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 Sabbath, November eighth,
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 Lessons of Faith from Joshua, and our caption
for today is ultimate Loyalty Worship in a war zone.
Ultimate Loyalty Worship in a war zone. We'll get into
that in just a moment, but first I like to
say welcome to everyone joining us, especially those joining us
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your Daily portion dot com. This is one of the
ways that we continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's pray, Father,
thank you for this Sabbath morning. Help us to live
like your children should live. Help us to be faithful
to you no matter what circumstance we find ourselves. In
Jesus' name, I pray Amen and Amen again. Ultimate loyalty.
That's worship in a war zone. So we're gonna go
ahead and begin with our lesson study memory text that
comes in from the Book of Matthew Matthew chapter six,
and I will read verse thirty three. The Bible reads,
but seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness,
and then God says, in all these things shall be
added unto you. Well, what things Jesus was speaking specifically
of the things that we need. Can you imagine there
are times that we feel like we need water, we
need somewhere to lay our head, We need clothing, food, clothing,
and shelter. You see, Jesus said that after those things,
we're talking about necessities. We're not talking about excess, We're
not talking about things over which people are covetous he's saying,
your necessities. People who are seeking after those things hmmm.
He said, those individuals are gentiles. They're separated from God,
because I will take care of you. You take care
of my things, and I'll take care of yours. Seek
first the Kingdom of God. Seek first his right, pacerighteousness,
and all things needful will be added unto you. So
God will take care of you. I'm tempted to sing
that him be not dismayed where they're be tied. God
will take care of you. And so our first lesson
in this context is coming in from the Book of Exodus,
chapter twelve and verse six, where we will learn that
worship comes before warfare, and the Bible reads and ye
shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the
same month, and the whole assembly of the congregation shall
kill it in the evening. Of course, we're talking about
a specific perse ceremony that God set in place, like
Joshua led God's people into the Promised Land, not as warriors.
It's very interesting to me, but their hearts were renewed.
They were not holding up their swords and shields saying
we have on the conquest over the Canaanites or anybody
else for that matter. They were there with their hearts renewed.
Before conquering Canaan, he commanded circumcision. We read a little
bit about this whole thing here in Exodus chapter twelve.
I should have left, I should have brought more in
there and in the passover acts of worship that re
established covenant loyalty and enemy territory. As in Joshua chapter five,
verses one through twelve. It seemed illogical to pause for
worship while surrounded by danger, But every obedience to God's
priorities secured his protection. So maybe you need to just
pause right now. You feel like you're on the losing team.
How you're on your back foot. You are losing focus
somehow because you seem to be the underdog. Well, God
is saying, invest time in worship. Invest time in worship
before confronting any battle. Worship, and then remember the songwriter.
The songwriter said, don't wait till the battle is over.
You can fight now. I mean you can shout now.
Let me say it again, don't wait till the battle
is over. You can shout now because you know in
the end you're gonna win. So before confronting any battle,
worship God. Let's surrender to God precede all of your planning,
all of your strategy. Don't work. First, and then take
it to God to say could you put your stamp
of approval on this? No, go to God and say, God,
now I don't know what to do. I am but
a small child. I have no idea how to go
or to come. Will you please show me what my strategy,
what my next move, what my next pause or delay
should be. Will you show me how to do things
in a way that pleases you. Our second left lesson
comes in from Deuteronomy chapter eight and verse eleven. True
faith thrives under pressure. Beware that thou forget not the
Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, his judgments,
and his statutes. You see, Joshua built an altar to
the Lord while the war of Canaan still raged. You
can look that up in Joshua chapter eight, beginning at
verse thirty. To worship in wartime required courage and conviction.
It showed that God's people had real strength. It wasn't
in weapons, it was in worship. Likewise, our most powerful
victories come not when life is calm, but when we
trust God amid the chaos. Spiritual loyalty is proven when
faith remains steady in the storm. Shelter, my God is
a shelter in the time of storm. Now let me
just say, let me just say here that sometimes we
become can become forgetful of God's goodness in the past.
And he is saying that if you put on the
entire armor of God, if I were to ask you
to count the implements attached to the armor of God,
I don't know what number. Would you say? How many
implements of war are the armor of God? Is it one?
Is it six? Is it five? Is it more? What
is the number? And I wish I had read the
text so you would have it firm in your mind already.
But there were seven implements of war, the last of which,
the last of which many people overlook. It includes prayer
in all supplications with thanksgiving. God has given us seven
implements of war, so that when we submit to Him
we will win by his grace. The third and final
lesson for today is worship, renews covenant and focus here
from the Hebrews Chapter nine and verse twelve. Hebrews Chapter
nine and verse twelve. Neither by the blood of goats
and of calves, but by his own blood. He entered
in once into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption
for us. You see, Jesus. Jesus has established the covenant.
I spoke to you about this the other day, where
he keeps both sides of the covenant, the God side
and the human side. And he gives us the ability
now to enter into covenant because of his obedience while
he was living in human flesh. And so and so,
I'm grateful that God has given us a way to
have eternal redemption. That's through Christ, for us to have
a in the Kingdom of God. And so I want
you to build an altar, not a real altar, not
a real altar, but a place. I want you to
have a place in your daily life is through prayer,
through scripture, gratitude, and let your worship renew your loyalty
to God. God's people built an altar in Mount Eboll
to read and read the Law aloud in the presence
of the whole nation. In that sacred moment, their focus
shifted from conquest to covenant. Worship renews our focus and
our loyalty even in a war zone. Make it a
great sabbath peace.
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,