Can One man Make a Difference? #2

Luke 13:8-9

And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

What a Beautiful Thing, When Men (Mirror) the Characteristics of God!

Truly We are Made in (His Image)…

The Chief Shepherd is looking for “Productivity” and “Progress”

And Yet Many Times We Have Come Up Short!

Thank God There was a (Man)

Who Pleaded with the Lord to give him

“One More Year”

Yes, One Man in Your Life Could Make a Difference…

An Under Shepherd Who Pleads With the Chief Shepherd

“Give Me a Little More Time”

with this lamb, and maybe by next year they will be able to walk on their own…

RDF

牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Can One Man Make a Difference?

John 11:49-50

And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that (one man should die) for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

This passage of course was speaking of Jesus…

Abraham stood between judgement and Lot’s family

Mose stood between annihilation and a Nation

Jesus stood between Eternal Hell and a World

You Decide!

And even though these were responsible for Stopping

Inevitable Destruction, it Came With a (Condition)

Nothing is Unconditional!

Not Even Salvation…

The Condition?

You Must (Act)

You Must Make a Move

You Must Make a Decision

(Lot’s) Family Had to Leave the City

(Israel) Had to Obey the 10 Commandments

(The World) Must Obey Christ’s Commands

One Can Make a Difference

But Only You Can Make the “Change”

RDF

牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Destiny Changed

Isaiah 38:1

[1] In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.

One would think that once the Lord has Spoken

It has now become a forgone conclusion…

“You Will Die”

Quite Ominous

Quite Final

When coming from the mouth of God!

Too Often We Allow Ourselves to Fall Victim

To the Judgements Handed to Us in Life…

And Yet There are a Few Who are Willing to Challenge

Their Finality…

Hezekiah went to the Lord in Humility and Prayer

And God Added 15 years to His Life!

Whether God or Man, if the Outcome is Dire and Dismal

Make Appeal and Request a Change in Your Destiny!

Don’t Just “Rollover” and Accept the chain binding dark judgements from men!

“Stand back up and Change Your Destiny…

Challenge Your Todays and Change Your Tomorrows…

RDF

牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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The Plight of Cain

Genesis 4:7

[7] If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

Cain was not a (Victim)

Cain was not the Result of an Unfair Pecking Order

Cain was not Caught Off Guard

Cain was not an Under Dog

Cain’s Demise Came About Because of (Choices)

*His (Choices) though Bad Ones

The Judgements of God were not Cruel and Unkind

But Rather the Consequences of His Own (Choices)

No One is (Charmed) with Unbelievable Blessings and Outcomes…

But (Every Man) Will Be Given Both Good and Bad Things in Life-(Everyone)…

Out of these various offerings of Good and Bad

You Must Choose-

The Life You Have and the Life You Will Have-

Will Be a (Result) of Those (Choices)…

The story of Cain and Able is not a story of Good and Evil

But Rather One of (Choices)…

You and I are not (Predestined) to a Life of Good or Evil

But Rather, We are Predestined to a Life

That is a Result of “Our Choices”

RDF

牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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God is a (Love Hate Relationship)

Psalms 97:10

[10] Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

In this world with an obsession with (compromise) and Let’s All Just Get Along attitude….

We need to understand that some things just don’t mix…

You may put oil and water into the same jar but they will just not mix!

You may believe that good and evil can mix, but they cannot!

They may be in one person, but they will never mix!

You will either (Love) God and (Hate) Sin

Or Love Sin and not really Love God…

Stop trying to Mix what won’t Mix…

Sin can Never be Tolerated or Allowed

Because sin does not Mix with Loving God!

You have to choose because you can’t have both!

If your walk with God Feels Like a Raging Storm

It could be that two opposing fronts are trying to

Co-Exist…

You see, it is a (Love-Hate) Relationship…

Love God and Hate Sin…

RDF

牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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The Great Question-(WHY)

Psalms 73:17)

[17] Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

When Life Doesn’t Seem Fair

When the Wicked Seem Prosperous

When the Enemy Seems to Win

When You Do Right and Still Lose

When Liars are Revered

When the Criminals Get Away With It

We Ask the Age Old Question (WHY)?

When your eyes are fixed on this life and this world

You become (Snow Blinded) and lose your vision!

The only cure for this Blindness is going to the House of God-

Into His Sanctuary, that is Reserved for Answers to all the Unanswerable Questions of Life…

Vacations and Isolation can never Reveal

What only is Found in the House of God!

In His Presence…

It is there that assurance and safety is provided for the (WHY) people…

And the Answer for those others,

Well, just wait and see!

RDF

牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Be Careful for What You ask

Psalms 106:15

[15] And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

Many have mocked the old saint that is always reminding them to ask if it is God’s Will…

The Request-

May seem right

May seem needed

May be desired

May be legal

May not be sinful

And Yet Because it Is Not God’s Will

May Bring With It (Judgement)!

Many Died the day they requested meat…

When God Had Already Provided Manna!

Be Carful for What You Ask…

RDF

牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11