1 00:00:01,159 --> 00:00:05,879 Most of us eat every day, some of us too much because yesterday's food 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:10,679 is not enough to supply energy for today's needs. Why then, do some 3 00:00:10,759 --> 00:00:15,599 of us expect yesterday's portion of heavenly manner the word of God to keep us 4 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:20,160 through today's challenges. On this program, we are going to change all of 5 00:00:20,199 --> 00:00:25,399 that. Let's experience God's words today and receive the power we need to live 6 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:31,320 healthy, vibrant lives. Welcome to Your Daily Portion with your host, author 7 00:00:31,399 --> 00:00:35,119 speaker l David Harris. Good morning, good morning, good morning. It 8 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:40,320 is Thursday, July twenty two, twenty three. Hello, my name is 9 00:00:40,399 --> 00:00:43,600 Lle David Harris. I am your host, and this is your Daily Portion 10 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:47,640 where we give you God's word every single day, and today is no exception. 11 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:52,719 We are continuing in our lesson study series through the Book of Ephesians. 12 00:00:52,719 --> 00:00:58,920 Our caption for today is now Saved by God. Now Saved by God. 13 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:03,200 I'll get into that in just a moment. Pardon me, And before we 14 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:07,040 do, I'd like to welcome you. If you have not already joined on 15 00:01:07,239 --> 00:01:11,239 the Your Daily Portion community, please go to your Daily Portion dot Com, 16 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:17,719 click the joint button and also pick up the Your Daily Portion book at your 17 00:01:17,799 --> 00:01:21,000 Daily Portion dot com. I forgot about it. Wait a minute. You 18 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,920 can also share where you are in the world there. I can read it, 19 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,200 yes, in the chat while you're doing it like live here. But 20 00:01:27,359 --> 00:01:30,920 once it's all over, I'm not able to look at all of these platforms. 21 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,799 They're thirty platforms, so I can't go through all of those. That's 22 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,640 why we need a centralized location at your Daily Portion dot com. It's encouraging 23 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,599 to me to see where you are in the world because I know that that 24 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:49,000 way we are having impact together to lead people to Christ. Let's go ahead 25 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:53,680 and pray, and then we will get underway. Father in Heaven, thank 26 00:01:53,719 --> 00:01:57,319 you for giving us this new day and for the privilege that you have entrusted 27 00:01:57,319 --> 00:02:00,280 to us. Please give us the fullness of your Holy Spirit today and help 28 00:02:00,359 --> 00:02:07,159 us to appreciate this leg of the journey being saved by God by grace through 29 00:02:07,239 --> 00:02:10,719 faith. And I pray God that we will not be proud, but always 30 00:02:10,759 --> 00:02:17,039 be humble and submissive to You in Jesus name, I pray Amen and Amen 31 00:02:17,479 --> 00:02:23,199 again. Now let me go back through just a couple of days here and 32 00:02:23,319 --> 00:02:27,560 you can see the journey that we have been on. First, we talked 33 00:02:27,599 --> 00:02:31,120 about once dead and deceived by Satan, right, and then we talked about 34 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:38,199 what was that next one? Once deluded by our own desires and lusts okay, 35 00:02:38,479 --> 00:02:44,840 And then we talked about now resurrected, ascended, and then of course 36 00:02:45,199 --> 00:02:52,159 we were talking about being being exalted with Christ Jesus and then now blessed forever 37 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:59,319 by grace, right by grace. And of course we are now looking at 38 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:07,560 salvation as the ultimate gift, Salvation as the ultimate gift. We've been through 39 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:13,800 this journey like we are going along a pathway and unfortunately Adam, the Bible 40 00:03:13,879 --> 00:03:16,479 says, as by one man, sin entered into the world and death by 41 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:21,960 sin. So Adam basically sold us, sold us down the river, right, 42 00:03:22,319 --> 00:03:27,240 being the number one guy, right, the one who was created first, 43 00:03:27,719 --> 00:03:34,400 he was responsible for the human race. And unfortunately Adam chose to sin 44 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:38,240 like he jumped into sin in the garden of Eden when Eve gave him the 45 00:03:38,319 --> 00:03:44,199 fruit and he did eat. The Bible says that sin entered into the world 46 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,520 and death by sin. But thank God, I just want you to say 47 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:52,520 thank God with me like type in the chat, thank God, thank God 48 00:03:52,639 --> 00:03:58,159 that he did not leave us there. He went on search. He went 49 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,759 in search of Adam, not because he did not know where he was, 50 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:04,599 but he wanted Adam to know where he himself was. Right. He wanted 51 00:04:04,639 --> 00:04:09,439 Adam to know that he was saved. He wanted Adam to know that he 52 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:15,400 was bound to the enemy. He was deceived by his own lusts, you 53 00:04:15,439 --> 00:04:19,240 see. And now he wants him to know that there is a growth path 54 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:28,720 that drives you toward salvation. And of course he strips off their poor excuse 55 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:34,279 of self righteousness and leads them into the path of holiness. Okay, so 56 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:41,639 we're going into Ephesians chapter two again. And I told you before many times 57 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:47,319 that what repetition deepens impressions. So we begin with verse one of Ephesians chapter 58 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,959 two. Will read ten verses here, and the Bible reads, and you 59 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:58,879 hath been you, and you hath He quickened, and you hath God quickened. 