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 Wednesday, January seventeen, twenty twenty four. Hello, my
name is El David Harris. I am your host who had himself muted and
couldn't find out why I couldn't hear myself. And this is your Daily Portion
where we give you God's word every single day, and today is no exception.
We're continuing through the Book of Psalms, and our caption for today is
ever Mindful of His Covenant, Ever Mindful of His Covenant. We'll get into
that in just a moment, but first I'd like to just say welcome to
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we can continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's go ahead and pray and
then we will get underway. Father in heaven, thank you for giving us
this day and teach us to be covenant keepers. Please teach us to be
covenant keepers. In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen and Amen again.
There is so much to say about covenant. I know I'm not looking at
you because I decided to just go ahead and type this in and look at
the definition. And would you know that the dictionary just says that covenant is
in a green or a contract. Listen, it is so much more like
when God is keeping covenant. And that was Oxford's dictionary. I'm actually disappointed.
That was a terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible definition. But I
know it's not a biblical definition necessarily. Of course, covenants are agreements,
but let me just highlight something. When God makes covenant with us. There
are multiple types of covenants, but I'll just look at one type of covenant
when when God is keeping covenant. For instance, if God is saying that
he wants a covenant with his people and his people are not good at keeping
covenants, what does God do when I say his people, I'm talking about
creation this time, right. God wants people to be in relationship with him
and agree. But we have a problem. You know what he did.
He sent his son, And you're like, what, Yeah, he sent
his son, right, so okay, God, as God makes a covenant,
he makes a covenant that he promises, let me use one of the
covenants. Like, he promises that if you love him that through your life
you can be holy. He will keep his commandments. He will keep his
commandments through your life if you love him. And by the way, God
is love right, and we love him because he first loved us. Like,
so his love is the cause or the reason why we can love him
in return. You're like, Dave, there's so many words. I don't
know what you're talking about. Okay, God always keeps his promises, right,
Yes, humans don't, right, correct, So if we're going to
have an agreement or a perfect relationship, how does God overcome the unfaithfulness part
on the human side of things? He sent his so that in Romans chapter
eight, the righteousness of the Law might be fulfilled in us who walk not
according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. So he gives us
the Holy Spirit to submit our wills to God. And what Jesus did in
all of the success as the son of God like the human, the human
when he took on humanity or became human and lived on this planet successfully in
relationship to God our Father. Now as the second Adam, he represents what
human faithfulness to God. This is why Jesus can be our righteousness. This
is why he can succor. As the Bible writer in the Book of Hebrews
said, those who need to connect with God like this is why He is
fully acquainted with the feelings of our infirmities. And so God, God as
God in his full divinity, keeps his covenant. And because we are covenant
breakers, he gives us a new covenant, a new covenant with the House
of Israel, that he will write his laws in our hearts and on our
minds, so that we can be in good covenant with him. He keeps
his side of the bargain, He keeps our side of the bargain through Christ.
And of course now when we submit our will to him, then we
also can do whatever he has said. I've said a mouthful. You're gonna
have to rewind this one and go back to it. God is the ultimate
covenant keeper. Now we're going to the Psalms chapter ninety four and verse fourteen.
First, For the Lord God will not cast off his people, neither
will he forsake his inheritance. You're a reward. Did you know that?
Hm, You're a reward like this is something that God wants for you.
He wants you to be holy, He wants you to be his people.
He wants you to always know that He will not leave you, neither will
he forsake you. And so while you are stumbling like I am through life
and bumbling through life, and even your righteousnesses, even my righteousnesses, are
a filthy rags, when we submit our wills to God, we just throw
up our hands and say, God, we are unholy, You are holy.
At all times we need you, we need you. This promise actually
offers comfort and stability, reminding believers of God's unchangeable, unchanging nature and his
commitment to those who trust him. Okay, here's another one from the book
of Psalms. Chapter one hundred and five, verses seven through ten. He
is the Lord, our God. His judgments are in all the earth.
He hath remembered his covenant forever, the word which he co mandate to a
thousand generations, Which covenant he made with Abraham, his oath unto Isaac and
confirming the same unto Jacob for a law and to Israel for an everlasting covenant.
So God is saying that the promises that he made to Abraham, to
Isaac and to Jacob, they continue even until our day. Do you realize
that those who keep covenant with God Isaiah chapter fifty six, verses one through
seven. Huh, those who keep covenant with God receive a name that is
greater than of sons and of daughters. He gives us a name that will
remain forever. In the revelation we see that He will put his name a
new name, in our foreheads. This is where we consent to all that
God says is just, holy and good. This is where we make our
decisions to serve him. He will place that in our minds and on our
hearts, so that we will be his children. And so when it says
here that he will remember his covenant forever that he made to them, you
know, those who are baptized into Christ, our Abraham Seed and heirs according
to the promise. Yes, and this is why we can go to heaven
when Jesus comes back, and then live there for a thousand years. And
after the thousand years are finished, we can inherit the earth just like Jesus
promised. Why because we submit our will to God and the strength that He
gives us. And as we submit our wills to God, then we can
count on God doing something very special, keeping his promise so that we can
live forever with him. So much to say, but that's the oversimplification.
And yeah, I'll just push pause right there now. Yesterday I left out
something very important right out of the lesson, and it reads, the wicked
constantly threaten the just order that God established in the world, but the Lord
will judge the world and bring the rule of evil to its end. Well,
why did I read that? Like? Right there? See, God
is mindful of his covenant. That means that he never sleeps. That means
that he never slumbers. Like that means that he never forgets. He will
not allow evil to destroy his plans. All we need to do is submit.
That is the word for today. Submit to God. He will remember
his covenant. You just remember your side of the bargain. Submit to God,
and have the faithfulness of Christ in your boss. 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 E. L. David Harris.
Make it a great day. Yeah.