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 Tuesday, January two, 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 through the Book of
Psalms, and our caption for today is a song for every season, a
song for every season. We'll get into that in just a moment, but
first I'd like to say welcome, welcome, welcome to you, and ask
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This is a way that we build faith and fellowship. Let's go ahead
and pray, and then we will get underway. Father and Heaven, thank
you for giving us the privilege of calling you our father, and for all
of the incredible experiences that your children had as they were traversing the life of
holiness, and the psalms that have been recorded to glorify you and to edify
us. Please help us to see and hear and experience all that we need
to from these passages, and then live for you in Jesus name, I
pray, Amen and damen again a song for every season. There are so
many seasons in our life. There are times of joy, there are times
of thanksgiving and praise, even when we're having difficulty. There are times that
we are sad or angry or somehow dejected or feel lonely. And God is
saying to us through the book of Psalms that He is there through all of
those times, all of those seasons in our lives. When we're having children,
when God forbid we have lost a child, like when we are healthy
or God forbid, there are times that our health is imperiled. There are
times that we meet into accidents and have injuries, and sometimes we get that
frightful diagnosis, and God is saying, because I love you, I have
a message for you in every season of your life. We know that God
loves us, We know that He is there, and through thick and thin,
we know that He will give us guidance as the wise who leads us
beside the still waters. Right. And I think you know where that came
from in the Book of Psalms, chapter twenty three, and so a song
for every season. Now, the lesson writer pointed out or highlighted Psalm chapter
three, chapter thirty three, verses one through three, and Chapter one hundred
and nine, verses six through fifteen as a place of consideration. And so
these actually convey different facets or a range of human experience. And they they
show the emotions and situations that people encounter. And so in the Book of
Psalms, chapter three, verses one through three, the Bible reads, Lord,
how are they increased that trouble me? Many are they that rise up
against me? Many there be which say of my soul there is no help
for him in God Sillah. But thou o Lord art a shield for me,
my glory and the lifter of my head. And so these verses actually
express feelings of being overwhelmed and opposed by numerous enemies. Have you ever felt
opposed by numerous enemies at work and your community at home? Have you ever
felt like on the road, on the way to work or on the way
to school, that you have so many enemies you have to go through the
garrisons, the different gang communities, or the different places where different gangs are
in control, and you feel like the pressure is overwhelming, or maybe it's
a socioeconomic gauntlet that you're going through and you're trying to figure your way through
it. Well, this is showing that the psalmist finds comfort and protection in
God, acknowledging him as the source of strength, and not only strength,
but defense. When people are gossiping about you, he is your defense and
strength. Yes, when you have unfortunately made mistakes, and maybe it's repeated
mistakes, and then you are now in the fellowship of believers and some of
the quote believers seem to be more like enemies me, more like foes than
friends, and you're wondering, well, what can I do? Well,
you have to remember that God is your strength, He is your defense,
and He has a way of dealing even with his children who are judgmental and
pose more challenges than they do encouragement, okay. And so in the Book
of Psalms, chapter thirty three, verses one through three, we read,
rejoice in the Lord, oh ye righteous, for praise is comely for the
upright that means beautiful or attractive. Verse two. Praise the Lord with harp,
sing unto him with the sultry, and an instrument of ten strings sing
unto him with a new song, play skillfully with a loud noise. And
so these passages actually reflects a mood of joy and celebration. You see praise,
you see sing a new song, loud noise. This is the attitude
of people who are are full of praise. It doesn't mean that people are
always happy, but there are people who recognize that He God inhabited the praises
of his people, whether happy or sad, whether joyful or downcast. When
we praise the Lord, we guarantee that we are in his presence and He
is in ours. And so this encourages the righteous to praise God with music
and song, indicating a time of happiness and worship, in this case happiness
and worship. But again I want to underscore three times, read and bolded
letters, and then highlight that we don't have to wait until we are happy
in order to praise God. He's worthy regardless of what's going on in our
lives. And if we can rehearse and practice this attitude, letting this mind
be in us, which is also was also in Christ, Jesus that humbled
himself before God, our father. We will at all times have a praise
even when there is difficulty. Now I want you to, when you have
an opportunity, look at Psalms chapter forty two for an indication of that.
Now we read in the Book of Psalms chapter one hundred and nine, beginning
at verse six, Set thou a wicked man over him, and let Satan
stand at his right hand. What eh, when he shall be judged,
Let him be condemned, and let his prayer become sin. Let his days
be few, and let another take his office. Let his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow. Wow, that's scary. Let his children be
continually vagabonds and beg Let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
Let the extortioner catch all that he hath, and let the stranger spoil
his labor. Let their feed none to extend mercy unto him. Neither let
there be any to favor his fatherless children. Wow, that's heavy. Let
his posterity be cut off, and in the generation following, let their name
be blotted out. Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord,
and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. Let them
be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them
from the earth. And so this is a stark contrast, if you did
not notice, right to the other two, as it expresses a deep desire
for justice and retribution. This sawmist is not saying what he wants to do.
He is saying he wants God to hear from heaven see the wickedness of
the wicked he who are choosing not to repent, and to deal with them
against an adversary. It's a cry for the punishment of the wicked, reflecting
anger and the plea for divine intervention against one's wicked, unrepentant enemies. But
together, since we looked at all three of these. These psalms illustrate the
broad spectrum of human emotions in all situations. What an interesting set of passages.
God has put them there so that he can receive glory, yes,
but it is instructional so that we can have holiness in our minds and know
that even though we're human, we can and must submit our will to God.
Wonderful day. 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,