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, December
twenty three, 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 in our
Lesson study series through themes in the Gospel of John,
and our caption for today is keeping your Eyes on Jesus.
Keeping your Eyes on Jesus. We'll get into that in
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This is one of the ways that we continue to
build faith and fellowship and make sure also by the
way you click that number seven to enhance your spiritual
journey with God. Let's go ahead and pray, and then
we will get underway. Father in Heaven, thank you for
giving us this new day, our daily bread. Thank you
for giving us the opportunity to see to see you.
And I know Lord that we're looking forward to the
day that we'll see you face to face. But in
the meantime, God, we thank you, We thank you for
the privilege of being called by your name. Please help
us to live according to your principles. In Jesus name,
I pray, Amen and Amen again, keeping your eyes on Jesus,
And of course my mind immediately goes to the him.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus. And I think I'll share
a little bit of that hymn with you this morning
because it is more than appropriate. Just hold fast, let's
enjoy part of this together as we as we get
this spirit from God.
Speaker 4: Oh soul, are you weary.
Speaker 3: And true bond? No light in the darkness?
Speaker 5: You see there's a light for a look at the
same you and life.
Speaker 3: More abundant and free.
Speaker 6: Turnores upon Jeevessus, look full in his wonderful face, and
the things over will grow strangelyad in the light.
Speaker 3: Of his glory and graves through death into life. Ever
lassting he passed, and we follow him there.
Speaker 7: Or a sin no more health.
Speaker 8: Don't meanon far more than conquerors we are. Turn your
eyes a Pongeessus, look full in his wonderful face, and
the things of earth will grow strange lead.
Speaker 7: In the light of his glory and grace. His words
shall not fail you.
Speaker 8: He promist, believe him, and all will be well.
Speaker 7: Then go to a world that is dying his perfect
SELFI shun to time.
Speaker 4: Turn your eyes a pongee Jus, look full in his wonder.
Speaker 3: Full face, and the.
Speaker 7: Things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light
of his glory and grace.
Speaker 2: That is such a privilege to be able to turn
our eyes upon Jesus, can you imagine? And so we
want to keep our eyes there on Jesus, so that
the things of this earth will grow strangely dim, and
our focus will be Heaven, Word, God, Word, and so
the Bible reads in John chapter twenty one, beginning at
verse twenty John chapter twenty one and verse twenty. Then Peter,
turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved, following which
also leaned on his breast that suffered, and said, Lord,
which is he that betrayeth thee? Peter, seeing him, saith
to Jesus, Lord, And what shall this man do? Jesus
saith unto him? If I I will that ye tarry,
I will come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me, focus, Peter,
keep your eyes on me, Peter. Why are you worrying
about people who will betray me?
Speaker 3: Peter?
Speaker 2: If you focus your attention on me, Peter, you won't
need to have to worry about that. Brother, Peter, fill
in your name here. Yes, And then the Bible says
here in verse twenty three, then went this saying abroad
among the brethren that the disciples should not die. Yet
Jesus said not unto him, and he shall not die.
But if I will that ye tarry till I come,
what is it to thee. This is the disciple which
testifieth of these things. I wrote these things that and
we know that his testimony is true. And there all
are also many other things which Jesus did, the which
if they should be written everyone. I suppose that even
the world itself could not contain the books that should
be written. Now we've already said turn your eyes upon Jesus.
We've already said that we are going to we are
going to keep our eyes on Jesus and focus our
minds on Jesus. And that is because he wants us
to see where we want to be, see where we
want to be. We don't want to be betrayers, so
we don't focus on that. We don't want to be
bound by our trials and tribulations, so we don't focus
on that. Like Jesus is restoring Peter right now to ministry,
and he told him follow me in verse twenty. In
verse nineteen of chapter twenty one, it was probably an
actual physical following of Jesus down the beach, and that
was because Peter turns and sees John following Jesus as well,
and he inquires about John. But the Lord, but Lord,
what about this man? See in restoring Peter and reading
from the Lesson to Ministry, Jesus had predicted Peter's manner
of death. It seems that Peter was curious about John's
death as well. Jesus redirects him what to do, what
keep his eyes on him, redirects his attention instead to
the issue of what following him, and not worrying about
what will happen to the other disciple. You see, sometimes
we become distracted by what's going to happen in the
last days, and of course Jesus has given us some
guidance regarding the last days. Sometimes our hyper focus causes
us not to focus on Jesus. We focus on the times.
We focus on the signs of the times. We focus
on the beginnings of sorrows. We focus on what this
beast power is going to do or that beast power
is going to do. Rather than focusing and riveting our
eyes on Jesus, we focus on the winds and the waves.
We focus on the very real trials. And Jesus is like,
no matter what, no matter what, if you focus on me,
I will take you down through the pathways of righteousness,
and I will make you holy so that one day
we will see each other face to face. Turn your
eyes upon Jesus 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.
Speaker 4: Yeah,