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 Thursday, October 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 themes in the Gospel of John and our
caption for today is Jesus's Claims. Jesus's Claims. We'll get
into that in just a moment, but first I'd like
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Father in Heaven, thank you for giving us this day.
Thank you for Jesus being more than someone who claimed claimed.
Jesus always came through. Jesus comes through You, always come through, Father,
and we're thankful for the power of the Holy Spirit.
Please help us to live for you in Jesus name.
I pray Amen and a men again. You know I
am troubled by the idea that Jesus could claim anything.
Jesus doesn't have to claim anything. He is the King
of kings and Lord of lords. Can we just hurry
up and get right there now? Like Jesus is everything
that the prophets said that he is, and more like,
Jesus created the heavens and the earth according to John
chapter one and Hebrews chapter one and other places. But
Jesus is eternal, just like God, our father could. Chapter
five talks about the Messiah who was to come, who's
also everlasting. You see, so Jesus didn't need to claim anything.
I take issue with the idea that Jesus needed to
claim anything, and I understand why we use that language
considering the context of the story. But I'm just saying
I want to say that right here and right now,
Jesus doesn't need to claim anything. One day we will
see him as king of kings and Lord of lords,
on the throne of the universe, just like he promised.
He said to the people who were his detractors that
you will not see me again until you say, blessed
is he that cometh in the name of the Lord,
like you will see me on the throne when I
come in the clouds of glory. I'm going to wake
you up just so you can see that, Okay. And
so we're going to continue the story now that I
got that out, Like, let's get that out of the way.
From the Book of John, chapter five, beginning at verse sixteen,
and the Bible reads and therefore did the people of
God persecute Jesus and sought to slay him because he
had done these things on the sabbath. Of course, we're
talking about healing on the Sabbath. But Jesus answered them,
my father worketh hitherto and I work. So Jesus is
now attaching himself, associating himself with the royalty of the universe.
He is saying that he and his father will see
in about five chapters in the future in chapter ten
of John, that he and his father are one, they
are equal. Right. Therefore the people of God sought the
more to kill him. Does it bother you that I
keep saying the people of God? It bothers me. These
people were supposed to be the people who taught the truth,
the ones who guided people into all truth, like with
the power of the Holy Ghost.
Speaker 1: Like.
Speaker 2: These people were supposed to be the greatest testimony to
demonstrate that Jesus is exactly who he said that he is,
and so and so, the Bible continues. Then, therefore the
people of God sought the more to kill him because
not only had he according to them, let me just
say that here, let's get that language cleared up. Not
only according to them, had he broken the Sabbath, but
seth also that God was his father, making himself what
equal with God. So they were very clear that Jesus
was saying that God our father, is his father, but
that meant equality with the Father, not like how God
is my father, not like God is your father. But
Jesus in John chapter seventeen, and I know I'm running,
I'm fast forwarding. But in John chapter seventeen, Jesus said, please,
I can't wait until you restore me like we get
back to the way things were when we were, when
we were completely. I don't want to say the wrong language,
but one like I want to be like it was
before I came down here and had to go through
the human predicament in order to save these people, your people,
my people, from their sins. Put me back like that.
He was looking forward to that time. And then the
Bible continues in verse nineteen. Then answered Jesus and said,
unto them, verily, very I say unto you. The son
can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the
Father do. For what things soever he doeth, these also
doe with the son. Likewise, for the Father loveth the
son and showeth him all things that himself doeth. And
he will show him greater works than these, that ye
may marvel for and listen. One of the greater works
is when Jesus laid down his life and he took
it up again. He promised that I nobody can take
my life. I lay it down. I volunteered for this thing.
I'm becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Like nobody can take my life. I am giving my
life willingly. And so this is a greater work. This
is a greater work that ye may marvel for. As
the Father raiseth up the dead and quickeneth them, even
so the son quickeneth whom he will see. Jesus raised
people from the dead because he had that power in him.
He has that power in him when he raised Lazarus
from the dead. He didn't need permission. I just need
to say that right here. Don't be confused by the
fact that Jesus, while he was living on planet Earth,
was bound to some earthly things, like he was hungry.
At times, he was thirsty, he needed to rest, He
needed to rely on his father to overcome temptations to sin.
You see, definitely, Jesus was bound to a body, a
physical body like you have a body. You understand, when
he was fasting. When he was fasting, there came a
point where he the Bible says, was hungry, and so
the angels ministered unto him at the end of that
battery of temptations. But there were times that Jesus did
some things that you and I cannot do. But it
wasn't flesh that was doing that. It was in his
authority as the one who created us. And so when
he forgave sins, he forgave sins in his godness. Who
can forgive sins but God alone. Jesus was able to
raise the dead, not because he was given power, but
because he is the resurrection and the life. You understand.
And so the Bible continues here and verse twenty two.
For the Father judgeth no man, but he committeth judgment
unto the son. He and then all all that all
men should honor the son, even as they honor the Father.
He that honoreth, not the son, honoreth not the Father
which hath sent him. Verily, verily, I say unto you
he that heareth my word, and believeth on him that
sent me hath everlasting life. You see the connection. If
you believe in Jesus, you believe in his word, you
also are believing in God, our Father. If you believe
truly in God, our Father, and believe in his word.
You believe truly in Jesus Christ. And everything that Jesus
has testified of himself. He didn't claim, he testified. He
told us, he demonstrated, He manifested the reality of who
he is. Yes, verily I say unto you, the hour
is coming, and now is when the dead shall hear
the voice of the Son of God, and they that
here shall live. And there's so much more. And these
men that were supposedly God's people continue to accuse Jesus
of being less than who he is. Who is Jesus
to you? Who is Jesus to you? Make it a
great day 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,