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. It's
March fourteen, twenty twenty five. 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 Love and Justice, and our caption
for today is make it Plain, Jesus, Make it plain. Yes, yes,
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
loving us so much that you have given us your son.
Thank you for this day of preparation. Thank you for
preparing our minds. Also for the coming of Jesus Christ.
Please teach us to serve you today. And listen, listen
keenly for your will in Jesus name. I pray, Amen
and Amen again. Yep, make it plain Jesus. Okay, So
we're gonna go ahead and begin with the lesson writers
quote from the book Testimonies for the Church, volume nine
and page two hundred and eighty six. And then I'm
going to give you some simple tips, some very simple
tips about how we wait in faith based on what
we're going to talk about today. Okay, And so it
reads all that has perplexed us in the providences of God.
Can we just pause right here. I'ven't gotten through the
sentence as yet. Have you ever been perplexed by how
God was moving in your life? My wife and I
were having a discussion back in December about how God
has moved in my life in business, as an employee,
in other times in my life, and you know, it's
perplexing sometimes, like why is God so good to me?
Why is it that even while he is being good
and it seems like things are not moving at the
pace that humans desire. In my mind it's hyper fast
paced because I'm thinking about what God overcame in my
life to get me to where I am. Did that
sound perplexing to you?
Speaker 1: Yeah?
Speaker 2: Now think about the things that you're going through. Are
you going through a health challenge? Is there a relationship
that you did everything that God required of you and
it seems not to be working out. Yeah, So let
me continue the quote. All that has perplexed us in
the providences of God will in the world to come
be made plain. Make it plain, Jesus, That's what I'm saying.
Come on, in the world to come, it'll be made plain.
The things hard to be understood will then find explanation.
And so what I'm going to ask you to do
is what I require of myself. I said require of myself.
I'm going to ask you to ask God for that
mindset today. I did not say ask God to make
plain in the current world, those things that are set
to be made plain in the world to come. That
is not what I just said. I said, ask God
to help you to have the mindset of the world
to come. And that means I know that whatever God
is doing or not doing is for my good. Therefore,
I'm patiently waiting because I already know at the right time,
he's going to show me exactly what's going on, and
in the meantime he's going to work out all things
for my good because he's intentional. All right, let me
continue the quote, the mysteries of grace will unfold before us.
I can't wait for that day, but I have to,
just like you do. Where our finite minds discovered only
confusion and broken promises, we shall see the most perfect
I need you to see in your thoughts right now,
in your mindset, right now, minutes into five minutes into
our broadcast this morning. I need you to see right
now that there are no broken promises. I want you
to see right now that there is no confusion because
because you're asking God for his mindset. Right let this
mind be in you, which was also in Christ, Jesus
that was humble enough to do whatever God said, huh okay,
it says here where our finite minds discovered only confusion
and broken promises, we shall see the most perfect and
beautiful harmony. Ask God for a harmonious and beautiful thought
process today. While we wait, we shall know that in
finite love ordered the experiences that seemed most trying. As
we realize the tender care of Him who makes all
things work together for our good, we shall rejoice with
joe unspeakable and full of glory. Let me say that
last one again, as we realize the tender care of Him.
That's then in the future, when we are in the
new world, when we realize the tender care of Him
who makes all things work together for our good, we
shall rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. That
is the end of the quote. And so what I'm
asking all of us to do is ask God today
to give us the mindset that is full of glory
and joy unspeakable. I'm talking about a foretaste of that
glory divine. I'm talking about not waiting for what eyes
have not seen nor ear heard, not waiting for those
things that are that are yet to enter into the
minds and hearts of God's people who really do and
indeed love him. I'm saying, Lord, give me the mindset
to really truly believe that all things are worth working
for my good, so that whenever any trial, any tribulation,
anything that seems perplexing, seems confusing, seems like a broken promise,
that I will say, Oh yeah, I have unspeakable joy.
I'm not saying to play mind games with myself. I'm
saying that we can ask God for his mindset today today. Now,
let's go ahead and jump into the Bible before we
are out of time. Okay, So the first thing we
want to do is trust his perfect plan. Right out
of Romans chapter eight. We made allusion to it a
moment ago and verse twenty eight, and the Bible reads,
and we know, huh not that we will know. We
know presently that all things work together for good to
them that love God? Do you love God? To them
that are called according to the purpose or His purpose?
Do you love God? Are you called according to His purpose?
Then that means all all things are working together for
your good. All things in heaven Jesus praying as our
or being our intercessor, all things are working together in
heaven Ah the Holy Ghost, praying in moanings and groanings
that cannot be uttered, so that our prayers can get
through all things in heaven, in all things on earth,
because God will make them work out for our good.
We need the mindset today. Number two, hold on to
his promises. God is not slack concerning his promise as
some people count slackness, but he's long suffering toward us. Sometimes,
these things that we go through is because God is
patient with us. I know, it's like what it's crazy
making what ah, Because God knows some things about us
that maybe we don't understand, or maybe we do understand.
But it's a work in progress, and we need just
a little bit more, just a little bit more pressure,
we need just a little bit more strengthening. We need
just a little bit more patience mism. Yes, and so
He will give us everything that we need because He
doesn't want anybody to perish, but that all should come
to repentance. Number three Focus on eternal perspective. The Bible
says in two Corinthians, chapter four and verse seventeen, for
our light affliction, all of it is light in the reality,
which is but for a moment worketh for us a
far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. Focus on
the eternal perspective of God. Make it plain Jesus. Yeah,
I think he did it today. 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.