Rewards of Sacrifice and Separation

2 corinthians 6:17-18

17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

To Belong to Such a Higher Relationship Seems Unbelievable!

When God Says He Will Be

“Your Father”

Then to Add That We will Become

“His” Sons and Daughters

Is a Reward That Cannot Be Measured!

Our Earthly Fathers are Limited and Often Fall Far Beneath Our Expectations and Needs…

But When the Heavenly Father Adopts You, it Comes With Rewards That Cannot Be Measured Both Heavenly and Earthly…

Don’t Count the Cost of Separating

Yourself from the Earthly-

It’s a Waste of Time!

3- Steps

1. Come Out

2. Separate

3. Touch Not Unclean Things

The Reward Will Be-

“Out of This World”

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Your Capacity to Possess is Limited

Ecclesiastes 5:11 (KJV)

11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

Ecclesiastes 5:11 (New Living Translation)

11 The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth–except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers!

⁃ You can only drink so much

⁃ You can only eat so much

⁃ You can only wear one pair of shoes at a time

⁃ You can only sleep in one bed at a time

Everything Extra Will Be Wasted or Others Will Help You Spend It…

The Rest Will Eventually Slip Through Your Hands…

You Can’t Take It With You After You Die…

Only Enlightened People Understand This…

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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A Dream and a Fool’s Voice are the Same

Ecclesiastes 5:3

3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.

This Generation Has Placed a Premium on “Dreams”

All Wealth and Potential are Surrounded by The Promotion of Dreams

Without Realizing They Are Just the Results of A lot of Activity…

The Bible Places Dreams Along Side of the Fool’s Multitude of Words…

Not Surprising Since the Plot of Satan is to Distract Us from Being Productive in Christ and Leave Us Mindlessly Chasing Rainbows…

Faith in God’s Promises are More Valuable than Our Dreams…

When We Have Faith in His Promises Then Dreams Are No Longer Needed…

Don’t Be a Dreamer-

Be a Believer…

In the End You Will Obtain Things Beyond Anything You Can Dream!

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Everything Comes at a Cost

Ecclesiastes 4:6

[6] Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

Better Comes at a Loss…

Whereas Travail and Vexation are the Results of “Having Full Hands”

The Simple Have Little, Just a Handful not a Barn-Full…

But They Have Less to Worry About!

A man with just one bicycle

Has far less to Maintain-

Than the man with a car….

Multiply the Possessions

Multiply the Maintenance…

To whom much is given, much is required…

Be Careful for What You Ask For-

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Rulers and Servants

Proverbs 22:7

[7] The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

A Fact of Life-

“He Who Has the Gold, Rules”

Otherwise Known As the -

(Golden Rule)

But One Great Option or Variable is You Do Not Have to Be a Servant…

If the (Borrower) is a Servant

Then that must mean that the (Lender) is the Master!

Often People Who Borrow

Refuse to Wait Until They Can Afford It…

This Weakness Makes Them Servant to the Lender-(Master)

Think-

⁃ (Master) Card

⁃ (Visa)-Card: special permission to pass requirements…

⁃ American (Express) short cut from normal wait …

Don’t Be a Servant-

and Master Your Own Desires or Someone Else Will Be Your Master…

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Learning from God’s Discipline

Psalms 94:12

[12] Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

No Request, No Complaint, But a Revelation…

God Corrects Those That Have Hope Still…

He is precious in God's sight or the Lord would not take the trouble to correct him…

Please Do Not “Chaff” Under the Hand of God’s Chastisement…

Those He Hates are Destroyed-

Those He Loves He Chastises…

Don’t Despise God’s Hope!

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Reconciliation

Proverbs 14:9

[9] Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

Another translation-

*Fools make fun of guilt, but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.

*Long-term anger, held inside, can be detrimental to all your relationships.

Why? Because internal anger will eventually become external…

The World is “Obsessed” with Eliminating “Guilt” out of theirs and your lives!

They view Guilt as Harmful…

Please Note:

⁃ Worldly Guilt Destroys

⁃ But-

⁃ Godly Guilt Allows us to Make Things Right Such as in (Reconciliation)

Do Not Let the Devil Lie to You

Causing You to Mock “Guilt”

And Ignoring It…

This Action Destroys You

Not Liberate You…

Reconcile Today and Let Guilt Cause You to Make Repairs…

Caution- know the difference between a Godly Guilt

And from that of a worldly devilish guilt that will shackle and chain you unnecessarily…

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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