1 00:00:01,159 --> 00:00:05,559 Most of us eat every day, some of us too much, because yesterday's 2 00:00:05,599 --> 00:00:10,400 food is not enough to supply energy for today's needs. Why then, do 3 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:15,359 some of us expect yesterday's portion of heavenly manna the word of God to keep 4 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:20,079 us through today's challenges. On this program, we are going to change all 5 00:00:20,199 --> 00:00:25,399 that. Let's experience God's words today and receive the power we need to live 6 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:31,320 healthy, vibrant lives. Welcome to your Daily Portion with your host, author 7 00:00:31,399 --> 00:00:34,679 speaker L. David Harris. Good morning, Good morning, Good morning. 8 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:39,759 It is Friday, September eight, twenty twenty three. Hello, my name 9 00:00:39,799 --> 00:00:42,240 is L. David Harris. I am your host, and this is your 10 00:00:42,359 --> 00:00:46,479 Daily Portion where we give you God's word every single day, and today is 11 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:51,119 no exception. We are continuing in our Lesson study series through the Book of 12 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:58,600 Ephesians, and our caption for today is modern wisdom from Ancient Relationships. I 13 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:03,480 said, modern wiz from ancient relationships. We'll get into that in just a 14 00:01:03,519 --> 00:01:07,159 moment, but first I'd like to say welcome to you and say happy preparation 15 00:01:07,239 --> 00:01:11,560 day. Hopefully you would have had a productive week and you're ready to be 16 00:01:11,799 --> 00:01:17,719 rejuvenated and you're resting yes, or are you're getting to the RESTful mindset for 17 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,680 the Sabbath hours that are coming. And I hope that you will continue to 18 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:26,760 just run along with us here and share the Word of God with your friends. 19 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,959 What like for those who've not already done so, to go over to 20 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:37,560 your Daily Portion dot com join our online community and definitely please pick up your 21 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:41,439 Daily Portion book and let us know where you are in the world, because 22 00:01:41,439 --> 00:01:47,480 I'm still making this map, like where are people located who are supporters and 23 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:53,319 people who share the word from the your Daily Portion perspective at your Daily Portion 24 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:57,599 dot com. Let's go ahead and pray and then get underway. Father in 25 00:01:57,599 --> 00:02:00,640 Heaven, thank you for giving us this new day and for the privilege we 26 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,959 have to prepare for a special time with you, Lord. I pray that 27 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,039 you will give us your holy spirit and teach us your word. In Jesus 28 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:15,240 name, I pray Amen and Amen again. And so there is so much 29 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:19,120 that we learned this week. And you will note that I have been on 30 00:02:19,199 --> 00:02:27,800 that sort of takeaways trajectory, like bringing takeaways because sometimes we discuss the Bible 31 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:32,280 philosophically and don't really think about how we apply it to our lives right, 32 00:02:32,599 --> 00:02:38,120 And so we said so much this week that we're related and something seemingly unrelated 33 00:02:38,199 --> 00:02:43,960 just because of the way that the texts are sort of organized. But I'm 34 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:49,080 going to try to encapsulate them with a few a few takeaways. Okay, 35 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:53,639 let's see what we can do with our time. Number One, child advocacy 36 00:02:53,039 --> 00:03:01,960 in this present world right, in society that often overlooks the young, Embracing 37 00:03:02,719 --> 00:03:08,560 and respecting children, much as Paul did, serves as a testament to our 38 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:15,240 commitment to nurturing the next generation. And the Bible does say in Proverbs chapter 39 00:03:15,319 --> 00:03:20,199 twenty two, verse six, train up a child in the way he should 40 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:23,280 go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it. 41 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,479 And I want you to banish some of the thoughts that we've had with that 42 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:30,199 text for years, mixing it up, really, but this is what it 43 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:36,360 basically means. When you have a child, discover his or her bent, 44 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:42,039 like if you are bending a shrub or a branch or something. Discover in 45 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:46,960 the way, Discover the way that God has that child bent, how that 46 00:03:46,159 --> 00:03:52,319 child is wired, the behavior styles and so forth related to the child. 47 00:03:52,439 --> 00:03:58,680 Right, and when you discover that, cultivate it. Your child is bent 48 00:03:58,879 --> 00:04:04,360 toward music. Cultivate that. Your child is very detail oriented and likes to 49 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:11,240 argue. Cultivate that, but bend it toward what God would have them to 50 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:15,519 do with that. Don't squash them, don't crush them and say stop with 51 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:21,399 the music or stop with all of the technical discussion. No, discover their 52 00:04:21,399 --> 00:04:27,439 bent. Maybe that child who's into argumentation would be an attorney. I don't 53 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:32,600 know. Maybe that individual will be someone who is persuasive in in closing sales 54 00:04:32,759 --> 00:04:39,439 or deals in some work of life. But don't crush what God has shown 55 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:45,279 you as a bent. Dedicate that to God, and that child will not 56 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:49,439 depart from it. How can you use who you are for the glory of 57 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:55,480 God? Discover their bent, move with it, and dedicate them to God. 58 00:04:56,399 --> 00:05:00,319 Number two from past to present addressing child trauma. That's a whole lot. 59 00:05:00,319 --> 00:05:04,680 But listen, pure religion according to James chapter one in verse twenty seven 60 00:05:05,639 --> 00:05:12,120 and undefiled before God and the Father, is this to visit the fatherless and 61 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:16,879 widows. There's some people who have no parents, no fathers, no mothers, 62 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:20,639 and there's a lot of trauma attached to that. But the Bible says 63 00:05:20,639 --> 00:05:26,040 we're to visit the fatherless and widows in their reflection, and to keep himself 64 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:31,160 unspotted from the world. So we need to recognize and address adverse childhood experiences, 65 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:35,040 and we need to do that because it's vital. As a community. 