1
00:00:01,199 --> 00:00:03,839
Speaker 1: Most of us eat every day, some of us too

2
00:00:03,919 --> 00:00:07,759
much because yesterday's food is not enough to supply energy

3
00:00:07,799 --> 00:00:11,560
for today's needs. Why then, do some of us expect

4
00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,039
yesterday's portion of heavenly manna the word of God to

5
00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:19,000
keep us through today's challenges. On this program, we are

6
00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,879
going to change all of that. Let's experience God's words

7
00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,920
today and receive the power we need to live healthy,

8
00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:30,839
vibrant lives. Welcome to your Daily Portion with your host,

9
00:00:31,039 --> 00:00:33,039
author speaker, Elle David Harris.

10
00:00:33,079 --> 00:00:36,719
Speaker 2: Good morning, good morning, good morning. It is Friday, December thirteen,

11
00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:40,399
twenty twenty four. Hello, my name is Elle David Harris.

12
00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,159
I am your host, and this is your Daily Portion

13
00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,039
where we give you God's Word every single day, and

14
00:00:46,079 --> 00:00:49,520
today is no exception. We are continuing in our Lesson

15
00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,799
study series themes in the Gospel of John, and our

16
00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:58,119
caption for today is don't be Troubled. Don't be troubled.

17
00:00:58,439 --> 00:01:00,520
Before we get into that, i'd like to say welcome

18
00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,359
to you and ask you to please go over to

19
00:01:02,439 --> 00:01:06,439
your Daily Portion dot com. Please join our online community.

20
00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,599
I want you to click that number seven as well.

21
00:01:09,719 --> 00:01:11,879
Please at least a thousand of you to click that

22
00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,680
number seven, and also let us know where you are

23
00:01:14,799 --> 00:01:18,599
in the world at your Daily Portion dot com. This

24
00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,000
is one of the ways that we continue to build

25
00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,560
faith and fellowship. Let's go ahead and pray and then

26
00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:28,000
we will get underway. Father in Heaven, thank you for

27
00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,159
giving us this day and for the opportunity for us

28
00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,680
to prepare to prepare for the coming of our Lord,

29
00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,719
to prepare for the Sabbath that is coming near. I

30
00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,439
pray that our minds will be prepared to have a

31
00:01:41,599 --> 00:01:45,120
rich experience with you and then apply what we learn

32
00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:49,400
in our daily lives. In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen

33
00:01:50,239 --> 00:01:55,000
and Amen again. Don't be troubled. I need to share

34
00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:58,280
with you something I've never said out loud to you

35
00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:04,719
as yet. We have the Your Daily Portion Adult Study Guide,

36
00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,680
Life Application Companion say that three times. You can find

37
00:02:08,719 --> 00:02:11,240
that on Amazon or at your Daily Portion dot com.

38
00:02:11,319 --> 00:02:14,919
And the concept that we apply every day to four

39
00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,199
key areas of our lives where the lesson study is

40
00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:22,120
concerned is to win, to win, and so we're going

41
00:02:22,199 --> 00:02:26,919
to use that concept today. This approach in the spiritual application.

42
00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:31,000
We apply it spiritually, we apply it personally, professionally, and

43
00:02:31,039 --> 00:02:34,199
in our relationships where we're going to focus on winning

44
00:02:34,599 --> 00:02:38,439
or to win from a spiritual perspective today as we

45
00:02:38,479 --> 00:02:41,520
go through the lesson. Now, Jesus gave us a privilege.

46
00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,759
He gave us a privilege. He gave us a peak

47
00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:49,719
at the time when the disciples were discouraged, they were troubled,

48
00:02:50,039 --> 00:02:52,439
and he told them, let not your heart be troubled.

49
00:02:52,439 --> 00:02:55,439
It was a command and imperative. If you will let

50
00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:59,599
not your heart be troubled. Ye believe in God. Believe

51
00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:03,000
also and me in my Father's house are many mansions.

