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 Thursday. It's
May eight, 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 how to study Bible Prophecy, and our
caption for today is for You created all things, You created,
All things are starting to clap already. Let me just
pause for a moment and say before we get into that,
I'd like to welcome everyone joining us, especially those joining
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So it's not just philosophical, it's not just a spiritual discussion,
but it's a way to apply in our lives. At
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ways that we continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's pray, Father,
We thank you, Please, please, please please give us worshipful
hearts in Jesus' name. I pray Amen and Amen again.
So I'm going to rush this morning because in my
notes I wrote only God, only God. Remember the caption
is for You created all things exclamation point, and I
typed in I wrote, I hand wrote in my notes
only God. Like I'm in a rush to worship God
like it's Thursday. Sometimes people mix up what the Sabbath
truth is and make it seem as if we need
to wait until a particular time or day in order
to worship God. So in this moment in time that
God has orchestrated, He has called us to be together.
In this moment in time, it is time to worship him.
It's time to worship him. When you read in the Bible,
in the Book of Isaiah, from just around chapter forty
right through for ten chapters almost we see where God is. Like, listen,
I am worthy of worship and you need to know it.
So I want to pull up right here and give
everybody an opportunity to switch your mind from just intellectual
learning right into the chamber of God's throne, room where
worship is key. You can worship Him right now this Thursday.
You can worship him in this early morning hour if
you're in my hemisphere, and for those who are later
on in the day, you can worship him. You're in
your car, you're at work, you're at your desk, you
are in the field, listening in your earbuds. You can
worship God right now because he is the one who
created all things, and this is one of the things
that makes him worthy of worship. Nobody else has created
all things. There is one creator, and that is God.
And so on a handful of occasions, the lesson writer
says that the prophets were per admitted to experience the
throne room of God. Ezekiel saw it above the firmament.
Isaiah visited the temple in heaven, and of course in
the New Testament we have people like even Paul, I
don't know, he didn't even know sometimes what the reality
of his experiences were. But I want to now go
into this question, this question from the lesson. What elements
of the two different experiences we'll read about those just
here momentarily are similar. Pay attention to the order of events.
What subject is presented first, what comes next? This is
really really tactical here, and what truth God is being
what truth about God is being stressed in these visions.
So let's see what we can get. We're going to
the Bible book of Isaiah and make quick work of this.
Isaiah Chapter six and verse one, the Bible reads, in
the year that King Aziah died, I saw also the
Lord sitting upon his throne high and lifted up, and
his train filled the temple. This is Isaiah's experience. In
Revelation chapter four, verses two and three, the Bible reads,
and immediately I was in the spirit and beheld a
throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
And he that sat on the throne was to look
upon like jasper and a sardine stone. May I just
say that God on his throne. Ah, that is what
engenders our worship. God is seated upon the universe's throne,
not any priest, prelate, or king, not any queen or
other kind of monarchical ruler, not a president, not a
prime minister. And if I've missed some other kind of leader,
none of those. No pope, no cardinal, no bishop, no pastor,
no elder. God himself is firmly seated upon the throne.
And you know what that means. That we're safe. His
sovereignty means safety for us. He sees, he knows all,
and he rules. He rules in an absolute way. But
at the same time, he gives us the option to
worship him or not. I wish I had the time.
But whenever we worship God, it is for his glory
and our benefit. I need to say that again, it
is for our benefit and His glory. Now. In Isaiah
six and verse two, the Bible reads above it stood seraphims.
Each one had six wings, and with Twain he covered
his face, and with Twain he covered his feet, and
with Twain he did fly. In Revelation chapter four, verses
six through eight, the Bible reads, and before the throne
there was a sea of glass like unto crystal. And
in the midst of the throne, and round about the
throne were four beasts full of eyes before and behind,
and four beasts had each of them six wings about him.
Of course I left out some details, but that is
the passage. And so the Bible teaches us that while
God is sovereign and holy, blessed be his name, while
Heaven is his throne and earth is his footstool, he
has heavenly beings who worship him. He has heavenly beings
who worship him. These beings are infinitely more powerful than
we are as human beings, and yet they worship him.
So what's wrong with some of us humans? Why is
it that we think we're so powerful that we don't
need God. Why is it that those who are being
redeemed from sin, being redeemed from a dicktions to drugs
and alcohol, being redeemed from sexually illicit sins, People who
are being redeemed from weird mindsets that cause people to
do things that just kind of boggle our minds who
have a little bit of sense about us. The God
who is our creator, who's throne is heaven, He is
over the entire universe. Blessed be his name, is giving
us the opportunity to be in his presence, having been
redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ. And heavenly beings
worship him. And yet some of us hold back our worship.
What have God withheld his breath from us? What if
God withheld the sun shining on the just and on
the unjust? What if God withheld all food, water, clothing,
and shelter when we don't worship him, the heavenly beings worship,
Why not worship? Now? Let me just say a little
word here about god holiness. The Bible reads here in
Isaiah chapter six and verse three, and one of these
heavenly beings cried unto another and said, Holy, Holy, Holy,
is the Lord of hosts. The entire world, the entire
earth is full of His glory. And in Revelation chapter
four and verse eight, it reads, and they rest not
day or night, and say, Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God Almighty,
which was, which is and is to come. And then
of course we see that there is a response to
God's holiness. But the question for me is what should
this impact have on me, this throne room experience. Does
it make me worship God? Or do I choose nothing?
Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us listening to 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,