66 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:43,600 We should actively work to provide resources and support to those who have faced traumas 67 00:05:43,639 --> 00:05:46,079 in their early years. And you're like, you got that out of the 68 00:05:46,199 --> 00:05:49,160 lesson this week, Yep, I sure did. I sure did. Number 69 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:55,279 three Safeguarding the innocent. In the Book of Matthew chapter eighteen, the Bible 70 00:05:55,319 --> 00:05:59,480 says, take key that ye despise not one of these little ones, For 71 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:04,439 I say unto you that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of 72 00:06:04,639 --> 00:06:10,439 my Father, which is in heaven. So God is watching. He has 73 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:15,279 stationed angels who excel in strength to take care of the innocent, meaning the 74 00:06:15,399 --> 00:06:19,560 children in this case. And so we need to treat those children with the 75 00:06:19,639 --> 00:06:27,680 respect and the watch care and to safeguard them much in the same way that 76 00:06:27,759 --> 00:06:33,839 God has done. Also workplace dynamics Number four. In modern teams, servants, 77 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:41,120 according to Ephesians chapter six, be obedient to them that are your masters. 78 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:45,959 According to the flesh with fear and trembling in the singleness of heart as 79 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,920 unto Christ. And so, of course the context is changed, and we 80 00:06:49,079 --> 00:06:57,199 really barely touch the surface of slavery versus the modern transatlantic slave trade. Like 81 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:01,279 that is a whole new and different discussion. But I do want to say, 82 00:07:01,399 --> 00:07:06,279 in our modern situations, when we are working, we need to work 83 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:13,800 knowing that we're serving God. Of course, the Bible does talk about that 84 00:07:13,839 --> 00:07:17,519 those who are supervising or whatever it is that you do in work as a 85 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:23,319 leader, you must work also as unto the Lord, knowing that God is 86 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:28,879 your master. Right you supervise people, God is your master. There's a 87 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:30,720 way that you would live, how you would respect, how you would work 88 00:07:30,759 --> 00:07:36,480 and move and treat those over whom you have responsibility at work. Number five 89 00:07:36,879 --> 00:07:43,079 confronting modern slavery. Now, I don't want to make it seem as if 90 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:47,160 slavery wasn't a thing. Right, Okay, So the reality of modern slavery 91 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:51,959 is daunting and even haunting to our minds. Right, it is our duty 92 00:07:53,079 --> 00:07:59,959 as believers in freedom and justice to raise awareness, support victims, and advocate 93 00:08:00,439 --> 00:08:07,959 for an end to all forms I said, all forms of enslavement. And 94 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,000 you're like Dave, where does that happen? Well, there are some listeners 95 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:16,000 and viewers around the world who are in with us on a daily basis, 96 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:20,240 who see it even in their cultures. Today, some of you are working 97 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:24,600 in the sort of you know, so called modern work environment, and you 98 00:08:24,639 --> 00:08:28,639 feel like, well, that doesn't exist in my environment, until you realize 99 00:08:28,639 --> 00:08:31,320 that some of your bosses are actually abusive. Some of them are bullies, 100 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:37,720 some of them put unreasonable expectations upon you. Some of them are building empires 101 00:08:37,799 --> 00:08:41,519 financially on your backs and paying you unfair wages. You see, and so 102 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:48,159 all modern all forms of enslavement, whether at work or at home, in 103 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:56,240 abusive relationships, God forbid, all of those must be put to an end. 104 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:01,200 Here's another one. Here's another one. The ethical responsibilities of freedom. 105 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:07,240 So when we do have our freedom, both spiritual and physical, we must 106 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:13,519 utilize this privilege to advocate for the rights of the oppressed and work towards a 107 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:20,519 world free of exploitation? Do I need to say that again? In Galatians 108 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:24,279 Chapter five and verse thirteen, it reads, four, Brethren, ye have 109 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:28,639 all been called unto liberty. Only use not liberty for an occasion to the 110 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:35,559 flesh, but by love, serve one another. So there's so much that 111 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:39,960 we learned this week, various and sundry things, but we have some modern 112 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:45,279 wisdom from those ancient relationships. See you in the morning. Peace. Thanks 113 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:48,679 for joining us listening. Friends. Always remember we cannot live by bread alone, 114 00:09:50,039 --> 00:09:52,879 but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. This has 115 00:09:52,879 --> 00:10:00,320 been your daily portion with L. David Harris. Make it a great day.