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 Sabbath, February three, twenty twenty four. Hello, my name
is Elle David Harris. I am your host sten 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 Psalms,
and on this Sabbath morning, our caption is I will arise. This is
God's speaking, I will arise. I can't wait to get into this,
but before I do, I'd like to just say welcome to you and ask
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until it comes. Let's go ahead and pray and then get underway. Father
and Heaven, thank you for this day and for the blessing you are too.
Pardon me to us. I pray that you will give us your Holy
spirit today, teach us on this Sabbath morning, how blessed we are to
be in your presence, and I ask that we will live like people who
are aware always of your presence. In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen
and damen again, I will arise. Okay, So I'm going to read
from the lessons straight from the New King James version of the Bible, Psalms
Chapter twelve, verse five, and then I'll read more verses in just a
moment, okay. And so the Bible reads for the oppression of the poor,
for the sighing of the needy. Now I will arise, says the
Lord. I will set him in safety for which he yearns. I need
to encourage someone today that God is not sleeping. He can't sleep. He's
eternal and all powerful God, blessed be his name. Like so, when
you are wondering where God is, when you see people who are oppressed and
it appears that there is no way through their trials, or if you're oppressed,
I want you to know and rest assured that if you especially surrender your
will to God, He's going to arise in your situation. Sometimes it won't
be as easy as we hope in our earthly lives, God will arise,
and ultimately, ultimately he will deliver you. I use the word ultimately because
sometimes on planet Earth things don't go the way that we need them to go.
But I promise you not because I made the promise, but because God
made the promise based on his own name and his own character, and he
cannot lie that he's going to arise. He's going to arise in your situation.
And deliver you one day. If you are one of his children,
he is going to take you to the Kingdom of Heaven one day. If
you're one of his children, he is going to give you the earthmade new,
where you will plant and no one will steal. Ah, no one
will harvest, you will build, and no one will occupy what you have
built except you and whoever is in your blessed new celestial family. If that's
a way of saying anything, but God is faithful, okay. And so
before we go too far afield, I'm going back to verse one of the
same chapter Psalms chapter twelve, and the Bible reads, for oh, excuse
me, deliver, Deliver Lord, Deliver Lord, for the godly have disappeared.
Have you ever felt like the godly or nowhere to be found? Remember
when Elijah was having his experience right after Mount Carmel, and he wanted God
to let his life end, and he felt like he was the only person
among God's people still around. God said, no, I have seven thousand
who have not bowed the knee. Who are you talking about here? Ah?
So for the godly have disappeared, People of integrity have vanished, People
lie to one another. They flatter and deceive. May the Lord cut off
all flattering lips and the tongue that boasts. They say, we speak persuasively.
We know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master? Because
the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy,
I will spring to action. So I use the phraseology from the King
James and New King James version before I will arise. But now you know
what it means. God is saying, because of the painful cries of the
needy, he will do what spring into action, says the Lord. I
will provide safety. They also desperately desire. The words are of the Lord
are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on
the ground where it is thoroughly refined. You Lord will protect them. You
will continually shelter each one of these from evil people. And so a commentator
says that God cares for the helpless and the poor. He promises to rescue
the downtrodden from and confront their oppressors. We should identify with God's attitude.
His work is not done until we care for the needs of the poor.
See God is welcoming us into relationship with him, covenantal relationship with him,
not only to receive what we would consider to be benefits, but also to
benefit others, those needy and poor. Yeah, we have the privilege of
being of assistance to them, those who are oppressed. We have the privilege
of doing what we can to set the captives free. I think if you
will go back, I know we in the United States, you commemorated the
birth of Martin Luther King Junior. There were also civil rights activists and others
who would would have had a lot to do even before doctor King was around
to deliver people from slavery and bondage, underground railroad and other blessings in revolution.
If you want to say, the mindset was so dark and burdensome that
people were fearful that they could ever be delivered. But I'm thankful that some
of our forebearers took up that mantle and helped to deliver people. There are
people in modern times that do it all around the world still, because there
is human trafficking and other types of slavery that happen even in twenty twenty four.
So if you have the power and the will and God has called you
to do so, you deliver the captives, make them free. I wish
I had the time. I'm going to read directly from the lesson. It
says here, Yes, the Lord is long suffering and holds his wrath and
his great forbearance, not wanting anyone to perish, but to repent and to
change their ways. And though God's proper time for his intervention does not always
coincide with human expectations, the day of God's judgment is coming. We just
need to trust him and in his promise. Until that day has come.
We have to trust him, brothers and sisters. And I know it's easy
for me to say, because I appear to be free, right, I'm
able to come on this internet and on the radio every day, and on
television every single day and speak as I choose to speak. And some people
are not able to move freely. They are wrongfully incarcerated, they are bound
in dungeons where they have been oppressed. Yes, it's easy for me to
say, but it's not about me. It's about God keeping his promises.
From the time of Righteous Able's death until now, he has always kept his
promises, so really and truly he said, he will arise, he will
snap into action. It's for us to trust him and then see when he
does. With the wonderful rest of your sabbath 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,