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 Monday. It's
October seven, twenty twenty four. 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 themes in the Gospel of John, and
our caption for today is surely He is the Prophet. Huh,
surely he is the Profit. We'll get into that in
just a moment, but first I'd like to say welcome
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and then we will get underway. Father and Heaven, thank
you for giving us this day and for the privilege
that you have entrusted to us to open your word again.
I pray that we will see you as you are
in your glory, as we look at you by faith,
until the day that we can actually stand in your
presence and see you face to face in Jesus name,
I pray, Amen and Amen again. Okay, So yesterday I
was really excited because I'm looking at Jesus as no
ordinary man, not just a prophet, even though he told
us things before they happened, so that when we did
see them happen, that we could believe. Yes, but he's
no ordinary man. He was one hundred percent God as
he was walking on planet Earth. He still is ah
walking on planet Earth as one hundred percent God and
one hundred percent male man human right together and this
is how he was able to affect our salvation. And
sometimes people get a little bit out of shape because
I keep using the terminology God interchangeably with Christ. Okay,
So let's look at it as I'm speaking here, and
I'll get off of that subject in a moment. But
look at that as a family name God, So God
the Father, God the Son, God, the Holy Spirit. I
wish I had the time to really teach on that
term monology and the Hebrew word that is behind it,
but I don't have that time. But let me just
say I'm using the term interchangeably as a family name.
So Jesus Christ. We're talking about God the Sun. Okay,
God the Sun, and so God the Sun was no
ordinary man as he lived on planet Earth. Extraordinary, and
I'm thankful because if an ordinary man, even a sinless
ordinary man, would not have been able to save us
from our sins. Okay. And so now we read now
in the Bible Book of John, chapter six, beginning at
verse fourteen. John chapter six, beginning at verse fourteen, we
are continuing the story of God's provision from Yesterday's lesson.
His miraculous provision to the degree that there was overflow.
We didn't even talk about the overflow yesterday. There was overflow.
When God pours into your life miraculously, he makes provision
for you in whatever way he chooses to, there is
always overflow. Whatever He does for you is not just
for you. Can I just say that, like whatever He
does for you, he doesn't just do it for you.
Despite some of these exciting gospel songs, you know what
God has for me, it is for me, no disrespect.
I like how the song sounds, I love how it
feels when I sing it. But what I'm saying is
it's not just for you. It never has been just
for us. Whatever God provides for us, it is freely
You have received, freely give. And so in verse fourteen
of John chapter six, we read then those men, when
they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, this said,
this is a truth that prophet should come into the world.
This is of a truth that prophet that should come
into the world. So they were looking forward to a
special manifestation of from God. When Jesus therefore perceived that
they would come and take him by force to make
him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
See the timing. The timing was not right. The timing
was not right. To elevate Jesus as King of kings
and Lord of lords. He's worthy of our worship. Yes,
but these people really wanted someone to follow, to overthrow
the government that they were attached to Rome. They wanted
to overthrow, They wanted to elevate and then say in
your face like, finally we have somebody who can rule
over you. And Jesus is like, no, I'm not about
that life. This is not what we're here for. We're
here to save people ah from their sins. And so
in verse twenty six we continue. Jesus answered and said, verily, verily,
I say unto you. You seek me not because you
saw the miracles, but because you did eat of the
loaves and were filled. You see, sometimes we go to
God simply to receive daily provision. Sometimes we limit our
access in our own minds to the things that we
can see, taste, touch, and experience through our senses. God
give me a job. God give me a relationship with
a man or a woman, so I can be married.
If you're a woman, you want a husband. If you're
a man, you want a wife. And God is saying, Okay,
I can do that, but I can do so much more. God,
I need some money to pay my light bill. Okay,
I can do that, but that I can do so
much more. Like God, I need my car fixed. I
can do that, but I can do so much more.
Are you? Are you really just satisfied with the loaves
and fish? Jesus says in verse twenty seven, labor not
for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which
endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall
give unto you. For him hath God the Father sealed.
Then said they unto him we shall. What shall we
do that we might work the works of God? And
I want you, brothers and sisters, I understand that we
are living in the last days. I understand that sometimes
God's people complicate the truth in the last days, and
we make it seem as if we have to jump
through some hoops or somehow go through a Navy seal
training course and do some extreme things in order to
be in connection with God. But what Jesus says here
is apropos or still applicable. In twenty twenty four, I'll
read the question again and then I'll read the answer.
Verse twenty eight. Then said they, unto him, what shall
we do that we might work the works of God?
And Jesus answered and said, unto them, this is the
work of God that ye believe on him whom he
hath sent. Come on, you should be excited right now,
You should be relieved right now. Your stress levels should
be going down. Right now. The intensity with which you
think about God should be coming down. And say, but God,
why are you so good to me? Why are you
so good to me? He said, Believe in the one
whom you sin, whom God has sent. Believe the kind
of belief that lays hold of the power of God
and is transforming our hearts, so that He writes his
laws in our hearts and on our minds. And we
live like Jesus lived. Believe no funny hoops to jump through,
no complicated things to do, no additional things that we
add on to what God has said. He said, believe
in whom God has sent. Verse thirty. They said, therefore,
unto him, what signs show us now then that we
may see and believe thee What doest thou, What dost
thou work? Our fathers did eat manna in the desert.
As it is written, he gave them bread from heaven
to eat. Then Jesus said, unto them, verily, verily, I
say unto you. Moses gave you not that bread from heaven.
But my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. Hah.
For the Bread of God is he which cometh down
from heaven and giveth life unto the world. Can I
just say that Jesus was right there, the ultimate and
real article, the genuine article, the Bread of life. And
these guys are still looking for some temporary stuff to
prove something. Jesus Christ is who we need to transform
our lives. Let them transform us 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,