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 twenty nine, 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 really at the end of our lessons study series through
the Book of Psalms, and I just want to congratulate everybody who has continued
with us us through this entire core and have received the benefits of being in
God's presence and considering his word and asking him to apply his principles to your
life. So congratulations for your sticktuitive ness. That's what the old teachers used
to say when I was young, yes, And for the fact that God
is making transformational moves in your life. Let's go ahead and pray and then
get underway. Father and Heaven, thank you for giving us this new day
and for the quarter that you have entrusted to us through the book of Psalms.
So much to say, so much to say in so little time,
but we did our best. Father. I'm asking you now to please give
us the embodiment of those principles. Let your Holy Spirit fill us. Please
help us to now turn the power that you are placing within us out toward
the earth and give to as many people as will yield their will to you.
And I pray that ultimately, ultimately we will wait patiently for you and
not become antsye or lose our focus as we await the coming in Jesus name.
I pray, Amen and amen again, wait patiently for God. And
I know we we spoke about this the other day, right about waiting on
the Lord, and I said we should wait for the on the Lord like
the texts say, because he will do what he has promised to do in
his own time. But I also had recommended that we place our w EI
g H T on the Lord, as we are awaiting him in all things.
But sometimes waiting seems to us as burdensome or unsearchain. According to the
lesson writer and lonely, we should remember the disciples on the day of Jesus's
ascension. And that's what we're going to do. We're going into the Book
of Acts, chapter one, and we will read beginning at verse for to
show like one of the ways, like principally, how we should be waiting
on the Lord. And the Bible reads here. While he was with them,
he declared, do not leave Jerusalem, but wait there. This is
after Jesus raised from the dead. He said he would lay down his life
and then take it up again. And he took it up again, thank
God. And he said, now, so don't leave Jerusalem, but wait
there for what my father promised. So when we're waiting on the Lord,
we're awaiting the promise of God. And while we are awaiting the promise of
God, and it depends on the situation, we know that the promise of
God in this case was the fullness of the Holy Ghost for their time.
Yes, they would receive power. I'm going to read that in just a
moment. But while we are waiting for God and for him to fulfill his
promises, we are sting in him. We are putting our weight on him,
knowing that he will do exactly what he promised that he would do.
And so the Bible continues what you heard about from me. For John verse
five baptized you with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit
not many days from now. So when they heard excuse me, so,
when they gathered together, they began to ask him, Lord, is this
the time when you are restoring the kingdom to Israel? These guys are still
earthly minded. God never said that he was going to do that what they
were expecting. He was talking about Thy Kingdom, Come, Thy will be
done on earth as it is in Heaven, like restoring in the mindsets of
the people, kingdom mindset, the kind of mindset that says, this earth
as it is today is not our final home. That one day He's going
to restore or the planet and cause it to grow in infinitely for the rest
of the sea. I shouldn't say the rest. Throughout the ceaseless ages of
eternity, we're looking forward to that day. But anyway, they were focusing
on the earth, and some of us, not me, I hope God
forbid, not you, I hope God forbid. Are still focused on the
earth narrowly, And so the Bible continues verse seven. He told them,
you were not permitted to know the times or the periods that the Father has
set by his own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Ghost
is come upon you, and you will be my witnesses. So they were
waiting for a transformation. Even though they should have known and understood what Jesus
was gonna say, they were still looking at earthly things. And he said,
no, what you're going to receive. What you're going to receive is
going to be far beyond your ability to understand. It's not going to be
earth and earthly kingdom. It's not going to be some tiny little thing that
you had hoped. No, I'm going to give you the power of the
Holy Spirit, and then you will be my witnesses of my creative power,
my witnesses of my ability to deliver people from abusive relationships, my ability to
give you wisdom in business, give you wisdom and your personal development, ah
to be able to deliver you from addictions, to sin, to drugs to
alcohol, right to yourself, to make you humble in my presence, when
you are accustomed to being proud. God is going to do a new thing.
You will be a witness in Jerusalem, into all Judea and Samaria,
and to the farthest parts of the earth. After he had said this,
while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hit him from
their sight as they were still staring into the sky while he was going Suddenly
two men, how many men, two men in white clothing stood near them
and said, men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up into
the sky, as if to say I'm pausing right here, as if to
say that you're all inspired? Yes, that should inspire you, But what
do you think is going to happen later? Like he did promise that the
Holy Ghost is going to come upon you, he did promise that he's going
to prepare a place for you. And once he has gone to do that,
that's what he's doing. Now, He's going to prepare a place for
you. He will come again. He will return to receive you unto himself,
so that wherever he is you can be with him also. So why
are you still standing there? Aghast is what they were saying. Why do
you stand here looking up into the sky. This same Jesus was taken up
from you into heaven. He will come back in the same way you saw
him go in to heaven. Isn't it wonderful that God always keeps his promises.
We have seen so many promises in the Psalms, in particular that God
is going to keep He is keeping in some cases even now. And so
as we reflect on what we have learned during this quarter through the book of
Psalms, let us keep our focus on the fact that if we wait on
the Lord and he sees us waiting, he will keep his promise to renew
our strength. He will give us the energy that we need to go through
the trials that will come. He will give us the energy we need in
order to encourage other people who are going through difficulties. He will give us
the strength and the courage to show gratitude even when things seem dark and dismal.
We're looking for the morning light and we're looking forward to be joyful,
being joyful, But right now we're not feeling so joyful when we feel burdened.
But God has promised that he will lighten our load. These are the
lessons that God wants us to experience. Because Jesus Christ is coming. He's
coming, and every eye will see him. Every eye will see him.
He's coming, and his reward will be with him to give everybody according to
the works that we have done. If then Christ is dwelling in our hearts,
we know that He will work both in us to will and to do
of his good pleasure and a wonderful way. 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,