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, January
twenty four, 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. Our caption four today is
looking unto Jesus, looking unto Jesus and those who listen
and watch every day, You're like, hold on, But that
just changed how we do things. I know we are
continuing in our Lessons study series God's Love and Justice.
God's Love and Justice. But before we begin, I would
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Let's go ahead and pray, and then we will get underway.
Father in Heaven, thank you for this preparation day, for
giving us the privilege of coming together to worship you. Father.
I pray now that this worship will result in transforming
our lives. That we will live according to what you
have called us to live. And please please help us
to discern your will and then help others do it
while we do it. In Jesus' name, I pray a
man and a man looking unto Jesus. I love it,
I love it, I love it. I was just thinking
about a hymn that I shared with you probably a
month ago, just about a month ago, almost to the day. Really,
turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in his wonderful face,
and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in
the light of his glory and grace. And so when
we look to Jesus, according to the writings of Paul,
we are seeing the author and finisher of our faith.
When we're looking to Jesus, we are seeing the model
for how we can, will and must live. Shout out
to e T the hip hop preacher. Like when we
look unto Jesus, we are seeing what God wants us
to be. And he is giving us the privilege of
following in Jesus's footsteps. And you're like, what you want
us he wants us to become? On Dave, that's sacrilegious.
I need you to pay keen attention. Let me slow
it down, see Paul said in another place, he said,
let this mind be in you. What mind, Paul, the
one that was also in Christ Jesus. Oh, So when
I see Jesus, I see the mindset that I can have. Yes,
I see the example that I should follow in his footsteps. Yes,
humility and service to others glaw sorry for the name
of God and honor in our lifestyles. Yes, so Jesus
is our example. Looking unto Jesus, He's the author and
the finisher of our faith. And faith lays hold on
the power of God. This is the function of faith,
to actually lay hold on the power of God. Not
for us to talk about being faithful, not for us
to say my faith is strong, not for us to say, well,
if I have faith, then I will know more about God.
Faith lays hold on the power of God and then
becomes a conduit through which that power comes into our lives.
Like the woman who crawled through the crowd, who had
an issue of blood for twelve years, and the Bible
says that when she laid hold upon God, Jesus Christ
in that regard, the Son of God and God the Son,
when she laid hold and she touched the hem of
his garment, the faith that God had given to her
had become the conduit. To the degree that Jesus said,
virtue has left me. You see, his power was transferred,
some power from him. Let me say it that way,
was transferred from him into the life and body of
this woman who had an issue twelve years, and so
the lesson writer would have us to read from, had
us to read from thoughts from the Mount of blessing,
Thoughts from the Mount of blessing all who have a
sense of their deep soul poverty. You see, the Bible says,
blessed are the poor in spirit, and then he tells
us what the outcome will be. If we are all
who have the sense of their deep soul poverty, who
feel that they have nothing good in themselves, may find righteousness,
hold on and strength. Hold on by looking unto Jesus.
You see, it is obvious that I have problems as
a human being. I'm saying. It is obvious that I
am a sinner or have committed sins. Let me put
it that way. It is obvious that I need to
be born again. It is obvious that I am challenged.
It doesn't matter what my behavior style. It doesn't matter
if I'm an introvert or an extrovert. All of us
are challenged with pride. Some have Bravado style pride, that
puffed up level of pride. There are others who think
that our problems are bigger than our God. Our ability
to fail is greater than God's ability to deliver us
from every besetting sin. Every human is born with the propensity,
the pre disposition, the tendency to be prideful in one
of those areas or both, depending on what's happening in
our lives. And so what God is saying to us
here is that when we look to Jesus we can
forget about all of that. We allow him to do
what God does. We do what humans do fail fall
need help. When we look to Jesus, then we learn
to lay hold upon the power of God. We learn
to turn our eyes away from ourselves and toward God.
And then something miraculous happens. Let me read it. He says,
come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden.
You see that's the human part. He bids you exchange
your poverty. I'm not talking about money, brothers and sisters,
your poverty for the riches of His grace. We are
not worthy of God's love. But Jesus can we just say,
but Jesus type it in the chat. But Jesus, see,
this is the transition point. This is what negates what
came before. I can read It's English right, It's a
conjunction that means. Whatever the poverty, whatever the deficiency, whatever
that thing is that causes me to fall short, whatever
that was. But Jesus, but Christ, our surety is worthy.
See I was unworthy. But Jesus is worthy in my
life and is abundantly able to save all who shall
come unto him. You should be happy about this. Brothers
and sisters, I know they're Bewilderment sometimes overcomes you. Sometimes
it is difficult for you to keep your mind focused
in this way because in your life you see so
many things that are discouraging in your life. You see
so many ways that you have failed in your life.
You see so many ways that you have caused yourself
to feel really good about you. And then you discovered
some deep, dark secret skeleton in your own closet and
it jumps out on you and you're like, my God,
how it can I be an overcomer? And God is saying,
come on, come unto him whatever you have been in
your past experience. However, I'm continuing the quote discouraging your
present circumstances. If you will come to Jesus just as
you are weak and helpless and despairing, our compassionate Savior
will not might not. Maybe he will meet you a
great way off and will throw about you or around
you his arms of love and his robe of righteousness.
Aren't you glad that when you look to Jesus, you
don't see condemnation. You look to Jesus, you see the
strength that you need to become.
Speaker 1: Just like 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,