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Most of us eat every day,
some of us too much because yesterday's food

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is not enough to supply energy for
today's needs. Why then, do some

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of us expect yesterday's portion of heavenly
manna the word of God to keep us

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through today's challenges. On this program, we are going to change all of

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that. Let's experience God's words today
and receive the power we need to live

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healthy, vibrant lives. Welcome to
Your Daily Portion with your host, author

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speaker Elle David Harris. Good morning, Good morning, Good morning. It

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is Wednesday, January thirty one,
twenty twenty four. Hello, my name

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is El David Harris. I am
your host, and this is your Daily

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Portion where we give you God's word
every single day, and today is no

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exception. We are continuing in our
Lesson study series through the Book of Psalms,

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and our caption for today is has
His Promise failed? Forever? Has

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His Promise failed? We'll get into
that in just a moment, but first

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I'd like to say welcome to you
and ask you to go over to your

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This is the way that we build faith

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and fellowship. Let's go ahead and
pray, and then we will get underway.

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Father and Heaven, thank you for
giving us this new day and for

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the privilege you have entrusted to us
to open your word again. Please teach

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us that your promises are sure and
teach us covenant relationship with you. In

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Jesus' name, I pray, Amen
and Amen again. Has his promise failed

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forever? Okay, we're going to
the Book of Psalms, chapter seventy seven,

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But first I want to look at
the thought question for today. Think

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about past times when the Lord worked
in your life. Think about the times

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that He has worked in your life. How can that truth help you deal

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with whatever you're facing now. If
you take a peek at the Bible writers,

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especially in the Psalms, you read
in the Book of Deuteronomy and other

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places, and you will notice that
there are references like these, constant references

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to what God has done in the
past. He brought us over on through

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the Red Sea on dry ground.
He caused Jericho's walls to fall down flat.

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He gave us water in the wilderness, like he gave us manna.

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He gave us bread when there was
no bread, and so forth Right he

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opened the wombs of our women who
were suffering from barrenness. So there's this

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constant reference to what God has done. He has forgiven my iniquities and my

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sins and my transgressions. Right,
he delivered me from my depressive thoughts.

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He and then the Bible just continues
in that vein where God's people are concerned.

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Why because there is no need to
fear anything in the future except we

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forget where God has led us in
the past. So we should always keep

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a fresh look, a retrospective look, thinking about what God has done.

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Why because now we understand and we
are fully convinced that since He has been

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good in the past, since he
has this track record, then he will

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also be good in the future.
You see, his track record is good

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with us. His resume has been
proven, and therefore we can count on

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him to be just as good as
he has ever been, has always been.

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Why because he's still God. See, his nature hasn't changed his purpose

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for you in terms of what he
saw before. There was a beginning that

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has not changed. And so the
past in that regard is a playbook,

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if you want to say, a
guide book for how God is going to

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be good in your life in the
future. Okay, So we're gonna go

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to Psalm chapter the Book of Psalms, chapter seventy seven and see what God

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has to say. Or as the
Psalmist is struggling through, like where is

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God? Like? How is he
going to give us the same kind of

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strength that he has in the past? And so the Bible reads in verse

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beginning at verse one, I will
cry out unto God and call for help.

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I will cry out to God,
and he will pay attention to me.

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In my time of trouble, I
sought the Lord. So you hear

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that in the past, in my
time of trouble, I sought the Lord.

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I kept my hand raised in prayer
throughout the night. I refuse to

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be comfort did I said? I
will remember God while I grown. I

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will think about Him while my strength
leaves me. Sillah, you held my

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eyelids open. I was troubled and
could not speak. Have any of you

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ever been in that situation all through
the night's season as you're supposed to be

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sleeping, Ah, but you're not
able to rest. Why because you're looking

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at the trials that you're facing.
Ah, you're feeling the physical pain that

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is in your body because of some
sickness, disease, or injury, and

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you are wondering, like, is
God going to deliver me like he has

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done in the past. The Bible
continues here. I was troubled still in

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verse four and could not speak.
I thought about the days of old,

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about ancient times, I said,
during the night, I will remember the

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song I once sang, I will
think very carefully. I tried to make

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sense of what was happening. I
asked, will the Lord Lord reject me

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forever? Will the Lord reject me
forever? Did Jesus experience anything like this?

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Maybe not exactly this, but did
he experience anything like this? Do

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you remember while he was on the
cross, he cried, my God,

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my God, why have you forsaken
me? All the Bible says here,

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Will you forget? I asked,
Will the Lord reject me? Forever?

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Will he never again show me his
favor? Has his loyal love disappeared?

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Forever? Has his promise failed?
Forever? Has God forgotten to be merciful?

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Has his anger stifled his compassion?
And so now the Bible writer is

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in his own life looking at what
appears to be a contrast how good God

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was in the past, and he
is not wondering if God is still good

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or not. He's just wondering,
like, where is the favor in his

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own life right now? It's God
forgotten to be merciful. Then I said,

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I am sickened by the thought that
the Most High might become inactive.

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I will remember the works of the
Lord. Yes, I will remember the

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amazing things you did long ago.
You see, I'm not here, brothers

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and sisters to put you into a
depressive state and cause you to just remember

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those difficult times and then say,
all right, well, curtain call.

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I mean not curtain call the you
know, draw the curtains. It's over

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see you tomorrow. No, what
I'm saying is I want you to go

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back into those times of difficulty.
And yeah, you may even be experiencing

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difficulty right now, and you're struggling
with these same questions. And so what

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I am saying is that there is
a transition point, though there is a

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pivot. Let me go back again
to verse ten. Then I said,

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I am sickened by the thought that
the Most High might become inactive. I

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will remember the works of the Lord. Yes, I will remember the amazing

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things you did long ago. I
will think about all you have done.

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I will reflect on your deeds.
Oh God, your deeds are extraordinary.

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What God can compare to your great
are great. God, You are the

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God who does amazing things. You
have revealed your strength among the nations.

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See all around the world. As
God's people were in different parts. God

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manifests his strength as he overcame kings
and kingdoms, as he showed favor on

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his children in the sight of kings
and kingdoms, and caused some of those

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kings and kingdoms to prosper Yes,
when some of them would look in on

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the people of God and wonder,
well, how is it that they are

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so prosperous, And then God would
allow his testimony to come forth in his

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people and say, it is because
they meditate on my laws day and night.

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It is because they say yes to
me and trust me. Whether the

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times are plenty or or the times
are difficult. I come through from my

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people. And foromever will surrender their
will and become my people, I have

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revealed my strength Verse fifteen. You
delivered your people by your strength. The

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children of Jacob and Joseph. I
wish I had the time. I've been

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reading the Bible chronologically and looking into
the lives and styles of Jacob and Joseph.

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The waters saw you, Oh God, and the waters saw you and

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trembled. Yes, the depths of
the sea shook with fear and so forth.

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So has God's promise failed forever?
Absolutely not. God can't forget you

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brothers and sisters. Just continue to
serve Him and He'll get you through any

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trial or difficult too. Thanks for
joining us listening. Friends. Always remember

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we cannot live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the

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mouth of God. This has been
your daily portion with El David Harris.

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Make it a great day. Yeah,