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 Monday, October sixteen, twenty twenty three. 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. God's mission,
my mission, and our caption for today is becoming a blessing to the
whole world. Becoming a blessing to the whole world? Are you being a
blessing? And we'll get into that in just a moment, But first I
like to say welcome to everyone joining us, especially those joining for the very
first time. Please go over to your Daily Portion dot com. Join our
online community and also pick up the Your Daily Portion book. Let us know
where you are in the world. And there's a little form there that says
where are you in the world, and that way we can continue to build
faith and fellowship at your Daily Portion dot com. Let's go ahead and pray
and then we will get underway. Father and Heaven, thank you for giving
us this privilege to come together and to be a blessing to the world.
Please, Father, be a blessing to us and help us to live according
to your principles. In Jesus's name, I pray, Amen and a men
Again. I did ask you quickly a moment ago. Are you being a
blessing to the whole world? And you might be saying, I don't have
access to the whole world, Well that's true in a sense. I mean
wherever you happen to be, wherever I happen to be. If I am
being a blessing, you're being a blessing. And then the hundreds or thousands
of people just on your Daily Portion alone are being a blessing. And the
many, many different parts of the world that you are. Then we as
a collective of God's people, as a movement are a blessing. You get
where this is going. Yeah, so becoming a blessing to the whole world.
Let's begin, of course, with the Book of Genesis Genesis chapter twelve,
verses one through three, and the Bible reads, Now the Lord said,
unto Abram, get thee out of thy country. See that's a small
place that is based on his past, his lineage. It's based on what
he is familiar with, and from thy kindred, like, move from there
and from thy father's house. So God is saying, move from what is
familiar, Move from what is comfortable, what is predictable, Move from that,
and then I want you to go unto a land. Well what land,
God, It's a land that I'm going to show you. So he
didn't even tell him where he's going. He said, move from there,
and then go unto a land that I will show you. And then something
miraculous is about to happen with Abram, and from thy father's house unto a
land that I will show THEE, and I will make of THEE a great
nation. Now how is he going to do that? Later in the story,
you recognize that Abram and Sarah have no way to have children, right
there's a there's a problem with their bodies due to age. There's there's a
problem with their bodies due to age, and therefore they cannot have a baby.
Except that God said that he would make of them a great nation.
And I will bless thee what another blessing in miracle, and make thy name
great, and thou shalt be a blessing. So when God blesses you,
when he moves you out of that space of comfortability, when He transitions your
life, look out for blessing. I'm not saying as if God owes you
a blessing. But God makes promises, and guess what. God always keeps
his promises. And he said, I'm going to make of you a great
nation. I am going to bless you. I'm going to make your name
great, and then you're going to be a blessing. And the Bible continues,
and I will bless them that bless THEE. I will curse him that
curseth THEE. And in THEE shall all of the families of the earth be
blessed. Can I just ask you a question. It's a simple question,
all right. Did you come from a family. I'm not asking if you
liked your family. I'm not asking if you knew your mommy or you knew
your daddy. I'm not asking if you were a no lead only child.
Did you come from a family. If it's only you and mommy, then
the answers yes. And then there are people who came before her. We
call them ancestors, right, progenitors. Yeah, those individuals are part of
your family. Did you come from a family? Good? And the Bible
says that in Abram situation, all families, that's including yours. Yeah.
If you're from Mombasa, that means your family. If you're from Jamaica,
that's your family. Like if you are from Guala Lumpur, then that is
your family. Like if you are from Kenya and some city in Kenya,
then that is your family. It doesn't matter where you come from or what
family you're a part of. The Bible says that all families in Abram Abraham
shall all of the earth be blessed. So if God can do that through
Abram, what can he do through you? What can he do through you?
So obey God's call with unwavering faith is our action item on that one
follow God's direction even when the destination is unknown. Trusting his plan and promise
to bless you and then make you a blessing to other people. So many
other things that we can learn here. Hold on to God's covenant promises.
Based on Genesis chapter seventeen and verse nineteen, the Bible reads, and God
said, Sarah, thy wife, shall bear thee a son. Indeed,
and thou shalt call his name Isaac, and I will establish my covenant with
him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. So we
are all included, especially spiritually. Bible says, if you are baptized into
Christ, you are abraham seed and heirs according to the promise, what promise
that you will all be blessed, that God is going to give you a
land that flowed with milk and honey and so more. And then the action
is to trust in the assurance of God's covenant, remembering his promises to be
with you and to bless you and be a blessing to the world through you.
Now there is the fullness of this promise in Isaiah chapter nine and verse
six, where the Bible reads, for unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called what Wonderful counselor the Mighty God, the
Everlasting Father. I can't wait, I wish I had the time. Really,
the Prince of Peace. This is obviously speaking of the Messiah who was
to come, Yeshua Shua, some call him Jesus. We know exactly who
we're talking about, the one who was to come, the one whom is
the Son of God and God, the Son, the second person in the
Godhead. And so knowing that Jesus Christ is the promise of God, the
ultimate promise, all of heaven in one gift right, the fullness of the
representation of the Godhead, bodily like, he is all and in all.
He's the one who created the heavens and the earth, the sea, and
all that in them is. And then he rested on the Sabbath day that
he also blessed and sanctified. Right, So, this same Jesus who was
to come, Prophetically, we anticipate the fulfillment of God's promise of a savior,
and that means that we need to live in hope of the assurance that
he's going to come back. He kept his promise to come as savior,
and to save his people from our sins. And so that means that he's
going to keep his promise that in due time, like when it is just
the right time, he's going to do what He's going to come back,
and every eye shall see him. The Bible says that to the who lookto
look for him, he will appear a second time without sin, unto salvation.
God is going to Jesus, Christ is going to return, and then
of course put an end to sin. And so that is the ultimate promise
and ultimate fulfillment. And then we move out in faith, trusting in God's
guidance from Hebrews chapter eleven and verse eight. By faith, Abraham, when
he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for
an inheritance, obeyed and he went out, not knowing whether he went embraced
the unknown once God is in it with faith. Have 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 el David Harris, Make it a
great day. Yeah,