Speaker 1: 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.
Speaker 2: Good morning, Good morning, Good morning. It is Friday, August two,
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 through the Book of Mark, and our caption
for today is Listen for God's Voice. Listen for God's Voice.
We'll get into that in just a moment, but first
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Let's go ahead and pray and then we will get underway.
Father in Heaven, thank you for this day and for
giving us this time of preparation for the Sabbath that
is coming. Father, thank you for this time of preparation
for the second coming of Jesus. And I just pray
that we will capitalize on it and that we will
be holy in your sight. In Jesus name, I pray
Amen and Amen again. Listen for God's voice. And when
I was creating the caption, I was thinking I could
say listen to God's voice, listen to God, but I
deliberately said it this way, listen for God's voice because
I I want you to visualize, like envision being in
anticipation of his voice. You're somewhere and you're waiting for guidance,
but you don't yet have the guidance. You are somewhere,
you're at home, you're on the road, you're at work,
you're at play, you're at the gym exercising, you're on vacation,
you're in the taxi. It doesn't matter where you are.
And I want you to poise yourself in your mind.
I want you to position yourself in your mind to
be waiting for and hoping for God to speak to you,
like we're listening for his voice, We're awaiting his command,
we are awaiting his instructions for him to say this
is the way. Walk in it. Listen for God's voice.
And now let me talk about prayer for just a
moment as well, because a young man when he was
in theological training, when I worked in university work, I
remember him preaching to us on a Wednesday assembly and
he said that there are far too many people that
when we pray, and I want people to get the visual,
I'll have to say it in a way that the
people on the radio will get it. When we pray,
we say, Lord, speak to me. And during this time
of silence those who are listening and not able to
see me, I covered both of my ears quickly, Lord
speak to me. Close, cover my ear. And that was
symbolic to him as not just rejection. That is that's
the easy one, like we know that. But no, it's
like the people we pray and talk to God and
talk to him and talk to him and talk to him. Amen,
and then we run away and go into our daily whatever,
thankful that God has put us into a position where
we can hear his voice. We can listen for his
voice and receive his instruction. We want to be prayerful
and listen during prayer so we can do what God says.
We're prayerful. We're listening in prayer so we can know
and do what God has said. Okay, and so from
the lesson writer the Desire of Ages, page three sixty
three reads, Thus in all who are under the training
of God is to be revealed a life that is
not in harmony with the world, it's customs or its practices.
And everyone needs to have a personal experience. In obtaining
a knowledge of the will of God, we must individually
hear Him speaking to the heart. Did you get that?
We must individually hear Him speaking to the heart when
every the other voice is hushed, and in quietness we
wait before him. The silence of the soul makes more
distinct the voice of God. He bids us be still
and know that I am God Psalms, chapter forty six
and verse ten. Here alone can we truly rest. And
this is the effectual preparation for all who labor for God.
Amid the hurrying, throng and the strain of life's intense activities.
The soul that is thus refreshed will be surrounded with
an atmosphere of light and peace. The life will breathe
out fragrance and will reveal a divine power that will
reach men's hearts. That's the end of the quote. God
is saying to us that we need to quiet ourselves.
And I don't mean in a creepy way like some
people will show us on the internet or in some
strange religious practice. I don't mean that. What I'm saying
is we need to know that God is able to
get his message through when we are a captive audience.
We need to shut off the television, shut off those
enabled devices. We need to shut off our thoughts about
who knows what that's going on, and make ourselves receptive
to God's voice. We may meditate, but not just meditate
by emptying our minds. That is not the kind of
meditation that Christians do. I'm talking about the kind of
meditation that is listening for God's voice. Meditate, like David said,
upon the word of God. You could be meditating and saying,
but Lord, you said that I as one of your children.
I am like a tree planted by the rivers of waters.
What does that mean? And we're listening for God's voice? Now,
what does it mean God, that you prepare a table
before me in the presence of mine enemies? What does
it mean? God? Now I'm listening for God's voice when
you say, behold what manner of love the Father hath
bestowed upon us? That we should be called the sons
of God, the children of God beloved? Now we are
the sons of God. And it doesn't yet appear what
we shall be, but we know that when you appear, God,
we shall be like you, for we shall see you
as you are. That everybody who has this hope in
us we must purify ourselves even as you are pure.
What did you mean by that? How can I be
made pure? God? I'm struggling, And now we listen, We
listen for the voice of God. How can I be
made strong when I feel weak? God? Now we quiet
ourselves and we listen for the voice of God. We're
meditating on his word and we are listening for his voice.
I think you get the point, and so I actually
forgot you were there as I'm speaking about this, I
am going away like in my own mind now listening
for God's voice. But let me just now give you
a few teaching tools before we come to a swift closed.
In the Book of Psalms, chapter forty six and verse ten,
the Bible reads, be still and know that I am God.
Be still, this is what God is saying. And know
that I am God. And so amid the chaos. God
wants us to be still and find a sanctuary of
peace so he can speak to us his will, knowing
that He is God. Not our bills, not our challenges,
not the things that we love most, not our success,
not our families, not our careers, our businesses, our social
media following, but God, He is God. And then in
John chapter ten and verse twenty seven, Jesus says, very simply,
my sheep hear my voice, and I am known of them,
and they follow me. And so we want to emphasize
the importance of a personal experience with God, recognizing his
voice and then doing whatever he says. And let me
just get one more in one more. In and Hebrews
chapter eleven and verse six, the Bible says, but without faith,
it is impossible to please him. For He that cometh
to God must believe that He is, and that He
is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Trust God,
seek him, and know he promised that he will be
fond of you. Peace.
Speaker 1: 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,