{"id":22286,"date":"2021-12-24T00:01:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T23:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/?p=22286"},"modified":"2021-12-21T16:38:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T15:38:46","slug":"new-chapter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/2021\/12\/24\/new-chapter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"New Chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22286-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dec-24.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dec-24.mp3\">http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dec-24.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/114\/ISA.43.18-19\">Isa. 43:<sup>18-19<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0\u201cDo\u00a0not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a\u00a0new thing, now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and\u00a0rivers in the desert.\u201d (NKJV).<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Mary had the fear of inadequacy and God said to her, \u2018fear not\u2019. Joseph had the fear of disapproval and God said to him, \u2018fear not\u2019. The shepherds had the fear of sudden change and God said to them, \u2018fear not\u2019. Herod had the fear of losing control, <!--more-->but he did not get a Word from the Lord because he was not aligned with God. I pray that you will be aligned with God and you will hear Him say, \u2018fear not\u2019. For everyone struggling with insecurity and losing control, I pray that you will hear God say, \u2018fear not\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Zechariah was part of the Christmas story, and he faced the fear of being disappointed. Zechariah and Elizabeth [his wife] had tried several times to have children to the point that they completely gave up on the idea. They concluded that, whether they have children or not, they would still serve God. <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/LUK.1.11-13\">Luke 1:<sup>11-13<\/sup><\/a> \u201c<i>While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the incense altar. Zechariah was <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>shaken and<\/i><\/b><\/span><i> <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>overwhelmed<\/i><\/b><\/span><i> with <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>fear<\/i><\/b><\/span><i> when he saw him. But the angel said, \u201cDON\u2019T BE AFRAID, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer\u2026<\/i>\u201d Zechariah was so filled with the fear of being disappointed that he doubted, so much so that God had to shut his mouth. Zechariah was like, \u2018God, I have served you. I am not praying again for a child. Please do not come here and deceive me. Look, whether You give me a child or not, I am Your boy and I am going to serve you.\u2019 But God said, \u2018Zechariah, you are going to have a child.\u2019 Zechariah was filled with that fear of disappointment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Some of us are saying even now, another year is coming to an end, despite God\u2019s Word to us at the beginning of the year\u2026 Pastor, please do not give any Word in 2022. We are just happy to be in God&#8217;s presence. Sometimes, we fear being disappointed so much so that we do not even want to hear God&#8217;s voice or hear God&#8217;s promises anymore. Case in point, the wealthy woman of Shunem and Elisha [<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/2KI.4\">2 Kings 4<\/a>, please read]. This woman has been good to Elisha, fed him, and built an apartment for him. She made his life comfortable. Elisha knew that everyone [rich, poor, middle class, young, or old] has a need that if heaven does not meet remains unmet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Everybody has a need that if heaven does not meet remains unmet. So, Elisha asked her what she wanted, and the woman said to Elisha, \u2018Nothing, I do not need anything, I do not need connections or prayers. God has been good to me and I will serve Him till I see Him.\u2019 How can? There is no one that does not need anything. So Elisha sent his servant Gehazi to find out what she needed. And Gehazi reported that they did not have children. Elisha called for the woman and said, \u2018by this time next year you will have a son.\u2019 What did the woman do? Instead of rejoicing at God\u2019s Word, she said, \u2018Do not lie to me man of God.\u2019 She was afraid of being disappointed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Prayer<\/b>: Father, I ask for the grace to forget the past disappointments, the past pains, the past let-downs, and I take hold of the new things You are doing, in Jesus Name. Amen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isa. 43:18-19\u00a0\u201cDo\u00a0not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a\u00a0new thing, now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and\u00a0rivers in the desert.\u201d (NKJV). Mary had the fear of inadequacy and God said to her, \u2018fear not\u2019. 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