Serving God and Claiming His Promises (Recipe: Chocolate Fudge Brownies)

We all want to serve God in our lives, we want to obtain his blessings, how can we go about doing this?

The bible is clear that within the body of Christ, the Holy Spirit equips different people with different functions, just like our physical body has different parts that perform different functions. We see this in

1 Corinthians: 12: 8 – 10: To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,^a]"> and to still another the interpretation of tongues.

But again, all of us do not manifest ground breaking gifts like healing and prophecy! So how can we serve God? Especially in the lives of women, we have many responsibilities as wives and mothers, to our families which stand in the way of actively serving God! So what can we do?

Let’s take a look at Genesis 18: 17- 19: Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him."

Wow! What an amazing revelation! We can see here how Abraham was going to experience everything God promised him! Although God chose him, it was not enough to receive God’s promises, for that, he had to….direct his children and his family in the ways of the Lord, and to do what was right! Doesn’t this ease the burdens off us women, a little? To realize God’s promises in our lives, as chosen of God, all we need to do is to make sure that we raise our children in the fear of the Lord, and that we make sure our home is place where the presence of God is welcomed and cherished, where you teach your family to give thanks together before your meals, to pray together for your needs and to worship together. This is not only doable, but necessary for the blessing of your family! It is common understanding that the mother of the family is the one who is on her knees the most interceding for her husband and children, so it would not be wrong to say that it is quite possible for the mother of the house to make sure that her family receives God’s promises and blessings by directing them in the way of the Lord! This is not to say that men have no responsibility in this, but most of us know that women have great influence over their families, particularly their men!

Let’s pray for the grace as wives and mothers to be the women of God who bring the way of the Lord to our families so that the promises of God can manifest in our homes.

I gave in to my sweet tooth today and baked some brownies. I really enjoyed them so decided to share this recipe with you.

Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Ingredients:

Butter - 250gms

Sugar – 2 cups

Unsweetened Cocoa – ¾ cup

Plain flour – 1 ½ cup

Eggs – 3

Vanilla essence – 1 teaspoon

Nuts (Cashews or Walnuts) – ½ cup (Optional)

Salt – a pinch

Powdered sugar – 2 tablespoons (Optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

2. In a bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt.

3. To this add the flour and cocoa, beat well with a whisk, you do not need an electric beater for this.

4. Pour this batter in a non-stick cake pan or baking pan and bake for 25 minutes.

5. After the brownies have cooled well, dust with powdered sugar and cut into squares.