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: Hello, Hello, Hello. It is Thursday, September eleven, in twenty
twenty five, and this is your Daily Portion Lunchtime edition.
I know you're like, what, Yes, Lunchtime Edition where we
give you God's word every single day and today is
no exception. We are continuing in our Lesson study series
through the Book of Exodus, and our caption for today
is intercession, Intercession before we pray. I want to introduce
this new concept because you're like, but I just saw
you this morning, and we've been watching you at five
am every single morning for many years. And that's true.
But many of you have been asking, like, can you
lengthen the program? And I'm like, no, God said ten
minutes every single day. But since then we have added
the Life Application Guide. Okay, and so what we're gonna
do at least try it out for a couple of
weeks at one pm Jamaica time at one pm Jamaica
time is dedicate the time strictly to the Life Application part.
And you can get the Life Application Guide at your
Daily Portion dot com. Okay, let me go ahead and pray,
and then you'll see how this flows. Father in Heaven,
thank you for giving us the opportunity to come together again.
Now we're here two times in the day. Father, I'm
asking you to please give us a will and a
discernment so that we can apply what we learned this morning.
In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen and Amen again. Okay.
And so I neglected to say a little bit earlier
that we will not be here on Sabbaths. I am
not competing with our experience in worship together corporate worship
on Saturdays. Okay, So Sunday through Friday, we'll try it
and see how this goes. If the Lord continues to
bless them, we'll continue to do this. Otherwise we'll just
stick to the morning, okay. And so intercession. We already
discussed the details of the lesson this morning, but let's
go right to spiritual application. And for those who've not
gotten the application guide, we cover four key areas spiritual,
personal relationships, and professional application. Okay, and we use the
acronym win win, And let's be again with spiritual application.
W What is important now? God's love bears our sin
at the highest cost. I don't think I need to
drill that. In fact, we don't have the time for that.
But that is what's important under spiritual application. Internalize the insight.
I Moses stepped into a place few people would dare
think about what Moses did. He interceded, well, really he intervened,
but he interceded in such a way that really could
have put him in danger. He didn't know that it wouldn't,
but he was willing to risk it. Okay, he was
willing to be blotted out if it meant salvation for
the people. Ask yourself, like, are you willing to do that?
I'm not saying you should be, but that is amazing.
This mirrors the ultimate sacrifice God made in Christ. This
is why we are told that Moses was a type
or a foreshadowing or symbol of the Messiah Jesus Christ.
Continuing forgiveness required God himself to carry sin. This is
not light, it's the deepest kind of love. Well, what's
the next best move in that regard? Daily? Thank God
for carrying your sin. Approach him with humility, knowing what
it will cost him to save you. I won't say
a lot about that. We're going to run on now
to personal application. What is important now. Sacrificial love always
involves personal costs. We're taking this personal now. Internalize the insight.
Moses's intercession shows how true love for others goes beyond words.
Some people talk about it, but what God is showing
us is that we need to be about it, not
just talk about it. It stands in the gap when
people the people do not deserve it. Are there people
in your relationships or well, we'll get to that in
a moment. But people that you relate to that you
feel like don't deserve God's fill in the blank, his mercy.
Look at how they've done X, Y, or Z, and
they've not turned to him. So well, what we're learning
now is that this kind of love stands in the
gap when people don't deserve it. The Cross reveals the
same love on a global scale. Remember God's soul loved
the world that he gave his only begotten son. Okay,
and then n next best move? Ask God to give
you a heart that is willing to intercede for others,
even when it requires personal sacrifice. Relationships application, what is important? Now?
Intercession can heal broken relationships, internalize the insight. Other than
writing off those who fail, we're talking about relationship wise now,
Moses pled for them. His example teaches us not to
give up on others when they fall. Intercessory prayer create
space for God's mercy to work. God is receiving the
permission if you want to say, to do something above
and beyond what people are expecting when we intercede for them.
And then, and what is the next best move in relationships?
In this case, begin interceding for one broken relationship in
your life. Let me ask you. Is it your spouse
that your relationship is broken with? Is it your one
of your parents. You could be an elder and you
still have problems with your parents. Is it somebody at
the workplace? So begin interceding. That means actively praying, going
to God and saying God I need you to please
work on behalf of filling the blank person in my life.
Please will you do that? And then ask God to
work where you cannot, ask God to work where you cannot.
And then finally, our professional application. You're going to work,
you have a business, you are developing a business, or
maybe you're a student, but this is a professional application.
W what is important now? Leaders must carry their people's burdens.
Or you're a leader at work. You may even be
a background leader, somebody who is secondary to the primary leaders.
Maybe behind the scenes. You do things that impact the
or influence the flow in your organization or your company,
or even if you're at school, you may be a
student that people look up to. So I want you
to apply that as well, and then I internalize the insight.
Moses did not hide behind his position. He carried the
weight of his people's sin before God. Let me read
that again. Moses did not hide behind his position. He
did not say, because he's the leader of God's people,
Oh well, God, you said that, this is what's going
to happen to them. I'm doing my job. They need
to be doing their jobs. He didn't hide behind that.
He carried the weight of His people's sin before God.
Leadership calls us to care deeply for the spiritual and
practical well being of those we serve. And I understand.
And some workplaces, you're not going to be overt with
the way that you come in. It's not a church
unless you do work in a ministry somewhere. But the
fact is that you know that there are people who
need the Lord. Some of your coworkers, some your direct reports,
and maybe even your supervisors need the Lord. And so
you're going to go there thinking that way and ask
God to help you carry their needs before Him with
wisdom and courage. Are you going to ask them periodically?
I don't know. You need to think it and pray
it through. Is there anything I could pray for you about? Hey,
fill in the blank name. Is there something that you're
going through today that you feel like it's just a
little bit too heavy? Is there something I can do
to assist, something I can do to help? So what
we want to do in the coming days, well, tomorrow
will be the final one until Sunday is apply these
truths and see how God will help us grow in
these four key areas. We'll see you in the morning.
If the Lord spears life peace. 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,