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 Sunday. It's
June twenty ninth, twenty twenty five. 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 new lesson study series Exodus the Journey to
the Promised Land, and our caption for today is God's
People in Egypt, God's People in Egypt. Before we begin,
I'd like to just say welcome to everyone joining us,
especially those joining us for the very first time. I
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new Your Daily Portion Life Application Guide. And 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 under way. Father, we thank you, We thank
you for hearing our voice when we need you. We
thank you for hearing our voice of praise and thanksgiving.
Please help us to see ourselves in the way that
you see us. In Jesus name. I pray, Amen and
Amen again God's people in Egypt. What's in a name?
That's what I want to know, just very quickly, like
what is in what is in a name? What is
in a name? Have you ever really thought about what
your name is and how that may shape how you
enter into the world. My name is David. That means
unbeloved or beloved. I take that seriously. Somehow my parents
understood that I would be beloved. Do you know what
your name is and what you are to represent in
the world? Of course I am named after King David.
There is so much to say there. There is wisdom
in his son Solomon. I ask God for double the
wisdom that God gave Solomon. Yes, and we know that
Jesus Christ came from the same line of David. So
in my mind I represent just like you do. But
I represent the King of Kings and Lord of lords,
blessed be his name. And I am not interested in
making some of the mistake, making the mistakes that King
David made. I do want to do what he did
when he when he learned like, wait a minute, I
mess done. So please, God, will you deliver me from
my blood guiltiness? Will you believe? Will you deliver me
from my sin? And then I will teach transgressors your way.
If you will not withdraw your Holy Spirit from me,
then I will teach transgressors your way. So there was
a lot in a name. And the Book of Genesis
is called in Hebrew shamat literally names in English, according
to the opening words of that ancient document, and these
are the names. This is how it begins. The names
of the patriarch Jacob's family are enumerated right from the start.
So can I just say right here, I actually took
this out of the book. I should have left it
in there. But let me give you what I was
intending for this day's life application, in the spiritual application.
What is important now, w we're spelling the word win w.
God begins Exodus by listing names, reminding us that he
never forgets his people. Every generation matters to him. Now,
let's internalize this insight in the letter I reflect on
Exodus chapter one, verses one through five. Each name recorded
carries covenantal significance, covenantal importance. I want you to study
that out. What are these names and what importance do
they hold where covenant with God is concerned. In God's story,
no one is nameless. No one is nameless or forgotten.
And then the letter and the next best move. This
is time for action. Thank God for calling you by name.
I think the Bible says, and I'm saying that for
a fact, that he will write his name in our foreheads. Yes,
if we're faithful, begin your devotion multiple times this week
by reading in Isaiah chapter fourty three and verse one.
You may decide to read it aloud. Fear not, for
I have redeemed the I have called thee by thy name.
And it does not stop there. It says, thou art mine.
God claims you. He has not turned his back on you.
God claims you, and he said you are his. Thank God.
And so here are some lessons that we can learn
from today's study. First of all, First of all, I
would love for us to read Exodus, chapter one and
verse eight, and the Bible reads, now there arose up
a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. Oh,
there was a lot of really good coming out of
this experience of God's people being in Egypt, because Joseph
was faithful to God. He had favor with God and humans,
just like Jesus favor with God and humans. And he
was the governor. I don't know if that's the right term,
but he was the governor of Egypt and represented the
prosperity that had come to the people in the then
known world through Egypt. And we're grateful. But there was
a pharaoh, a new pharaoh that was fearful, a new
pharaoh that did not believe in the God of brother Joseph,
and he decided to oppress the people of God. So
let me just say this, never confuse blessings with permanence.
And it almost sounds pessimistic, but please just follow me here.
Do not confuse blessings with permanence. So in this moment,
let's just say, at noon today, God gives you a
special blessing and that goes on until noon six months
from now noon one year from now on the same day,
yes noon, eighteen months from now on the same day.
I'm not asking you to become paranoid or brace for
the next trial. But let me just say that we
count the blessings new blessings every morning. Great is God's faithfulness,
and we say thank You for the moment. There will
be times, however, that the blessing that we are experiencing
today won't go tomorrow. There may be a trial waiting
around the corner. But does it matter, Well, I don't know.
It depends on your perspective. But if God is for you,
who can be against you? And so in the case
of the people of God, there was a time of
oppression that came after that time of favor. So give
thanks to God for your current blessings. Don't worry about
anything else in this moment. Thank God for your current blessings.
But anchor your security in God, not in your job.
You might lose that, not in your leader. Your leader
may no longer be there, the one that smiles on
you and has found favor in you, or the one
that you like that led your country wherever you are
in the world, So your faith in security or not
in your job, not in your leader, and not in
your nation. Your faith should be anchored firmly in the
security of God. Lessen. Number two, God's promises out last
political shifts. Oh, this is good. Yes, And the Bible
reads in verse seven. And the children of Israel were
faithful and increased abundantly. They increased increased abundantly. Leaders change,
though nations rise and fall. I think we know this.
But God's covenant remains, whether Joseph is there or not,
whether the Pharaoh that found favor in Joseph is there
or not. Whether Potiphar, who learned to trust the God
or the God in Joseph for a time, is there
or not. God's covenant remains. The people multiplied in oppression, Oh,
because God's word to Abraham is still active. They continue
to multiply even though they were in bondage, because God
remembered his covenant. And so our action for today is
to reflect on these passages, post one of the verses
and a place where you can see it daily. Remind
yourself that God's promises do not expire with your season.
I wish I had the time. God is faithful and
he knows your name. You are his 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,