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's Thursday at September
twenty five, 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 for the next two days here through
the Book of Exodus, and our caption for today is
Jesus tabernacled with humanity. Jesus he tabernacled with humanity. Before
we get into that, I'd like to say welcome to
everyone joining us, especially those joining us for the very
first time. Please go over to your Daily Portion dot com.
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is one of the ways that we continue to build
faith and fellowship. Let's pray, Father, thank you, thank you
for giving us Jesus, thank you for dwelling among us.
Please help us to dwell one day with you eternally
in Jesus' name. I pray, Amen, and amen again by
show of hands. I don't know you want to type
of one in the chat. Let's do that type of
one in the chat if you are looking forward or
even in the comments section, if you're looking forward to
the day that we will be with God eternally. I
know what I just said, looking forward to the day
when we will begin living with God eternally. Are you
looking forward to that day? And let's see what makes
this possible. The Bible reads and one of my favorite
passages from probably my favorite book, but maybe it'll change
at some time. The Bible is so sweet, but it
reads here in verse fourteen of John chapter one, and
the word was made flesh. We're talking about Jesus Christ
right here. The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us,
and we behold his glory, the glory as the only
begotten of the Father. He is full of grace and truth.
So Jesus physically dwelt among God's people on planet Earth.
And let me just go beyond. That Jesus lived in
human form. That means that he took on the plight
of humanity. That means that when God so loved the
world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
And that God did not send his son into the
world to condemn the world, but that the world through
him might be saved. It meant that Jesus took all
of the punishment that we deserve so that we can
live the righteous reward that he deserves. Can I say
that again, he died the death that we deserve so
that we can live the righteous reward that he deserves.
So don't let the cross of Christ, the time that
he gave his life for you, be in vain. So
if you confess your sins, if I confess my sins,
if you confess your sins, he is faithful and just
to forgive us of all of our sins and to
cleanse Us from all unrighteousness. But he made this possible
by taking on human form after it was degraded by
four thousand years of sin. I need you to understand
that when Jesus Christ came into humanity, he did not
come into human form when there was no sin on
planet Earth, because what sense would that make. He didn't
come into human form on some like regular ambassador trip
where he gets to sit and live in a cushy
hotel until this is all over. No, Jesus came into
humanity after four thousand years of sin. Have you seen
what was in his bloodline? Who was in his bloodline?
I challenge you to go into the book of the
Beginning of Matthew, the Beginning of Luke and read the
genealogies and see who was in Jesus's bloodline. Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Jesus could have sinned, but thank god he didn't. I know,
I just said, I said, Jesus could have sinned, but
thank god he didn't. When he took on human form,
it wasn't a formality. It wasn't that he was just
doing something so we could see a representative from heaven.
The word becoming flesh is God's greatest act of nearness.
Just as he dwelt in the tabernacle among God's people
in the Old Testament, he came in person to reveal
his glory, the Father's glory, through grace that is unmerited favor,
that is mercy that we don't deserve, and the power
to do God's will. And truth. The Bible says that
the ten Commandments are truth. The Bible says that Jesus
is the Way, the Truth, and the life. The Bible
says thy word, God's whole scripture is truth. And so
invest time in the Gospels today and every day. Really,
it would be well that we would invest a thoughtful
hour every day in contemplation about Jesus's life, especially the
closing moment. So why don't you just begin today, begin
with that, and see how Jesus's life reveals the heart
of God, and then worship him. We go now back
to Revelation twenty one, verse three. I've read it already.
I've read it already, and I'll read it from a
different translation, new English translation. And I heard a loud
voice from the throne saying, Look, the residence of God
is among human beings. Oh God, he will live among them,
and they will be his people, and God himself will
be with them. Can I just say right here that
when Jesus does this one from the Revelation text, there
will be no more darkening veil between There will no
law be a cleft of rock. It won't be that
God covers our faces with his eyes with his hands,
or covers us with his hands. It will no longer
be that He will turn his back and cause his
glory to pass us in that way. But then we
will actually see Him as he is. Are you looking
forward to the day? He said, Then we will see
him as he is. And let those who have this
hope in themselves purify themselves even as he is pure.
So cultivate an awareness of God's presence. One writer said,
to practice the visible presence of God? How would you
behave if Jesus was right here, right in front of you,
you could see and experience him. How would you behave?
What kinds of conversations would you have and not have?
How would you treat that person over there who has needs?
How would you treat this person over here who has
slighted you in the past and maybe intends to continue
slighting You would you treat those people or situation. So
invite him into every aspect of life. The Bible teaches
us in Revelation chapter three that behold, he stands at
the door, and he knocks, he knocks, and he said
that if any person hears his voice and then opens
the door, he will come in to that person, come
into the home of the person, come into the life
of the person. But the question is, like, where are
we allowing God to come in? We're going to put
him in that first sitting room that I made allusion
to yesterday or direct reference, like where you don't put
your feet up on anything, you just kind of hang
out in that very stilted and sterile experience. Or we're
going to let him into the true living room and
family room where we hang out and do whatever we desire.
Or into the kitchen where we eat and agree with
the people with whom we eat and build trust with them.
Or is it into the bed room, Is it into
the closet, is it up under the bed Is it
in that place in the drawer that you don't want
nobody to go into that you allow Jesus to come
in and actually transform that space into the bethel the
House of God. Hmmm, behold, I have seen Pennael, I
have seen God face to face, and I have been
spared like. Is that your reality? When Jesus dwells with you,
are you allowing him into your space? Yes? Or yes?
And then finally, the future dwelling of God with humanity
will be eternal. I'm grateful. I'm grateful. So begin to
live with hope and holiness, keeping eternity in your view
as your ultimate does.
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,