Most of us eat every day, some of us too much because yesterday's food
is not enough to supply energy for today's needs. Why then, do some
of us expect yesterday's portion of heavenly manna the word of God to keep us
through today's challenges. On this program, we are going to change all of
that. Let's experience God's words today and receive the power we need to live
healthy, vibrant lives. Welcome to Your Daily Portion with your host, author
speaker, Elle David Harris. Good morning, Good morning, Good morning.
It is Thursday, February fifteen, twenty twenty four. Hello, my name
is Elle David Harris. I am your host, and this is your Daily
Portion where we give you God's word every single day, and today is no
exception. We are continuing in our lesson study series through the Book of Psalms,
and our caption for today is forget not all his benefits. Don't forget
his benefits. Yeah, we'll get into that in just a moment, but
first I'll like to say welcome to you and ask you to please go over
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can just continue to see like the Gospel of the Kingdom is being preached into
all the world for a witness, and we know that very soon the end
will come. Yes, this is one way that we continue to build faith
and fellowship. Let's go ahead and pray, and then we will get underway.
Batherine Heaven, thank you for giving us the privilege of opening your word
again. And I pray that you will teach us to listen for your benefits,
to know how good you have been, and then live like people with
gratitude. In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen, and a man again
forget not all his benefits. All right, So I'm going to read from
the book Desire of Ages Get us started, page eighty three, that the
Desire of Ages page eighty three, and it reads, it would be well
for us to spend a thoughtful hour each day in contemplation of the life of
Christ. We should take it point by point. Did you get that?
So every day that you live looking at the life of Christ with a worshipful
and prayerful mind is key to spiritual success. Let me say it another way,
where Missus White says here we should take it point by point. Let
me continue and let the imagination grasp each each scene. So when he was
born and there was nobody to worship him except a few people. Ah,
when he was with his parents and and his parents were on the run to
protect him from herod. Yes, to take those scenes of when he was
in the temple and speaking with them the leaders, and the leaders being amazed,
thinking this is a little boy, like how is it that he understands
these things? And when he was in the Jordan river, seeing when he
was a light having been baptized, and then the father's voice is heard from
heaven. This is my beloved son and whom I am well pleased. And
then the Holy ghost is lighting upon him as a dove. Yes, when
he was on the cross and it was darkness all around, and people jeering
him, and at the same time he is asking his father to forgive them,
for they know not what they do. Take it point by point,
see it in your mind. And it says here, especially the closing moments,
and continuing the quote, as we thus dwell upon his great sacrifice for
us, And so our focus is his sacrifice for us. Our confidence in
him will be more constant, our love will be quickened. Like think about
it, God, you did this for me. You went through all of
this for me. People ripped out your beard and beat you in the head
with a stick and put on a crown of thorns. And you did this.
You did this so that you could save me. You took on all
of my sins and sorrows in one moment. And everybody around the world who
has ever lived or will ever live, has this same benefit. You did
that for us. Let me continue. We shall be more deeply imbued with
his spirit. If you would be saved at last, or we would be
saved at last. We must learn the lesson of penitence and humiliation at the
foot of the cross. That's the end of the quote. And so Jesus's
life is the perfect example. And one elder said to me many years ago,
while I was learning and I was becoming an elder. He said that
before we are reborn born, Jesus is our savior, and he's all of
our savior, really, but that is who he is to us. But
as we are reborn, when we become born of the water and of the
spirit, he becomes our example. You see, before we are born,
we can't follow his example. And so I guess the invitation really right now
is for anybody listening or watching to give your life to Christ if you've not
done so already, and then as you continue along the pathway in relationship with
Him, then you will be able to be humble just like Jesus was.
You'll be giving and caring just like Jesus was. You'll have power to deliver
people from different challenges that are in their lives. If he sees fit just
like Jesus did. He said, freely ye have received, freely give.
He said, when I go back to Heaven and the Holy Spirit comes upon
you, greater works than these shall ye do. Why because Jesus said,
I go unto my Father. Yes. And so the power of the Holy
Ghost, the example and victory that Jesus left behind as a legacy, and
the fact that He is with us alway, even unto the end of the
earth, gives us a reason to thank him, gives us a reason for
which to be thankful. So these are just some of the benefits of being
in connection with God. And so let's go ahead and begin to read from
the Book of Psalms, chapter one hundred and three. We won't be able
to read the entire chapter, but please in your spare time do that.
In your time of worship, please do that. And the Bible reads beginning
at verse one. Praise the Lord, oh my soul, AH, with
all that is within me. Praise his holy name. God is holy,
you know, Ah. Praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, oh
my soul. Do not forget all his kind deeds, or forget not all
his benefits. He is the one who forgives all your sins. Can you
see how this is a reason to praise him. Yes, he is the
one who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who delivers your
life from the pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion,
who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an
eagle's. The Lord does not The Lord does what is fair and executes judge
justice for all the oppressed. The Lord revealed his faithful acts to Moses,
his deeds to the Israelites. The Lord is compassionate and merciful. He is
patient and demonstrates loyal love. He does not always accuse, He does not
stay angry, He does not deal with us as our sins deserve. He
does not repay us with the dis misdeeds that our misdeeds deserves. And then
I will just pause right here and go down to verse nineteen. The Lord
has established his throne in heaven. His kingdom extends over everything. Praise the
Lord, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees
and obey his orders. Praise the Lord, all, you warriors of his,
you servants of his who carry out his desires. And twenty two.
In final, praise the Lord all that he has made in all regions of
his kingdom. Praise the Lord, oh my soul, if you think about
it, If you think about it, the Psalmist is saying that we should
come into line with all of nature and creation throughout the universe, with the
angels who praise him, Yes, with those beings seen in Revelation chapters four
and five. We praise him with all of the creatures that he has created
that are not human beings, the animals and the creation, the seas and
the skies, the sun that comes out like a bridegroom, that is released
from his chamber, where the entire earth is able to see and cannot escape
its rays. We are to praise God. Why because He's good, his
mercy endures forever, and so since we are saved by grace through faith,
it is that we should have a heart of gratitude. Praise the Lord,
oh my soul, forgetting out all of his deeds. His deeds have to
do with me being saved as well his creative power. Yes, but his
deeds are in recreating humans who were suffering from the burden of sin, but
now can become his children. So much to say, no time, but
don't forget his benefits. God is good and his mercy endures forever. Peace.
Thanks for joining us listening. Friends, Always remember we cannot live by
bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.
This has been your daily portion with el David Harris, make it a great
day. Yeah,