{"id":30118,"date":"2026-02-05T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/?p=30118"},"modified":"2026-02-03T08:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:02:11","slug":"be-on-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/2026\/02\/05\/be-on-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"Be On Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-30118-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Feb-5.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Feb-5.mp3\">http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Feb-5.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/116\/luk.12.15-21\">Luke 12:<sup>13-15<\/sup><\/a> \u201cThen someone called from the crowd, \u201cTeacher, please tell my brother to divide our father\u2019s estate with me.\u201d Jesus replied, \u201cFriend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?\u201d Then he said, \u201cBeware! Guard against every kind of greed\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/116\/LUK.12.15-21\">Luke 12:<sup>15-21<\/sup><\/a><sup>\u00a0<\/sup>\u201c<em>Then he said to them,\u00a0\u201cWatch out! Be on your guard against <\/em><strong><em>all kinds of greed<\/em><\/strong><em>; Life is <\/em><strong><em>not measured<\/em><\/strong> <em>by how much you own.\u201d Then he told them a story:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u201cA rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.\u00a0 He said to himself, \u2018What should I do? I don\u2019t have room for all my crops.\u2019\u00a0 Then he said, \u2018I know! I\u2019ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then <\/em><strong><em>I\u2019ll have room enough <u>to store<\/u> all my wheat and other goods<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em><em>\u00a0 And I\u2019ll sit back and say to myself, \u201cMy friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now <\/em><strong><em><u>take it easy<\/u><\/em><\/strong><em>! Eat, drink, and be merry!\u201d\u2019 \u201cBut God said to him, \u2018You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?\u2019 \u201cThis is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God<\/em>.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/116\/LUK.12.15-21\">NLT<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/LUK.12.15-21\">NIV<\/a>, emphasis added).<\/p>\n<p>People are fighting for this and fighting for that. Intimidating this and robbing that. The truth is, it is the person who sleeps and wakes up that lives long. Yesterday, we said that it takes different things to settle different people. For some people, when they have ten billion dollars, they settle. For some people, it is a million dollars, and they settle. I heard the story of a Pastor in Kenya who won a lottery equivalent of Twenty-four thousand dollars, and he shut down his church. For him, twenty-four thousand dollars meant he had arrived. I am not the one saying it, but he is a fool. It is in the Bible. Twenty-four thousand dollars, even if it is twenty-four million dollars or twenty-four billion dollars, he is still a fool.<\/p>\n<p>Even if it&#8217;s twenty-four trillion dollars, he is still a fool. There are only two things that last forever &#8211; the souls of men and the Word of God. Until you secure these two, you are not done. There are certain stories of Jesus that I read in the Bible, and I am puzzled. Philip came to Jesus and said some people have come to see you.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/jhn.12.24\"> John 12:<sup>24<\/sup><\/a> \u201c<em>Jesus said except a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it abides alone<\/em>\u201d. I am like, Jesus, how can that be your response? Every child should have an inheritance from his or her father, right? The background story to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/116\/LUK.12.15-21\">Luke 12:15-21<\/a>, one child wanted to take everything. And the one who was being cheated came to Jesus and said, can you help intervene in this matter? And Jesus told him to be careful of greed.<\/p>\n<p>Think about it. This man said, &#8220;I am about to be cheated out of my inheritance&#8221;. And Jesus said, &#8220;Be careful, you are greedy&#8221;. I am like, Lord, did you hear what the man said? However, one thing we need to learn from God is, that sometimes greed can manifest even in things that are your right.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Prayer<\/strong>: Father, help me to discern Your heart in all things, in Jesus Name. Amen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luke 12:13-15 \u201cThen someone called from the crowd, \u201cTeacher, please tell my brother to divide our father\u2019s estate with me.\u201d Jesus replied, \u201cFriend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?\u201d Then he said, \u201cBeware! Guard against every kind of greed\u2026\u201d &nbsp; Luke 12:15-21\u00a0\u201cThen he said to them,\u00a0\u201cWatch out! 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