{"id":30453,"date":"2026-04-15T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/?p=30453"},"modified":"2026-04-12T20:31:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T19:31:56","slug":"g-r-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/2026\/04\/15\/g-r-a\/","title":{"rendered":"G. R. A."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-30453-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Apr-15-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Apr-15-1.mp3\">http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Apr-15-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/105\/ROM.4.16.NCV\">Romans 4:<sup>16<\/sup><\/a> \u201cSo people receive God\u2019s promise by having faith. This happens so the promise can be a free gift\u2026\u201d (NCV).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Salvation is not based on your performance; it is based on God&#8217;s promise. Salvation is not based on your merit; it is based on God&#8217;s mercy. Salvation is not based on your goodness; it is based on God&#8217;s grace.<!--more--> The Bible is filled with so many stories of God&#8217;s grace. For example, the story of the good Samaritan is a classic story of God&#8217;s grace. The story of the woman caught in adultery who Jesus publicly defended. It is a huge display of God&#8217;s grace. Jesus didn&#8217;t care about His reputation. He publicly defended the woman caught red-handed in adultery. Think about that for a moment. Guess what? That is how God&#8217;s grace is, scandalous. God will meet you where you are. Do you think you are messed up and broken? God will cleanse you.<\/p>\n<p>God loves you and wants to draw you close, no matter what you think you have done or not done. That is the beauty of God&#8217;s grace. Think about the story of the lost coin. The woman searched everywhere and turned her entire house upside down until she found the coin. The story of the lost coin speaks of God&#8217;s grace. Remember the story of the lost sheep where the shepherd left ninety-nine of his sheep and went in search of the one. One! It is the story of God&#8217;s grace. Listen, no matter how lost you think you are, God is searching you out even right now. Shall we talk about the story of the prodigal son? God is the Father in that story who when he saw the lost son, ran towards him. God is running towards you and hugging you as you turn your heart to Him. He said, my son was dead but now he is alive. And that is so big.<\/p>\n<p>The Father threw a party. The Bible says every time one person turns to God, there is a party in heaven, every single time! I think it is worth celebrating on Earth too. A party for people who turn to Christ Jesus. Just partying, no preaching, with dancing, games, and loads of laughter. G.R.A.C.E is <strong><u>G<\/u>od&#8217;s Gifts To Me<\/strong>, <strong><u>R<\/u>eceived By Faith<\/strong>, and it is the A &#8211; <strong><u>A<\/u>vailable To Everyone<\/strong>. God doesn&#8217;t discriminate. No matter who you are. No matter what you have done. And no matter what you have not done. God loves you and He wants you to come back home to Him. Come to Him. Pastor, you don&#8217;t know my story. Guess what? God knows your story and God is calling you. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/1359\/ROM.4.16.ICB\">Romans 4:<sup>16<\/sup> <\/a>\u201c\u2026<em>And if the promise is a free gift, then <strong><u>all<\/u><\/strong> of Abraham&#8217;s children can have that promise. The promise is not only for those people who live under the law of Moses. It is for <strong><u>anyone<\/u><\/strong> who lives <strong>with<\/strong> <strong><u>faith<\/u><\/strong> like Abraham<\/em>.\u201d (ICB, emphasis added).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Prayer<\/strong> (hymn): \u2019Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved. How precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed! Amen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romans 4:16 \u201cSo people receive God\u2019s promise by having faith. This happens so the promise can be a free gift\u2026\u201d (NCV). &nbsp; Salvation is not based on your performance; it is based on God&#8217;s promise. Salvation is not based on your merit; it is based on God&#8217;s mercy. Salvation is not based on your goodness; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3055],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reputation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30453","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=30453"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30554,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30453\/revisions\/30554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}