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, May twenty one, 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 the Judgment has Come. The Judgment has Come.
We'll get into that in just a moment, but first I like to say
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that we continue 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 new day and for putting us in a position that we cannot lose.
Father, please give us your understanding and help us to live like people
who understand that the judgment is for our benefit. In Jesus's name, I
pray, Amen and Amen again. The judgment has come. Okay, let
me get Let me just share the key this morning. I'm excited about this
one. God's people cannot lose. I need you to say that to yourself
in the faith that you have connected to God. God's people cannot lose.
Now, let me just say I'm not a competitive person. I really don't
think about what others are doing and whether I do what I do better than
they do or the reverse. Right, But in this case, I'm thinking
about like eternal salvation, I'm thinking about connection with God. God's people cannot
lose connection with God. God's people cannot lose an eternity with God. Like
God's people cannot lose in the judgment. Why not? Because there is no
condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. So the question really is,
well, what is at stake? What is at stake here? What is
at stake? Eternity with God? That's what's at stake? Well, how
has that resolved? Being fully connected to God, being fully submissive and submitted
to God's will? Okay, so what we're going to do is read why
why can we not lose? We're going to begin in First John chapter four.
I don't know if I'm going to get through all of this, beginning
at verse seventeen, and the Bible reads herein is our love made perfect that
we may have boldness in the day of judgment. Huh, Because as he
is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love,
but perfect love casts out fear, for fear hath torment. He that
feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him because he first loved
us. Did you get that? So this is all about connection with God.
There is no way that we can be fearful if we are perfected in
love. If we are perfected love, we are not fearful. We stand
boldly in the day of judgment. That means we can't lose. Well,
what else does the Bible say about this? And Romans chapter eight and verse
one, the Bible reads, there is therefore now no condemnation to those who
are in Christ Jesus. So that is the question, are you in Christ?
And the Bible continues, who walk not after the flesh but after the
spirit. So when we have the Holy Spirit ruling in our lives, that
means that we are in Christ Jesus, in right relationship with Him, in
submission to his will, in covenant with God. Therefore there's no condemnation.
So when the judgment is set and the books are opened, and God is
looking to see what kind of lifestyles and relationship with God we have when we
are covered in Christ, when we are walking after the spirit and not after
the flesh, that means he will see that there was no condemnation. Now
you just wonder, well, well, what else can we say about how
we cannot lose? Well? In John chapter five and verse twenty two,
the Bible says that the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment
to the son. So in this phase of judgment, I'm going to call
it. But in judgment overall, Jesus is the judge. Okay. In
First John chapter two, verses one and two, the Bible reads, my
little children, these things write I unto you that she sin not. And
if any man sins, you have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ
the Righteous. So the Bible says that Jesus number one is our judge.
Number two, Jesus is our advocate. And verse two of First John chapter
two, the Bible continues, and he is the propitiation for our sins,
and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the world.
So he is our what judge. He is our advocate. The Bible just
said propitiation. That means he's our substitute. And then in Revelation chapter three
and verse fourteen, the Bible reads, and unto the Angel of the Church
of the laoedicians, right, these things set the amen and the faithful and
true witness the beginning of the creation of God. He's the what faithful and
true witness. Let me run it back again. If you were in a
court room scene and you were standing trial at the bar the judgment seat of
Christ, and if Jesus is the judge. If Jesus is the advocate,
huh. If Jesus is the substitute, that's the one who takes the punishment
in our place when we should have died. Jesus died in our place.
And he's the true and faithful witness. How in the world, How in
eternity can we die? How can we die? How can we lose?
How can we die? Well we can't, That's the whole point. So
once we are in Christ and our love is made perfect in Him, then
we have him as our judge. Can I say it again? We have
him as our advocate, We have him as the one who stood as the
substitute. We have him as the true and faithful witness. And therefore we
cannot be condemned. But what is at stake? The Bible reads in John
chapter three, beginning at verse sixteen. For God's so loved the world that
he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish
but have everlasting life. God did not send his son into the world to
condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. Do
you understand now there are a set of people who are still in a condemned
state. According to verse eighteen, he that believeth on him is not condemned.
Do you believe him? Brothers and sisters, tell the truth? Do
you believe in him? If you do, then you're in the right relationship
with him. But it says here, but he that believeth not is condemned
already because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of
God. And so this is why, this is why we're actually going to
talk about this some more. But this is why we need to be welcomed
into the judgment, into this phase of judgment that started in eighteen forty four
that we made allusion to the other day, because because those who are not
in that phase of judgment where he's judge, he's advocate, he is our
substitute, he's the true and faithful witness, where there is no condemnation.
I'm talking about in twenty twenty four, whoever is not in that judgment with
God covered in the righteousness of Christ, is in that what condemned position,
condemned already, just awaiting the execution of judgment. And so I'm thankful that
God is giving us every single day, the opportunity to make momentary decisions.
Moment by moment, we get to decide, are we going to be for
Christ or against him? Are we going to love Christ or be in fear
of him? Are we going to submit our will or take our lives into
our own hands? And then one day, one day, very soon,
he that is righteous will remain righteous, and he that is filthy will remain
filthy. The question is, while the judgment is set, can you lose?
Well, it's up to you. Are you on God's side or not?
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,