Sun-Moon-Stars Pizzazz

God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars. Genesis 1:16

Memory Scripture of the Week –

Genesis 1:9 Then God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear." And that is what happened.

Genesis 1:10 God called the dry ground "land" and the waters "seas." And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:11 Then God said, "Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came." And that is what happened.

Genesis 1:12-13 The land produced vegetation--all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.

Genesis 1:14-15 Then God said, "Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years. Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth." And that is what happened.

Genesis 1:16 God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars.

Genesis 1:17-19 God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.

The Sun rules by Day....at the beach in South Carolina.

Two great lights. The Sun and the Moon. And then God sprinkled Stars across the heavens. Those are the lights by which we live. We can’t turn them off—and they are there even when we can’t see them. I told my little 3 year old granddaughter that recently—the stars are shining even during the day—and she was surprised by that fact. She rarely is even awake to see them shining at night! God is amazing—the universes that He has created.

If you get far enough away from our solar system our sun appears like another star in the sky—in this great universe. We are but a speck—the whole earth is but a speck in the sky. And we humans are just little creatures on that particle we call earth. But God loves us. He loves us so much that He sent His Son to live on earth, as a human just like us. Then God’s plan gets complicated. He offers…allows…His one and only Son to die—just like an animal sacrifice—for the sin of mankind. What kind of a God does that? A loving merciful God who is pure and holy. He can only have pure and holy tings and people around Him—so to make us pure and holy He sacrificed His one and only Son. The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. See John 1:26-36. Is He your Savior?

Prayer ~ Lord Jesus...You are my Savior—the pure Lamb of God who took away the sin of the world. Thank You. Thank You for creating such an amazing universe—with the Son and the Moon…as well as heavenly stars…twinkling across the moonlight sky.

Daily Bible Reading: Exodus 7-9

Friday’s Feast at the King’s Table

Barley was a common grain during Biblical times—but it is not now. You can’t go into most grocery stores and buy barley bread. In fact—read the ingredients and there isn’t any barley listed in loaves of bread except the rare loaf of Ezekiel Bread that you might find in the freezer section. Here’s a recipe to make your own.

Ezekiel Bread 

2½ cups wheat grains (either hard red or hard white)

1½ cups spelt

½ cup hulled barley

¼ cup millet

½ cup dry lentils

4 cups lukewarm water or whey (whey adds more flavor and nutrients)

1cup raw, local honey

½ cup oil (olive oil or coconut oil)

2 tsp. salt

2 Tbs. active dry yeast (2 packages)

½ cup milled flax seed (optional)

1 egg plus 2 Tbs. water (optional, for egg wash on top)

Mix the first 5 ingredients in a bowl and grind in a flour mill.

In large glass bowl mix whey (or water), honey, oil, and salt.

In another bowl mix the milled flour, yeast, and milled flax seed until well combined. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and stir or knead 10 minutes either by hand, dough hook, or mixer (since this is a batter bread, it will NOT form into a nice smooth ball).

Pour dough into 2 large (10x5x3) greased pans or 4 small loaf pans.

"Paint" an egg wash. Cover with towel and let rise in pans an hour or until dough is about ¼ inch from top of the pan, but not much higher or it might overflow in oven.

Bake at 350 degrees 30-50 minutes until thermometer reaches 190F or a toothpick comes out clean. (smaller pans takes 30 minutes; larger pans closer to 45)

Remove pans from oven and place on cooling rack.

Run a knife around the edges and remove loaves from pans immediately.

Let rest on sides but don't cut into loaves until they've cooled at least 30 minutes.

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