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.
Speaker 2: Vibrant lives.
Speaker 1: Welcome to Your Daily Portion with your host, author speaker,
Elle David Harris.
Speaker 3: Good morning, Good morning, Good morning. It is Sunday, February
twenty three, twenty twenty five. 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 God's Love and Justice, and our caption
for today is an enemy has done this, An enemy
has done this. We'll get into this in just a moment,
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Let's go ahead and pray and then we will get underway.
Father and Heaven. Thank you for this day. Thank you
for giving us the opportunity to open up your word.
And I'm asking you now please to fill us with
your holy spirit. Will you please teach us how to
overcome our sinfulness, overcome the enemy, knowing that you have
all things under control. Teach us to surrender our will
to you in Jesus name, I pray, Amen and a
man again. Okay, So in the next over the next
few days, we're going to talk about the origins of evil,
what happened on planet Earth, what happened in heaven, and
of course God's resolution for all of this. He resolves
the sin problem fully and we are fully aware of this.
But sometimes it feels difficult. Living on planet Earth is
rough sometimes, but God has all things under control. Please
don't be distracted by my screen blinking. I don't know
what's going on there. Okay, hopefully you can still hear me.
All right, So we're going to begin this discussion in
Matthew chapter thirteen, and I'm going to let my trust
the audio Bible read. This comes in from faith, comes
by hearing. It's my favorite audio Bible, by the way.
There's so many good ones out there. But let's go
ahead and let it begin. At verse twenty four.
Speaker 2: Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, the kingdom
of Heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good
seed in his field. But while men slept, his enemy
came and sowed tears among the wheat, and went his way.
But when the blade was sprung up and brought forth fruit,
then appeared the tears also. So the servants of the
householder came and said, unto him, Sir, didst not thou
sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath
it tears? He said, unto them, an enemy hath done this.
The servants said, unto him, wilt thou then that we
go and gather them up? But he said, nay, lest
while ye gather up the tears, ye root up also
the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest.
And in the time of harvest, I will say to
the reapers, gather ye together first the tears, and bind
them in bundles to burn them. But gather the wheat
into my boy. Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,
the Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed,
which a man took and sowed in his field, which
indeed is the least of all seeds. But when it
is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh
a tree, so that the birds of the air come
and lodge in the branches. Thereof another parable spake he
unto them. The Kingdom of Heaven is likened to leaven,
which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal,
till the whole was leavened. All these things spake Jesus
unto the multitude and parables, And without a parable spake
he not unto them, that it might be fulfilled, which
was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my
mouth in parables, I will utter things which have been
kept secret from the foundation of the world. Then Jesus
sent the multitude away and went into the house, and
his deciple bulls came unto him, saying, declare unto us
the parable of the tears of the field? He answered,
and said, under them, he that soweth the good seed
is the son of man. The field is the world.
The good seed are the children of the Kingdom. But
the tears are the children of the wicked one. The
enemy that sowed them is the devil. The harvest is
the end of the world, and the reapers are the angels.
As therefore the tears are gathered and burned in the fire.
So shall it be in the end of this world?
Speaker 3: All right? So much to say, so little time. So,
of course Jesus is already giving his disciples the answer
to what is going on here? Right, And so I
just want to start with the fact that God has
everything under control. Okay, everything is under control. There are
times I know that sometimes we see in our churches,
sometimes the oftentimes the political process of the world. Wherever
you happen to be in the world, you see that
God's people are getting mixed up, like somehow getting mixed up,
And you're like, well, how does that happen? How is
it that God has spoken very clearly concerning all kinds
of things. Where our lives are concerned and people are confused,
it's because the devil has planted his people all over
the world. And it's not that these people come from
some other planet. It is that there are some people
just like God's people listen to the Holy Spirit and
live by the principles of the Holy Spirit. The enemy,
just like he had evil angels, one third of them
were kicked out of heaven with him. There are individuals
who don't care what God teaches, who are not interested
in the right relationship with God. And so even in
and among God's people, in our worship facilities, our churches,
our fellowships, there are people that the Devil has said.
At your job, you will encounter people whom the devil
has sent there. But the point is not to focus
on them. Jesus already kept his promise very clear. Those
who are His people who have faith, even a tiny
little measure of faith, this faith will grow. And as
we have relationship with God, that growing faith will insulate
us as we lay hold of the power of God.
Laying hold of the power of God by faith, that
will insulate us from whatever the tears are doing now
in the meantime. In the meantime, we stay prayed up.
In the meantime, we trust God. In the meantime, we
stay far from those things that easily beset us. We
yield our will to God because He promised at the
appropriate time, when Jesus comes, He's going to reap the harvest.
Who's the harvest everybody who yields our will to God? Okay,
and so we're going to our application guide and we're
going to uh, let's go to the relationship's application with
our win WI n acronym. What is important now? And
I'm going to read it straight out of the book? Okay,
what is important now? The parable illustrates the importance of
patience and understanding in our interactions with others. We are
often quick to judge, but only God knows the full
story of each person's life. Okay, I internalize the insight.
Think about someone in your life who was difficult to
understand or get along with. Instead of seeing them as
tears to be removed, ask God to help you see
them through His eyes, understanding their struggles and their potential.
Because sometimes we don't know who is a who is
a tear. Sometimes we'd have tear like behavior. And I
know you're like, that's not possible. But sometimes people who's
their focus like Peter did, okay, and next best move
reach out to someone you struggled to get along with.
Offer a kind word, a listening ear, or helping hand.
Let God's love flow through you to them, trusting that
He can use your actions to make a positive impact.
Speaker 2: Yeah.
Speaker 3: An enemy has has absolutely planted tears among us. But
sometimes you have people like dear Peter who exhibit tear
like bad word, curse and behavior, turning their backs on
God for a moment. But God is able to redeem
those who ultimately submit our will to him.
Speaker 2: Just don't be a tear okay.
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.
Speaker 2: Yeah,