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 Sunday, June sixteen, 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, the Great
Controversy. We are at lesson number twelve of thirteen under the caption Loyalty to
God and His Words Word Loyalty to God and His Word. We'll get into
that in just a moment, but first I like to say welcome to you
and thank you for coming in, and for those who are joining for the
very first time, special special welcome and yeah welcome to a new work week.
Al we ask God for his grace and power to do his will this
week, and to keep him very close as we study his word. Let's
go ahead and pray, and then we will get underway. Father in heaven,
thank you for giving us your word, and I pray that we will
be loyal to you. Teach us what it's like to be your friend.
Teach us what it's like to yield our will to you in all things In
Jesus name, I pray Amen and Amen again. Loyalty to God and his
word. Well, I'm very grateful that God has given us his word.
In fact, one preacher said many years ago, a very good pastor and
leader, he said, some of you keep talking about you have the truth.
You have the truth, but does the truth have you? And then
of course we went into the scriptures to see what Jesus would have said,
like what does the Bible say about what truth is? And of course we
read in the New Testament that Jesus said, I am the Way, the
Truth, and the life. Nobody comes to the Father except through me,
meaning Jesus, right, So he's the truth. And then of course the
same at the same time and Jesus is now toward the end of his days
on planet Earth, and he is praying to his father, and we see
it recorded in John chapter seventeen, and he said, Father, sanctify them
God's people by thy truth. Thy word is truth. I'm going to read
that again. And so we see that the word of God is truth.
And then the Bible writer, the Psalmist, said that God's commandments are truth.
And so we want loyal to God through his word. Jesus Christ,
who is the truth, his word is truth. We know his commandments,
the Ten Holy Commandments written and blazoned by the finger of God on those sapphire
stones, taken straight from the throne of God. I wish I had the
time the same. God wants us to be loyal to his word, to
him, to his commandments in these last days, okay, And so we
will begin our discussion right there. And so we begin in the Book of
Proverbs, the Book of Proverbs, to enhance our loyalty to God during these
last days. And we read in chapter twenty three and verse twenty three,
by the truth and sell it. And the New English translation it says,
acquire the truth and sell it, not do not sell it. Okay,
So by the truth and sell it not also wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Let me read it from the net. Acquire truth and do not sell it.
Don't get rid of it, don't let it go. Don't let the
truth go. We already identified what truth is, wisdom and discipline and understanding.
Keep this, yes, without money and without price. The prophet Isaiah
said, so hold on to these. Hold on to these the truth,
hold on to wisdom, hold on to discipline, godly discipline and understanding.
So we want to make the investment, make the under the investment. Understand
that the Bible and spiritual disciplines that we learn from the Bibles are of more
value than anything else in the world. Yeah, okay, let me run
in here before I start preaching. So we go to John chapter eight and
verse thirty two, where the Bible says, and ye shall know the truth
and the truth. I'll make you free if you know the truth. What's
the truth? Jesus is the truth. His word is truth. His ten
commandments are truth. If you know the truth, that is an intimate experience
with truth. That is not an intellectual understanding. It is intimate connection with
God through his word. Which is truth. Jesus is truth. His commandments
are truth. And when we have this and we don't let it go,
we will be free, free from what like, free from sin, will
be free from anything that would have bound us before, anything like worry and
doubt. I remember years ago I memorized something very important that says, worry
is blind and cannot discern the future. But Jesus sees the end from the
beginning. Our heavenly father has a thousand ways to provide for his children,
of which we know nothing. And so freedom means I don't have to worry.
I don't have to worry about what I'll put on, or what I'll
not have to eat, or where I'll live or anything like that. I
don't have to worry about what war is taking place in what country, even
if it's my own. Yes, it can be a harrowing experience, but
I don't have to worry. I don't have to worry about whether God is
going to reject me or accept me. No, because there's no condemnation for
those who are in Christ Jesus, I don't have to worry about the judgment
that is taking place that will soon be concluded, because why Because why.
Like Jesus said, if you're perfected in love, then perfect love casts out
fear, and fear hath torment. And those who are perfected in love have
boldness in the day of judgment. Okay. And so the truth will make
you free from the rum bottle. Truth will make you free from sexual indiscretions,
like the truth will make you free from worrying about whether you know enough
to get through the last days. This is not an intellectual reality. We
don't know enough to get this the last days. We are connected to God
enough to get through the last days. We remain in connection with God,
you see, And so we need to seek personal liberation in spiritual truths.
Of course, we allow God to guide our decisions and free us from sin
and bondage. Okay, all right, So we go now to the book
of Second Peter, chapter one and verse nineteen, where the Bible reads we
have also a more sure word of prophecy. God has given us a word.
He's given us a word in these last days. After Jesus went back
to heaven, after they saw him, those apostles, disciples and others saw
him and experienced him, and they slept sometimes in the same quarters they prayed
and did good holy work together. They ate together, they drank water and
whatever else they drank together. They experienced one another. And there are some
people who say, well, I wish I could have had that experience.
And what God is saying to us in this last day is that even though
they had that experience and it was enriching to them, praise God. But
He's saying that in this day we have even a more short word of prophecy
then that experience where unto ye do well and take heed, Yes, as
unto light that shineth in darkness until the day dawn and the day star arise
in your hearts. Let me read it another way. Moreover, we possess
the prophetic word as altogether a reliable thing. Yes, you do well if
you pay attention to this as you would to a light shining in a murky
place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your heart.
And so we study Bible prophecy with all of our heart, knowing that God
is guiding us because he said he would do nothing important except he first reveal
it to his survey the prophets. So He has given a revelation to his
people in the last days, and He's given three blessings to accompany the revelation,
and all we need to do is be his servants, remain his servants.
Why because the time is at hand. So we study these prophecies and
enhance our understanding of God's plans. We give God thanks along the journey,
allowing these insights to illuminate our steps along the journey, so we can be
loyal to God in this last day. Yes, only as we accept,
embrace, love, and continue to move in His word. Make it 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,