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, August thirty,
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 through the Book of Exodus, coming in at
Lesson number ten of thirteen under the caption The Covenant
and the blue Print. The Covenant and the Blueprint. We'll
get into that in just a moment, but before we do,
I'd like to say welcome to you in happy Sabbath.
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Let's go ahead and pray, and then we will get underway. Father,
thank you for this new Sabbath day and giving us
the blueprint for our lives, the blueprint for connection with you.
Please help us to live according to this blueprint. In
Jesus' name, I pray Amn and a men again. Let
me just jump right into the passage here in Exodus
chapter twenty four and verse three. We'll probably read it again,
and the Bible reads, so Moses came and told the
people all the words of the Lord and the judgments.
So we know now that the Bible has identified the commandments,
the ten commandments. We know what those are. Yes in
Exodus chapter twenty and then God gave the blueprint or
the detailed view of what it looks like to live
in society on planet Earth, governed by how God wants
us to think and live, how we are to treat
one another, how we're to treat debt, how we're to
treat being able to come in and out of situations
where we may be giving. I mean, now we might
say our service, but we're living bound to somebody where
we say for this number of years, we're going to
serve you this way. But if you mistreat the person
who is now your servant, you got to let them go.
Like God gave the details of how they should live
and think in the society on Earth as God's people. Okay,
And so now we see that God told them the
words and the judgments, and the people answered with one voice,
what did they say all the words which the Lord
has said, we will do? Now? The Bible teaches us
that it is better to not make a vow than
to make a vow and not keep it. It is
better to not make a vow than to make a
vow and break it. And so the people of God
are saying, yes, we agree with everything you have said
in the ten Commandments. We understand that they are a
covenantal promise that you're making with us too, and we
accept how we're supposed to live and think in society
on planet Earth as your people. Whatever you say, that's
what we're going to do, that's what we're going to do.
Well yeah, well, yeah, yeah, there are some things that
they missed, like they missed a spot. The people of
God failed in so many ways, but God did not
leave them. Why not because lesson number one the Sabbath
Morning is Obedience flows from relationship. You see, God knows
because he created us, and he knows because he knows
the exact nature of sin subsequent to him creating us.
That the only way that we can be obedient to
God is if we have a relationship with him. I said,
I'd read it again, and here it is again. I'll
read it from another translation, New English translation. Moses came
and told the people all the Lord's words and all
the decisions, and the people all of them answered together,
we are willing to do all the words that the
Lord has said. We are willing. God, we are willing.
We are will, We are willing. Sometimes people who are
willing to do what God says fail miserably. Yeah yeah yeah,
yeah yeah yeah yeah. So God seeks our full commitment.
That's what we're to do. God gives us the privilege
of submitting to him and then committing like true obedience
isn't about a mechanical sort of you know. Okay, so
your turn, my turn, your turn, my turn? What are
you gonna say? God? Okay, yeah, me too, Like you
know what I'm saying. Like sometimes people say I love you,
and you say automatically, sometimes even without thinking, I love
you too. Somebody says good morning, and you automatically, sometimes
without thinking, say good morning. Sometimes people will say how
you're doing and you just say fine, without even thinking
about it. That is not what we're talking about. We're
not talking about a mechanical God said do it, and
we say, okay, yeah, I'll do it. No, it's about
our relationship with God. It's relational. It's all about relationship.
It's by thy grace, I will follow THEE. Yes, I
will follow THEE my Savior, wheresoe'er my lot may be.
And then eventually we say, by thy grace, that is,
by the power that you've entrusted to me, by the
relationship that you have shown me, by giving me unmerited favor,
I will follow THEE. The people responded with one voice,
because they believed in God, they belonged to God, and
they were learning how to trust in God. And so
the action really is every morning, this week, this week
that we are embarking upon, I should say every morning,
tell God aloud, whatever you say, I will do. And
I already warmed you up for this one by your strength.
Lesson Number two, Time with God is the foundation of
spiritual power. In the Bible, Book of Hebrews, chapter twelve
and verse two, the Bible reads, we're looking unto Jesus,
the author and finisher of our faith. So where does
our faith come from? It comes from God. How are
we to how are we able to enact the faith
that God has put in us? Well, it's from Jesus Christ. Still,
So he's the one that gives us the faith. He's
the one who empowers us to use the faith that
he's given us, so that to the end that we
can actually serve him lay hold of the power of God.
So we're looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of
our faith, who, for the joy that was set before him,
endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down
at the right hand of the throne of God. Pardon me.
And so we are fixing our minds on Jesus Christ
because he's given us the ability to do so by faith. Yes,
and we know that he went through all things like
I think I said yesterday before we did every trial
that you can go through. He has gone through to
the extreme degree, and so now he is able. He
is able to show you how to live in the
same way. So I want you to invest time with
the one who does this, who has done this for us,
Invest time in prayer with the word, and then keep
your eyes on Jesus. We're going to grow stronger as
we behold him. I'm talking about like if you have
to set a timer, set a timer for reading, set
a timer for prayer. I know it seems too regimented. Yeah, well,
some people aren't doing anything, so you might have to
start right here with the formula a few minutes for
reflection and we can let it grow from there to
where it becomes second nature. And the Bible reads in
for less than number three in John chapter fourteen and
verse fifteen. If ye love me, then keep my commandments.
God is not asking for compliance like in a forced automaton,
like how missus White calls it an automaton. He's not
making us robots. He desires willing hearts to be moved
by love. We love him because he first loved us.
He is the cause of our ability to love Him,
and that's how last day type people will remain faithful.
And so God has given us the privilege, the privilege
of loving Him and it will fuel obedience, not because
we fear God or are guilty.
Speaker 1: But because join love with you friends, peace 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,