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 Friday, January twelve, twenty twenty four. Hello, my
name is Elle 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
Psalms, and our caption for today is just one word, just one word.
What is it? Mercy? Uh? Our day is about mercy.
We'll get into that in just a moment, but first I'd like to say
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way for us to build faith and fellowship. Let's go ahead and pray,
and then we will get underway. Father and Heaven, thank you for giving
us this time of preparation. Please prepare our minds and our hearts to experience
you to the fullest degree possible. Father, Please help us to be merciful,
because you have been merciful toward us. In Jesus name, I pray,
Amen and Amen again we're talking about mercy. Mercy, all right.
Okay, So the lesson writer actually used a quote from the book Education,
pages one sixty two to one sixty eight, but I'm only going to read
a small portion of it, and it reads, how often by words of
holy song are unsealed in the soul, the springs of penitent and faith,
of hope and love and joy. Indeed, many a song is a prayer.
That's the end of the quote. Let me ask you how many times,
really, not how many times? Let me ask it this way.
Have you ever sung a song in worship in church on the road as you
were lifting your mindset toward God and you and you were really just praying.
Huh, there's a song here our prayer, Oh Lord, here our prayer,
Oh Lord, and cline thine ear to us and grant us thy peace.
And that was a song, yes, but it was actually a prayer
where you were speaking to God, a I will lift up mine eyes to
the hills from whence cometh my help? Remember that song, My help cometh
from the Lord. And then the continue they continue, and it's and and
and then the and then the psalmness just just really uh clearly is sensing the
help that she has my help all of my health. And then of course
the choir is there ready, and you're like, wait a minute, but
I'm actually I'm actually praying while I'm singing. And this song, this psalm
is a prayer. I think you understand where I'm going with this. And
so I'm thankful that we have these psalms and hymns and spiritual songs that we
can make melody in our hearts unto God and actually begin to connect with God.
And many times we are asking Him for his mercy, his mercy.
Now, I wanted to do something different this morning. I really challenged myself
for this study. I wanted to see what we could learn about God,
and I want you to just be really clear about the perspective today about God
through Psalm fifty one. And then I wanted to see what names has God
revealed to us that would teach us something from the same chapter. And you're
like, what, Yeah, let's see what we can get here. Okay,
So we're gonna go to the Book of Psalms, chapter fifty one and
verse three, and the Bible reads, for I know my transgressions, and
my sin is always before me. You see, that is what the passage
says, right, God is fully aware of our sins and our need for
his mercy. You know the name that comes to my mind, el Royi
or Roi, el Roi, the God who sees me. I think there
was a woman named Hagar who needed to be seen at the time, and
she was having contention with Sarah over Ishmael and Isaac. It was just a
mess. And to know that God would come to her and manifest himself so
that she would know that God sees her. How about in the Book of
Psalm chapter fifty one and verse two. I guess I don't have to say
Psalm fifty one anymore. The Bible reads, wash me through lee from mine
iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. Here was another word, another
name. Blessed be his name, Jehovah Rafa. Jehovah Rafa, the Lord
who heals. In fact, my son Josiah's name means Yahweh heals, all
right, Jehovah Rafa, the Lord who heals. Do you think if you
need to be cleansed, if I need to be cleansed from my sin and
iniquities and transgressions and unrighteousness, that I need healing. I think if I'm
broken, then I would need healing. It is the name of God who
which is a strong tower, and those who flee into him are safe.
Jehovah Rapha, the Lord who heals. Let's see now, let's go to
verse ten, verse ten, creating me a clean heart, O God and
renew a steadfast or a right spirit within me. See, he's the God,
God that sanctifies and renews the name Jehovah. And I'm gonna mess this
one up. I apologize Jehovah mccad ah man. I messed it up.
I messed that one up. I actually was supposed to type this one out
phonetically so I could remember. But it means the one the Lord who sanctifies.
Okay, And then comes verse four, verse four against you. And
you only have I sin end and done what is evil in your sight.
So you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. Yes,
God's judgments and righteousness are just. God's judgments are righteous. Excuse me and
just. This is Jehovah sid Canu, Jehovah Sidknu, the Lord our righteousness.
So I think the Bible says this is the name by which he will
be called the Lord our righteousness. Yes, here we are in verse twelve,
Verse twelve. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and grant
me a willing spirit to sustain me. M Restore to me the joy of
your salvation, and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me. This name
Jehovah Shalom, the Lord is our peace. Here's another one, verse eleven,
verse eleven. Don't cast me from your presence or take your holy spirit
from me. L Alam, the ever Lasting God. He is asking for
God's eternal presence, which is unending. God's eternal presence, which is unending.
What have we learned about God that he is a present help in our
times of trouble. He's the one who was, and is and is to
come. He's the one who was in your past when your grandpa or grandma
struggle with the same things that you struggle with. Right, he knew that
you would be born because he was going to create you, and you would
struggle sometimes in the same ways. But he was there in your past.
Yes, he is the one who is. He's the one who knows right
at this moment, which you have need of. He's the one who is
to come. He knows your futures. So at any point in time,
God is there to take care of what you need in the way of mercy.
Here's the last one for today, verse thirteen. Then I will teach
transgressors your ways so that sinners will turn back to you el elyon the most
High God, Blessed be his name. God is the supreme ruler of the
universe. He always leads sinners or his ways lead sinners to repentance. He's
the God of mercy. There's so much more I could say, but I
think you get the message. God is a good God. Blessed be his
name. And very merciful 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 El David
Harris. Make it a great day. Yeah,