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Speaker 1: Most of us eat every day, some of us too

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much because yesterday's food is not enough to supply energy

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for today's needs. Why then, do some of us expect

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yesterday's portion of heavenly manna the word of God to

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keep us through today's challenges. On this program, we are

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going to change all of that. Let's experience God's words

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today and receive the power we need to live healthy,

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vibrant lives. Welcome to Your Daily Portion with your host,

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author speaker Elle David Harris.

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Speaker 2: Good morning, Good morning, Good morning. It is Wednesday. It's

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July twenty three, twenty twenty five. Hello, my name is

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El David Harris. I am your host, and this is

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your Daily Portion where we give you God's word every

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single day, and today is no exception. We are continuing

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in our Lesson study series through the Book of Exodus,

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and our caption for today is flies, livestock and boils, Flies,

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livestock and boils, and of course you know these are

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the plagues that fell in Egypt way back in the day.

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Before we get into this, I'd like to just say

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ways that we continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's

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go ahead and pray and then we will get underway. Father,

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We thank you for this day. Please teach us how

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to have a right relationship with you. Please teach us

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how to love you in Jesus name, I pray Amen

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and a man again. I remember a quote, a quote

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that said something like, we have no fear for the

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future except we forget how God has brought us in

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the past. And so in the time of of when

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God's people were bound in Egypt under slavery, this is

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after Joseph is resting, he has died, he's off the scene,

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and the new pharaoh said he didn't know Joseph, he

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didn't know Joseph's God, and he wanted to oppress God's people,

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and that he did. Yeah, we see how God protected

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his people even through their hardships, even through their trials.

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And you have to be thinking, well, if there were

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plagues back then and God protected his people through those plagues,

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then when the seven last plagues are unleashed upon the earth.

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God will protect his people as well. Unfortunately, there are

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many Christian sets of people around the world that believe

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that God is not able. And I know those of

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you who are listening are going to say, well, that's

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not how we really believe it. But think with me here.

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God is not able to keep his people through the tribulation.

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God is not able to keep his people through the plagues.

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God is not able to keep his people through the

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time of trouble. And it's like, well, we never said that. Well,

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just take a second here. The Bible doesn't teach that

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God is going to take his people out of the

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earth before those plagues happen. The Bible teaches us plainly

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that God will take care of his people in the

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same way he took care of his people in the

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context that we've been studying during the time of Egypt.

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I really have to just jump in now and see

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how God is firing on He is firing on the

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different false gods like we did the other day. Okay,

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so we're going to go here and see that in

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Exodus chapter eight, verses twenty one through twenty four, that

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God is firing on the false gods Capri Capri he's

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challenging those the God of creation and rebirth, often shown

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as a square rab beetle. He's firing on that. So

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this plague mocks the reverence that the people have for

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insects as sacred, especially those linked to the cycle of

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the sun and life. Okay, so that is what God

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is doing. There then comes in let's see Exodus chapter nine,

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verses one through seven, the plague on the livestock. The

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plague on the livestock. God is dealing with those false

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deities Hathor and APIs the goddess of love and protection,

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symbolized as a cow. APIs sacred bull deity. Those folks

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worship livestock as symbols of divine power. Their death mocked

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false worship. And then in Exodus chapter nine, verses eight

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through twelve, the plague of oils. That that was a

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shot at the false deities. Mootep defined physician and priest

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segment goddess of healing and plagues, and then taught God

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of magic and wisdom called on for healing. So the

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plague struck even the magicians, making clear their powerlessness as

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seen in Exodus chapter nine and verse eleven. I'll read

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a quote really quickly, and then we'll get into our

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lessons for today. From the book Patriarchs and Prophets, page

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two hundred and sixty seven, the Lord brought judgment upon

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Egypt to show his power and to make his name known.

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So all of these gods had to bow false gods.

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I mean we say that proverbially because clearly they didn't

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even exist. But the people had to recognize that this

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is not this is not the pathway. God still confronts

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modern idols even today, whether health idols or wealth idols,

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or power or status. Pain can be a wake up

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call to abandon our false security and to trust the

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only one true God and healer and sustainer. And we

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need to ask ourselves what am I trusting that God

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is about to dethrone? I need to ask myself the

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question and answer it honestly. What is it that I

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am trusting? Am I trusting my abilities? Am I trusting

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my connections with certain people? Am I trusting my bank account,

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my ability to earn, my past successes, my hope for

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the future successes. Am I trusting in all of those things?

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Or am I trusting in God? Because God has already

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made it clear that he is the only God worthy

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of worship, and he will not share his glory with

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any other. So when God judges false gods, I'm saying

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because they don't even exist. Remember, they don't even exist.

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When God judges false gods, it's mercy for us. It's

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mercy for the people who are witnessing this. When he's

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stripping away those false senses of security, it is his mercy.

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He's not being cruel. He breaks the illusion so we

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can find him, So we can find God, the God

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of Heaven, the one true and living God. Blessed be

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his name as the only true source. And so lesson

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Number one is God makes clear distinctions to reveal who

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belongs to him. In Exodus chapter twenty eight, excuse me

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eight verse twenty two, And I will sever in that

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day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell

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to the end. Thou mayest know that I am the

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Lord in the midst of the earth. And so the

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action step for me is to live in a way

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that reflects covenant with God, covenant identity. Let my life

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show that I belong to God, even when judgments are

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falling all around me. Oh, my number two rebellion forces

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people to bargain rather than surrender. In the Bible Book

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of Exodus, chapter eight and verse twenty eight, the pharaoh said,

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I will let you go that ye may sacrifice to

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the Lord in the wilderness. Only ye shall not go

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very far away. Wait a minute, Remember, partial obedience or

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delayed obedience is disobedience. I said partial. I added this

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the other week I said just part of this, But

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now I'm adding to it. Partial obedience or delayed obedience

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is disobedience. You cannot bargain with God. Therefore, not in

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this way, not in this way, not when he's given

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a clear command. And so the action step for me

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is not to offer God partial obedience as if he's

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supposed to say, well, why thank you, thank you for

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the compromise. Obey him fully, without conditions or attempts at negotiations.

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And number three and final, God may stop restraining a

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heart that continues to resist. The Bible teaches us in

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Exodus chapter nine and verse twelve that the pharaoh continue

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to harden his heart. So if I sense conviction, if

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you sense conviction, act immediately. Delaying repentance risks becoming permanently unresponsive.

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Oh God, to God's voice, today's your day. Now is

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the time just do what God says.

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Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us listening. Friends, Always remember we cannot

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live by bread alone, but by every word that comes

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from the mouth of God. This has been your daily

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portion with El David Harris. Make it a great day. Yeah,