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 Sabbath, June one, twenty twenty four. Hello, my name
is Elle 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.
This is Lesson number ten and our caption for today is Spiritualism Exposed. Spiritualism
Exposed. We'll get into that in just a moment, but first I'd like
to say welcome to you and ask you to please go over to your Daily
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so we continue to grow, and we thank God because we're doing our best.
The Bible says this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached into all the
world for a witness, and then and only then shall the endcome. Looking
forward to Jesus coming, are you yeah, Well, let's go ahead and
pray, and then we will get underway. Father in heaven, thank you
for giving us this new day and for the opportunity to open your word.
And I'm asking you now for a special understanding, a special power, a
special comfort in our time of need and loss. I pray that you will
give us understanding that leads us closer to You in Jesus name, I pray
Amen and Amen. Again. I need to say that in the discussions that
we have been having for the last nine weeks, it's easy to get caught
in a theological debate or simple discussion, when really God's goal, his intent
for us is to become his children, and ask we have become his children,
to continue in that relationship and then to lead other people in the same
situation. Because of course, we were born in sin, shapen in iniquity,
and because of that that means that we are condemned, like naturally condemned
to die. And God does not want us to die. He wants us
to live with him forever. And so it makes sense that as we discuss
spiritualism in over the next several days, that we keep in mind that God
is about relationship, and we should always be asking when we're discussing these things,
what can I learn about God while I am learning? Okay? And
so the key today is that there's no need brothers and sisters to say rip
or rest in peace regarding those we have lost. There's no need to say
that, because really and truly, there is no other way to rest.
When our brothers and sisters, our friends, our neighbors, people we love,
when they die and they will have lost their last breath, breathed their
last breath, all they can do is what rest in what some call a
dreamless sleep. That's just a way to illustrate that nothing is happening in terms
of their thoughts, their lives, or anything when have died. Why because
well, the Bible does teach us that when God created Adam and Eve.
I want to interrupt myself, right, when God created it, At created
Adam and Eve. He Adam in particular. The Bible says that he he
formed him of the dust of the ground, and then he breathed into what
he formed, his own breath, God's breath into what he formed, and
what he formed became a living being. So God's breath plus what he formed
with his hand became a living soul. You see how this works. So
let's just do a little bit of math. One plus one is what yes,
two Yes, two plus two is four. And if we do it
in reverse, if we if we do two minus one, then we have
only one. And so God's breath plus what he formed creates living beings.
So if God removes his breath, that's the breath of what the breath of
life. If God removes the breath of life, what we have is just
the dust. And that's why some people say, as we are at the
graveside ashes to ashes dust to well, you see where this is going.
But more than just an intellectual pursuit, God is saying that we have the
opportunity, opportunity to what to come into such a relationship with Him that even
though we are living on planet Earth and the living know that we shall die
and the dead don't know anything, that during this time we can have such
a good relationship that if we do happen to die, if we do breathe
our last breath, then all we're doing is looking forward to the best resurrection.
You see, there are two resurrections. There's the resurrection of eternal life,
right, the resurrection of eternal life or even immortality. That next level.
So when Jesus returns those who loved him until the end, right whose
life was a life of love toward God. Ultimately those individuals who are resting
at the appropriate time, Jesus Christ will raise those individuals unto everlasting life,
the kind of life that cannot get tired again, the kind of life where
there is no more breathing your last breath, the kind of life that does
not break down, no more disease, you understand. And so this is
the goal. Now, of course, there are some people who are choosing
day by day, which is why there are people who love to preach the
gospel and to teach our friends the right path of life. But there are
people who are choosing day by day to live the kind of life that will
separate themselves from God. We don't want that. There is the other resurrection,
which is the resurrection of condemnation. So at the appropriate time, one
thousand years post Jesus's return, he will raise those who hated love, who
hated a connection with God, who did not want to be in a relationship
with God. He will raise those individuals and they will get what they desired,
which was separation from God. And so two resurrections, one of holiness
and life everlasting, in one unto condemnation. Okay, And so no need
to say rest in peace, because anybody who dies is resting until one or
the other of the two resurrections. And so the lesson writer has us to
read from first Thessalonians, and I made allusion to it chapter four, verses
sixteen and seventeen, where it says, this is at the second coming of
Jesus Christ, for the Lord himself from heaven with a shout with the voice
of the Archangel, with the trump of God, and the dead in Christ
will rise first. So if you have a brother, a sister, your
mother, you're unto, your father, your uncle, someone you love,
yes, who had a right relationship with God. At the second coming of
Christ, this voice of the Archangel, this trumpet sound of God will awaken
those awaken those individuals, so that they, with those who are alive and
remain, will be caught up. The Bible continues. Then we who are
alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet
the Lord in the air. And thus shall we always be with the Lord.
And so I'm so thankful that God does not put anybody in a position
ah to be in some kind of restless situation waiting for their fate. No,
No, while we live, we have the privilege of knowing that,
yes, we may die, you know, like a privilege. Yeah,
we may get to the position where we will be in that dreamless sleep phase
until Jesus comes. But again, if you're faithful brothers and sisters, let's
just stick to that one for today. We'll talk about the other end of
it another day. But if you're faithful brothers and sisters. It doesn't really
matter. We'll just be resting. We'll rest until we hear the voice,
just like how the Bible talks about the story of Lazarus, when Jesus said,
Lazarus, come forth. He will call your name, brothers and sisters.
She'll call your loved one's names if we were faithful, if they were
faithful, and we will live with God eternally. Make it a great sabbath.
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,