1 00:00:01,159 --> 00:00:05,559 Most of us eat every day, some of us too much, because yesterday's 2 00:00:05,599 --> 00:00:10,439 food is not enough to supply energy for today's needs. Why then, do 3 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:15,039 some of us expect yesterday's portion of heavenly manna, the word of God to 4 00:00:15,199 --> 00:00:19,760 keep us through today's challenges. On this program, we are going to change 5 00:00:19,879 --> 00:00:25,120 all that. Let's experience God's words today and receive the power we need to 6 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:30,800 live healthy, vibrant lives. Welcome to your Daily Portion with your host, 7 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,759 author speaker L. David Harris. Good morning, Good morning, Good morning. 8 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:39,280 It is Wednesday, October four, two twenty three. Hello, my 9 00:00:39,359 --> 00:00:42,079 name is L. David Harris. I am your host, and this is 10 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:46,600 your Daily Portion where we give you God's Word every single day, and today 11 00:00:46,679 --> 00:00:52,000 is no exception. We are continuing in our lesson study series, God's Mission, 12 00:00:52,679 --> 00:00:58,640 My Mission, God's Mission, My Mission. We're going under the caption 13 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:03,320 the God who continues to be with us. If you have been following with 14 00:01:03,359 --> 00:01:07,879 me, you see the progression of God's journey with us, and I'm so 15 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:12,159 excited to be able to continue this discussion. Before we get into that, 16 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:15,959 I'd like to welcome everyone joining us, especially those joining us for the very 17 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,840 first time. I'm asking you to go over to your Daily Portion dot com, 18 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:26,640 join our online community and pick up your Daily Portion book at your Daily 19 00:01:26,719 --> 00:01:30,959 Portion dot Com. Let's go ahead and pray, and then we will get 20 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:34,439 underway. Father in Heaven, thank you for giving us the privilege of opening 21 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,879 up your word today. And I'm asking you to please give us your understanding 22 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:45,719 and teach us the fullness the awareness of your presence. Father, I'm asking 23 00:01:45,719 --> 00:01:49,640 you to give us the Holy Spirit. In Jesus name, I pray, 24 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:56,640 Amen and Amen again. One of the unique blessings. There's so much to 25 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,159 say, so little time. You can hear it in my voice right. 26 00:01:59,439 --> 00:02:05,439 One of the unique blessings about God's promise, speaking of Christ in particular Jesus, 27 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,360 who we call the second person of the Godhead, God the Son right, 28 00:02:09,719 --> 00:02:21,800 one of the blessings of this promise is that Jesus gave up his ability 29 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:28,719 to be in all places at all times when he consented to save you, 30 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,960 to save me from our sins, when he took on human flesh. Maybe 31 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:38,800 that's more accurate. When Jesus actually took on human flesh, he limited his 32 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:46,840 ability to be in all places at all times. This is why, at 33 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:51,000 the end of his ministry, we're talking about part of the mystery of godliness. 34 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,280 Right at the end of his ministry, he said, I need to 35 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:58,240 go away now. I need to go away, because if I don't go 36 00:02:58,319 --> 00:03:04,719 away, then the come for ture or my other self like the Holy Spirit, 37 00:03:04,879 --> 00:03:08,400 will not be able to come to you. And this is incredible because 38 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:14,680 Jesus is saying, you need special power, but also you need my presence. 39 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,599 And we're going to talk about his presence in his promise in a moment 40 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:23,479 from Matthew chapter twenty eight. But the blessing is that even though Jesus consented 41 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:28,840 that he would be in only one place at one time, having taken on 42 00:03:29,039 --> 00:03:35,439 human form, the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Godhead, is 43 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:42,759 who or the agency that makes it possible for Jesus to keep his promise that 44 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:46,800 he will be with us always, even to the end of the earth, 45 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:50,879 no matter where you are. If you're in if you are in Carousaw, 46 00:03:51,439 --> 00:03:54,439 Jesus is with you. Right if I'm in Jamaica, He's with me. 47 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:59,879 If you are way up at the North Pole, Jesus is with you. 48 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:03,240 If you were way down under in Australia, Jesus is with you. How 49 00:04:03,319 --> 00:04:08,680 is this possible? Because of the agency of the Holy Spirit. And so 50 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:15,319 Jesus promised that he would never leave us, neither would he ever forsake us. 51 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,120 Isn't that wonderful? Like? Isn't that an incredible promise? And in 52 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:23,720 fact, in fact in Matthew chapter twenty eight, let me just jump in 53 00:04:23,879 --> 00:04:26,360 right there. I didn't plan to read it here. I wanted to read 54 00:04:26,399 --> 00:04:28,920 it in another part. But let's go. The Holy Ghost is speaking, 55 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,759 it says here in verse eighteen. And Jesus came and spake unto them, 56 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:40,000 saying, all power, how much power, all power is given unto me 57 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:46,720 in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, 58 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,199 baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the 59 00:04:49,199 --> 00:04:56,680 Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe all things, how many things, all 60 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:00,759 things, well, what things, Jesus, whatsoever I have commanded you, 61 00:05:00,319 --> 00:05:05,720 And lo I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. 