Mercy Misinterpreted

Ecclesiastes 8:11 (KJV)

[11] Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Why Is It ?

. We Chaff Under Correction

. We Cry Because of Chastisement

. We Are Offended Because of Discipline

And Yet Sin More When Mercy Is Shown?

Be Careful That You Don't Misinterpret Mercy As-

. God Didn't See

. God is Unaware

. God Accepts My Weaknesses

Misinterpreting Mercy-

Can Be Eternally Damming!

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1 Peter 4:11

He Sees All Things

Hebrews 4:13 (KJV)

[13] Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Hebrews 4:13 (NLTSE)

[13] Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.

Because You Cannot Detect His Presence-

Doesn't Mean

He Doesn't Detect Your Presence!

Regardless of Whether You Acknowledge Him-

He Will One Day Acknowledge You...

*But To What End?

He Sees All Things...

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1 Peter 4:11

Naked Before God

Genesis 3:10 (KJV)

[10] And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

Only Shame and Embarrassment Causes Men To Hide from The Presence of God!

God Had Always Saw Everything and Today Was No Different Except....

Adam and Eve Had Sinned!

Really Not Much Has Changed Today!

People Who Have Sinned-

Hide from The True Presence of God!

Churches Become Methodical and Services Shallow Displays of Talent...

Bandaids on Open Wounds!

The Only Way To Become

(Blood Covered)

Is To Repent of (All) Sin and Come Clean!

Then You Won't Hide When You Hear the Voice of The Lord!

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

Secrets

Psalms 19:12 (KJV)

[12] Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

Secrets Are Hidden Things-

Hidden from Public View!

It's A (One Level) Dimension To Seek Cleansing from Known Faults...

But Then A Much Deeper Cleansing Is When We Seek God's Help in The Things (Nobody) Knows About...

Those Things Only Between You And God...

*Then There Are Faults That Not Even You Acknowledge or Are Aware Of...

Being (Completely Transparent)

and Submitted To God-

Is To Not Only Relinquish All Control But....

To Be (Completely) Open

To What Only His Eye Can Detect!

Cleanse Thou Me from

"SECRET FAULTS"

A Not So Popular Prayer...

Secrets Only God Knows!

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

Futile Hope

Matthew 12:35-37 (KJV)

[35] A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

An Old Man Once Said:

If it looks like a duck, and it walks like a duck, and it talks like a duck - it must be a duck!

Always Risking Ourselves and Families With Those That Are Always In Trouble and Are Always Finding Themselves In a Mess-

Are Betting On A Lame Horse!

"FUTILE HOPE"

Unless There Is Meeting Between Them and God-

You're Wasting Your Time on

"FUTILE HOPE"

Why Not Invest Yourselves In Something Good and Productive?

Do Something for The Lord Today-

And You Will Lay Up Treasures for Yourselves in Heaven!

And If You Are Finding Yourself AS-

"FUTILE HOPE"

Have A Meeting With God!

He Can Change What We're Not Able To Change!

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

The Problem Is Not Love

Matthew 10:37 (KJV)

[37] He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

The Problem Is Not Love

But Rather-

"Loving More Than"

To Love Something More Than Is To Place It In Front, or Above...

God Has No Problem With Your Love, It's Just That That Love Must Be Secondary and or Beneath Your Supreme Love for Him!

He's Not Asking You To Do What He Hasn't Already Done!

Because-

He First Loved Us...

Even When We Were Still In Our Sins!

When The Question Arose of Should He?

He Chose Calvary for You!

He Loved Us More-

Why Shouldn't We?

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

Misperception

Proverbs 3:11-12 (KJV)

[11] My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: [12] For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Misperception Can Cause You To Miss The Most Important Detail...

To See Something Incorrectly Causes Us To React (Inaccurately)...

Which Could Have Devastating Consequences!

Most Think Discipline Is Inhibiting Our Potential and

Correction Is Cruel...

But Quite The Contrary...

Water Poured Into a Glass takes on The Shape of Its Restrictions...

Whereas-

*Water Poured Out On A Table Becomes A Mess!

Don't Despise Chastisement and Be Weary of Correction-

They Are Shaping You Into What God Desires...

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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