{"id":31530,"date":"2026-11-15T00:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T23:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/?p=31530"},"modified":"2026-11-14T20:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T19:23:36","slug":"levels-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/2026\/11\/15\/levels-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Levels"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-31530-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nov-15.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nov-15.mp3\">http:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nov-15.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/116\/JHN.21.16.NLT\">John 21:<sup>16<\/sup><\/a>\u201cJesus <strong><u>repeated<\/u><\/strong> the question: \u201c<strong>Simon son of John, do you love me?<\/strong>\u201d \u201cYes, Lord,\u201d Peter said, \u201c<strong>you know <\/strong>I love you.\u201d \u201cThen <strong><u>take care of<\/u><\/strong> my sheep,\u201d Jesus said.\u201d (emphasis added)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Again, I pray that out of the place of sincerity and honesty and out of the place of accuracy, you will be able to stand before the Lord and say to the Lord, \u201cYou know that I love you.\u201d And your heart will bear you witness that you have spoken the truth. <em>\u201c\u2026<strong><u>Then<\/u><\/strong> take care of my sheep,<\/em>\u201d <em>Jesus said<\/em>.\u201d (emphasis added).<!--more--><em> Then<\/em> here means if you love me, then you do this. <em>Then<\/em> is what happens after a conditional statement is true. A conditional statement is something like this: if A is greater than B then carry out these instructions. Jesus was saying, \u201cIf it is true that you love Me <em>then<\/em> take care of My sheep.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/116\/JHN.21.17.NLT\">John 21:<sup>17<\/sup><\/a> \u201c<em>A third time he asked him, \u201c<strong>Simon son of John, do you love me?<\/strong>\u201d Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, \u201cLord, <strong>you know everything<\/strong>. You know that I love you.\u201d Jesus said, \u201cThen <strong><u>feed<\/u><\/strong> my sheep<\/em>.\u201d (emphasis added). You know everything, in other words, \u201cLord, You can tell if I am lying to You. This is my heart before You. I have never lied to You or been dishonest with You. I am sincere, and beyond that, You know if I am lying. You can pick it out because you know the thoughts of all men. Tell me if I am lying, Lord.\u201d Do you know what Jesus said? It doesn&#8217;t matter if you are lying or not, I am not here to prove whether you are lying or not. \u201c<strong>\u2026<\/strong><em>Jesus said, \u201cThen <strong><u>feed<\/u><\/strong> my sheep<\/em>.\u201d (emphasis added). Jesus was restoring his purpose. What Jesus was saying to Peter is, \u201cThis is the purpose of your existence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/116\/JHN.21.18-19.NLT\">John 21:<sup>18-19<\/sup> <\/a>\u201c<em>I tell you the truth, when you were young, you were able to do as you liked; you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will dress you and take you where you don\u2019t want to go<\/em>. <em>Jesus said this to let him know by what kind of death he would glorify God. <u>Then<\/u> Jesus told him, \u201c<strong>Follow me<\/strong><\/em>.\u201d (emphasis added). Here is what is playing out here. At elementary level of your walk with God, your love for Jesus equals your following Jesus and equals your devotion to Jesus. Your devotion in worship and in spending time with Him, that is where we all came in through.<\/p>\n<p>While it is still the same phrase, <em>follow me<\/em>, but at this level, <em>follow me<\/em> means <em>love me<\/em> and express that love by <em>worshiping me<\/em> and in your <em>devotion<\/em> to me. So, to say that you just want to stay with God and worship Him is fantastic. We should never outgrow that, but that is level one. On level two, <em>follow me,<\/em> which means \u201clove me\u201d means <em>obey me<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Prayer<\/strong>: Father, beyond my worship, devotion, and obedience, I want to be able to say, \u201cYou know I love You\u201d and my heart will bear me witness, in Jesus Name. 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