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 Sabbath, April
twenty six, 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 lesson study series how to study Bible Prophecy, and
our caption for today is The Nation's Part two, The
Nation's Part two. Get into that in just a moment,
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we continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's go ahead
and pray, and then we will get underway. Father in Heaven,
thank you for giving us this new day and for
the privilege that we have to open up your word
and to study from the scriptures. I pray that you
will help us to see where we are in this
earth's history. It won't be long now until Jesus comes,
the one for whom we have waited. Father, Please make
us holy, help us to surrender our will in every
particular in Jesus' name. I pray, Amen, and a man
again the Nation's Part two. Let me begin by reading
from the Bible Book of Psalms, the Bible Book of Psalms,
chapter forty six, and I will read verse ten. I'll
probably read it again in just a little while. The
Bible reads. Be still and know that I am God. Now,
the Bible is showing us very clearly here that people
have a tendency to be too fast, rushing along by
every day and forgetting that God is who exactly he
said he is. He's the creator of all humankind, the
creator of the universe. He's the one who redeems us
by his blood, and if we yield our will to him,
we will be just like him. One day we'll see
him as he is. But but but sometimes blasphemously people
run by blasphemously. Sometimes people are forgetting that God is
the one who laid the foundations of the earth, because
these humans are deciding to try to change everything, challenge everything,
challenge God's word, challenge his holy institutions, challenge the principles
that God has taught us. And he wants us to
take our time be still, because I think it was
as in the days of Noah. Ah people were eating
and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day
that Noah entered into the ark and the floods came
and took them all away. And so the Bible is
teaching us that we need to pause and then not
just having assent to the truth, but begin to worship
God as if intimately we are with him, understanding that
he indeed is the God who created all things. Blessed
be his name. There's no God like him, there is
no other God worthy of worship. And the Bible continues,
I will be exalted. Is He exalted in your life?
I'm asking myself the same question as God exalted in
my life. Even in this moment, just about four minutes
into our broadcast, I'm asking myself honestly before God, are
you exalted God in my life? And if not, why not?
And then when we discover the why not? Then what next?
And the Bible continues, I will be exalted in the earth.
God will be exalted. And so the lesson writer identifies
a bunch of problems, a lot of problems. People say
all kind of creepy, crazy, goofy stuff about God and
make up all kinds of arguments. People make it seem
as if God intended for us to do evil so
that he could surprise the planet, shock the world with
his new plan of salvation. But that is not the case.
God never intended for us to sin. He knew that
we would. But we can't blame God for knowing everything.
He knew that we would turn away from him, and
he always had the plan so that he could fix
this if we will yield our will to him. But
we don't blame God. We don't make it seem as
if God desired this, because it was always intended for
us to be one with God with no hitches. But
Adam failed, Eve she failed, and now we have this
big mess. But I'm thankful that where sin abounds, grace
did much more abound. And the lesson writer says, this
week we will the coming week, meaning tomorrow. Beginning tomorrow,
we will continue looking at the problem caused or the
problems caused by the fall and the desire for human
government as opposed to God's governance. These truths are powerfully
revealed in the Book of Daniel, which shows that God
was right when he warned his people about what would
happen when they turned away from Him and chose earthly
monarchs instead. This is exactly what they got, earthly monarchs instead.
I want you to hear that word instead in the
place of God. It's not that now that we have
governments that God is recommending that we go against. No,
that's not the point. The point is that where governments
are in alignment with God's will, then we're good to go,
because really we're following God's mandates. But if and when
governments are guiding us against the truth of God, against
what God has taught us, then we can see in history.
We can see in the time of Daniel, Michel Hannanaiah
and Azariah. What happens if people turn their backs on
God in preference or deference to earthly rulers, and so
that is the word instead there, this is exactly what
they got, earthly monarchs instead, and sinners lording it over sinners.
Never again combination. Okay, So we choose God one hundred
percent of the time, and anything else or anyone else
that aligns with God's will, we choose that too. It
is until or unless those go against God. Now, of course,
the lesson writer says, we're going to identify problems, and
I think God's people it's no disrespect, no shade intended.
But God's people have a habit of being able to
identify problems. It's like, of course you're supposed to be
able to do that, Dave, I understand. But we need
some solutions too, Okay, So don't get stuck in the
identification of problems loop, that rut that happens sometimes on
Sabbath mornings. Right in a few a couple of hours,
there are gonna be some people with microphones standing up
in churches all around the world, ready to identify problems.
But I ask you to challenge all of us teachers
from the scriptures to provide solutions that God has given us. Okay,
and so I'm going to just three this morning because
we don't have a lot of time. Number one comes
from the Bible Book of Proverbs, chapter three and verse five,
and the Bible reads, trust in the Lord with all
thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. Okay,
let's pause right there. So the action step based on
this is to daily surrender to God's rule. Daily, I said,
I should say, momentarily submit to God's rule. Submit decisions
to his word. Every decision that you're trying to make,
submit it to God's rule. Trust in his timing, and
follow his leadership. Okay, that is solution number one. Number
two comes from the Bible Book of Psalms. I told
you i'd read it again, Verse ten of chapter forty six.
Be still and know that I am God. Be still
and know that I am God. And this means to
practice the visible presence of God. I think an inspiration.
We have been enjoined to do just that. Rest in
His control. You like control us a heavy word. Yes,
If God is in control, I think we're good to go.
Wait on his timing and trust in his plans. Finally, finally,
from Matthew chapter six and verse thirty three. But seek
ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and
all things needed, all things needful will be added unto us.
Of course, we're prioritizing eternal values. We're building kingdom principles.
We're living heavenly citizenship and maintaining eternal focus above and
against ours. 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,