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, May three, twenty twenty four. Hello, my
name is El 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 the Great Controversy.
Our caption for today is God is with and I want to underscore that word
with God is with us. Do you realize that God is with you?
I'm just saying like it's a good question. It's a way to start our
day. God is with us. We'll get into that in just a moment,
but first I like to say welcome to everyone joining us, especially those
joining us for the very first time. Please go over to your Daily Portion
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ask your questions or have discussion about the lesson. Okay, we're not necessarily
going to broadcast into that group. You already see me on so many different
platforms. You're listening on the radio, right, you're watching on TV,
and so it's not for you to watch again because it's already online so many
places. It's for you to begin the discussions, and then of course I
will weigh in so it can be a two way street. Right now,
it's a one way street because I'm the one with the microphone and the camera
and you're the ones over there with your two thumbs. So what we want
to do is open it up so that I can respond to you, because
clearly, at this moment, I'm kind of in the middle of something.
I can't respond to everything that's going on while we're live, all right,
So let's go ahead and pray and then we will get underway. Father in
Heaven, thank you. For giving us this day and for the time of
preparation that you have entrusted to us, for the Sabbath that is coming,
and for the time, for the time that is upon us as Jesus is
about to come. Please help us to know with everything that we are,
that you are with us in Jesus name. I pray Amen and Amen again
for those excuse me for that sound for those who are joining us for the
first time. We are going through some discussion surrounding the Protestant Reformation, and
then we throw out some names I shouldn't say throughout, but we throw out
some names of reformers were who were showing how faith in God can get us
through any time of trial and how God is leading his people. Right now,
we're going to focus a little bit on Martin Luther again, but I'm
going to have to read some things to you from the book reviewing Harold.
Really, it wasn't the great controversy a pardon me great controversy page two hundred
and nine, with powerful foals, when powerful folds were uniting to overthrow the
Reformed faith. Remember, more than five hundred years ago, the people of
God stood together to say, you know, there is something that God would
require of us. There is a way that He would have us to be
relating to him right. And there is no way that we are going to
yield our faith because some power as that we are to do it their way.
We want to do it according to the scriptures, so like the way
the scriptures say, and not the way that humans say. And so when
powerful, powerful foes were uniting to overthrow the Reformed Faith, and thousands of
swords seemed to be unsheathed against it, this is what Martin Luther wrote.
I want you to get this. Satan is putting forth his fury, ungodly
pontiffs are conspiring, and we are threatened with war. Exhort the people to
contend valiantly before the throne of the Lord. Did you get that? So
you have people who are who are doing things that are threatening to people physically
and spiritually. And so now what Martin Luther is saying is that we need
to use the weapons of our warfare which are spiritual and not carnal. Here's
what he said again, exhort the people to contend valiantly before the throne of
the Lord by faith and what prayer, so that our enemies vanquished by the
spirit of God, may be constrained to peace. Where was he focusing He
was focusing on prayer. He was focusing on connecting with God as with a
friend, and knowing that if we have God for us, then nothing can
be against us. So he is saying that if we will pray, pray
until we move the hand of God, then again the enemies, our enemies,
will be vanquished by the spirit of God and constrained to peace. Let
me continue, our chief want, our chief labor is prayer. Here comes
that word again. You see, Missus White said that prayer does not bring
us bring God down to us. It brings us up to God. You
see, prayer brings us into the very atmosphere of God's presence. Prayer elevates
us above the din and movement of the street and the confusion of war.
Like prayer, when we are connecting to God, real and true, we
are now being elevated to a place where the enemy has no power. Let
me continue, Let me continue our chief labor is prayer. Let the people
know that they are now exposed to the edge of the sword into the rage
of Satan, and let them pray. Let them pray, Let me ask
you the same question that I asked myself as I was reading this. How
is your prayer life? Brothers and sisters, how is your prayer life?
How was your prayer life? You see again from page two hundred and eight
of the same book Great Controversy. God's faithful servants were not toiling alone.
While principalities and powers, and wicked spirits and high places were leagued against them.
The Lord did not forsake his people. Could their eyes have been opened,
they would have seen as marked evidence of divine presence and aid as was
granted to the profit of old which one here it comes. When Elisia's servant
pointed to his master the hostile armies surrounding them and cutting off all opportunity for
escape, the prophet prayed, Lord, I pray the open his eyes that
he may see. And this is coming from tewod Kings, chapter six and
verse seventeen. Ah, and Lo, the mountain was filled with chariots and
horses of fire, the army of heaven stationed to protect the man of God.
Thus did angels guard the workers in the cause of the Reformation. End
of quote. See in twenty twenty four. God is still with his people.
Did you hear what I just said? In twenty twenty four, God
is still with his people. If we could see like God sees hah,
if we could see in the way that in this moment Elisha was able to
see and wanted the servant to see, we would know that there is a
retinue of angels hah. There are scores and legions of angels that are excelling
in strength, that are here to protect us come what may. So when
your trials come, when your temptations seem too difficult to bear, and maybe
they are no certainly they are in our own strength, they are too difficult
to bear. But let us let us see with the eyes of God through
the power of the Holy Spirit, that He has not left us alone.
That when Jesus promised that he will never leave us nor forsake us, he
wasn't playing games. He wasn't telling a joke, He wasn't causing us to
just feel good about what he was saying. He is true as true in
twenty twenty four, as he was in the days of Elisha, as he
was in the days of the Reformers. While you go through your go through
No that God is with you, and so I'm thanking God that he has
given us the facility of prayer, the pavilion of prayer, so we can
talk to him and say, God, we're here to do your will.
Will you protect us? The answer is yes, God is with us.
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,