{"id":22939,"date":"2022-03-18T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T23:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/?p=22939"},"modified":"2022-03-17T17:10:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T16:10:07","slug":"seed-power-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/2022\/03\/18\/seed-power-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Seed Power, I"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22939-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mar-18.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mar-18.mp3\">http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mar-18.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p class=\"s9\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/2692\/2CO.3.5\"><span class=\"s7\">2 Cor.3:<\/span><span class=\"s8\">5<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s7\"> \u201c<\/span><span class=\"s20\">Not that we are adequate in ourselves<\/span><span class=\"s7\"> so as to consider anything as having come from ourselves, but our <\/span><span class=\"s20\">adequacy is from God<\/span><span class=\"s7\">.\u201d (NASB, emphasis added).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/111\/MAT.17.20\"><span class=\"s10\">Matt.17:<\/span><span class=\"s11\">20<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s7\"> \u201c<\/span><span class=\"s7\">\u2026<\/span><span class=\"s7\">I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, \u2018Move from here to there\u2019 and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"s10\">(NIV)<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span> <!--more--><span class=\"s10\">In <\/span><span class=\"s10\">summary<\/span><span class=\"s10\">, <\/span><span class=\"s10\">what Jesus is saying <\/span><span class=\"s10\">to us is, it<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> is not <\/span><span class=\"s10\">about<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> how big your faith is<\/span><span class=\"s10\">, it<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> is <\/span><span class=\"s10\">about<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> how big your God is<\/span><span class=\"s10\">. W<\/span><span class=\"s10\">hat is required to move the mountain size<\/span><span class=\"s10\">d<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> problem<\/span><span class=\"s10\">, is not a mountain sized faith but<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> a mustard seed faith<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">Moving mountains has nothing to do with how big your faith is. A lot of the time, we think that because our faith is not as \u2018big\u2019 as that brother or that sister\u2019s faith, then our mountains cannot be moved. We think that if we have faith like our life group leader\u2019s then <\/span><span class=\"s10\">things will just be rosy<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> God is saying<\/span><span class=\"s10\">,<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> no<\/span><span class=\"s10\">t so, because it is <\/span><span class=\"s10\">not how big your faith is<\/span><span class=\"s10\">. It<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> is how big your God is<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">S<\/span><span class=\"s10\">o<\/span><span class=\"s10\">,<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> Go<\/span><span class=\"s10\">d <\/span><span class=\"s10\">has <\/span><span class=\"s10\">to<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> reduce your faith to as small as a mustard seed so that you can give <\/span><span class=\"s10\">room<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> for <\/span><span class=\"s10\">Him<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> to work and take out the mountain sized problem<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"s6\">\n<div class=\"s34\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Moving-Mountains-.png\" width=\"174\" height=\"98\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"s10\">T<\/span><span class=\"s10\">o <\/span><span class=\"s10\">put<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> this in proper perspective<\/span><span class=\"s10\">, we have included two pictures in today\u2019s devotional. The first is the picture <\/span><span class=\"s10\">of the mustard see<\/span><span class=\"s10\">d.<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">Look how small the <\/span><span class=\"s10\">mustard seed is<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> and Jesus is <\/span><span class=\"s10\">saying,<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> that seed is<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> not minimized in potential<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> even though<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">i<\/span><span class=\"s10\">t <\/span><span class=\"s10\">is<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> small in size<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">A<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> mustard seed faith is not a small faith in the sense of potential<\/span><span class=\"s10\">. And it is<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> because when <\/span><span class=\"s10\">the <\/span><span class=\"s10\">mustard seed is planted<\/span><span class=\"s10\">,<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> it becomes a huge tree<\/span><span class=\"s10\">. Now look at the tree in the second picture, look at how big it is. That