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 manner 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 l David Harris. Good morning, good morning, good morning. It
is Thursday, July twenty two, twenty three. Hello, my name is
Lle 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 Ephesians.
Our caption for today is now Saved by God. Now Saved by God.
I'll get into that in just a moment. Pardon me, And before we
do, I'd like to welcome you. If you have not already joined on
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They're thirty platforms, so I can't go through all of those. That's
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to me to see where you are in the world because I know that that
way we are having impact together to lead people to Christ. Let's go ahead
and pray, and then we will get underway. Father in Heaven, thank
you for giving us this new day and for the privilege that you have entrusted
to us. Please give us the fullness of your Holy Spirit today and help
us to appreciate this leg of the journey being saved by God by grace through
faith. And I pray God that we will not be proud, but always
be humble and submissive to You in Jesus name, I pray Amen and Amen
again. Now let me go back through just a couple of days here and
you can see the journey that we have been on. First, we talked
about once dead and deceived by Satan, right, and then we talked about
what was that next one? Once deluded by our own desires and lusts okay,
And then we talked about now resurrected, ascended, and then of course
we were talking about being being exalted with Christ Jesus and then now blessed forever
by grace, right by grace. And of course we are now looking at
salvation as the ultimate gift, Salvation as the ultimate gift. We've been through
this journey like we are going along a pathway and unfortunately Adam, the Bible
says, as by one man, sin entered into the world and death by
sin. So Adam basically sold us, sold us down the river, right,
being the number one guy, right, the one who was created first,
he was responsible for the human race. And unfortunately Adam chose to sin
like he jumped into sin in the garden of Eden when Eve gave him the
fruit and he did eat. The Bible says that sin entered into the world
and death by sin. But thank God, I just want you to say
thank God with me like type in the chat, thank God, thank God
that he did not leave us there. He went on search. He went
in search of Adam, not because he did not know where he was,
but he wanted Adam to know where he himself was. Right. He wanted
Adam to know that he was saved. He wanted Adam to know that he
was bound to the enemy. He was deceived by his own lusts, you
see. And now he wants him to know that there is a growth path
that drives you toward salvation. And of course he strips off their poor excuse
of self righteousness and leads them into the path of holiness. Okay, so
we're going into Ephesians chapter two again. And I told you before many times
that what repetition deepens impressions. So we begin with verse one of Ephesians chapter
two. Will read ten verses here, and the Bible reads, and you
hath been you, and you hath He quickened, and you hath God quickened.
That is to be made a lit who were dead in trespasses and sins.
So we talked about that wherein the time pass ye walked according to the
course of this world. I think it was John that said that the deeds
of the flesh are these, lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes,
pride, of life, and anybody who embraces that is not of God.
Right, So you walked according to the course of this world, according
to the Prince of the power of the air. That's the devil and the
spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience. If in case you've forgotten
who that is, right, just look around people who are murdering people right,
people who are gossiping, people who are proud, people who are engaging
in religious abuse, like people who are breaking their vows in all sorts of
ways, including to their spouses and to God. Right, these are the
children of disobedience, those who are looking forward really to condemnation Verse three,
among whom also, we all had our conversation or conduct in times past.
So he's not separating himself like some religious bigots do. They make it seem
like you are the worst sinner and they are the greatest saints. No,
he said, we all had our conduct or conversation in times past in the
lust of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind.
Of the flesh and of the mind, oh mine. And we're by
nature the children of wrath, even as others. So we have committed sins,
brothers and sisters. But we also, by nature are sinfull But he's
putting something in the rear view. He's saying, God is transitioning you from
hopeless sinner into righteous saint verse four. But God, remember we said that
before. But God, who is rich in mercy, he's wealthy in mercy,
brothers and sisters. That's unmerited favor. You and I both were were
destined for eternal death before we submitted our will to him. But it says
here that God, who was rich, who is rich in mercy and in
his great love, wherewith he loved us even when we were dead in sins,
hath quickened us together with Christ. For by grace are ye saved.
So in the same way that Jesus Christ came out of the tomb with with
healing in in his wings, like with the keys of hell and death and
the grave, like the keys of victory in his hands. In the same
way, if we choose to be submitted to God, we are crucified with
Christ. Nevertheless, we live, not not us, but but Christ lives
in us. So the deeds that we do in the flesh we do now
unto the Son of God who loved us and gave himself for us. But
I'm I'm getting aside, I'm getting getting ahead of myself. And the Bible
says verse six. And he raised us up together and made us to sit
together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. If you want entrance into eternity,
if you want the ability to say no to every and all temptations, then
accept Jesus Christ into your life. Really, if I just said that in
the beginning and then shut off the camera and the microphone, that would have
been enough. But we continue verse seven, and that in ages to come,
he might show the exceeding riches of his grace and in his kindness toward
us through Christ Jesus. For by grace that has power to do God's will?
Are ye saved through faith? That is that, that essence, that
conduit through which the power of God moves from Him to us. Like the
woman who just touched the hem of Christ's garment, and she was made whole.
It was faith. Faith was the conduit through which God's power moved into
her life and made her whole. That not of yourselves, It is a
gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast. God
does not owe you anything. He does not owe you anything. The Bible
teaches us that this is a gift from God because He loves us, and
we thank God Verse ten and final four. We are His workmanship created in
Christ Jesus unto good works which God hath before ordained that we should walk in
them. I said I was going to read you a quote. I missed
the target again, the Lord's Spair's Life. I will read it to you
tomorrow. But thank God for his grace and you can be saved right now
of 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 l David
Harris. Make it a great day.