{"id":6102,"date":"2016-12-20T00:01:02","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T23:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/?p=6102"},"modified":"2016-12-19T22:10:34","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T21:10:34","slug":"commit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/2016\/12\/20\/commit\/","title":{"rendered":"Commit"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6102-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/December_20.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/December_20.mp3\">https:\/\/www.gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/December_20.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cMeanwhile, Zacchaeus stood there and said, \u2018Lord, I will give half my wealth to the poor and if I have overcharged people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!\u2019<\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/116\/luk.19.8\">Luke 19:8<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The truth is that a few years ago, many of us would not have even imagined that we would be where we are today. I once saw a cartoon of two caterpillars talking about a butterfly. And one caterpillar was telling the other that it could never do what the butterfly was doing. In just a few weeks down the line, it became a butterfly. For a lot of us, just five years ago, you would not have <!--more-->believed you would be where you are with God today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For some, it is just a few months ago, or a few weeks ago, they would never have imagined how far God would have brought them and is taking them. So when people say to me, I can never be a pastor I just say, \u201cCaterpillar, caterpillar, you will soon become a butterfly\u201d. Some people just look at my schedule and they panic. How are you able to do all these things? I cannot tell you how many times I have heard that question. Some people say, I wanted to be a pastor but after studying you and seeing what it takes, I have had a rethink. Caterpillar!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since just by looking back on your life\u2019s journey you are filled with gratitude for how far God has brought you, I urge you not give up on anyone and on yourself. Just stay open to God. God wants to change your heart and make it new. So you and I must commit to spiritual growth. About Zacchaeus, the Bible says, <em>\u201cMeanwhile, Zacchaeus stood there and said, \u2018Lord, I will give half my wealth to the poor and if I have overcharged people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zacchaeus committed and Jesus responded. \u201c<em>Jesus responded, \u2018Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has <strong><u>shown himself to be a son of Abraham<\/u><\/strong>.\u201d<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/116\/luk.19.9\">Luke 19:9<\/a> [emphasis added]. When you make a move by faith, heaven is waiting for you to back it up with commitment and works. The reason a lot of people do not experience life change or are unable to sustain it, is because they make a move by faith and heaven is saying, take the next step but they do not. Scripture says, <em>come close to God and God will come close to you, wash your hands you sinners; purify your hearts for your loyalty is divided between God and the world<\/em>. God waiting for you take a step towards Him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Prayer<\/strong>: Lord Jesus, I commit to reading my Bible and praying every day, I commit to continue to reach people close to me but far from God for Jesus, in Jesus Name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMeanwhile, Zacchaeus stood there and said, \u2018Lord, I will give half my wealth to the poor and if I have overcharged people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!\u2019 Luke 19:8. &nbsp; The truth is that a few years ago, many of us would not have even imagined that we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,40,6,117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commitment","category-salvation","category-spiritual-growth","category-surrender"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6102","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=6102"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6255,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6102\/revisions\/6255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}