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.
Speaker 2: Vibrant lives.
Speaker 1: Welcome to Your Daily Portion with your host, author speaker,
Elle David Harris.
Speaker 2: Good morning, good morning, Good morning. It is Sunday, August
twenty five, twenty twenty four. Hello, my name is Elle
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 this is
less than number nine through our lesson study series through
the Book of Mark under the caption the Triumphal Entree.
The Triumphal Entree. We'll get into that in just a moment,
but first I'd like to say welcome to you and
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This is one of the ways that we continue to
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There are so many places around the world, thirty online platforms,
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I'm asking you to please just continue to pray that
the Gospel of the Kingdom will be completely preached into
all the world for a witness, because we're looking forward
to the day that Jesus Christ will come. He's coming soon,
brothers and sisters, and you can have a part to
play in it. Just continue to share God's word. Okay,
let's pray and get underway. Father, thank you for opening
up your mind toward us so we can have your mindset.
Please help us to see what you see, live according
to the way Jesus lived, and make an impact on
this world, transforming lives in Jesus' name. I pray, amen
and they men again the triumphal entry. Let me ask
you a question if Jesus rode on a donkey into
your town, would you allow him to take care of
you and live in your life style? Let me say
it again. Okay, So if Jesus if not a donkey,
maybe you don't live somewhere where donkeys where. That makes sense.
If Jesus drove up in a Honda in a Honda Accord.
He drove up in a Honda Accord. The windows are
down and he's playing Blessed Assurance on his speaker box.
He's playing Blessed Assurance on a speaker box. He's driving
into your town. If you're in Jamaica, he's driving into
Kingston Land. We love like. In Jamaica Land, we love like.
If you're in New York City, he's driving into Times
Square and it seems that everything has hushed because there
is this parade and people are like, wait a minute,
is that Jesus? Would you allow him to ride into
your life? Would you allow him to ride into your
habits on the internet? Would you look at would you consume?
Would you allow him, when you have in your headphones
to ride into those things that you listen to while
you're exercising. Would you allow him if you're on the
airplane and you're watching that tiny little screen in front
of you, and you're just waiting for the trip to end,
and you're watching television or some movie. Would you allow
him to ride into that into your secret thoughts? Would
you allow him to enter into that space and do
whatever he would choose to do, or would you be
ashamed of what he would see if he rode into
that space. I think we need to make this stuff
real to us. This is not just about what happened
back then, but what God wants to do in our
lives like today on the twenty fifth of August today,
in our lives. And so we read now with that
kind of in our minds. From the Bible, Book of Mark,
chapter eleven, beginning at verse one, the Bible reads, and
when they came nigh to Jerusalem, see he's filling the
blank here where you live? Ah is it Geneva? And
where you live? Where is it? He came when they
came nigh to Jerusalem, unto beth Fhaji and Bethany at
the Mount of Olives, He sendeth forth two of his disciples,
and seth unto them. Go your way into the village
over against you as soon as ye be entered into it,
ye shall find a cult tide? Is it a vehicle?
Is it a cult tide? What apply it to your time?
Right now? Where varon never a man sat? Loose him
and bring him? Is that thing? Is that beast? Is
that dedicated for the purpose of whatever Jesus is about
to do? Verse three? And if any man say unto you,
why do ye this? Say ye that the Lord hath
need of him, and straightway he will send him hither.
And they went their way and found the colt tied
by the door without in a place where two ways met,
and they loose him. And a certain of them that
stood there said unto him, what do ye loosing the colt?
So Jesus knew exactly what was going to happen, and
he gave his disciples the answer that they would need.
So Jesus understood in the future what they would need
right now. Did you get that Jesus understood in the
future what they would need right now? Are they now seeing?
Wait a minute, Jesus is not an ordinary man. And
so of course, just like Jesus had foretold, they said, command,
and they will let it go. And then they brought
Verse seven the cult to Jesus and cast their garments
on him, and he sat upon him. Jesus is about
to get the royal treatment. And many spread their garments
in the way, and others cut down branches of trees
and strawed them in the way, and they went before him.
Jesus is a king. Y'all, listen to what's happening. And
they followed and cried, Hosanna, blessed is he that cometh
in the name of the Lord? Is this the treatment
that Jesus gets in your life? Does he get the
royal treatment when he rides into your space? At just
about six and a half minutes into our broadcast this morning,
does Jesus get the royal treatment now that he's riding
into your mindset, like you're thinking about Jesus coming into
your life? Are you welcoming him or you are afraid
of what he will ask you to do? Are you
allowing him to go into those dark places in your
memory and clear them out and teach you how to
forgive those who have trespassed against you? Are you welcoming
in Jesus into your life? With blessed is the one
blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh
in the name of the Lord Hosanna in the highest
is that your response? Verse eleven. And Jesus entered into
Jerusalem and into the temple, and when he looked around
upon all the things, and now it was even tide.
And then he went out unto Bethany with the twelve
he went there. And so the question I have again is, well,
what happens when Jesus rides into your life? What does
he see there? Does he see a welcome place for
you to build together, to eat and drink with Jesus,
Or does he find a place where you're like, God,
could you come back later. I'm kind of in the
middle of some thing that you probably wouldn't want to
do with me. Let me read this from the book
Desire of Ages, page five hundred and sixty nine. Five
hundred years before the birth of Christ, the prophet Zechariah
foretold the coming of the King to Israel. This prophecy
is now to be fulfilled. We just read about it.
He who has so long refused royal honor now comes
to Jerusalem as the promised heir to David's throne. That's
the end of the quote, and so there were times
that Jesus really sort of shied away from people exalting him.
He just was about the work of transformation, transforming people's lives.
But what he wanted this time, this time, he wanted
the people to know that the Bible did foretell, the
Bible did foretell of the one who would fulfill the
prophecy that after Zedekiah, that was the last heir of
David to have the throne. After Zedekiah vacated the throne,
there was no more. There was no more king, no
more king. And they said that there would be a
king that would would be the one like the one
that we've been waiting for. And Jesus said, Okay, now
is time. It's time. Everything needs to be positioned, everything
needs to be dedicated, everything needs to be set up
so that the people will know that God has kept
his promise, that the one who has laid back for
a little bit is now ascending the throne, and eventually
he will ascend the universe's throne and we will say, lo,
this is our God. We have waited for him, and
he will save us. But in the meantime, is he
on the throne of your heart? Make it a great day.
Thanks for joining us listening. 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,