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 manner 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 L. David Harris. Good morning, good morning, good morning.
It is Tuesday, July eleven, two twenty three. Hello, my
name is L. 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 through the Book of
Ephesians, and our caption for today is participating in Resurrection power. Participating in
resurrection Power. We'll get into that in just a moment, but first I
like to say welcome one, Welcome all, and ask you to go over
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it with as many people as possible as well, because it is this gospel
of the Kingdom that will be preached into all the world for a witness,
and then and only then shall the income. I have said it to you
many times over the years that I love being on the team with you,
because while you're sharing and I'm sharing together, that means that we are participating
in fulfilling that promise, that prophecy that Jesus gave when he was sharing with
his disciples. We are looking forward to the day when Jesus comes. But
we cannot lay down and sit and expect that status quo is going to get
us. There. Must push and press and pray and continue to lead people
to the cross. And let's continue to do it together. Let's go ahead
and pray and then get underway. Father, thank you for your word,
Please help us to live it in Jesus name. I pray, Amen and
Amen again. We have the privilege of participating in resurrection power. Yes,
we have the privilege of participating in revelation, resurrection power. I'm going to
read from the Book of Ephesians, chapter one, and we will begin at
verse twenty. Of course, we've read the passages up until this point,
so we're just jumping into an ongoing conversation. And if you don't remember what
we talked about, just scroll back to previous days and the Bible reads which
he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead and set him at
his own right hand in the heavenly places. We have seen uh so much
power from God. Uh so much, so much power that correlates to the
resurrection. Let me just give you one example. Stephen who was living at
about thirty four a d. At thirty four a d. Right, he
was one of seven deacons that lived during the first or the early Church,
right, the first century Church, and he was giving a message that was
not being well received by some wayward people of God. And to make a
long story short, those individuals, with Paul even there as a witness,
right and even a even even an instigator. Uh, they were killing like
they were stoning Stephen. And as he was being stoned, the power of
God was upon him. He was sharing God's word and warning, and he
was erecting the people of God. Right. And while he was being stoned,
the Bible says that he looked up steadfastly toward heaven and he saw Jesus
standing at the right hand of power, and then he prayed, Father,
Father, please do not lay the guilt, Do not put at their charge
this sin that they are committing. He prayed the same kind of prayer that
Jesus prayed while he was giving his life on the cross. So how can
a man who's being stoned to death look up and see Jesus in power and
pray that the people who are killing him would not be judged to guilty.
That's a resurrection power. That is the power of the resurrection. Is that
is the gospel power in Steven's life that he was impervious to what was happening.
He was so cued in on God, odd because of that power that
raises us from doubt, that power that raises us from from having our minds
bound by the challenges that we experience. Right, he was experienced the kind
of resurrection that frees us from abuse, and frees us from putting ourselves before
God, that frees us from being selfish and prideful like he was experiencing the
kind of resurrection that says, nevertheless, not as I will, but as
thou wilt. Yeah, let that settle in the radio. Did not go
off, and this broadcast is not interrupted. Let that settle in. He
participated in that resurrection power. But let me continue before I go to far
afield verse twenty one. Far above all principality, this is Jesus now above
all power and might and dominion and every name that is named, not only
in this world, but also in that which is to come. So Jesus
is the name that is above every name. That every niche shall bow,
every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the
Father Verse twenty two. And hath put all things under his feet and gave
him to be the head over all things, to the Church, which is
his body, the fullness of him all in all right, that filleth all
in all. So Jesus, being all of what we said and more,
is now the head of his body, which is the Church. He is
the head of your life if you will surrender your will to him. He's
the head of my life. If I will surrender my will to him.
That means that when he is living in my life, I'm abiding in him,
and his word is abiding in me. That means that I can ask
anything I will and he will say that it is done. And it is
not that I'm looking for selfish things to ask for. No, it means
that the Holy Spirit, knowing that I don't know what to pray for as
I ought, will be moaning and groaning and groanings that cannot be uttered in
heavenly places. Who knows the mind of the Spirit knows the mind of God.
And when we are asking, we begin to ask in the same spirit
of God things that Jesus would have asked if he lived on planet Earth right
right now, And we're asking in our behalf right. So we are thankful
that when we begin to speak into people's lives we begin to do things for
people, we are doing it on behalf of God. When we are showing
that people can be victorious over all addictions, when we see and demonstrate that
people can live holy lives in this wicked and perverse generation in twenty twenty three
and not be fearful of anything, because there is no fear in love.
Perfect love casts out fear. We are agents of change. We are agents
who are participating in resurrection power. Now. Of course, pointing to some
events in Salvation history, Paul is still making a point here are two of
them. Resurrection of Jesus from the dead is all the power that we need
when we yield our will to him. And the exaltation of Jesus to the
throne of the Cosmos, not of just heaven, not of just earth,
but of Heaven and earth and the universe itself. And so we see that
God showed more more illustrations through brother Paul and other places in particular. But
I'm going to read from Philippians chapter three as we come to a swift close,
and I'll read beginning at verse eight, and the Bible reads, yea
doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge
of Christ, Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of
all things, and do count them done, that I may win Christ and
be found in Him. Not having mine own righteousness, you want to talk
about power. We throw away our righteousness. We throw away all of our
good deeds, so called we throw away all of our wicked deeds. And
we say, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law,
but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of
God by faith, that I may know Him and the power of his resurrection
and the fellowship of his sufferings being made conformable unto his death, if by
any means I might attained unto the resurrection from the dead. So he experienced.
Paul experienced God's power and resurrection, and you can too, 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 l. David Harris. Make
it a great day.