1 00:00:01,199 --> 00:00:05,919 Most of us eat every day, some of us too much because yesterday's food 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:10,720 is not enough to supply energy for today's needs. Why then, do some 3 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:15,400 of us expect yesterday's portion of heavenly manna, the word of God to keep 4 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:20,120 us through today's challenges. On this program, we are going to change all 5 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:25,160 of that. Let's experience God's words today and receive the power we need to 6 00:00:25,199 --> 00:00:30,839 live healthy, vibrant lives. Welcome to your Daily Portion with your host, 7 00:00:31,039 --> 00:00:35,600 author speaker, Elle David Harris. Good morning, Good morning, Good morning. 8 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:40,240 It is Wednesday, January seventeen, twenty twenty four. Hello, my 9 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,920 name is El David Harris. I am your host who had himself muted and 10 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:48,799 couldn't find out why I couldn't hear myself. And this is your Daily Portion 11 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,960 where we give you God's word every single day, and today is no exception. 12 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:57,759 We're continuing through the Book of Psalms, and our caption for today is 13 00:00:58,039 --> 00:01:03,960 ever Mindful of His Covenant, Ever Mindful of His Covenant. We'll get into 14 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:07,040 that in just a moment, but first I'd like to just say welcome to 15 00:01:07,079 --> 00:01:10,560 you and ask you to go over to your Daily Portion dot com. Please 16 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:15,159 join our online community. Also pick up the Your Daily Portion book and also 17 00:01:15,359 --> 00:01:18,480 one more thing, Please let us know where you are in the world in 18 00:01:18,519 --> 00:01:22,959 that little box at your Daily Portion dot com. This is a way that 19 00:01:23,079 --> 00:01:27,400 we can continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's go ahead and pray and 20 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:32,079 then we will get underway. Father in heaven, thank you for giving us 21 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:37,640 this day and teach us to be covenant keepers. Please teach us to be 22 00:01:37,719 --> 00:01:42,239 covenant keepers. In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen and Amen again. 23 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:48,200 There is so much to say about covenant. I know I'm not looking at 24 00:01:48,239 --> 00:01:52,760 you because I decided to just go ahead and type this in and look at 25 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:59,159 the definition. And would you know that the dictionary just says that covenant is 26 00:01:59,439 --> 00:02:04,560 in a green or a contract. Listen, it is so much more like 27 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:08,680 when God is keeping covenant. And that was Oxford's dictionary. I'm actually disappointed. 28 00:02:08,719 --> 00:02:13,520 That was a terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible definition. But I 29 00:02:13,599 --> 00:02:17,599 know it's not a biblical definition necessarily. Of course, covenants are agreements, 30 00:02:17,599 --> 00:02:23,560 but let me just highlight something. When God makes covenant with us. There 31 00:02:23,599 --> 00:02:28,599 are multiple types of covenants, but I'll just look at one type of covenant 32 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:35,360 when when God is keeping covenant. For instance, if God is saying that 33 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:43,719 he wants a covenant with his people and his people are not good at keeping 34 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:47,080 covenants, what does God do when I say his people, I'm talking about 35 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:53,680 creation this time, right. God wants people to be in relationship with him 36 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:57,879 and agree. But we have a problem. You know what he did. 37 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,280 He sent his son, And you're like, what, Yeah, he sent 38 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:07,800 his son, right, so okay, God, as God makes a covenant, 39 00:03:07,159 --> 00:03:12,000 he makes a covenant that he promises, let me use one of the 40 00:03:12,039 --> 00:03:15,400 covenants. Like, he promises that if you love him that through your life 41 00:03:15,479 --> 00:03:20,719 you can be holy. He will keep his commandments. He will keep his 42 00:03:20,759 --> 00:03:24,599 commandments through your life if you love him. And by the way, God 43 00:03:24,719 --> 00:03:29,719 is love right, and we love him because he first loved us. Like, 44 00:03:29,759 --> 00:03:35,080 so his love is the cause or the reason why we can love him 45 00:03:35,159 --> 00:03:37,680 in return. You're like, Dave, there's so many words. I don't 46 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:42,879 know what you're talking about. Okay, God always keeps his promises, right, 47 00:03:43,919 --> 00:03:50,280 Yes, humans don't, right, correct, So if we're going to 48 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:55,960 have an agreement or a perfect relationship, how does God overcome the unfaithfulness part 49 00:03:57,039 --> 00:04:01,560 on the human side of things? He sent his so that in Romans chapter 50 00:04:01,639 --> 00:04:08,439 eight, the righteousness of the Law might be fulfilled in us who walk not 51 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:11,479 according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. So he gives us 52 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:15,639 the Holy Spirit to submit our wills to God. And what Jesus did in 53 00:04:15,759 --> 00:04:23,120 all of the success as the son of God like the human, the human 54 00:04:23,199 --> 00:04:30,800 when he took on humanity or became human and lived on this planet successfully in 55 00:04:30,879 --> 00:04:35,959 relationship to God our Father. Now as the second Adam, he represents what 56 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:44,519 human faithfulness to God. This is why Jesus can be our righteousness. This 57 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,319 is why he can succor. As the Bible writer in the Book of Hebrews 58 00:04:47,319 --> 00:04:53,839 said, those who need to connect with God like this is why He is 59 00:04:54,240 --> 00:05:00,319 fully acquainted with the feelings of our infirmities. And so God, God as 60 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:05,120 God in his full divinity, keeps his covenant. And because we are covenant 61 00:05:05,199 --> 00:05:11,720 breakers, he gives us a new covenant, a new covenant with the House 62 00:05:11,759 --> 00:05:15,800 of Israel, that he will write his laws in our hearts and on our 63 00:05:15,879 --> 00:05:20,360 minds, so that we can be in good covenant with him. He keeps 64 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:25,720 his side of the bargain, He keeps our side of the bargain through Christ. 