Diplomacy

1 Corinthians 10:21 (KJV)

[21] Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

Diplomacy-The art of dealing with people in a sensitive and effective way:

There Can Be No Diplomacy Between The Devil and His Kingdom and That of God’s People…

You Need To Decide Which Table You’re Going To Sit!

Being A Christian Is Not Being A Pushover but Rather To Forsake All Others and Sit At The Table of God…

The First Man Adam Took A Fall

The Second Man Adam Took A Stand…

The First Lost Paradise-

The Second Gained Paradise- For All Who Take a Stand…

There Can Be No Diplomacy With The World!

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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God Has Some Strong Feelings

James 4:4 (KJV)

[4] Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Apparently God Cares More About (Who Are) - Than (How Many) Friends You Have!

In A World Where Everybody Sees Themselves As A (Tony Robbins) or (Zig Ziegler) Making Friends Has Become Paramount…

But God Says Differently - And As Strongly As Possible, Calls You Adulterers and Adulteresses…WOW!

Sorry Mr. and Mrs. Motivational Magnate! When You’re A Friend To Jesus It Kind of Separates You From All Others!

And - When You Are A Friend To The World - Well, He Separates from You…

God Demands Monogamy…

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Associations Can Be Damning

2 Chronicles 19:2 (KJV)

[2] And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? Therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.

They say if you run with skunks, you will smell like one.

What is worse…

Is when you are treated like one.

We Always Think - “I Can Handle This”

But God Sees Things Differently!

So The Question Is -

What Is More Important;

What We Think or What God Sees?

People Who Live Sinful Lives

Stink In The Nostrils of God.

Be Careful of Your Associations

You May Very Well End Up Garnering The Wrath Of God!

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Contrast

Psalms 30:5 (KJV)

[5] For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Contrast -

The Opposite of Colors That Causes One To Notice What Would Otherwise Be Overlooked…

The Sweet Smell of Rain Is Never More Fully Appreciated Than After A Long Drought….

The Dawning of A New Day

Is More Fully Enjoyed

After A Dark Night of Sorrow!

Remember Contrasts Are Not An Evil But Rather An Illumination of What Would Otherwise Be Not Noticed and Overlooked!

Child of God-

Joy Cometh In The Morning…

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Getting What You Deserve

Proverbs 20:21 (KJV)

[21] An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Ambition and Impatience

Can Get You What You Want Sooner,

But End Result May End Up Being Cursed!

The prodigal son got it all earlier than designed and ended up in a hog pen.

He Got What He Deserved…

Waiting On God’s Design and Plan Will End Up A Blessing and Not A Curse…

Calm Yourself Today

Take a Deep Breath and Wait…

Just Let Today Unfold-

Because You Might Just Get What You Deserve!

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Wait

Psalms 27:14 (KJV)

[14] Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Waiting Is The Single Most Difficult Thing To Do…

    •    Battles Lost

    •    Men Have Died

    •    Fortunes Lost

    •    Love Forfeited

    •    Lives Lost

Because Someone Just Couldn’t Wait!

But To Those Who Will Wait,

The Lord Will Bring “Strength”

Wait, I Say, Wait On The Lord.

It Will Be Worth The Wait…

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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A People Of Inheritance

Deuteronomy 4:20 (KJV)

[20] But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.

Princely People of Great Inheritance Act Princely!

Because They Know…

One Day They Will Inherit.

Until That Time They Wait Patiently Conducting Themselves As Heirs In Waiting…

You May Claim to Be A Child of The King-

But How You Act and Live Speaks Louder Than Words!

Are You A Child of Promise

Or A Child of The Dammed?

There Is No Mistaking A Child of The King…

    •    They Dress Different

    •    They Talk Different

    •    They Act Different

Because They Are Different -

They’re People of Inheritance…

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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