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, November fourteen, 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 series. God's mission, my
mission, and our caption for today is to inherit eternal life, to inherit
eat eternal life. We'll get into that in just a moment, but first
I'd like to say welcome to you and ask you to go over to your
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at your Daily Portion dot com. And as I say every day, this
is a way that we can continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's go
ahead and pray, and then we will get underway. Father in Heaven,
thank you for your word. Thank you for teaching us every single day what
is truth and how we must live. Thank you for the privilege of connecting
with you. Now, Please teach us how to live, how to live
in accordance with your principles. In Jesus' name, I pray amen and amen
again to inherit eternal life. Now. A few days ago we talked about
the question of questions, right, how shall I inherit eternal life? Like?
How do I get that? God? Like? How do I get
that? And of course the lawyer was all mixed up and spiritually mixed up
and really not focusing in the areas that he should focus. And Jesus brought
him to the place where he had to face that and determine which way he
would go. So we're going to talk about that a little bit better this
time now. And let me just say at the outset here, don't just
talk b I want you who are watching to look at the television behind me.
Look at that to be is the answer. You see that to be
not just to talk, not just to act right, but to actually be,
that is the answer. There are too many times that we become so
philosophical that we become satisfied with just speaking, just speaking. Yeah, we'll
get into that in just a moment. Let me read from the lesson study.
The lawyer had asked Jesus this question, right, and he gave himself
the answer, love the Lord your God with all your heart, and love
your neighbor as yourself. What was the response of Jesus? He said,
you have answered rightly. So in this case, and for those who were
just this is your first time, you can scroll back to lessons before so
you can hear what this whole conversation was about. But in this case,
Jesus is saying, yes, those words that you said, those are true.
Those words that you just recited are true. Now it's time to live
it. Right. You said the right words. He realized that there are
people who and maybe some of you, yeah, who know the right words
but don't live them. You know what's right? King David knew that it
was right to be holy and to not commit adultery. Right, He knew
that he should leave Bathsheba alone. As soon as he saw the woman.
Maybe he didn't even know who she was, he saw her up on her
wherever she was bathing. He was on his platform looking down at her,
and he sees her in her nakedness. It was in that moment that he
knew that he knew that he should what turn away, make a covenant with
his eyes, that he would not look on a woman to us like he
knew that? But what did he do? Something totally different? Yeah?
And then of course later on, like over a year later, he repented
fully. Okay, Jonah knew that when God said go to Nineveh, that
was where he should have gone. But what did Jonah do? He turned
the opposite direction, got into a ship and went on his way to Tarshish.
Hmm. He knew the right way, he heard the right way,
and if you quizzed him and asked him what is the right way, he
likely would have given you the right answer. But what did he do?
How did he live? Was he being right or was he just speaking the
right words? You see? And so that was the same case here.
Jesus went on to challenge the man to do something about it. By saying
do this and you will live. You got the answer right on the on
the spiritual quiz that you tried to give me, mister lawyer. But now
I want you to live it. Now, I want you to live it.
So that is our first really action step. Live the truth that you
know. Live the truth that you know. Okay, and that's for all
of us. Now, let's go to the Book of Luke, chapter ten
and verse twenty seven again and read it a little more slowly. And he
answering said, thou shalt love the Lord thy God. Wait a minute,
so I get to love God? Yes, Bible says that we love him
because He first loved us, so he is the cause of our ability to
love him. Right, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with
all thy mind, and love thy neighbor as thyself. And so what God
wants us to do is love wholeheartedly. Intentionally focus on cultivating passionate love for
God and genuine love for people around you. There's somebody in need, demonstrate
love. If there is someone that you have a or friendship or somehow an
acquaintance with, and things are not perfect in your relationship. And then you
see that they have a need. Love says, go and supply the need.
Don't hold a grudge, don't hold whatever the challenges that you have with
that person against them. Right, love in tentionally. And here comes another
one from the Book of James, chapter two and verse seventeen. The Bible
reads, even so, faith, if it hath not works, is dead
being alone. I'm going back to my first point. Don't just talk about
it, be about it right. Don't just profess your faith. Let the
kind of faith that you have. Let the power that comes through and buy
faith guide your actions every day, making sure they align with God's teachings.
Remember, the Bible says that if what you do is not of faith,
it is sin. Yeah, okay, good. Let's go to Luke chapter
ten and verse twenty eight. A few words. Do this. What's the
this? Love god fully, love humans fully as yourself. Do this and
live Okay. The action is follow God's commandments and teachings, like do what
he has taught, do what he has said, like live according to the
principles that you see in his word. Do that follow us teachings consistently,
not just when it is convenient or easy. I wish I had the time,
not just when it is convenient and easy. All right, here's another
one straight out. Let's see James Chapter two, verses fifteen and sixteen,
and the Bible reads, if a brother or sister is naked, I gave
you a primer on that and destitute of daily food, but you do not
give them the things which are needed for the body. What does it profit?
Yeah? So God is saying that we should, we should. Let's
call it. Let's call it prioritize a giving spirit. Right, prioritize a
giving spirit. People have needs. God has given you what they need.
Then you are the conduit through which they will receive the blessing embrace that God
has entrusted these things to you so that you can be a giving person.
Okay, recognize the needs of others and take proactive steps to help, whether
through acts of service, donation, or simply being present. Do you realize
that there are some people who have needs and all they need for you in
that moment is to listen and to be there for them. M All right,
thank you. This is one of the ways to inherit eternal life of
a wonderful day. Be like Jesus today 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,