60 00:04:58,879 --> 00:05:02,839 That is to be made a lit who were dead in trespasses and sins. 61 00:05:03,199 --> 00:05:08,399 So we talked about that wherein the time pass ye walked according to the 62 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:12,920 course of this world. I think it was John that said that the deeds 63 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:15,319 of the flesh are these, lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, 64 00:05:15,439 --> 00:05:18,759 pride, of life, and anybody who embraces that is not of God. 65 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:24,319 Right, So you walked according to the course of this world, according 66 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:27,360 to the Prince of the power of the air. That's the devil and the 67 00:05:27,399 --> 00:05:30,480 spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience. If in case you've forgotten 68 00:05:30,959 --> 00:05:36,519 who that is, right, just look around people who are murdering people right, 69 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:43,560 people who are gossiping, people who are proud, people who are engaging 70 00:05:43,639 --> 00:05:49,399 in religious abuse, like people who are breaking their vows in all sorts of 71 00:05:49,439 --> 00:05:54,399 ways, including to their spouses and to God. Right, these are the 72 00:05:54,480 --> 00:06:00,839 children of disobedience, those who are looking forward really to condemnation Verse three, 73 00:06:00,879 --> 00:06:06,600 among whom also, we all had our conversation or conduct in times past. 74 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:12,800 So he's not separating himself like some religious bigots do. They make it seem 75 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,279 like you are the worst sinner and they are the greatest saints. No, 76 00:06:15,439 --> 00:06:21,480 he said, we all had our conduct or conversation in times past in the 77 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:26,959 lust of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind. 78 00:06:27,639 --> 00:06:30,439 Of the flesh and of the mind, oh mine. And we're by 79 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:34,720 nature the children of wrath, even as others. So we have committed sins, 80 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:41,199 brothers and sisters. But we also, by nature are sinfull But he's 81 00:06:41,199 --> 00:06:46,519 putting something in the rear view. He's saying, God is transitioning you from 82 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:51,759 hopeless sinner into righteous saint verse four. But God, remember we said that 83 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:57,279 before. But God, who is rich in mercy, he's wealthy in mercy, 84 00:06:57,319 --> 00:07:01,480 brothers and sisters. That's unmerited favor. You and I both were were 85 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:09,360 destined for eternal death before we submitted our will to him. But it says 86 00:07:09,439 --> 00:07:14,279 here that God, who was rich, who is rich in mercy and in 87 00:07:14,759 --> 00:07:19,839 his great love, wherewith he loved us even when we were dead in sins, 88 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:27,079 hath quickened us together with Christ. For by grace are ye saved. 89 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,240 So in the same way that Jesus Christ came out of the tomb with with 90 00:07:30,439 --> 00:07:34,759 healing in in his wings, like with the keys of hell and death and 91 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:39,839 the grave, like the keys of victory in his hands. In the same 92 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:44,480 way, if we choose to be submitted to God, we are crucified with 93 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:48,680 Christ. Nevertheless, we live, not not us, but but Christ lives 94 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:53,720 in us. So the deeds that we do in the flesh we do now 95 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:57,839 unto the Son of God who loved us and gave himself for us. But 96 00:07:57,959 --> 00:08:01,720 I'm I'm getting aside, I'm getting getting ahead of myself. And the Bible 97 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,920 says verse six. And he raised us up together and made us to sit 98 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:13,279 together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. If you want entrance into eternity, 99 00:08:13,319 --> 00:08:18,800 if you want the ability to say no to every and all temptations, then 100 00:08:18,879 --> 00:08:22,240 accept Jesus Christ into your life. Really, if I just said that in 101 00:08:22,279 --> 00:08:24,920 the beginning and then shut off the camera and the microphone, that would have 102 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:31,399 been enough. But we continue verse seven, and that in ages to come, 103 00:08:31,799 --> 00:08:37,200 he might show the exceeding riches of his grace and in his kindness toward 104 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:41,720 us through Christ Jesus. For by grace that has power to do God's will? 105 00:08:43,039 --> 00:08:46,799 Are ye saved through faith? That is that, that essence, that 106 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:52,480 conduit through which the power of God moves from Him to us. Like the 107 00:08:52,519 --> 00:08:56,200 woman who just touched the hem of Christ's garment, and she was made whole. 108 00:08:56,240 --> 00:09:01,919 It was faith. Faith was the conduit through which God's power moved into 109 00:09:01,039 --> 00:09:05,360 her life and made her whole. That not of yourselves, It is a 110 00:09:05,399 --> 00:09:09,399 gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast. God 111 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:13,159 does not owe you anything. He does not owe you anything. The Bible 112 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:18,679 teaches us that this is a gift from God because He loves us, and 113 00:09:18,759 --> 00:09:24,320 we thank God Verse ten and final four. We are His workmanship created in 114 00:09:24,399 --> 00:09:31,240 Christ Jesus unto good works which God hath before ordained that we should walk in 115 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,799 them. I said I was going to read you a quote. I missed 116 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:37,320 the target again, the Lord's Spair's Life. I will read it to you 117 00:09:37,399 --> 00:09:41,360 tomorrow. But thank God for his grace and you can be saved right now 118 00:09:41,639 --> 00:09:46,679 of a wonderful day. Peace. Thanks for joining us listening. Friends, 119 00:09:46,919 --> 00:09:50,600 Always remember we cannot live by bread alone, but by every word that comes 120 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:54,919 from the mouth of God. This has been your daily portion with l David 121 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,840 Harris. Make it a great day.