Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Holiness First, Happiness Second
This is an excerpt from my devotional, The Pursuit of Man by A.W. Tozer, this morning that I thought was really thought provoking and great to share.
"A selfish desire for happiness is as sinful as any other selfish desire. People are coming more and more to excuse every sort of wrongdoing on the grounds that they are 'just trying to secure a little happiness.' The doctrine of man's inalienable right to happiness is anti-God and anti-Christ, and its wide acceptance by society tells us a lot about that same society.
The effect of this modern hedonism is felt also among the people of God. The gospel is too often presented as a means toward happiness, to peace of mind or security. There are even those who use the Bible to 'relax' them, as if it were a drug.
How far wrong all this is will be discovered easily by the simple act of reading the New Testament through once with meditation. There the emphasis is not upon happiness but upon holiness. God is more concerned with the state of people's hearts than with the state of their feelings. Undoubtedly the will of God brings final happiness to those who obey, but the most important matter is not how happy we are but how holy."-AWT in Of God and Men
"A selfish desire for happiness is as sinful as any other selfish desire. People are coming more and more to excuse every sort of wrongdoing on the grounds that they are 'just trying to secure a little happiness.' The doctrine of man's inalienable right to happiness is anti-God and anti-Christ, and its wide acceptance by society tells us a lot about that same society.
The effect of this modern hedonism is felt also among the people of God. The gospel is too often presented as a means toward happiness, to peace of mind or security. There are even those who use the Bible to 'relax' them, as if it were a drug.
How far wrong all this is will be discovered easily by the simple act of reading the New Testament through once with meditation. There the emphasis is not upon happiness but upon holiness. God is more concerned with the state of people's hearts than with the state of their feelings. Undoubtedly the will of God brings final happiness to those who obey, but the most important matter is not how happy we are but how holy."-AWT in Of God and Men
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Baking Time
Okay so I don't really like to cook, but I do like baking! Titus and I baked these yesterday and I felt the need to share it with you. We also made a loaf of homemade bread, we don't have a bread machine but we do have a stand mixer and an oven, Yummy! These caramel rolls were good this morning for breakfast with a little heat and butter on them. Tom on the other hand likes cooking and he is great at it. He is marinading a whole chicken right now to grill for tonight, Yummy. Maybe I will get a picture of that finished product for you!
Friday, September 24, 2010
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