So I made dinner. This is something I do… usually in the evenings. This seems about the right time.
As I’m digging right in Andrew is waiting for his to cool a bit. He looks over at me and says, Wow, my wife is amazing; she has a fireproof mouth. That woman can take a scoop full of Lava, put it in her mouth, swallow, and doesn’t even know it’s warm.
Yes, I laughed. I’m the same way with tea. Andrew has to let everything cool??????
What’s so wrong with piping hot? Be brave.
When I read that last line to him he said, let me see you do that with burning hot coals.
Now that’s just silly talk. Who eats coals?
Apparently, I misheard him. What he said was, I’d like to see you do that with something cold.
He can drink slushies in the Winter and not even feel it. If I eat icecream in the Summertime I shiver. Then I have to eat my fries to warm up!
The Reward of Kindness
“If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.”
Proverbs 25:21-22
“As metals are melted by heaping coals upon them, so is the heart softened by kindness.”
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
“…and the Lord shall reward thee: with good things, for all the good done to thine enemy, whether it has the desired effect on him or not; or whether he rewards thee or not; see Romans 12:19-20.”
Gills Exposition of the Entire Bible
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Hi Tina, I also like my meal piping hot, not lukewarm. Love the thought, “As metals are melted by heaping coals upon them so is the heart softened by kindness.”🌺 Have a lovely and blessed weekend!
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Thank you. You too, Jeanne.
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Never really thought about it. Food hot but ice cream and shush puppies slightly melted. Guess we are different. Differences are good. Have a wonderful weekend. 🙏
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Wow…. I just realized that I missed some comments. Sorry I missed your comment, Superdad. (12 days old now…) Yep, differences can be good. We can learn from each other. Gain a different perspective and understanding.
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You two crack me up! And how do you always find the perfect Bible verses to go with your posts? 😅
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Ummmm…. It’s a gift I guess. I’ll give the Holy Spirit the credit. 😃
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Smiled reading this sweet daughter 🙂
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I’m glad, dad! 😃
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I like your style of making dinner and the beautiful messages on Reward of Kindness is really wonderful .Thanks for the blessed post.Take care.🌹👍🙏
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Thanks, Francis! You too! ☺
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Most welcome.🌹👍🙏
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I like my meals hot, but some types of food seem to get hotter than others. Soup, for instance, is usually hotter to eat than meat and potatoes. I don’t like it so hot it burns my tongue. Same with hot drinks. I don’t like them to cool down too much, but can’t drink boiling water. 🙂 I definitely don’t like cool coffee or tea or food unless the food is meant to be cold, like salads. I also don’t like ice-cold drinks. Actually it’s not good for the digestive tract to drink ice water or drinks. It puts it into spasm. So I do like to leave very cold drinks to “warm up” somewhat before drinking them.
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Thanks Diane. Now I am both hungry and thirsty. 😁
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I appreciate the reminder. This goes perfectly with my morning devotional from Galatians 6–always do good to others, for in due time we will reap-if we do not grow weary.
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Thank you, David. I’m glad it was a perfect accompaniment, and amen to not growing weary of doing good to others. ☺
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😂😂😂I’m the same as you!!
Hey do you ever do Matt’s Saturday Zoom meetings, I’ve done the last two Saturdays
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No, I’ve never done Matt’s Saturday Zoom meetings. Maybe one day. ☺
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👍I thought maybe you had! I’m surprised! I always enjoy reading the comments between you two, you both are so friendly and comical!
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