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Speaker 1: Most of us eat every day, some of us too

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much because yesterday's food is not enough to supply energy

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for today's needs. Why then, do some of us expect

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yesterday's portion of heavenly manna, the word of God to

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keep us through today's challenges. On this program, we are

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going to change all of that. Let's experience God's words

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today and receive the power we need to live healthy,

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vibrant lives. Welcome to Your Daily Portion with your host,

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author speaker, Elle David Harris.

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Speaker 2: Good morning, good morning, Good morning. It is Sabbath, November eighth,

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twenty twenty five. Hello, my name is El David Harris.

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I am your host, and this is your Daily Portion

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where we give you God's Word every single day, and

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today is no exception. We are continuing in our lesson

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study series Lessons of Faith from Joshua, and our caption

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for today is ultimate Loyalty Worship in a war zone.

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Ultimate Loyalty Worship in a war zone. We'll get into

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that in just a moment, but first I like to

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say welcome to everyone joining us, especially those joining us

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for the very first time. Please go over to your

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Daily Portion dot com. Please join our online community and

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let us know where you are in the world at

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your Daily portion dot com. This is one of the

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ways that we continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's pray, Father,

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thank you for this Sabbath morning. Help us to live

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like your children should live. Help us to be faithful

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to you no matter what circumstance we find ourselves. In

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Jesus' name, I pray Amen and Amen again. Ultimate loyalty.

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That's worship in a war zone. So we're gonna go

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ahead and begin with our lesson study memory text that

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comes in from the Book of Matthew Matthew chapter six,

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and I will read verse thirty three. The Bible reads,

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but seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness,

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and then God says, in all these things shall be

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added unto you. Well, what things Jesus was speaking specifically

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of the things that we need. Can you imagine there

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are times that we feel like we need water, we

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need somewhere to lay our head, We need clothing, food, clothing,

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and shelter. You see, Jesus said that after those things,

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we're talking about necessities. We're not talking about excess, We're

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not talking about things over which people are covetous he's saying,

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your necessities. People who are seeking after those things hmmm.

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He said, those individuals are gentiles. They're separated from God,

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because I will take care of you. You take care

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of my things, and I'll take care of yours. Seek

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first the Kingdom of God. Seek first his right, pacerighteousness,

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and all things needful will be added unto you. So

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God will take care of you. I'm tempted to sing

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that him be not dismayed where they're be tied. God

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will take care of you. And so our first lesson

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in this context is coming in from the Book of Exodus,

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chapter twelve and verse six, where we will learn that

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worship comes before warfare, and the Bible reads and ye

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shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the

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same month, and the whole assembly of the congregation shall

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kill it in the evening. Of course, we're talking about

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a specific perse ceremony that God set in place, like

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Joshua led God's people into the Promised Land, not as warriors.

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It's very interesting to me, but their hearts were renewed.

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They were not holding up their swords and shields saying

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we have on the conquest over the Canaanites or anybody

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else for that matter. They were there with their hearts renewed.

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Before conquering Canaan, he commanded circumcision. We read a little

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bit about this whole thing here in Exodus chapter twelve.

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I should have left, I should have brought more in

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there and in the passover acts of worship that re

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established covenant loyalty and enemy territory. As in Joshua chapter five,

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verses one through twelve. It seemed illogical to pause for

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worship while surrounded by danger, But every obedience to God's

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priorities secured his protection. So maybe you need to just

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pause right now. You feel like you're on the losing team.

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How you're on your back foot. You are losing focus

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somehow because you seem to be the underdog. Well, God

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is saying, invest time in worship. Invest time in worship

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before confronting any battle. Worship, and then remember the songwriter.

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The songwriter said, don't wait till the battle is over.

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You can fight now. I mean you can shout now.

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Let me say it again, don't wait till the battle

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is over. You can shout now because you know in

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the end you're gonna win. So before confronting any battle,

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worship God. Let's surrender to God precede all of your planning,

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all of your strategy. Don't work. First, and then take

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it to God to say could you put your stamp

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of approval on this? No, go to God and say, God,

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now I don't know what to do. I am but

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a small child. I have no idea how to go

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or to come. Will you please show me what my strategy,

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what my next move, what my next pause or delay

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should be. Will you show me how to do things

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in a way that pleases you. Our second left lesson

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comes in from Deuteronomy chapter eight and verse eleven. True

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faith thrives under pressure. Beware that thou forget not the

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Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, his judgments,

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and his statutes. You see, Joshua built an altar to

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the Lord while the war of Canaan still raged. You

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can look that up in Joshua chapter eight, beginning at

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verse thirty. To worship in wartime required courage and conviction.

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It showed that God's people had real strength. It wasn't

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in weapons, it was in worship. Likewise, our most powerful

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victories come not when life is calm, but when we

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trust God amid the chaos. Spiritual loyalty is proven when

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faith remains steady in the storm. Shelter, my God is

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a shelter in the time of storm. Now let me

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just say, let me just say here that sometimes we

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become can become forgetful of God's goodness in the past.

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And he is saying that if you put on the

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entire armor of God, if I were to ask you

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to count the implements attached to the armor of God,

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I don't know what number. Would you say? How many

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implements of war are the armor of God? Is it one?

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Is it six? Is it five? Is it more? What

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is the number? And I wish I had read the

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text so you would have it firm in your mind already.

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But there were seven implements of war, the last of which,

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the last of which many people overlook. It includes prayer

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in all supplications with thanksgiving. God has given us seven

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implements of war, so that when we submit to Him

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we will win by his grace. The third and final

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lesson for today is worship, renews covenant and focus here

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from the Hebrews Chapter nine and verse twelve. Hebrews Chapter

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nine and verse twelve. Neither by the blood of goats

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and of calves, but by his own blood. He entered

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in once into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption

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for us. You see, Jesus. Jesus has established the covenant.

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I spoke to you about this the other day, where

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he keeps both sides of the covenant, the God side

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and the human side. And he gives us the ability

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now to enter into covenant because of his obedience while

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he was living in human flesh. And so and so,

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I'm grateful that God has given us a way to

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have eternal redemption. That's through Christ, for us to have

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a in the Kingdom of God. And so I want

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you to build an altar, not a real altar, not

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a real altar, but a place. I want you to

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have a place in your daily life is through prayer,

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through scripture, gratitude, and let your worship renew your loyalty

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to God. God's people built an altar in Mount Eboll

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to read and read the Law aloud in the presence

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of the whole nation. In that sacred moment, their focus

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shifted from conquest to covenant. Worship renews our focus and

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our loyalty even in a war zone. Make it a

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great sabbath peace.

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Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us listening. Friends, Always remember we cannot

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live by bread alone, but by every word that comes

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from the mouth of God. This has been your daily

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portion with El David Harris. Make it a great day. Yeah,