December 11, 2023: I’m Needy!
- Liana V.
- Dec 11, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Dec 12, 2023
I'm Needy!
“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:21
I’ve often gotten confused on Jesus’s primary focus for being born of a virgin. I’ve thought at times that He came to answer all of my prayers, to heal me of all my depravity. Yes, that is true.
Jesus’s primary focus and reason for being born was to save us. We need a Savior. Desperately. I think sometimes I forget how desperate I am for Him. It isn’t one and done. I need Him perpetually, over and over again. I am in constant need of saving.
Saving doesn’t necessarily look like a wink or a wave and all has been made righted. It’s not a wave of a wand or a hand gesture.
Visualize with me someone being rescued from drowning- they’ve been dragged from the depths of the water, their lungs may have been filled with water, their brain may have been deprived of some oxygen for a period of time, they’re body may have been damaged or injured due to being tossed about-BUT they were saved from the carnage of the ocean. Saved. Alive. However, there is still some residual of the trauma and damage that has occurred.
"Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to "be the Savior of the world."
1 John 4:14 NLT
Jesus is the only Savior who saves us not only from our mess but also gives us a lifeline out. He saves, redeems, transforms, and restores. He often gets us at our lowest at our very worst, and makes us better than we could’ve ever hoped for.
There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”
Acts of the Apostles 4:12 NLT
I know I often have notions (usually prideful) that I should be perfected by now. After all I've been walking with the Lord for a longtime. It's absolutely faulty thinking. I can live a redeemed-transformed life and still carry damage and brokenness. Jesus of course came to heal and restore to wholeness but He absolutely NEVER stops saving us.
That is a space I want to continually be - in desperate need of Jesus. I'll never grow out of it. Never should.
Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.
Hebrews 7:25 NLT
Prayer: Father, never let us lose sight of how much I need you. Let me never wander too far off or become to assured in my own abilities that I forget my utter dependence on You! I am grateful for the sometimes though painful daily reminder of my failure and brokenness. I never want to graduate to independence- keep me forever tethered and dependent on you! In Jesus's name-Amen!
Silly Kitty! Cookies aren't for you....
I love this quick, 4 ingredient cookie recipe! It shortens the quantity of time you're in the kitchen and grocery store. Instead this recipe allows you the flexibility of being that Betty Crocker Woman and ability to bring amazing cookies to work, to friends & family, or as gifts. I love the freedom these sort of recipes provide and get you into the rooms you want to be in and allow you to savor moments and memories with the ones you love!
You can see mine weren't super "crinkly" after baking. I just rolled it again in the powdered sugar and it looked just as I imagined.
Fudge Crinkle Cookies from Six Sisters' Stuff:
Ingredients
1 (15 ounce) box Devil's Food cake mix
½ cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
½ cup powdered sugar (for rolling the cookies in)
How to make Fudge Crinkle Cookies:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Stir together the dry cake mix (do not follow directions on the box- you just want to use the dry ingredients that are in the box), oil and eggs in a large mixing bowl until dough forms.
Dust hands with confectioners’ sugar and shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in confectioners’ sugar and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Baking Time: 7-9 minutes or until center is JUST SET for best result. Remove from pans after a minute or so and cool on wire rack.
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