52
00:03:03,319 --> 00:03:05,199
If it were not so, I would have told you

53
00:03:05,759 --> 00:03:08,879
I go to prepare a place for you. And if

54
00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:12,240
I go and prepare a place for you, I will

55
00:03:12,479 --> 00:03:16,280
come again and receive you unto myself. That wherever I

56
00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,960
am there you will be also. And he said that

57
00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,680
he would leave the Holy Spirit. He would send the

58
00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:26,919
Holy Spirit in his fullness like to us down here

59
00:03:27,599 --> 00:03:33,039
on planet Earth. So that whatever Jesus commanded, we can

60
00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,719
still learn why, because the Holy Spirit is teaching whatsoever

61
00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:41,360
Jesus commanded. And he promised, I will be with you always,

62
00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:45,120
even to the end of the world. So no matter

63
00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:48,039
what goes on, whatever trial or tribulation is coming on,

64
00:03:48,159 --> 00:03:51,280
if God forbid there is another pandemic, I'm not wishing

65
00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,120
that on us, but God got us through. If there

66
00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,840
is some other war that we did not want or expect,

67
00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,759
God will get us through. If you go through a

68
00:04:00,879 --> 00:04:04,479
challenge in your relationships or personal life, God will get

69
00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,879
us through. Don't be troubled because this life as we

70
00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:12,039
know it will soon be done. Finally, Jesus will come

71
00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:15,800
again like he said he would, and receive us unto himself.

72
00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:20,079
And so the lesson writer actually gives us a quote

73
00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,120
from the Desire of Ages, page six hundred and seventy one,

74
00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,439
and let me read it really quickly. The comforter, this

75
00:04:26,519 --> 00:04:29,319
is the Holy Ghost. The comforter is called the spirit

76
00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:34,079
of truth. His work is to define and maintain the truth.

77
00:04:34,759 --> 00:04:39,399
He first dwells in the heart as the spirit of

78
00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:43,920
truth and thus becomes the comforter. Can you see now

79
00:04:43,959 --> 00:04:47,720
why Jesus would say, don't be troubled. Okay, there is

80
00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:52,399
comfort and peace in the truth, but no real peace

81
00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:56,160
or comfort can be found in falsehood. So there are

82
00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,879
people who are willingly ignorant. There are people who have

83
00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:03,480
seared our as with a hot iron by closing our eyes.

84
00:05:03,519 --> 00:05:06,199
When God brings truth to our lives and says this

85
00:05:06,319 --> 00:05:08,639
is the way, walking in it, and we go that

86
00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:12,240
way instead of this way. And so the Holy Spirit

87
00:05:12,639 --> 00:05:16,680
doesn't bring comfort or peace when we embrace falsehood. Let

88
00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:20,639
me continue. It is through false theories and traditions that

89
00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,600
Satan gains his power over the mind. Didn't he do

90
00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:27,959
that with Eve in the garden? By directing men to

91
00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:33,959
false standards, he MisShapes the character. Through the scriptures, the

92
00:05:33,959 --> 00:05:38,600
Holy Spirit speaks to the mind and impresses truth upon

93
00:05:38,639 --> 00:05:43,920
the heart. Thus he exposes error and expels it from

94
00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:48,000
the soul. It is by the Spirit of Truth working

95
00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:53,839
through the Word of God, that Christ subdues his chosen

96
00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,759
people to himself. Can I say that last part again?

97
00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:00,319
It is by the spirit of truth, speak of the

98
00:06:00,319 --> 00:06:04,079
Holy Ghost working through the Word of God, not separate

99
00:06:04,079 --> 00:06:07,079
from the Word of God, not by some experience that

100
00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,160
you can have with God one on one. Sometimes people

101
00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,680
are prizing and prioritizing that and thinking that the word

102
00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,839
of God is in unimportant. No, it is by the

103
00:06:16,879 --> 00:06:19,800
spirit of Truth working through the Word of God that

104
00:06:19,959 --> 00:06:27,360
Christ subdues his chosen people to himself. I'm grateful, and

105
00:06:27,399 --> 00:06:29,600
I hope you are too. If you're grateful for God's

