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, March one, 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 the Mystery of Godly Nests.
The Mystery of Godly It's a great mystery. Let me just type or write
this. Yep, it's a great mystery. Because well, I'll get into
it after we after we pray, but before I do, I'd like to
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Daily portion dot com. Let's go ahead and pray and then we will get
underway. Batherin Heaven, thank you for this day and for the privilege that
you have given us to open your word, and I'm asking you to please
give us a holy mindset, give us reverential awe of you, and teach
us how to love you with all of our hearts. In Jesus' name,
I pray, Amen and Amen again. I just need to say that sometimes
people like me are tempted to teach you a lot of things, like speak
a lot of very fancy words, and maybe those in theological seminaries would find
interest, and then those who like to study and to learn would be like
Wow, that was incredible. And then at the end of all things,
you didn't get anything of meaning or of import Why because we were not able
to apply it. We did not move into the space of worship and transformation
that the Holy Ghost is promising when we are are bound together with God and
Jesus is abiding in our lives and we have submitted our wills to God,
you see. And so I do not want to teach something philosophical. What
I want is for God to transfer form all of us, including me.
While I am here. I am not a sage, as my friend Norman
I call him Jonathan would always say, like, not a sage on the
stage. But we want to be people who are being transformed even in the
moment that we are sharing, you understand. So this is about God speaking
to us together and at the same time and transforming our lives into the image
of Jesus Christ. Okay, And so I want you to have that context
whenever I am sharing with you. We're going to begin by reading from the
book The Desire of Ages, pages twenty four and twenty five, and it
reads by his humanity, we're speaking about this mysterious blessing of Godliness, by
his humanity. Christ touched humanity by his divinity. He lays hold upon the
throne of God. May I say it this way the God with us concept
and if we have time, will go back to that is in Jesus.
Jesus taking on human form, even though he pre existed his body, even
though as the Son or as God the Son, he has been in eternity.
He is eternity in the past, and he created us when he took
on human form as a human, he lays hold on us so that he
can save us. And as and as God the Son, he can lay
hold upon the throne of God, and so he literally becomes Jacob's ladder.
He literally becomes the connection between Heaven and Earth so that God can get glory
by saving us from our sins. Okay, I know I said a whole
lot here, but this is this is a mystery. Even Paul says,
so coming coming back to you, and the quote continues. As the son
of Man, he gave us an example of obedience. As the Son of
God, he gives us power to obey. So we can see what Jesus
did when he lived on planet Earth in following what his father had taught him
through the power of the Holy Spirit in the same way that you and I
can and must once we are born again. And so Jesus showed us what
it looks like to serve God wholeheartedly and again that only can happen when we
surrender our will to God. May I ask you a question, because I
know that I'm speaking quickly. Have you surrendered your will to God? Have
you said today God, No matter what, I want to follow you,
Lord, I believe, but help my unbelief. I want to serve you
today. I want to do what you'd have me to do. I want
to think in the way that you would have me to think. I want
to be a representative of your goodness in my little corner on planet Earth,
wherever you happen to live. Okay, And so that is an example of
how Jesus lived his life on a daily basis. And then as the son
of God, he gives us the power to obey, and so his holy
divine nature now empowers us to actually live like he lived when he was living
as a human being. Okay, Okay, let's continue the quote. It
was Christ who, from the bush on Mount Horrab spoke to Moses, saying,
I am that I am. Did you get that? That was clear?
But let me say it again. It was Jesus who, from the
bush on Mount Horeb spoke to Moses and said, I am that I am.
And so in Exodus, where the Bible says, Moses asks the question,
whom shall I say when I go to the children of Israel? Sent
me unto you? And he said, thus shalt they'll say unto the children
of Israel. I Am had sent me to you. And so Jesus is
the one who is delivering the people of God from Egyptian captivity, through the
wilderness, through the Red Sea, through the Jordan River, through Jericho into
Canaan. You understand. I want you to understand who Jesus is and then
begin to worship and say, God, why would you yield your will?
Jesus? Why would you yield your will to become as a human being in
order to save somebody like me, somebody who continues to break my promises,
somebody who always says, Lord, if you get me from this problem,
then I'll serve you. And then I drop the ball again, the one.
Why would you do this for me? When I have lied so many
times, when I have done all kinds of carousing and cheating and stealing.
When I have cursed you to your face, as Jesus was on the cross,
wagging our little fingers at him and say, come down from the cross
now, and then we will save you. Why would you Why would you
say, God, please, please, do not lay this at their charge.
They don't know what they do. Why would you do that? God?
How would you do that? Well, it's a mystery. Why Because
God loves us? And then it says this was the pledge of Israel's deliverance.
So when he came in the likeness of men, that is humanity,
he declared himself the I am Ah, the child of Bethlehem, the meek
and lowly Savior, is the God manifest in the flesh. In One Timothy,
chapter three and verse sixteen. That is great as the mystery of godliness.
The God took on human form. And to us, he says,
I am the good Shepherd, I am the Living Bread. I am the
Way, the Truth, and the life. All power is given unto me
in heaven and in earth. The Bible says, I am the assurance of
every promise. I am do not be afraid, and I'm going because I
have so much in my notes that I want to share with you, and
that's the end of the quote. By the way, I'm going to put
it into our community. I'll put seven seven very very serious takeaways from the
Bible based on what we're talking about today. Let me just go back to
these allusions to I am huh. I am the assurance of every promise.
I am. Do not be afraid. You realize that because we are connected
to Jesus, we don't need to be afraid. Do you realize He is
being the living bread that we don't have to worry about our bread and water.
We don't have to worry about the Word of God coming into our lives.
I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Because Jesus
is this, we can be saved, and we can be saved today.
We do not have to wait. I have a wonderful day. 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,