself to play the part
But I can promise you there's a man whose love is true
And he'll treat you like the jewel that you are
Chorus
So turn around you're not too far
To back away be who you are
To change your path go another way
It's not too late you can be saved
If you feel depressed with past regrets
The shameful nights hope to forgets
Can disappear they can all be washed away
By the one who's strong can right your wrongs
Can rid your fears dry all your tears
And change the way you look at this big world
He will take your dark distorted view
And with his light he will show you truth
And again you'll see through the eyes of a little girl
Simple Woman's Daybook: July 6th
Sorry, I've not done this for a while, but here it is for today. :)
FOR TODAY... July 6th
Outside My Window... Beautiful blue skies with a few scattered clouds.
I am thinking... About how I wish the world would realize the peace and rest that is in Christ. People really need to learn to slow down and look at the wonderful world God made.
I am thankful for... Christ in me, the Hope of Glory.
From the kitchen... Waffle mess, waffle makers are RIDICULOUS.
I am wearing... Brown skirt, blue button-up tank top with multi-colored roses on it, curly hair back in clips, and peace in my heart.
I am creating... Printable, blank sheet music for up-and-coming piano lessons. Get this, free! The lady that will be teaching me just wants to learn sign language, thank you Jesus!
I am going... To see my Lord and Saviour one day. Father, here I am. Your servant waits...
I am reading... The Bible, and enjoying every second of it.
I am hoping... That we will be able to go on a walk today, it's so beautiful outside!
I am hearing... K LOVE on the radio, "Jesus Messiah"
Around the house... Mom on the phone, Monica in bed :P, Gina and Timmy playing Axys Truth Seeker.
One of my favorite things... Singing and dancing for Jesus.
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: I really don't know.
Here is video thought I am sharing...
Sunday, July 5, 2009
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