62 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:11,759 Amen. And so all power in heaven and in earth is given to 63 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:16,560 Jesus Christ. He is the one, as recognized in Revelation chapter five, 64 00:05:17,439 --> 00:05:21,839 the lamb that was slain like worthy worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 65 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:29,720 who has dominion and power and so forth right, who had the ability and 66 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:34,360 power and authority to open the seven seals, like to lay his hands on 67 00:05:34,399 --> 00:05:39,360 the book, look into the book, and to take the book from the 68 00:05:39,439 --> 00:05:43,759 hand of the Father who was seated upon the throne as seen in Revelation chapter 69 00:05:43,879 --> 00:05:47,680 four. He was able because he has all power. How does he have 70 00:05:47,759 --> 00:05:53,160 all power in this context? It is because he gave his life for you. 71 00:05:54,480 --> 00:06:00,040 The power in this context is associated with his sacrifice. He has all 72 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:06,240 power and authority to empower you because he fulfilled his mission on planet Earth. 73 00:06:06,639 --> 00:06:11,600 Can I just say this is a moment that we should be giving thanks and 74 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:15,839 praise. When he was in the wilderness being tempted by the enemy, ah, 75 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:20,160 he could have lost his power. Mmmmm, some people are getting nervous 76 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:24,519 here. I'm not going to teach anything new. What I'm saying is that 77 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:30,560 if Jesus, God forbid, would have lost the battle in the wilderness when 78 00:06:30,639 --> 00:06:33,480 the devil was tempting him, then he would not have had the power. 79 00:06:33,879 --> 00:06:39,439 He would not have had the authority to continue to be with us. God 80 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:45,160 who continues to be with us Emmanuel Jesus is the one who was. He's 81 00:06:45,199 --> 00:06:49,319 the one who is. He's the one who is to come in every difficulty, 82 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:56,959 every challenge, the one in whom all the fullness of the Godhead dwells 83 00:06:57,079 --> 00:07:01,600 bodily. Is able to continue with this promise because he was victorious through the 84 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:05,120 power of the Holy Ghost, through the power of his Father, as he 85 00:07:05,199 --> 00:07:12,000 lived on planet Earth. If he were not victorious, we would not be 86 00:07:12,079 --> 00:07:15,720 here today. And so I just want to say, thank God, thank 87 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,920 you for empowering Jesus while he was on planet Earth. Oh God, thank 88 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:25,519 you for Jesus choosing to be obedient even to the point of death, even 89 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,759 the death of the cross. Thank you Jesus for saying, nevertheless, not 90 00:07:29,839 --> 00:07:33,279 as I will, but as THOU wilt. Because all of that victory means 91 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:39,800 that we have a great high priest who is fully acquainted with all of our 92 00:07:39,839 --> 00:07:44,920 infirmities. Right he was tempted in all points, like as we are, 93 00:07:45,079 --> 00:07:48,920 and yet Jesus did not sin, which means when he gives you a mission, 94 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:54,000 he knows exactly what it takes to fulfill it. And then he has 95 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:58,199 consented, through the agency of the Holy Ghost, to be with you at 96 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:03,560 every place and in every time. Until he returns with clouds and every eye 97 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,720 shall see him. You see where this is going. He said he will 98 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:11,920 never leave you, and he will never forsake you. And now we know 99 00:08:11,079 --> 00:08:16,360 he has the ability to keep the promise. And so I want you to 100 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:20,360 encounter the perfect image of God through Jesus Christ and Colossians Chapter one, Versus 101 00:08:20,759 --> 00:08:26,439 fifteen nineteen through twenty. He is the image of the invisible God. For 102 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:31,839 it pleased the Father that in him did all of the fullness of the God 103 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:37,279 had dwelled, and in him, or by him to reconcile all things to 104 00:08:37,399 --> 00:08:41,240 himself, having made peace through the blood of Jesus Christ. And in what 105 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:46,759 ways has the image of God reshaped your understanding of God's love and purpose? 106 00:08:46,919 --> 00:08:52,480 Isn't that wonderful that Jesus came to manifest the Father in the fullness, And 107 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:56,320 now we can see how much he cares for us. We can see his 108 00:08:56,440 --> 00:09:01,440 dedication through Jesus praying, and a great while before day before he would go 109 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:05,200 out on his missions. Like we can see that even though Jesus went through 110 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:11,840 privations and trials, he was dedicated to your salvation. We want to look 111 00:09:11,879 --> 00:09:16,399 into the heart of God's mission for Jesus, the son of Man, has 112 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:20,399 come to seek and to save that which was lost. If he did that, 113 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:24,240 then I must and can do that. We can grasp the breadth of 114 00:09:24,279 --> 00:09:28,360 God's love in John three sixteen. For God's so loved the world that he 115 00:09:28,399 --> 00:09:33,759 gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, 116 00:09:33,799 --> 00:09:39,799 but but but give us everlasting life. I'm thankful that God has continued to 117 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:43,519 be with us through Christ and the power of the Holy Ghost. Peace. 118 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,279 Thanks for joining us listening. Friends, Always remember we cannot live by bread 119 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:52,639 alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. This 120 00:09:52,759 --> 00:10:00,320 has been your daily portion with l David Harris, make it a great day.