106
00:06:29,639 --> 00:06:32,000
holy spirit of truth, go ahead and type in the

107
00:06:32,079 --> 00:06:34,959
chat I am grateful, all right, And so what we're

108
00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:39,560
going to do now is apply this spiritually. You know what,

109
00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,720
I change my mind. Let's not go with spiritual. We

110
00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,240
talk about the spiritual applications all the time. Let's go

111
00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:49,319
to our professional application. Okay, and again, this is the

112
00:06:49,319 --> 00:06:52,040
first time you've heard me call or speak about this

113
00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,959
out loud, which is in our companion book. When so,

114
00:06:56,319 --> 00:07:01,480
the W stands for what is important now. So in

115
00:07:01,519 --> 00:07:06,680
our professional settings, especially where discussions of faith or ethics

116
00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:12,199
may arise, grounding your perspective in the spirit of truth

117
00:07:12,639 --> 00:07:17,279
is essential. Have you ever had those quote water cooler discussions? Uh,

118
00:07:17,319 --> 00:07:21,040
that's not it only this not only sets a clear

119
00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:26,199
and strong foundation for ethical discussions or decisions, but also

120
00:07:26,519 --> 00:07:31,480
witnesses to the power of truth over falsehood. The eye.

121
00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:36,279
Now I internalize the insights, so we know what's important. Now,

122
00:07:36,879 --> 00:07:41,639
Now let's internalize the insight. Reflect on whether your professional

123
00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:49,040
no life is influenced more by human standards or spiritual truths.

124
00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:55,480
How can the spirit of truth guide your decisions, your interactions,

125
00:07:56,000 --> 00:08:01,720
your leadership. Consider the impact this shift can have on

126
00:08:01,759 --> 00:08:06,720
your integrity and effectiveness. And now that we have said

127
00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,360
what is important and we internalize this is where we

128
00:08:10,439 --> 00:08:12,839
normally get stuck, we need to apply it now. So

129
00:08:12,959 --> 00:08:16,439
the n the next best move this is the action

130
00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,600
lead by example in your workplace. It doesn't matter what

131
00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:24,639
by the way, your your role or responsibility is Lead

132
00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,560
by example in your workplace by grounding your actions and

133
00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:33,440
decisions on spiritual principles. You can do that quietly, or

134
00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:37,679
you can do that from out front. Encourage open dialogues

135
00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:42,000
about values and integrity, using the Word of God as

136
00:08:42,039 --> 00:08:44,919
a guiding standard. I did not say as a Bible

137
00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,759
study at work. I did not say to be overt

138
00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,440
in that way. You can. I don't know if that's

139
00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:54,000
something that you would do, but knowing what the Word

140
00:08:54,039 --> 00:08:57,279
of God teaches as a guiding standard to promote a

141
00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:01,279
culture of truth. Every workplace needs a culture of truth.

142
00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:02,360
Brothers and sisters.

143
00:09:03,279 --> 00:09:03,679
Speaker 1: Justice.

144
00:09:03,879 --> 00:09:10,519
Speaker 2: Every workplace needs equity, justice, righteousness, right. How we treat

145
00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:15,159
one another, how those who are in authority or in leadership,

146
00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:19,240
how we grade or evaluate the work of our employees,

147
00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:23,879
or how employees are paid, or how you treat your

148
00:09:23,919 --> 00:09:28,840
co workers, etc. So to promote the culture of truth, justice,

149
00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:34,519
and then that last big one, compassion. Compassion. I'm thankful

150
00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,799
because God has given us a way to win in

151
00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:41,279
all areas of our lives, and today we understand that

152
00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,759
we don't need to be troubled. We have Jesus on

153
00:09:43,799 --> 00:09:44,519
our side.

154
00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:48,159
Speaker 1: Peace. Thanks for joining us listening. Friends. Always remember we

155
00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:51,320
cannot live by bread alone, but by every word that

156
00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,320
comes from the mouth of God. This has been your

157
00:09:54,399 --> 00:10:00,279
daily portion with El David Harris. Make it a great day. Yeah,