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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, morning, Good morning. It is Sunday, October No,

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it is at November two, twenty twenty five. Hello, my

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

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this is your Daily Portion where we give you God's

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word every single day, and today is no exception. We

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are continuing in our lesson study series Lessons of Faith

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from Joshua, and our caption for today is Breach of

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the Covenant. Breach of the Covenant. Before we get into that,

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i'd like to say welcome to you and ask you

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

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go ahead and pray and get under way. Father, we

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do thank you for the privilege of coming together and

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this new work week. Please please help us to live

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according to covenant with you. In Jesus' name, I pray

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Amen and Amen again breach of the covenant. Okay. And

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so one of the things that I love about God,

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one of the many things that I love about God,

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is that on the God side of the covenant, he

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always keeps it. Whatever he said he will do, he

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will do. And of course we see that he seals

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the covenant in the blood of Jesus Christ, so we

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know that his word is good with us one hundred

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percent of the time. The other thing I love about God,

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of many many things, is that on the human side

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of the covenant, he also did something very special. And

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that very special thing was that since Jesus Christ took

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on human flesh. And I know, I know, we have

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to go back to the Old Testament, but just give

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me a second. When Jesus took on human flesh. The

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Bible says in multiple places, but in Romans chapter eight

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in particular, that Jesus fulfills the human side of the covenant,

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so that if we have faith in him, we lay

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hold of the power of God. By faith, then he

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gives us his perfect obedience, as his humanity kept the

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human side of the covenant. Do you see what I'm saying?

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So God keeps the covenant on the God's side, and

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through Christ, he also keeps the human side, so that

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by faith we can keep the covenant too. He gives

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us actually the power to do what we're supposed to do.

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But it's only because Jesus did what he was supposed

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to do. That means we're without excuse. That does not

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mean that we now are free to do whatever, because

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now he's writing his laws in our hearts and on

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our minds, and we can actually do his will if

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we sub surrender our will to him. And so a

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breach of covenant there is literally no excuse. There's no excuse.

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And so way back way back we see with our

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first lesson from First Corinthians chapter twelve. Of course we're

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basing this on the story of aken and all of that.

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But first Corinthians, chapter twelve and verse twenty six, the

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Bible says, and whether one members suffer, of course that's

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a New Testament construct. But we saw it in living

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color with the Aichan incident. All the members suffer with it,

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or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it.

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And so in the story of Achan, this shows that

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no sin stays private for long. And we're not just

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talking about a gotcha or an aha moment. We're not

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I mean an aha or a gotcha. We're talking about

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the reality of if we're a part of a community,

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the actions of every member really react upon the rest

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of the people, especially in the community of faith. And

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so his personal greed became a national disaster because remember,

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the people of God were under a theocracy, meaning God

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one was the one that really had all of the say, yes,

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the people of God did get a king under King

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Saul that first time and all of that, but really

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God still saw his people as a collective. The loss

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at Ai was not just a military failure, it was

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a spiritual breach. The reason why they were losing was

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because of this dude's sin. He was unrepentant. He was

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hiding his sin. The Bible says, those who cover our

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sins will not prosper. But whoso confesseth and forsaketh, then

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will have whatever it is that God has for us.

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You see. And so God viewed his people as one

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body bound together by covenant. When one member fell, the

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entire camp suffered. The same principle applies to us today.

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Hidden disobedience in one person's heart can hinder the mission

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of the entire community of faith. And so the action

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step for me, and of course for you, is to

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live with integrity, even when you think no one is watching. You.

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Hide in secret can weaken the strength of those around you.

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Our second one comes in from let's say, Proverbs, chapter

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sixteen and verse eighteen. I hope you're tracking with me.

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The Bible says, pride goes before destruction, and a haughty

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spirit before a fall, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

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You see, before attacking Ai. It sounds weird today because

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that means something different. Right, We're not talking about artificial intelligence.

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Speaker 1: Right.

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Speaker 2: Joshua's men underestimated their enemy and overestimated themselves. They didn't

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know there was an achin in the camp. They didn't

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actually live like they should have where they say, God, listen,

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if you're not going up with us, please do not

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let us go up here. We need to be assured

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that you are with us. God. Well, they overestimated themselves.

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They rushed into battle without consulting the Lord, and the

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result was failure and humiliation. Over confidence can be just

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as destructive as open rebellion. True victory depends upon one

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humble depend on humble dependence, and not self assurance. Now,

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the action step is to never make a decision without

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seeking God's direction first. What looks like an easy battle

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may reveal a hidden weakness that only God can see.

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What looks like an easy battle will reveal a hidden

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weakness that only God can see. Our third and final,

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Our third and final lesson comes in from Asrud chapter

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ten and verse ten, and the Bible read this is

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another example. And Ezra the priest stood up and said,

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unto the people of God, ye have transgressed and have

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taken strange wives. The style of transgression is really not

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what we're focusing on. It's that the people of God

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turned their backs on God and have taken strange wives

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to increase the trespass of God's people. And so what

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happened was that God held the people of God accountable

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as an entire collective. For aikan's sin, covenantal blessings are

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shared collectively. Huh. The Promised land came because God made

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a promise to Abraham, and of course he continued to

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repeat it throughout the generations to Isaac and to Jacob

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and ultimately even to us who are baptized into Christ.

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And so covenant blessings are shared collectively, so we can't

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have it one way like, and so our covenant responsibilities,

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the truth challenges us to take responsibility and ownership not

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just for our own faithfulness, but for the spiritual health

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of our communities. Yes, boy, if I had enough time,

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I would go through the Book of Ezekiel to show

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like that is something that God actually identified in clear detail. Also,

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to the Corinthian Church, accountability, confession, and correction are acts

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of love that preserve God's presence among the people. So

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this is an action step again to support your church

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family by standing for truth and unity. Silence towards sin

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is complicity. Oh God, please teach us to keep the

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covenant and don't let it.

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Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us listening.

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Speaker 2: Friends.

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Speaker 1: Always remember we cannot live by bread alone, but by

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every word that comes from the mouth of God. This

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has been your daily portion with El David Harris. Make

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it a great day. Yeah,