"Another Spirit”

Whether we admit it or not, we all enjoy looking at the many kinds of different people that God created.

• Some people we look at with great admiration because of their physical beauty and attractiveness.

• Some we look at and with great admiration for their great personality they possess.

• Some we look at and with great admiration for their atheletic skills.

• And some we look at and we are not sure what we are looking at…a man or woman…huh?

But as we look at mankind we see a difference in mankind in many ways.

For example, we can see a vast difference between…

(1)Employees and Employer

Illus: For example, have you noticed the difference between the employer and the employee, such as:

• When you take a long time, you're slow.

• When your boss takes a long time, he's thorough.

• When you don't do it, you're lazy.

• When your boss doesn't do it, he's too busy.

• When you make a mistake, you're an idiot.

• When your boss makes a mistake, he's only human.

• When you take a stand, you're being bullheaded.

• When your boss does it, he's being firm.

• When you overlooked a rule of etiquette, you're being rude.

• When your boss skips a few rules, he's being original.

• When you're out of the office, you're wandering around.

• When your boss is out of the office, he's on business.

We see a vast difference among…

(2) THE RACES

Illus: Speaking of difference among races, it reminds me of a black man, who said to a white man:

• When I was born...I was BLACK

• When I grew up...I was BLACK

• When I am sick...I am BLACK

• When I go out in the sun...I am BLACK

• When I go out in the cold...I am BLACK

• When I die...I am BLACK

BUT YOU WHITE FOLK …

• When you are born...You are PINK

• When you grow up...You are WHITE

• When you are sick...You are GREEN

• When you go out in the sun...You are RED

• When you go out in the cold...You are BLUE

• When you die...You turn PURPLE

…and you have the nerve to call us black people "COLORED" peple!

We see a vast difference among the people of God. There are many…such as:

• Cultural differences

• Social differences

• Political differences

• Dietary differences

Among the people of God you also find many differences.

For example, when God sent the twelve men to spy out the Promised Land, we see a major spiritual difference in the twelve:

• Ten of them had no faith in the promises of God.

They came back and said, “We are like grasshoppers in the land, we cannot enter.” WE WILL GET SQAUSH LIKE GRASSHOPPERS IF WE ENTER THE LAND.

These ten men represent all the negative

people it seems every where you go.

Negative people are the most depressing

people on the face of the earth to be around.

Everything that comes out of their mouths is

something negative.

The best way to deal with negative people is to stay away from them.

Why?

Illus: Because they are like quick-sand…they will drag you down!!!

They will rob you of your job and your victory in the Lord Jesus with their negative attitude.

Illus: A woman that was a hair dresser was very excited about taking a vacation to Rome. She mentioned the trip to the hairdresser:

The hair dresser said why would anyone want to go there? It's crowded and dirty. You're crazy to go to Rome. So, how are you getting there?"

"We're taking Continental flight," was the reply. "We got a great rate!"

"Continental?" exclaimed the hairdresser." That's a terrible airline. Their planes are old, their flight attendants are ugly, and they're always late.

So, where are you staying in Rome?"

"We'll be at this exclusive little place over on Rome's Tiber River called Teste."

"Don't go any further. I know that place. Everybody thinks its gonna be something special and exclusive, but it's really a dump, the worst hotel in the city! The rooms are small, the service is surly, and they're overpriced.

So, whatcha' doing when you get there?"

"We're going to go to see the Vatican and we hope to see the Pope."

"That's rich," laughed the hairdresser. "You and a million other people trying to see him. He'll look the size of an ant. Boy, good luck on this lousy trip of yours. You're going to need it."

A month later, the woman again came in for a hairdo. The hairdresser asked her about her trip to Rome.

"It was wonderful," explained the woman, "not only were we on time in one of Continental's brand new planes, but it was overbooked, and they bumped us up to first class. The food was wonderful, and I had a handsome 28-year-old steward who waited on me hand and foot. And the hotel was great! They'd just finished a $5 million remodeling job, and now it's a jewel, the finest hotel in the city. They, too, were overbooked, so they apologized and gave us their owner's suite at no extra charge!"