Olivia Grist

December 27, 2019
Perfection & Avocado Bagels

Deuteronomy 32:4 (erv)

The Lord is the Rock, and his work is perfect! Yes, all his ways are right! God is true and faithful. He is good and honest.

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Awhile back, we focused on a week of scriptures that showed us more about who God is. We have 5 more days left in our year of devotions together, and I thought it would be appropriate to re-visit that topic again. While I was planning out how to end this series, I wanted to be sure that we shifted our focus back to Him, because life, and everything in it, always seems to be better when He’s at the center of everything.

Today’s scripture teaches us about God’s work; it’s perfect. It’s easy to say that we believe that, but our actions and words don’t often line up with that belief. For example, do you look at your features and appreciate the perfection that was used to design them? Or do you stand in front of the mirror, picking apart the lumps, bumps, and lines that makeup your body? Because believe it or not, you are God’s work. And God’s work is perfect.

Do you look at others and think about the perfection that was used to create them? Or do you see their flaws and mistakes? What about the details of our world? Do you see brokenness and corruption? Because it’s certainly there, since sin has entered. But there’s also beauty and undeniable creativity in each scene that unfolds right before our eyes.

I become frustrated with the world and the people in it, including myself. Recently, I’ve been practicing stepping back and taking the focus off of myself, and instead, putting it on His perfection and what He’s made. I also keep reminding myself that what God created is often different than the end, earthly result because of the sin and brokenness in the world. But that doesn’t mean that it wasn’t created and designed with God’s perfection. And one day, we’ll get to witness and experience that perfection to the fullest.

Write

What parts of God’s creation can you focus on appreciating more today?

Pray

Ask the Lord to help you see His goodness through His creation.

Avocado Bagels

10 minPrep Time

10 minCook Time

20 minTotal Time

Serves 4 Bagels

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Ingredients

  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup tahini
  • 2 tablespoons everything but the bagel seasoning
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 fresh lime

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees or air fryer to 320 degrees
  2. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and mix
  3. Add greek yogurt and tahini to bowl and mix until combined, which will look like crumbles
  4. Using your hands, knead dough until the crumbles work themselves into the dough completely
  5. 1 tablespoon at a time, roll the dough around in your hands to form logs and then bring both ends to touch, creating a bagel shape
  6. Sprinkle each bagel with everything but the bagel seasoning
  7. If using an air fryer, spray with non-stick spray
  8. If using an oven, line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat
  9. Cook for 5 minutes in air fryer/10 minutes in oven
  10. While cooking, mash avocado in a bowl using a fork and squeeze in juice from lime
  11. Once bagels are done, spread avocado mixture across the top of each bagel and drizzle with honey
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