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, December thirteen,
twenty twenty four. 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 themes in the Gospel of John, and our
caption for today is don't be Troubled. Don't be troubled.
Before we get into that, i'd like to say welcome
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we will get underway. Father in Heaven, thank you for
giving us this day and for the opportunity for us
to prepare to prepare for the coming of our Lord,
to prepare for the Sabbath that is coming near. I
pray that our minds will be prepared to have a
rich experience with you and then apply what we learn
in our daily lives. In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen
and Amen again. Don't be troubled. I need to share
with you something I've never said out loud to you
as yet. We have the Your Daily Portion Adult Study Guide,
Life Application Companion say that three times. You can find
that on Amazon or at your Daily Portion dot com.
And the concept that we apply every day to four
key areas of our lives where the lesson study is
concerned is to win, to win, and so we're going
to use that concept today. This approach in the spiritual application.
We apply it spiritually, we apply it personally, professionally, and
in our relationships where we're going to focus on winning
or to win from a spiritual perspective today as we
go through the lesson. Now, Jesus gave us a privilege.
He gave us a privilege. He gave us a peak
at the time when the disciples were discouraged, they were troubled,
and he told them, let not your heart be troubled.
It was a command and imperative. If you will let
not your heart be troubled. Ye believe in God. Believe
also and me in my Father's house are many mansions.
If it were not so, I would have told you
I go to prepare a place for you. And if
I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come again and receive you unto myself. That wherever I
am there you will be also. And he said that
he would leave the Holy Spirit. He would send the
Holy Spirit in his fullness like to us down here
on planet Earth. So that whatever Jesus commanded, we can
still learn why, because the Holy Spirit is teaching whatsoever
Jesus commanded. And he promised, I will be with you always,
even to the end of the world. So no matter
what goes on, whatever trial or tribulation is coming on,
if God forbid there is another pandemic, I'm not wishing
that on us, but God got us through. If there
is some other war that we did not want or expect,
God will get us through. If you go through a
challenge in your relationships or personal life, God will get
us through. Don't be troubled because this life as we
know it will soon be done. Finally, Jesus will come
again like he said he would, and receive us unto himself.
And so the lesson writer actually gives us a quote
from the Desire of Ages, page six hundred and seventy one,
and let me read it really quickly. The comforter, this
is the Holy Ghost. The comforter is called the spirit
of truth. His work is to define and maintain the truth.
He first dwells in the heart as the spirit of
truth and thus becomes the comforter. Can you see now
why Jesus would say, don't be troubled. Okay, there is
comfort and peace in the truth, but no real peace
or comfort can be found in falsehood. So there are
people who are willingly ignorant. There are people who have
seared our as with a hot iron by closing our eyes.
When God brings truth to our lives and says this
is the way, walking in it, and we go that
way instead of this way. And so the Holy Spirit
doesn't bring comfort or peace when we embrace falsehood. Let
me continue. It is through false theories and traditions that
Satan gains his power over the mind. Didn't he do
that with Eve in the garden? By directing men to
false standards, he MisShapes the character. Through the scriptures, the
Holy Spirit speaks to the mind and impresses truth upon
the heart. Thus he exposes error and expels it from
the soul. It is by the Spirit of Truth working
through the Word of God, that Christ subdues his chosen
people to himself. Can I say that last part again?
It is by the spirit of truth, speak of the
Holy Ghost working through the Word of God, not separate
from the Word of God, not by some experience that
you can have with God one on one. Sometimes people
are prizing and prioritizing that and thinking that the word
of God is in unimportant. No, it is by the
spirit of Truth working through the Word of God that
Christ subdues his chosen people to himself. I'm grateful, and
I hope you are too. If you're grateful for God's
holy spirit of truth, go ahead and type in the
chat I am grateful, all right, And so what we're
going to do now is apply this spiritually. You know what,
I change my mind. Let's not go with spiritual. We
talk about the spiritual applications all the time. Let's go
to our professional application. Okay, and again, this is the
first time you've heard me call or speak about this
out loud, which is in our companion book. When so,
the W stands for what is important now. So in
our professional settings, especially where discussions of faith or ethics
may arise, grounding your perspective in the spirit of truth
is essential. Have you ever had those quote water cooler discussions? Uh,
that's not it only this not only sets a clear
and strong foundation for ethical discussions or decisions, but also
witnesses to the power of truth over falsehood. The eye.
Now I internalize the insights, so we know what's important. Now,
Now let's internalize the insight. Reflect on whether your professional
no life is influenced more by human standards or spiritual truths.
How can the spirit of truth guide your decisions, your interactions,
your leadership. Consider the impact this shift can have on
your integrity and effectiveness. And now that we have said
what is important and we internalize this is where we
normally get stuck, we need to apply it now. So
the n the next best move this is the action
lead by example in your workplace. It doesn't matter what
by the way, your your role or responsibility is Lead
by example in your workplace by grounding your actions and
decisions on spiritual principles. You can do that quietly, or
you can do that from out front. Encourage open dialogues
about values and integrity, using the Word of God as
a guiding standard. I did not say as a Bible
study at work. I did not say to be overt
in that way. You can. I don't know if that's
something that you would do, but knowing what the Word
of God teaches as a guiding standard to promote a
culture of truth. Every workplace needs a culture of truth.
Brothers and sisters.
Speaker 1: Justice.
Speaker 2: Every workplace needs equity, justice, righteousness, right. How we treat
one another, how those who are in authority or in leadership,
how we grade or evaluate the work of our employees,
or how employees are paid, or how you treat your
co workers, etc. So to promote the culture of truth, justice,
and then that last big one, compassion. Compassion. I'm thankful
because God has given us a way to win in
all areas of our lives, and today we understand that
we don't need to be troubled. We have Jesus on
our side.
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. Yeah,