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 Sabbath, September
twenty one, 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 with our
final week lesson number thirteen in our lesson study series,
the Book of Mark, and our caption for today is
the Risen Lord, The Risen Lord. 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
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then we can continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's
go ahead and pray and then get underway. Fie, Father,
thank you for this Sabbath morning. Thank you for the
power of the resurrection. Thank you for not leaving us
down here to our own devices, but giving us the
power to overcome any kind of sin. Father, in Jesus' name,
please teach us how to serve you well in all things.
In Jesus name, I pray, Amen and Amen again. You
know I'm here thinking. I didn't intend to do this,
but I was thinking while I was getting ready to pray.
Based on our caption for today, there is that hymn
in the Hymnal number one hundred sixty six Christ the
Lord has Risen Today by Charles Wesley. Charles Wesley, Christ
the Lord has Risen today. Allelujah, Sons of men and angels, say, Hallelujah.
Raise your joys and triumphs high. Hallelujah. Sing ye heavens
and earthly reply, Hallelujah. Lives again, lives again, our glorious King. Hallelujah.
Where oh death is now thy sting once he died
our souls to save, Where thy victory boasting grave loves
redeeming work is done, fought, the fight, the battle won,
Death in vain forbids him rise. Christ has opened paradise.
Sore we now where Christ has led followed our exalted Head.
Make like him, made like him, like him, We rise ours, cross,
the grave, the skies. Hallelujah. I love how mister Wesley.
Minister Wesley gave us this him. It's a classic hymn
for every for every religious body under Christendom, including us.
And I'm grateful because it gives us a reason to
worship God, a reason to praise him. Did you get
that last part? Made like him, like him, We rise ours,
the cross, the grave, the skies. Whatever Jesus went through
for our good, he went through for our good meaning
meaning because he raised on the first day. Yes, that's
Sunday morning. He he, he's alive like he. He woke
up that Sunday morning with power in his hands, the
keys of hell, death in the grave in his hands.
Also the key to that liquor bottle that you used
to be like, the keys to that financial challenge that
you thought you could ever you could never overcome. He
has the keys to that. He has the keys to
that abusive relationship that you were not able in times
past to break away from, but now you are able
to because Jesus has risen. And it doesn't just put
us in a position where we see what he has experienced,
but what we can experience this Sabbath morning today. There
are things that you have doubts about where God is
concerned that he can resolve those doubts. Yes, your faith
is waning because life is not going in the way
that you intended for it to go, or you thought
that you desired. But God, because Christ is risen, because
he has all power in his hands. Because we look
forward to Jesus being enthroned as King of kings and
Lord of lords one day we will see it with
our own eyes. We can see with our own eyes
today that same power to deliver us from every besetting sin,
every doubt, every weakness. We can have that today. Why,
because Christ our Lord has risen. Because Christ our Lord
is risen. And so we go to the Bible Book
of Mark. I'm preaching, but now we need to teach
Mark chapter sixteen and verse six, and the Bible reads
and he said to them, do not be alarmed. This
is the angel that is at the tomb where Jesus
was dead, but now he's alive. Don't be alarmed. You
seek Jesus of Nazareth. And my question is like, why
are they there seeking the living among the dead Jesus.
Why are they looking for Jesus where he said he
absolutely would not be that Sunday morning. Why would they
be there looking? And so you seek Jesus of Nazareth,
who was crucified. He is risen. He is not here.
See the place where they past tense laid him. This
is where he was. Just in case you're still confused,
why are you alarmed? Don't be alarmed or confused. I
want you to be amazed, sisters. I want you to
be amazed brothers who will find out soon. I want
you to be amazed, but not surprised. You should not
be confused about where Jesus is. You shouldn't be like,
he's not here. Come on now, he said that he
would not be here. All of the prophecies pointed to
his resurrection so that he could minister minister his own
blood in the sanctuary. Yes, he could minister his power
and victory to the point that he could deliver us
from sin and expunge the sin record of every person
who has ever lived and has confessed their sins and
turned away from our sins. Yes, Jesus is gone, bye bye.
He is not here because you looking for dead folks,
Jesus is not here. So let's look at the victory
that Jesus gave us over death. And we read now
just like we read in Westley's hymn from First Corinthians,
chapter fifteen, beginning at verse fifty five, Oh death, where
is thy sting grave? Where is thy victory? The sting
of death is sin, and the strength of sin is
the law. But thanks be to God. I want you
to type it in the chat. Thanks, thank you Jesus.
Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ, through our Lord Jesus Christ. So,
Jesus being victorious over the second death, I need you
to be very clear on this. Jesus being victorious over
the second death gives us the power to be victorious
over any besetting sin or earthly challenge. Thank God. Now
we read from Romans chapter six and verse four. Therefore
we are buried with him by baptism into death. We
are therefore buried with him by baptism into death. So
we see ourselves as he is crucified. We see ourselves
being crucified to sin. Okay, that like as Jesus was
raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father.
Even so also we should walk in the newness of life.
So in case you're confused about how this applies to you,
in the same way, miraculously Jesus allowed his earthly body
to die. I need to say that very clearly, because
Jesus did not cease being God the Son. He did
not cease being the eternal one who created us. According
to John chapter one, Hebrews chapter one, the one who
spoke and it stood fast, that's Jesus's voice. He's the
one that released his brightness upon the upon the face
of the deep. When he said, let there be light,
he was revealing himself as a revelation. Chapter twenty one
and verse twenty three says, he is that light. He's
the light of the city, he's the light of the temple.
He is the light of the world. And so the
same one who said let there be light, and there
was light could have said that his humanity will not die.
But the Bible says that he was obedient unto death,
even the death of the cross, and so miraculously he
laid down his life, and miraculously he took up his life.
So miraculously, the risen Lord can give you victory over
every sin and every challenge until he comes. And when
he does come, he's gonna make you he turns. Thanks
for joining us listening.
Speaker 1: 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 L. David Harris.
Make it a great day. Yeah,