{"id":22065,"date":"2021-11-10T00:01:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T23:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/?p=22065"},"modified":"2021-11-09T13:38:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T12:38:04","slug":"stand-tall-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/2021\/11\/10\/stand-tall-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Stand Tall!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22065-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Nov-10..mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Nov-10..mp3\">http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Nov-10..mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/JHN.18.4\">John 18:<sup>4<\/sup><\/a> \u201cJesus fully realized all that was going to happen to him, so he stepped forward to meet them. \u201cWho are you looking for?\u201d he asked.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/JHN.18.3\">John 18:<sup>3<\/sup><\/a> \u201c<i>The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman soldiers and Temple guards to accompany him\u2026<\/i>\u201d The number of soldiers alone, not to talk of the temple guards, that came to arrest Jesus were at least two hundred.<!--more--> A cohort is at least two hundred to six hundred soldiers. Mid-way between two hundred and six hundred is four hundred. Four hundred or more armed and trained soldiers to arrest a Man who does not carry swords or guns. Four hundred soldiers to arrest a man who was not armed and was publicly available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/JHN.18.4-6\">John 18:<\/a><sup>4-6<\/sup> \u201c<i>Jesus fully realized all that was going to happen to him, so he stepped forward to meet them. \u201cWho are you looking for?\u201d he asked. \u201cJesus the Nazarene,\u201d they replied. \u201cI am he,\u201d Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.) As Jesus said \u201cI am he,\u201d they all drew back and fell to the ground<\/i>!\u201d Jesus had said clearly that, \u2018Nobody takes my life from Me, I lay it down by Myself and I am going to pick it up again. So do not think anyone killed Me, I have to die for you.\u2019 So, when they came, Jesus stepped forward &#8211; that is courageous. Jesus went confidently to the cross so that you and I can come boldly to the Throne. Jesus answered, \u201c<i>I am He<\/i>\u201d; this phrase in the original is \u201c<i>ego eimi<\/i>\u201d which is translated as either \u201cI Am He\u201d or \u201cI AM that I AM\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Jesus actually said, I AM and that is huge because in <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/EXO.3.14\">Ex. 3:<sup>14<\/sup><\/a> \u201c<i>God replied to Moses, \u201cI AM who I AM. Say this to the people of Israel: I AM has sent me to you<\/i>.\u201d So, Jesus was declaring Himself to them and they fell. Every time you stand tall and declare yourself, all your enemies fall. It is a prayer, it is a statement, it is a fact; every time you stand tall and declare yourself, all your enemies fall. Why do you think they fell to the ground, what made them fall? Some people have said that when Jesus said, \u201cI AM\u201d, the Roman soldiers ran to take cover, to take a crouching position so they can arrest Jesus very well. And these are Bible scholars &#8211; unbelievable. Does that even make sense? Somebody is in front of you, He says \u201cI AM he\u201d, and you are armed to the teeth. Why not just arrest Him immediately?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">God is encouraging you and I to stand tall. Stand tall in the face of that situation. Stand tall being who God has made you to be and all your adversaries will fall. Guess what? Judas also fell, because Judas was with them. The side you are on will determine whether you stand or fall. Peter, John, James were standing on Jesus\u2019 side but Judas has crossed to the other side. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+17%3A1&amp;version=NKJV\">Luke 17:<sup>1<\/sup> <\/a>\u201c<i>Then He said to the disciples, \u201cIt is impossible that no offense should come, but woe to him through whom they do come<\/i>!\u201d (NKJV]. There would be betrayal but must you be the one that will carry the curse? Is your name written there? I made up my mind to be a loyal person a long time ago and everyone I do life with knows that I am a hundred percent. Will it be abused? Of course, it has been abused several times, but it does not change anything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Prayer<\/b>: Father, I stand tall being all that You have made me to be, in Jesus Name. 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