tree came from that small seed. Can you see the people under the tree? Therefore,<\/span><span class=\"s10\">if I can find my mustard seed<\/span><span class=\"s10\">s<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> of faith and plant my mustard seed<\/span><span class=\"s10\">s<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> of faith<\/span><span class=\"s10\">,<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> it unleashes <\/span><span class=\"s10\">a <\/span><span class=\"s10\">huge potential that can move mountains<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">A<\/span><span class=\"s10\">nd <\/span><span class=\"s10\">the <\/span><span class=\"s10\">potential is limitless<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> Jesus is saying<\/span><span class=\"s10\">,<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> what happens is when you have the mustard seed of faith<\/span><span class=\"s10\">,<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> you give God the room to be God<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">H<\/span><span class=\"s10\">ave you heard some people talk about their <\/span><span class=\"s10\">faith? Y<\/span><span class=\"s10\">ou <\/span><span class=\"s10\">would<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> think they are God<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">H<\/span><span class=\"s10\">ave you come across any of such<\/span><span class=\"s10\">?<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> I have<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">B<\/span><span class=\"s10\">ut Jesus says<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> all you and I need is <\/span><span class=\"s10\">mustard seed faith<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s10\">T<\/span><span class=\"s10\">he question is<\/span><span class=\"s10\">,<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">h<\/span><span class=\"s10\">ow do I plant my mustard seed faith<\/span><span class=\"s10\">?<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">Four things and these four are<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> totally indispensable<\/span><span class=\"s10\">. The first is,<\/span> <span class=\"s12\">Listen <\/span><span class=\"s12\">To<\/span><span class=\"s12\"> God<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">L<\/span><span class=\"s10\">isten to God<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">L<\/span><span class=\"s10\">isten to God<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bible.com\/en-GB\/bible\/116\/PSA.85.8\"><span class=\"s10\">Psalm 85:<\/span><span class=\"s11\">8<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"s7\">\u201cI <\/span><span class=\"s24\">listen carefully<\/span><span class=\"s7\"> to what God the Lord is saying&#8230;\u201d<\/span><span class=\"s10\">. <\/span><span class=\"s10\">H<\/span><span class=\"s10\">ow can you build a life of faith if you <\/span><span class=\"s10\">do not<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> know the <\/span><span class=\"s10\">W<\/span><span class=\"s10\">ord<\/span><span class=\"s10\">?<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">H<\/span><span class=\"s10\">ow can you know the <\/span><span class=\"s10\">W<\/span><span class=\"s10\">ord if you do<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">n<\/span><span class=\"s10\">o<\/span><span class=\"s10\">t listen carefully<\/span><span class=\"s10\">?<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">W<\/span><span class=\"s10\">e need to listen<\/span><span class=\"s10\">;<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> faith comes how by hearing and hearing by the <\/span><span class=\"s10\">W<\/span><span class=\"s10\">ord of God<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">W<\/span><span class=\"s10\">e need to listen carefully<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">T<\/span><span class=\"s10\">he challenge is <\/span><span class=\"s10\">most <\/span><span class=\"s10\">times we do<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> no<\/span><span class=\"s10\">t listen<\/span><span class=\"s10\">,<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> we assume <\/span><span class=\"s10\">we<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> know<\/span><span class=\"s10\">.<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">Do not assume, listen \u2013 just listen!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s12\">Prayer<\/span><span class=\"s10\">: Lord Jesus, I admit that I am not adequate in myself, my adequacy comes from You alone. \u00a0Lord, teach me to listen with all my heart, in Jesus Name. Amen!<\/span><span class=\"s10\">\f<\/span><\/p>\n<div><a><span class=\"s10\">26<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 Cor.3:5 \u201cNot that we are adequate in ourselves so as to consider anything as having come from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God.\u201d (NASB, emphasis added). Matt.17:20 \u201c\u2026I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, \u2018Move from here to there\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[146,23,324,378,476,250],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-acknowledge-god","category-faith","category-god","category-limitless","category-possibilities","category-productivity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22939"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22988,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22939\/revisions\/22988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}