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 Tuesday. It's
June seventeen, twenty twenty five. Hello, my name is Elle
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 Worship the Image again. Worship the
Image again. We'll get into that in just a moment,
but first I'd like to say welcome to you and
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we continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's go ahead
and pray, and then we will get underway. Father, We
thank you for this day. Please help us to worship you.
That's it. Thank you in Jesus' name. I pray, Amen
and Amen again. What I need you to do, and
this is for me as well, is to search for
and pray for or pray for and search for Godly solutions.
We are so good at identifying problems. Ask God for
solutions in all things in life, especially during these times
of crisis. When there are crises, we don't have to
just continually or incessantly identify the problem. Look at all
of these things that are going wrong in the world.
Look at all of the ways that some leaders are
doing things in the wrong way that are contrary to
God's will. Look at what they have done in history.
Once we have done that, then what you see. So
our search and our focus should be for God's solutions.
We are very good at identifying the problems. Now, let's
go ahead and see some more of the connection from
Daniel three to the Book of Revelation, especially in chapter thirteen.
So let's start with revelation this time, and we're going
into chapter thirteen, verses eleven through seventeen. But I'll just
read a little bit of it, and it reads and
he had power to give life unto the image of
the beast. We're not doing a prophecy series, and in
just seven or ten minutes, we can't make it all
make sense. So again, go to Sabbathtruth dot org dot
com and get understanding concerning this particular thing. Look for
the mark of the beast and the change of the Sabbath,
et cetera, and you'll get what you need here. And
had power to give life unto the image of the beast,
and cause that as many as would not worship the
image of the beast should be killed. Okay, And so
when the state, and I'm saying this around the world,
but it starts. It starts in the United States. But
when the state enforces worship that contradicts God's will, like
Babylon of old, civil power will be used to push
false worship, targeting those who refuse to bow. So that's
identifying the reality. But what do we need to do today?
I'm talking about on the seventeenth day of June. Well,
we have the privilege to daily build courage in our
small decisions. I'm talking about right now. So you're ready
to stand when the stakes are high, when God gives
you the opportunity to be kind to someone who has
been disrespectful to you, When God gives you the opportunity
to be honest, when the boss is entrusting certain things
to you, honest with your time. Yes, that is the
opportunity to stand tall and not bow to the enemy. Yes,
even those pens that you see in the supply closet,
are they your pens? If not, they must not find
their way into your bag, your pocket, your purse, into
your car, and back at your house, writing on the
table with your child as you help him or her
with her homework. You see, on those small decisions we
get to either stand tall in favor of God, or
to bow and turn our backs on God. Revelation Chapter fourteen,
verses nine, eleven and twelve, we see that if any
man worship the beast and his image, this is now,
this is where it really hits the fan and his image,
He shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God.
Here is the patience of the saints. Here are they
that keep the commandments of God and have the faith
of Jesus. See in Isaiah chapter fifty six, we see
a set of people who keep covenant with God and
keep the Sabbath holy to demonstrate that we believe that
God is true and every person is a liar. Yes,
And those individuals, the Bible says, will have a name
that is better than of sons and of daughters. This
is a name that will remain forever. It is because
God's house is called the house of prayer for all people.
But covenant keepers are keepers of the faith of Jesus.
They have the kind of faith Jesus had. They receive
the faith that Jesus is the author and finisher of.
And the outcome of this is that we begin and
continue to keep the commandments of God. I'm talking about
the ten commandments that God thundered ominously. Maybe that's not
the best word. That sounded melodramatic. From Mount Horeb or
Mount Sinai, inscribed and blazoned by the finger of God
on those sapphire tablets. Oh, somebody was like they were
sapphire in color. Yeah, they were sapphire and color. They
were not gray or beige. Forget the stuff you see
on the TV. I wish I had the time, and
it was actually taken from the stone that was the
throne of God. Ooh, you're going to research it now.
You're going to research it now. But the lesson is
that there is a final line of division. Either you
worship the beast or remain loyal to Jesus by keep
being the commandments of God by faith. It's simple. He said,
if you love me, you'll keep my commandments. I promise
you that if you receive the love that I am,
then I will give you the ability to keep the commandments.
That is the new covenant that God made with his people,
that he would write his laws in our hearts and
on our minds so that we live like He would
give us the power to live. And so the action
for today is don't wait for a crisis to start obeying.
Root your life in God's word today at this moment,
especially the Sabbath, which is at the heart of this controversy.
We're talking about not elevating the Sabbath above everything that
God had said, but the heart of this particular controversy
is the Sabbath that he said is a sign that
he is the one that sanctifies us. Revelation, chapter sixteen
and verse two. The Bible reads here and the first
wen and poor out his viile, talking about those angels
that are pouring out those plagues. Right, and there fell
a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had
the mark of the beast. The people who chose to
turn their backs on what God said and to bow
to what the enemy had been teaching since way back when,
when people felt that they could change times in the
law of God and to replace the Seventh day Sabbath
with other paradigms, to remove in their minds the God
of Heaven off of his throne. The Bible says, at
some point, yeah, they're going to have to pay. And
so the lesson is those who follow man's authority over
God's will cannot avoid the consequences. You can't do it.
Earthly comfort is temporary. God's justice is our reality. Are
we going to be found faithful, being covered by the
righteousness of Christ? Or found because we have decided to
take off the covering and do our own thing? Because
Mama and em did it, Daddy and them did it Grandma,
grand Grandpa taught us the wrong way. The action is,
don't trade eternal safety for temporal temporal temporal security. Don't
trade eternal safety with God for temporary security. Choose principle
over popularity. There's so much more. But God vindicates the faithful.
He vindicates his people Revelation chapter twenty and verse four. Ultimately,
as we are with God in heaven for a thousand years,
and then he gives us the earth made new.
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,