 Marinade: <i>a savory usually acidic sauce in which meat, fish, or a vegetable is soaked to enrich its flavor or to tenderize it </i>
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Some foods are rather bland when simply prepared and served. They are unexciting - Just something to eat.
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One of the traditional Ways of enhancing a food`s flavor is to Marinate it in other edible food stuffs.
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What are some Examples of marinades?
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Vinegar, salt, pepper, lemon juice and combinations of food stuffs.
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Marinating is best done in a sealed environment.
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We Love the effect marination has on the food we eat.
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Sauce: <i>
Thick liquid served with food, usually savory dishes, to Add moistness and flavor. </i>
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What are some Examples of sauces?
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Ketchup, mustard, worcestershire, A1, 57, tobasco, texas pete, gravy...
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We Love the effect sauces have on our foods.
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What is the difference between marination and using sauces?
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Marination requires Time , sauces are instant.
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Marination results in flavor entering the food. Sauces put flavor on the food.
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Are we hungry yet?
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Before we break to eat, let`s get to the point.
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Christ was Never meant to be Just a sauce or spice for our Lives though any exposure to Him Adds so much to us.
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Christ came to Marinate us , to permeate us , to fill us , to Transform us.
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For what purpose?
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To Enable us to enjoy His Presence , to Receive Spiritual Blessings that are in Heavenly Places and to empower us to make a difference in the Lives of those around us.
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But marination requires saturation in a sealed environment over time .
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What are the ingredients of Spiritual marinade?
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The HolySpirit and the Word .
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Have You ever Left an infredient out of a marinade for food? It Just doesn`t taste right .
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In order for us to be properly Spiritually marinated we must be exposed to both the HolySpirit and the Word .
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And we must spend Time in the marinade.
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And we must be sealed in the marinade from the effects of other influences .
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A steak is forcefully placed in a marinade for the Time period deemed appropriate by the chef.
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We have to willingly Submit ourselves to Spiritual marination. God Will Not force us.
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Remember, it is Christ in Us , Not on Us , the Hope of Glory . Colossians 1:27 
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God wants You to like Him - glorious, Powerful and eternally loving. 1 Jhn 3:2  
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He is our marinade and, Truth be Know , we have been in Him since we Received Christ as Lord and Saviour .
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Do we Understand who we are - our Identity in Christ ? 2 Corinthians 5:17  
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Have we submitted out bodies a Living sacrifice? Romans 12:1  
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Have we allowed the HolySpirit and Word to Transform our Minds into the Mind of Christ ? Romans 12:2 
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God has done everything He can with Respect to us.
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The ball is in our court.
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For us to experience the Grace and Power of God that is available to us , we must Desire it, Ask for it and by Faith Receive it.
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And don`t forget, you cannot separate God from His Gifts .
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 Grace flows from the Love of God .
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 God is Love .
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 Jesus is the embodiment of God`s Love .
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 Jesus is the incarnate Word of God .
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 The HolySpirit is God .
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 You now have the Mystery of the Kingdom of God revealed. Colossians 1:26-27 <br><br>
<center> Marinate in it.<center>