65 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:30,639 And of course now when we submit our will to him, then we 66 00:05:30,199 --> 00:05:34,279 also can do whatever he has said. I've said a mouthful. You're gonna 67 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:38,959 have to rewind this one and go back to it. God is the ultimate 68 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:45,279 covenant keeper. Now we're going to the Psalms chapter ninety four and verse fourteen. 69 00:05:45,439 --> 00:05:49,720 First, For the Lord God will not cast off his people, neither 70 00:05:49,759 --> 00:05:56,720 will he forsake his inheritance. You're a reward. Did you know that? 71 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,480 Hm, You're a reward like this is something that God wants for you. 72 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:05,920 He wants you to be holy, He wants you to be his people. 73 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:11,759 He wants you to always know that He will not leave you, neither will 74 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:15,560 he forsake you. And so while you are stumbling like I am through life 75 00:06:15,639 --> 00:06:21,040 and bumbling through life, and even your righteousnesses, even my righteousnesses, are 76 00:06:21,079 --> 00:06:26,879 a filthy rags, when we submit our wills to God, we just throw 77 00:06:26,959 --> 00:06:30,199 up our hands and say, God, we are unholy, You are holy. 78 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:34,120 At all times we need you, we need you. This promise actually 79 00:06:34,199 --> 00:06:43,120 offers comfort and stability, reminding believers of God's unchangeable, unchanging nature and his 80 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:47,000 commitment to those who trust him. Okay, here's another one from the book 81 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:51,199 of Psalms. Chapter one hundred and five, verses seven through ten. He 82 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:55,759 is the Lord, our God. His judgments are in all the earth. 83 00:06:56,160 --> 00:07:00,800 He hath remembered his covenant forever, the word which he co mandate to a 84 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:05,839 thousand generations, Which covenant he made with Abraham, his oath unto Isaac and 85 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:12,720 confirming the same unto Jacob for a law and to Israel for an everlasting covenant. 86 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:16,759 So God is saying that the promises that he made to Abraham, to 87 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:23,959 Isaac and to Jacob, they continue even until our day. Do you realize 88 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:28,279 that those who keep covenant with God Isaiah chapter fifty six, verses one through 89 00:07:28,319 --> 00:07:33,560 seven. Huh, those who keep covenant with God receive a name that is 90 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:38,480 greater than of sons and of daughters. He gives us a name that will 91 00:07:38,519 --> 00:07:42,600 remain forever. In the revelation we see that He will put his name a 92 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:46,000 new name, in our foreheads. This is where we consent to all that 93 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:50,480 God says is just, holy and good. This is where we make our 94 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:56,720 decisions to serve him. He will place that in our minds and on our 95 00:07:56,759 --> 00:08:01,439 hearts, so that we will be his children. And so when it says 96 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:05,839 here that he will remember his covenant forever that he made to them, you 97 00:08:05,959 --> 00:08:13,240 know, those who are baptized into Christ, our Abraham Seed and heirs according 98 00:08:13,399 --> 00:08:16,959 to the promise. Yes, and this is why we can go to heaven 99 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:20,639 when Jesus comes back, and then live there for a thousand years. And 100 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:24,120 after the thousand years are finished, we can inherit the earth just like Jesus 101 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:28,399 promised. Why because we submit our will to God and the strength that He 102 00:08:28,439 --> 00:08:33,440 gives us. And as we submit our wills to God, then we can 103 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:41,200 count on God doing something very special, keeping his promise so that we can 104 00:08:41,279 --> 00:08:45,279 live forever with him. So much to say, but that's the oversimplification. 105 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:50,799 And yeah, I'll just push pause right there now. Yesterday I left out 106 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:54,960 something very important right out of the lesson, and it reads, the wicked 107 00:08:56,200 --> 00:09:03,559 constantly threaten the just order that God established in the world, but the Lord 108 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:09,039 will judge the world and bring the rule of evil to its end. Well, 109 00:09:09,039 --> 00:09:13,080 why did I read that? Like? Right there? See, God 110 00:09:13,159 --> 00:09:16,320 is mindful of his covenant. That means that he never sleeps. That means 111 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:20,919 that he never slumbers. Like that means that he never forgets. He will 112 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:30,519 not allow evil to destroy his plans. All we need to do is submit. 113 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:35,399 That is the word for today. Submit to God. He will remember 114 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:39,960 his covenant. You just remember your side of the bargain. Submit to God, 115 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:43,440 and have the faithfulness of Christ in your boss. A wonderful day, 116 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:48,840 Peace. Thanks for joining us listening. Friends. Always remember we cannot live 117 00:09:48,879 --> 00:09:52,720 by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. 118 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:56,399 This has been your daily portion with E. L. David Harris. 119 00:09:56,039 --> 00:10:00,279 Make it a great day. Yeah.