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 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 L. David Harris. Good morning, Good morning, Good morning.
It is Wednesday, October four, two twenty three. Hello, my
name is L. 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, God's Mission,
My Mission, God's Mission, My Mission. We're going under the caption
the God who continues to be with us. If you have been following with
me, you see the progression of God's journey with us, and I'm so
excited to be able to continue this discussion. Before we get into that,
I'd like to welcome everyone joining us, especially those joining us for the very
first time. I'm asking you to go over to your Daily Portion dot com,
join our online community and pick up your Daily Portion book at your Daily
Portion dot Com. Let's go ahead and pray, and then we will get
underway. Father in Heaven, thank you for giving us the privilege of opening
up your word today. And I'm asking you to please give us your understanding
and teach us the fullness the awareness of your presence. Father, I'm asking
you to give us the Holy Spirit. In Jesus name, I pray,
Amen and Amen again. One of the unique blessings. There's so much to
say, so little time. You can hear it in my voice right.
One of the unique blessings about God's promise, speaking of Christ in particular Jesus,
who we call the second person of the Godhead, God the Son right,
one of the blessings of this promise is that Jesus gave up his ability
to be in all places at all times when he consented to save you,
to save me from our sins, when he took on human flesh. Maybe
that's more accurate. When Jesus actually took on human flesh, he limited his
ability to be in all places at all times. This is why, at
the end of his ministry, we're talking about part of the mystery of godliness.
Right at the end of his ministry, he said, I need to
go away now. I need to go away, because if I don't go
away, then the come for ture or my other self like the Holy Spirit,
will not be able to come to you. And this is incredible because
Jesus is saying, you need special power, but also you need my presence.
And we're going to talk about his presence in his promise in a moment
from Matthew chapter twenty eight. But the blessing is that even though Jesus consented
that he would be in only one place at one time, having taken on
human form, the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Godhead, is
who or the agency that makes it possible for Jesus to keep his promise that
he will be with us always, even to the end of the earth,
no matter where you are. If you're in if you are in Carousaw,
Jesus is with you. Right if I'm in Jamaica, He's with me.
If you are way up at the North Pole, Jesus is with you.
If you were way down under in Australia, Jesus is with you. How
is this possible? Because of the agency of the Holy Spirit. And so
Jesus promised that he would never leave us, neither would he ever forsake us.
Isn't that wonderful? Like? Isn't that an incredible promise? And in
fact, in fact in Matthew chapter twenty eight, let me just jump in
right there. I didn't plan to read it here. I wanted to read
it in another part. But let's go. The Holy Ghost is speaking,
it says here in verse eighteen. And Jesus came and spake unto them,
saying, all power, how much power, all power is given unto me
in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe all things, how many things, all
things, well, what things, Jesus, whatsoever I have commanded you,
And lo I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.
Amen. And so all power in heaven and in earth is given to
Jesus Christ. He is the one, as recognized in Revelation chapter five,
the lamb that was slain like worthy worthy is the Lamb that was slain,
who has dominion and power and so forth right, who had the ability and
power and authority to open the seven seals, like to lay his hands on
the book, look into the book, and to take the book from the
hand of the Father who was seated upon the throne as seen in Revelation chapter
four. He was able because he has all power. How does he have
all power in this context? It is because he gave his life for you.
The power in this context is associated with his sacrifice. He has all
power and authority to empower you because he fulfilled his mission on planet Earth.
Can I just say this is a moment that we should be giving thanks and
praise. When he was in the wilderness being tempted by the enemy, ah,
he could have lost his power. Mmmmm, some people are getting nervous
here. I'm not going to teach anything new. What I'm saying is that
if Jesus, God forbid, would have lost the battle in the wilderness when
the devil was tempting him, then he would not have had the power.
He would not have had the authority to continue to be with us. God
who continues to be with us Emmanuel Jesus is the one who was. He's
the one who is. He's the one who is to come in every difficulty,
every challenge, the one in whom all the fullness of the Godhead dwells
bodily. Is able to continue with this promise because he was victorious through the
power of the Holy Ghost, through the power of his Father, as he
lived on planet Earth. If he were not victorious, we would not be
here today. And so I just want to say, thank God, thank
you for empowering Jesus while he was on planet Earth. Oh God, thank
you for Jesus choosing to be obedient even to the point of death, even
the death of the cross. Thank you Jesus for saying, nevertheless, not
as I will, but as THOU wilt. Because all of that victory means
that we have a great high priest who is fully acquainted with all of our
infirmities. Right he was tempted in all points, like as we are,
and yet Jesus did not sin, which means when he gives you a mission,
he knows exactly what it takes to fulfill it. And then he has
consented, through the agency of the Holy Ghost, to be with you at
every place and in every time. Until he returns with clouds and every eye
shall see him. You see where this is going. He said he will
never leave you, and he will never forsake you. And now we know
he has the ability to keep the promise. And so I want you to
encounter the perfect image of God through Jesus Christ and Colossians Chapter one, Versus
fifteen nineteen through twenty. He is the image of the invisible God. For
it pleased the Father that in him did all of the fullness of the God
had dwelled, and in him, or by him to reconcile all things to
himself, having made peace through the blood of Jesus Christ. And in what
ways has the image of God reshaped your understanding of God's love and purpose?
Isn't that wonderful that Jesus came to manifest the Father in the fullness, And
now we can see how much he cares for us. We can see his
dedication through Jesus praying, and a great while before day before he would go
out on his missions. Like we can see that even though Jesus went through
privations and trials, he was dedicated to your salvation. We want to look
into the heart of God's mission for Jesus, the son of Man, has
come to seek and to save that which was lost. If he did that,
then I must and can do that. We can grasp the breadth of
God's love in John three sixteen. For God's so loved the world that he
gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but but but give us everlasting life. I'm thankful that God has continued to
be with us through Christ and the power of the Holy Ghost. 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 l David Harris, make it a great day.