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 Friday, July twelve, twenty twenty four. Hello,
my name is El 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 Mark, and our caption for today is be amazed by God, but
not surprised. Be amazed by God, godd but not surprised. We'll get
into that in just a moment, but first I'd like to say welcome to
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This is one of the ways that we continue to build faith and fellowship.
Let's go ahead and pray, and then we will get underway. Father and
Heaven. Thank you for giving us this new day. Thank you for the
opportunity to prepare in a special way for the Sabbath time. Father, I
pray now that you will give us your mindset in Jesus name. I pray
Amen and Amen again. Now I know that this may be word play for
some of you, because you're like, Okay, I looked up amazed.
If you're like a you know, a very technical minded person, technically minded
person, you're like I looked up a maze. I looked up surprised,
And they're synonyms of one another. And I'm like, yeah, but there
nuances. So to be amazed by God is to be in awe of Him
in the way that I'm using it, Okay, to be in awe of
him, to say, wow, God is God is incredible. Look at
his power, look at his love, look at his character. It is
and I don't want to use the word all over again, but amazing,
Like you are in awe of God that is what I'm saying. I am
I'm welcoming people to see how great he is and be in awe of him,
whether he does another thing for you in this life or not, that
you would be in awe of him. Reverentally, you're in awe of God.
But I don't want you to be surprised like when he's good to you.
I don't want you to be like I can't believe this. He loves
me. No, that is not That is not the message that a believer
should have. We should be, we should be in awe of him.
It's incredible that he would be so kind. Behold what manner of love the
Father hath bestowed upon me, that I should be called the child of God?
Like, Oh, my goodness, beloved, Now are we the sons
and daughters of God? But it does not yet appear what we shall be?
What do tell yes that? Let me just say, like, now
we're the children of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall
be. But we know that one day, when he appears, we will
be like him. It's not a surprise, Brothers and sisters, like he
told us that we would be like him. It's not a surprise. Brothers
and sisters. He told us that he loves us. It's not a surprise,
but it does not yet appear what we shall be. But one day,
when he shall appear, we will be like him, for we shall
see him as he is. And when we see him face to face.
Are you looking forward to the day that Jesus reveals himself? Are you looking
forward to the day that we see the face of God our father? Are
you looking looking forward to the day that you experience the Holy Spirit in the
fullness and those angels who excel in strength that He has assigned to us.
Yes, ministering spirits, are you looking forward to the day? Well,
I hope so. And if and when you see him, I said,
only if, because you have to make a decision, just like I need
to make a decision, and you see him, you shouldn't be like I
can't believe that I see him? Why not? Why can't you believe it?
Like he said that he would come back, Jesus said, when I
will come again, and I'm going to receive you unto myself that where I
am there ye may be also. So be amazed by God, be in
awe, but don't be surprised because you just need to believe what God said,
like he said that he would appear again. He said He's going to
come back for you and everything else that he gives you as a blessed gift,
like every good and perfect gift comes from God. And when He gives
those to you and you receive those showers of blessings right that you don't have
room enough to receive, don't be surprised, man like, be amazed,
but not surprised. I think I've sufficiently made the contrasting point, so you
can see where my mind is right here, okay, And so I'm going
to begin by reading by reading straight from the lesson writer's quote here the Desire
of Ages, pages two fifty five and fifty six. Jesus in the synagogue
spoke of the kingdom he had he had come to establish, and of his
mission to set free the captives of Satan. So be amazed that he would
do this, but don't be surprised. Of course he's coming to do that.
He was interrupted by the shriek and terror. A madman rushed forward from
among the people, crying out, let us alone, Wait a minute,
let us alone, Yeah, let us alone. What have we to do
with THEE thou, Jesus of Nazareth, art thou come to destroy us?
I know THEE who thou art the Holy One of God. All was now
confusion and alarm. The attention of the people was diverted from Christ and his
words were unheeded. You see, the devil when he comes into the mix,
he comes into the congregation of the people. I have been in situations
in West Kingston here in Jamaica, like in church multiple weeks in a row,
where this kind of thing very similar to this, this same kind of
thing had happened in church, and it's like what in the world. It
was a distraction. The intent was to divert the minds of the people from
Christ, and of course it kind of worked, and his words were unheeded.
Let me continue the quote. This was Satan's purpose in leading his victim
into the synagogue. See, the devil didn't send him there so that the
dude could get delivered. Huh No, But Jesus rebuked the demon. I
just say that anytime, anytime someone who is bound by the devil comes into
the presence of God, and in this case, that is exactly what happened,
then there is a great possibility that that person will be delivered. Now,
it's up to a lot of things that I just don't have the time
to get into here. But if you are, if someone goes into the
presence of God, then God can deliver them. Well, let me just
continue, Let me continue. And when the devil had thrown him into oh,
let me say, he said, Jesus rebuked the demon and said,
hold thy peace. You don't get to talk here no more. I'm adding
that you don't get to speak here anymore. You don't get to distract the
people anymore. You don't get to cry out anymore. Hold your peace,
Jesus said, and come out of him. So Jesus was not playing.
He created those those angels that had fallen. He created those angels who chose
to fall. So that devil is, that demon is a fallen angel,
like they know him. That's why he said it. That's why the devil
said it. And it says, be quiet, like hold your peace,
shut up, come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him
in the midst he came out of him. Why because he couldn't help it,
Like Jesus be amazed by God, like you shouldn't be surprised. Don't
clutch your spiritual spiritual pearls like, don't be confused about what just happened.
The devil had to do exactly what Jesus said, because Jesus said it.
You get that because with authority he does these things. Let me continue and
the Bible continues. Thrown him in the midst he came out of him and
hurt him. Not he who had conquered Satan in the wilderness of temptation was
again brought faith to face with his enemy. Jesus conquered the devil in the
wilderness temptations because Jesus was fully connected with God, our Father. He was
full of the Holy Spirit. And I thank God so we can see this,
and it says here the demon exerted all of his power to retain control
of his victim. To lose ground here would be to give Jesus the victory.
But the Savior spoke with authority and set the captive free. We should
not be surprised by this, because if we read further in the scriptures,
in the Book of Luke, chapter four, beginning at verse fourteen, right
through the verse twenty two, Jesus was a fulfillment of the prophecy that said
that he would set the captives free. Be amazed by God, but not
surprised. 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,