{"id":793,"date":"2012-06-01T00:01:56","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T23:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/?p=793"},"modified":"2012-05-29T17:56:38","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T16:56:38","slug":"beyond-the-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/2012\/06\/01\/beyond-the-but\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the \u2018BUT\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\">\u00a0\u2018<em>For the wages of sin is death, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BUT<\/span> the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord\u2019 <a title=\"Read the Bible\" href=\"http:\/\/bible.us\/rom6.23.nlt\" target=\"_blank\">Rom.6:23<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The word \u2018But\u2019 is seemingly short yet very powerful word. \u2018But\u2019 introduces change in every sentence where it exists. The word \u2018but\u2019 can introduce either positivity or negativity to a sentence. You can say the word \u2018but\u2019 is a game changer. You passed the interview \u2018but\u2019 the board decided a female was best for the position. The \u2018but\u2019 in this case negates the whole situation and success suddenly seems like failure. You work very hard \u2018but\u2019 you are struggling to make ends meet. Every negative \u2018but\u2019 that has changed your success story to failure the Blood of Jesus will wipe away today. If this has been your story up until now, by the power in the Name of Jesus you will experience <!--more-->a reversal today. Your game is about to change because Jesus is. In the story our faith, Jesus is our \u2018But\u2019. Jesus Christ came onto the scene and introduced a positive \u2018but\u2019. Jesus is our game changer. \u2018<em>For the wages of sin is death, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BUT<\/span> the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord<\/em>\u2019. Thank God for the \u2018but\u2019 in this scripture because it introduced a turn around. The same turn around Christ brings to our lives. Adam introduced a negative \u2018but\u2019 however Jesus changed the game totally. He is our positive \u2018but\u2019. The \u2018but\u2019 that Christ is going to introduce to your life will put an end to every negative turn. Jesus\u2019 \u2018but\u2019 will cause a new turn and put an end to every negative trend in your life. When you experience a positive \u2018but\u2019 as we have in Jesus, it increases your gratitude.\u00a0 \u2018But\u2019 Jesus, and the wages of sin were rendered useless. Death has no sting anymore. \u2018But\u2019 gives you the before and after of the situation.\u00a0 When can see what we have been saved from, it impacts our gratitude. \u2018<em>But God&#8217;s gift is real life, eternal life, delivered by Jesus, our Master<\/em>\u2019 <a title=\"Read the Bible\" href=\"http:\/\/bible.us\/rom6.23.msg\" target=\"_blank\">Rom.6:23b [MSG]<\/a>. You and I could never have been able to earn our salvation \u2018but\u2019 Jesus. Now we have everything to be thankful for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Prayer<\/strong> [song]: \u2018Thank You, Jesus for the grace that You have given me, I can never repay but from my heart I\u2019d like to say I thank You\u2019. Thank You for changing my game Lord, in Jesus Name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u2018For the wages of sin is death, BUT the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord\u2019 Rom.6:23 &nbsp; &nbsp; The word \u2018But\u2019 is seemingly short yet very powerful word. \u2018But\u2019 introduces change in every sentence where it exists. The word \u2018but\u2019 can introduce either positivity or negativity to a sentence. 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