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 Thursday, March seven, twenty twenty four. Hello, my name
Iselle 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 through the Book of Psalms,
and our caption for today is the Lord's Supremacy in History. The Lord's Supremacy
in History. We'll get into that in just a moment, but first I'd
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go ahead and pray and then we will get underway. Father and Heaven,
thank you for giving us a track record with you where you have demonstrated your
holiness, your goodness, your faithfulness. Please teach us to serve you based
on your track record. In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen and Amen
again. Yes, God's track record is good with us. Yes, if
you want to call it his curriculum by tay, you want to call it
his resume, you want to call it all of his wonderful works, whereas
mighty works in history, His track record, excuse me for the sound,
is good with us. Why because God has demonstrated that he was faithful in
the past, and so only the only thing that we can expect for the
future is that he will continue to be faithful, and I'm going to actually
read the quote that I have been reciting to you tomorrow regarding not having any
fear for the future. But before I get too far off into that,
let's go ahead and jump into our lesson study for today. And we're going
to just jump into what we can learn based on Psalm one hundred and thirty
five. So many things we can learn. Let's start with some very specific
lessons, okay, and so we're going to read various verses. Let's start
with verse six Psalm one hundred and thirty five. I won't say Psalm one
thirty five again, right, So verse six he does whatever he pleases in
heaven and on Earth, in the seas and in all the ocean depths.
Has God been good in the ocean depths the seas? Has He been good
in the seas? I think he led his people over through the Red Sea
bed on dry land, as the sea stood up like wall next to and
beside the people of God as they walk through, and then the waters came
back down. Same thing with the Jordan River. And so we see that
we see Jesus on the Sea of Galilee and in other situations where he calmed
the winds and the waves. He caused Peter miraculously to walk on water.
There are seas and waves and ocean depths in our lives in twenty twenty four
that God still has power over He can still cause peace and stillness in our
situation where there is a whirlwind and a torrent ah when there is no water
at where Mara, where the people of God experienced the bitterness of waters.
After three days of being completely dry, no water, they're thirsty. And
then God brings them to a place called Mara Mara, and the water was
bitter, and God miraculously provided fresh water for them so they could stay alive
and drink. And like I said, stay alive. And so he does
whatever he pleases in the heavens and on earth, and in the seas and
in the ocean deaths. So praise God for his sovereignty in creation. The
creation is not out of control. God has the creation and control. Right
now, we see that the creation is moaning, groaning like a woman in
travail ready to give birth. And there are all kinds of things going on,
but God still has them under his control. Let's go to verse eight.
He struck down the first born of Egypt, including both the men and
the animals. Now this was after God had fired all kinds of warning shots
in the lives of the people who were enemies against God. He gave them
opportunity after opportunity to let God's people go three days into the wilderness to give
sacrifice and to worship God, not under the oppressor's watch. But the oppressor
decided that he didn't know God. He decided he needed an introduction. He
decided that he would trust his magicians and trust in his own what he thought
was his own spiritual prowess, until he begged for mercy, ultimately with that
final final hand of God that struck his first born, both of men and
of animals. So we recognize, we recognize God's power in delivering his people.
No matter what the power is that is standing against God's people, God
is able to deliver us. Is it sickness, is it disease? Is
it a pandemic? Is it time when we are in despair in doubt?
Is it nations? Is it churches that are wielding civil and religious power?
Like is it a Babylonish mindset of confusion? Well, God is able,
just like he was in the time of delivering Israel. He is able to
use his power for his glory and for our benefit Verse fourteen. For the
Lord will vindicate his people and will have compassion on his servants. Have you
ever been falsely accused? Have you ever been charged with a crime you did
not commit? Do you remember the Bible said that if you are persecuted in
the Book of Matthew, if you are persecuted, and all manner of evil
is set against you falsely for Jesus's sake, he said, rejoice and be
exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For so persecuted they
the prophets which were before you. So historically God's people, though innocent,
God's people, though living holy lives. Like Daniel As, all he wanted
to do was worship God freely, and he was thrown into the lions den.
All the three Hebrew young men wanted to do was to worship God,
and they were thrown into the fiery furnace. And we have so many other
examples in history. Ah, but God came through because he is righteous.
He vindicated his people, and we need to recognize God's compassion and his just
this or judgment here's another one from verse four. For the Lord has chosen
Jacob for himself Israel to be his possession. God has chosen his people not
because we are special, not because we are more in number, not because
we are more intelligent, more beautiful, or any other reason, any other
external reality, except that for his great love he has chosen us. You
understand. So when you recognize in the mornings when you were awaken, and
you're like, Wow, I can still move around and have my right mind
about me, even though maybe I have had some troubles lately. Maybe my
movements are restricted to a degree, but I can still I can still move
in the Holy ghost to do what God would have me to do. Then
we know that it is because of God's goodness to us that he has chosen
us as a special treasure. And then comes verse fifteen. The idols of
the nations are made of silver and gold. They are man made. Is
it silly or is it me? Like? Is it silly or is it
me to worship anything besides God? You worship your vehicle, your household hah.
Do you worship your family? Do you worship your own thoughts? Do
you worship your job, your bank account? Hah, your business, your
brand, your iconic status as an Internet influencer, a social media influencer.
What God is saying is that it is futility. It's futile to worship idols
or anything in place of God. God's supremacy in history shows that he will
always be supreme. Have a wonderful day, Peace, Thanks for joining us
listening to 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,