Are you tired today? Just plain worn-out—physically,
emotionally or spiritually? Jesus is inviting anyone to draw near to Him…and He
promises to give rest. Eight hours should be enough sleep for most people,
although twelve hours is essential for small children. Teenagers seem to need
those twelve hours also—but theirs may go from midnight to noon. Ah the lazy
days of summer. Our souls, as well as our bodies, do need rest from time to
time. When was the last time that you took time to find rest for your soul?
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Look Up. Find Rest for Your Soul.
Seattle Space Needle - pointing to Heaven.
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Let the Spirit renew you—from the inside
out. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and
renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10. Renewal is a necessary
thing. We all get beaten down, discouraged, drained, depressed or just plain
tired sometime. We need
renewal—revitalization. There used to be big tent revivals—and then city wide
revivals…now we just have an occasional sermon that refreshes us…or a retreat
that gives us a renewed outlook. We need to devote ourselves to getting
refreshed. I need that right now—so how do I get renewed? A couple of times
I’ve gone on a half-day of prayer by myself and that was the very thing I
needed. Time away from others…just God and me. He refreshed my soul—reminding
me that He created me and that He wants me to be pure—even holy—so that I can
stand before Him. He can only have purity in His presence. I don’t want Him to
turn me away. I want to be holy.
How about you? Are you presenting yourself
as a living sacrifice to God? Therefore I
urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and
holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Romans 12:1
Prayer
~ Holy Spirit, please do create in me a clean heart and renew my spirit—my very
soul that I would be pleasing to the Heavenly Father. I present myself a living
sacrifice. I worship You ~ Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. You are worthy of all
my praise.
Daily
Bible Reading: Hosea 8-14
Friday’s Feast at the King’s Table
Once again…at my oldest Grandgirl’s request… I’d like to share my Dad’s favorite recipe. He
always had some of these cookies baked and ready for the grandkids…and all of
us…when we came to visit. Molasses is a superfood that has some iron in it that
should be good for our blood…carrying oxygen and giving us energy. Good rationalization
for a reason to take a couple of more cookies! Rest and enjoy.
Grandpa
Reuben’s Molasses Crinkles
2¼ cups flour
1 tsp soda
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp
cinnamon
1 tsp ground
ginger
½ tsp cloves
1 cup brown sugar
¾ cup oil
1/3 cup blackstrap
unsulphured molasses
1 egg
Granulated
sugar
Stir together
dry ingredients and set aside.
Cream brown
sugar, oil, molasses and egg. Mix in the dry ingredients. Shape into balls. Dip
into granulated sugar. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees,
8-12 minutes. Do not over bake. Makes 4½ to 5 dozen. Store in a Tupperware
container. Serve with a hot cup of coffee or a tall glass of cold milk.
©
2017 Text and photos by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.
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