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, morning, Good morning. It is Sunday, October No,
it is at November two, 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 Lessons of Faith
from Joshua, and our caption for today is Breach of
the Covenant. Breach of the Covenant. Before we get into that,
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go ahead and pray and get under way. Father, we
do thank you for the privilege of coming together and
this new work week. Please please help us to live
according to covenant with you. In Jesus' name, I pray
Amen and Amen again breach of the covenant. Okay. And
so one of the things that I love about God,
one of the many things that I love about God,
is that on the God side of the covenant, he
always keeps it. Whatever he said he will do, he
will do. And of course we see that he seals
the covenant in the blood of Jesus Christ, so we
know that his word is good with us one hundred
percent of the time. The other thing I love about God,
of many many things, is that on the human side
of the covenant, he also did something very special. And
that very special thing was that since Jesus Christ took
on human flesh. And I know, I know, we have
to go back to the Old Testament, but just give
me a second. When Jesus took on human flesh. The
Bible says in multiple places, but in Romans chapter eight
in particular, that Jesus fulfills the human side of the covenant,
so that if we have faith in him, we lay
hold of the power of God. By faith, then he
gives us his perfect obedience, as his humanity kept the
human side of the covenant. Do you see what I'm saying?
So God keeps the covenant on the God's side, and
through Christ, he also keeps the human side, so that
by faith we can keep the covenant too. He gives
us actually the power to do what we're supposed to do.
But it's only because Jesus did what he was supposed
to do. That means we're without excuse. That does not
mean that we now are free to do whatever, because
now he's writing his laws in our hearts and on
our minds, and we can actually do his will if
we sub surrender our will to him. And so a
breach of covenant there is literally no excuse. There's no excuse.
And so way back way back we see with our
first lesson from First Corinthians chapter twelve. Of course we're
basing this on the story of aken and all of that.
But first Corinthians, chapter twelve and verse twenty six, the
Bible says, and whether one members suffer, of course that's
a New Testament construct. But we saw it in living
color with the Aichan incident. All the members suffer with it,
or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it.
And so in the story of Achan, this shows that
no sin stays private for long. And we're not just
talking about a gotcha or an aha moment. We're not
I mean an aha or a gotcha. We're talking about
the reality of if we're a part of a community,
the actions of every member really react upon the rest
of the people, especially in the community of faith. And
so his personal greed became a national disaster because remember,
the people of God were under a theocracy, meaning God
one was the one that really had all of the say, yes,
the people of God did get a king under King
Saul that first time and all of that, but really
God still saw his people as a collective. The loss
at Ai was not just a military failure, it was
a spiritual breach. The reason why they were losing was
because of this dude's sin. He was unrepentant. He was
hiding his sin. The Bible says, those who cover our
sins will not prosper. But whoso confesseth and forsaketh, then
will have whatever it is that God has for us.
You see. And so God viewed his people as one
body bound together by covenant. When one member fell, the
entire camp suffered. The same principle applies to us today.
Hidden disobedience in one person's heart can hinder the mission
of the entire community of faith. And so the action
step for me, and of course for you, is to
live with integrity, even when you think no one is watching. You.
Hide in secret can weaken the strength of those around you.
Our second one comes in from let's say, Proverbs, chapter
sixteen and verse eighteen. I hope you're tracking with me.
The Bible says, pride goes before destruction, and a haughty
spirit before a fall, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
You see, before attacking Ai. It sounds weird today because
that means something different. Right, We're not talking about artificial intelligence.
Speaker 1: Right.
Speaker 2: Joshua's men underestimated their enemy and overestimated themselves. They didn't
know there was an achin in the camp. They didn't
actually live like they should have where they say, God, listen,
if you're not going up with us, please do not
let us go up here. We need to be assured
that you are with us. God. Well, they overestimated themselves.
They rushed into battle without consulting the Lord, and the
result was failure and humiliation. Over confidence can be just
as destructive as open rebellion. True victory depends upon one
humble depend on humble dependence, and not self assurance. Now,
the action step is to never make a decision without
seeking God's direction first. What looks like an easy battle
may reveal a hidden weakness that only God can see.
What looks like an easy battle will reveal a hidden
weakness that only God can see. Our third and final,
Our third and final lesson comes in from Asrud chapter
ten and verse ten, and the Bible read this is
another example. And Ezra the priest stood up and said,
unto the people of God, ye have transgressed and have
taken strange wives. The style of transgression is really not
what we're focusing on. It's that the people of God
turned their backs on God and have taken strange wives
to increase the trespass of God's people. And so what
happened was that God held the people of God accountable
as an entire collective. For aikan's sin, covenantal blessings are
shared collectively. Huh. The Promised land came because God made
a promise to Abraham, and of course he continued to
repeat it throughout the generations to Isaac and to Jacob
and ultimately even to us who are baptized into Christ.
And so covenant blessings are shared collectively, so we can't
have it one way like, and so our covenant responsibilities,
the truth challenges us to take responsibility and ownership not
just for our own faithfulness, but for the spiritual health
of our communities. Yes, boy, if I had enough time,
I would go through the Book of Ezekiel to show
like that is something that God actually identified in clear detail. Also,
to the Corinthian Church, accountability, confession, and correction are acts
of love that preserve God's presence among the people. So
this is an action step again to support your church
family by standing for truth and unity. Silence towards sin
is complicity. Oh God, please teach us to keep the
covenant and don't let it.
Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us listening.
Speaker 2: Friends.
Speaker 1: 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,