Faith is
found 250 times in the NASB translation. That is a lot of faith! Hebrews 11 is
known as the “faith” chapter because it illustrates the faith of so many of
God’s chosen people. Read it for yourself sometime soon. Faith is something we
have in our hearts—where belief is in our heads. If we need more faith—we just
need to ask, like the disciples. The
apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" Luke 17:5
Training Tip – Read through Hebrews 11 and pick out a couple of
Biblical characters that your children can admire and emulate. Then read them
the stories—found in various books of the Bible and help them to act out those
stories. So put on your bathrobe and take part in a story or two. Remind your
children of the faith that these Bible people had in God. They sometimes did
things that seemed impossible. Mission Impossible—building a big boat to save
people and animals—even though they never before even saw an ocean. A million
people crossing the Red Sea—on dry ground. The Walls of Jericho falling down!
Spark their imagination and creativity—they may already know the stories and
will love acting them out. Put their faith into action.
Lord Jesus, create in each of us more faith—faith
that can show others how much we do believe in You.
Friday’s Feast at the Lord’s Table
When I was in
High School I spent a couple of weeks with my Auntie Merc—who was actually my
Dad’s cousin’s wife then. Long story. While her husband was off hunting elk, we
had a great time cooking, laughing and just talking. She was amazed that I was
studying WWII when she had lived through it. As we chatted she fixed the most
wonderful cabbage rolls. This is her recipe, which was actually my
grandmother’s, too.
Cabbage Rolls
Head of
Cabbage – Use 8-10 outer leaves whole, then finely chop about 2 cups cabbage.
1 pound
ground beef, browned
1 cup
cooked white rice, or brown rice (start with ¼ cup uncooked)
1 small
onion, chopped fine
1 clove
garlic, minced
1 tsp
dry parsley, optional
Salt
and pepper, as desired (about ¾ tsp salt and a dash of pepper)
Be sure
to steam the outer cabbage leaves, or at least pour boiling water over the
leaves to wilt them—or microwave for a minute. Mix beef, rice, onion, garlic and
seasonings. Then wrap the mixture into the wilted outer cabbage leaves, place
on the chopped cabbage in a pan, add about 1 cup of water, cover and cook on
low heat for about 1½ hours.
Praying
for you, Aunt Mercedes. Blessings.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
© 2013 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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