Friday, December 25, 2015

Plans Prophesied - Give Us Christmas

O LORD my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them. Psalm 40:5 NLT



Merry Christmas!  All of God’s plans focus on this day…the Day of Jesus’ birth. Jesus fulfilled over 350 Biblical prophesies—100 of them were just about His birth. So what difference does it make? That is an amazing number. No one else can claim that. No other rulers or anyone alive or dead has a record like that of Jesus. God arranged for all those prophesies to be written in the Bible—so that people would believe. God is powerful and awesome—yet loving. His plans and prophesies give us hope. Hope for future. A future in a bright and shining place where there will be no more tears or disappointments. It is prophesied—and we can count on God to see that that His prophesies are fulfilled—just like those foretelling of Jesus. Do you believe that God keeps His promises? Do you believe in Jesus as the Messiah? That is what Christmas is all about. God kept His promise to give the world a Savior—a Messiah. Jesus Christ.



Prayer ~ Holy Spirit, Thank you for revealing God’s truth, His prophesies and His plan for us and for the world. May someone reading this find new hope in God’s love and grace in their lives today.



Friday’s Feast at the King’s Table

In honor of my friend, Belinda Niemi, who went to be with the Lord on December 16th.

She worked with my husband, Jerry, became a dear friend, and gave us this recipe years ago. She brought our family this favorite dish the day that Jerry’s Dad died and I can still picture her coming up our sidewalk with a big pan full of these enchiladas. True comfort food. She also taught us to make home-made salsa that is equal parts green, red and white ingredients. Thanks, Belinda—for the memories, time cooking together and friendship in the Lord. You blessed a lot of people.



Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas

            One onion, chopped

            2 Chicken Breasts, cooked and shredded

            8 large tortillas

            1 pound mixed shredded cheese

            1 can green chilies

       White sauce gravy:

            ¾ stick butter

            4-5 Tbsp flour

            3½ cups milk

            3 Tbsp chicken broth

            1 can green chilies

Melt butter and stir in flour. Gradually add milk, chicken broth, and green chilies.

Line bottom of baking pan with thin layer of gravy. Warm up tortillas, by frying in a small amount of oil. Roll chicken into tortillas with some chopped onion and cheese. Place tortillas into baking pan. Pour remaining gravy over top of tortillas. Bake for 15 minutes at 350ยบ. (This can be prepared ahead of time at this point. Refrigerate. Bake for 30 minutes.) Serve with a tossed salad, chips and home-made salsa.



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