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 Friday, October fourth,
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 Walk by Faith. I just want
to say it a little bit more slowly, walk by Faith.
We'll get into that in just a moment, but first
I'd like to say welcome to you and ask you
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In particular, this is one of the ways that we
continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's go ahead and pray,
and then we will get underway. Father and Heaven, Thank
you for this day. Thank you for loving us so
much and giving us the opportunity to open up your
word again. And I pray that we will literally walk
by faith and not by sight. In Jesus' name, I
pray Amen and Amen again, walk by faith. I'm thankful
because God has given us all a measure of faith.
And when I say us, I'm not talking about every believer.
I'm saying every human being who has ever been born
has received at least a measure of faith. And of
course we have the opportunity and privilege to improve upon
that faith. And when I say improve, I'm saying, exercise
the little measure that God has given to us. And
then thank you, by God's grace. If we are doing
exactly how God would intend for us, then our faith
will grow to where our faith will lay hold upon
the power of God and we will become holy. We
will become holy, we will become children of God and
do God's will, okay, And so we walk by faith
and not by sight. Jesus is the author and the
finisher of our faith. And so this is the baseline
of what we will discuss today. Now we're going based
on some of the stories that we have read this week.
The lessons we will read from the book The Desire
of Ages, page two hundred eight. The Desire of Ages,
page two hundred and eight, and it reads, Jesus had
given him, that is, the paralyzed man no assurance of
divine help. We were reading about a man at the
pool of Bethesda, and of course some others have received
this kind of experience with Christ. The man might have
stopped to doubt and lost one chance, his one chance
of healing. But he believed Christ's word, and in acting
upon it he received strength. Did you hear that? Let
me say it again. He believed Christ's word. Sometimes we
say we believe, but we don't do what he did. Next,
it says, but he believed Christ's word and in acting
upon it. So in the moment that we say in
our minds, we confess with our mouths whatever it is
we have this inclination to believe God's word, we must
act upon it. We act upon it because God's biddings
are enablings. When he says, you know, opens up an
opportunity for filling the blanket, doesn't matter what it is,
and then we don't act upon it, then that just
demonstrates we don't actually believe. And then the power that
God wants to flood into our lives cannot come. Why
not because we're not acting upon what we believe. Do
you act upon what you believe in terms of positive
and holy relationships with people? Do you act upon what
you believe? In terms of how you conduct business and
do your work from day to day? Do you act
upon what you believe or what you know God's will
is for your health and so forth. So now he
receives his stre but he only receives it once he
acts upon what he believes. That is, by faith, continuing
the quote, through the same faith, we may receive spiritual healing.
By sin, we have been severed from the life of God.
Our souls are paralyzed, our of ourselves. We are no
more capable of living a holy life than was the
impotent man capable of walking. Remember the dude couldn't walk
thirty and eight years. Thirty eight years he couldn't walk.
How old are you like? If you want to put
it in the chat, go ahead, Yeah, go ahead and
put it in the chat, like, I'm approaching fifty one.
In just about ten days, I'll be fifty one. So
for most of my lifetime, this brother could not walk.
Of ourselves, we are no more capable of living a
holy life than was the impotent man capable of walking.
Let these desponding, struggling ones look up. The Savior is
bending over the purchase of his blood. That's us saying,
with inexpressible tenderness and pity, wilt thou be made whole.
He bids you a rise in health and peace. Do
not wait to feel that you are made whole. Come on,
do not wait to feel that you are made whole.
Believe his word and it will be fulfilled. Did you
hear that? Don't wait till you feel it. Don't wait
till you feel like you're going to be successful. Don't
wait until you feel like your relationships can turn for
the better. Don't wait until you can feel like you
can make more intelligent and wise decisions in your business
and work dealings. Don't wait until you feel anything. I
need you to do what this man did. Do not
wait till you feel that you are made whole. Believe
his word. Believe his word and it will be fulfilled.
I said, believe his word and it will be fulfilled.
Put your will on the side of Christ. Will to
serve him. Ooh, I love it. Will to serve him.
And in acting upon his word you will receive strength.
I think I've read that before, Like is there an
echo in here? You will receive strength, whatever may be
the evil practice the master passion, which through long indulgence
binds both soul and body. Like we have habits, human
beings have habits, there are sin habits that you have
been bound by. And I don't want to go through
a detailed list of things that you may have done
that is against God's will. The Bible is teaching us,
and inspiration is teaching us. No matter what it is,
No matter what it is, Christ is able and longs
to deliver. He will impart life to the soul that
is dead in trespasses. According to Ephesians, chapter two and
verse one, he will set free the captive that is
held by weakness and misfortune and the chains of sin.
So what I'm doing today is inviting all of us,
whether you are a believer thank God, or somebody who
well for whatever reason, you've been watching or you are
watching or listening today for the first time and you
have tried to figure it out on your own all
of this time, God is giving us the opportunity to
walk by faith and so act on faith, not assurance.
I just want to say it that way, walk by
faith and not assurance. There are times that we are
wondering if this is gonna work. Is it gonna work?
Don't wait until you feel completely assured that it'll work, Okay.
I also want you to consider this text in Matthew
chapter nine, verse twenty two. But Jesus turned him about.
And when he turned him about, and when he saw her,
he said, daughter, be of good courage or comfort. Thy
faith hath made thee whole, And the woman was made
whole from that hour. In another time that Jesus healed someone,
he wanted the person not to be the woman not
to be discouraged. He wanted her to be encouraged that
no matter all of the things that she has done
in the past, and failed to affect her healing. She now,
she now will be made whole. So spiritual healing, physical healing,
and all kinds of healing come by faith. So walk
by faith and not by sight, and then God will
come through for you in a miraculous way. Make it
a great day.
Speaker 1: Peace. 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.