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 Wednesday, January fourteenth,
twenty twenty six. 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 uniting Heaven and Earth, christ in Philippians and Colossians,
and our caption for today is stand Fast in Unity,
Stand Fast in Unity. Before we get into that, I'd
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Let's go ahead and pray, and then we will get underway. Father,
we thank you for this day getting us through to
the middle of the week. Father, Please help us to
be unified like you and Jesus are. In Jesus' name,
I pray, Amen, and a man again stand fast in unity.
And so I'm going to the Bible Book of John
John chapter seventeen, and I will read three verses John
chapter seventeen. I will read three verses, and the Bible
reads here in verse seventeen, sanctified them through thy truth.
Thy word is truth. This is Jesus praying to God,
our father, while Jesus was living on planet Earth. And
I know that most of you know this, but there
are people who don't really have the context here. So
Jesus is praying what we now have called the high
priestly or mediatorial prayer, and he is showing that he
wants the people of God that God has entrusted to
Christ while he was living in his earthly ministry. He
wants them to be made holy through the Word, which
is truth. Verse eighteen, As thou hast sent me into
the world. Even so have I also sent them into
the world. So now we can see that the people
of God are ambassadors in the same way that the
Father sent Jesus. And Jesus is being interpreted his name
Emmanuel being interpreted God. With us, we are seeing a
manifestation of the ministry of God to the world through
our lives. Jesus is sending us into the world in
the same way that God, our Father, sent Jesus into
the world. And for their sakes Verse nineteen, we are
about to get some instructions, brothers and sisters, we are
about to get the blueprint. And for their sakes, I
sanctify myself. Remember, Jesus is the example. The Father sent
Jesus into the world. Jesus is sending us into the world. Well,
what is it that Jesus did? How was his life cultured?
Speaker 1: Like?
Speaker 2: What was it about Jesus that was unique or special?
It says for their sakes, I sanctify myself that they
also might be sanctified through the truth. So what does
that mean for us as we receive holiness unto the Lord,
As we begin to experience that sanctification when we are
out and about in the world, and we are leading
people to God. It is for the same purpose, so
that they can be made holy in the same way
that God is making us holy through Christ. I hope
that makes sense. And so with that our lesson number
one is unity is grounded in what God's sanctifying truth.
In fact, in the same chapter, Jesus said, make them
one as we are one. And so we see that
God is making us wholly through his word. And that
unity needs to be measured by the unity in heaven,
the unity of God. So they God, the Son God,
the Father God, the Son God, the Holy Ghost. They
are not unified on error. They are not unified on
just the points that they have in common. And don't
worry about anything else because they are a God one.
This is an Old Testament word talks about one in
Deuteronomy chapter six, where it talks about Shama Shama make
them one. God wants us to be one. He said
that they are unified, and that oneness or that unification
is how God wants us to be unified. See he says.
The Bible says, here, o Israel, the Lord, our God
is one one account. And then you love God with
everything that you have and everything you are. And so
God wants us to be unified one in the truth,
not by ignoring the truth. We need to learn this,
especially in the last days. A lot of people groups
that are attached to faith communities are attempting to unify
on quote on the points that they have in common.
This is not it. The Bible is what we have
in common. The Truth that we are sanctified by is
what we have in common. The Holy Ghost who is
teaching all of us is what we have in common.
And so we don't turn away from truth to be unified,
but we are sanctified by the truth. We are set
aside or set apart for a holy use. And so
the action step is to read one passage of scripture today,
asking God to make your heart more united with His truth.
Just one passage, studying to the end the one passage,
learning how does that? How does that impact my sanctification?
How does that impact my relationship with God and my
holiness does? How does that impact that and my salvation?
What is the relationship to my growth into the family
of God. That's the action step. Lesson number two. Unity
requires believers to live as citizens of Heaven and not
merely citizens of earth. And when I say heaven, I'm
saying heavenly places. Spiritually speaking, we will have the earth
made new, we know after a thousand years following the
Second Coming. But the Bible reads here in Philippians, chapter
one and verse twenty seven, only let your conversation or
your conduct conversation be as it becometh the Gospel of Christ.
And so God wants us to live as citizens of
godly places, heavenly places, connection with God. But our conduct,
our behavior needs to be what in alignment with where
we're going. Where are we going, by God's grace, We're
going to live with God forever in heaven, in the
earth made new. We're in dwelleth righteousness. So that means
our conduct in twenty twenty six needs to be aligned
with where we are going. And by the way, the
God created us to be with him eternally, that's what
he wanted us to do. He wanted us to live
that way, and therefore what we do leads to align.
And so our action step is to choose one attitude today.
Is it based on somebody giving you constructive criticism? Is
it based on someone giving you or telling you something
you just don't like, and they're being evil toward you.
They're accusing you falsely. Well, choose one attitude today that
reflects heavenly citizenship. Oh, no matter how people come to
me that I'm a child of the king, hah, I'm
a king's kid. I'm a child of the king. And
this means that when I am experiencing these trials, these tribulations,
or even rewards or potential rewards, then that means that
my behavior, my thought process, my mindset need to be
in alignment. Hotly goes, Would you please help me?
Speaker 1: So?
Speaker 2: Choose one attitude today reflects heavenly citizenship. Mercy. Oh, that's
a good one. Humility, m h. Peacemaking. Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called the children of God. And then,
of course our lesson number three is unity grows where
humility replaces pride and self promotion. I will read just
part of Micah, chapter six and verse eight. Do justly.
This is what God wants from us. He wants us
to love mercy. This is what God wants from us.
He wants us to walk humbly with God. That's what
God wants us from us. And so he has given
us the opportunity to live in unity with God and
with other believers stand fast 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,