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 Sunday, March thirty,
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 new
lesson study series how to study Bible Prophecy, and our
caption for today is whoever reads, let him understand, whoever reads,
let him understand. We'll get into that in just a moment,
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build faith and fellowship. Let's go ahead and pray, and
then we will get underway. Father and Heaven, thank you
for giving us the privilege of being called by your name,
and for giving us the ability to enter into your
mindset with you. You reveal these truths that you have
and whole deer, so that we can be so close
to you that one day we will live with you eternally.
In Jesus name, I pray, Amen, and a man again,
whoever reads let him understand listen. There have been so
many cryptic books on the market that supposedly teach us
about Bible prophecy. And I remember before I got baptized.
Of course, I grew up in a church going home.
My dad was a pastor, my grandfather on my mother's
side was a pastor, an evangelist, etc. And I had uncles, pastors,
Bible teachers. But I was lost, like I wasn't connected
to God full stop. Right, Okay, but before, right before,
God awakened my mind to what relationship with him would
look like. And then I gave myself to him, Thank God.
I was listening to a guy on the television. I
want to say who it was, but maybe it's not productive.
And this dude could actually quote five hundred Bible verses
in ten minutes verbatim. So I was enamored, like wow, right,
But when he would teach on Bible prophecy, I thought
it was amazing because I didn't pray, I didn't go
to church like I did, I did not read or
study my Bible like I was just living a worldly life.
But blown away at his skill and what he was
teaching was rubbish? Can I just say that? And then
there were so many books out there on cryptic books
and teachings out there about Bible prophecy, and it's like, ah,
but doesn't God teach us that the revelation is of
Jesus Christ. Doesn't it teach us that he wants us
to know him. And so it was in that vein
that I started as I became a believer, now studying
the scriptures and the prophecies in particular, looking for the
relationship that God had promised. And he promised here that
when we read and listen to his words, we can
understand and we will receive a threefold blessing. One day
we'll unpack the specifics, but today today we begin by
learning a few things. The lesson writer asks the question,
what do the following text suggest about God's intention to
make himself understood? Okay, so we're going to answer that
question and not interpret the particular scriptures. We're going to
answer the question first from Matthew chapter twenty four in
verse fifteen, and the Bible reads, when ye therefore shall
see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel, the
prophet stand in the Holy place, whoso readeth, let him understand.
And then of course God gives the marching orders in
the next passage. So the principle is that God expects
us to understand. It says here, whoso readeth, let him understand.
And then prophecy is meant to be understood. It's not
meant to confuse us. It's not meant for super intelligent
theologians and prognosticators to somehow have the cheat code and
we don't understand what they're talking about. No, prophecy is
meant to be understood. Readers should seek. When we're reading,
we should be seeking understanding. And then finally, understanding requires effort.
It's not something that we just hang out and you know,
maybe we go to sleep at night and hope by
osmosis if we put our Bible under our pillows that
somehow we'll get that. No. No, it is meant to
be understood, yes, but it also requires some effort and
of course submission to God on our part. Now we
go to Revelation chapter one and verse three. I made
allusion to it a second ago. Blessed is he or
she in that case that readeth, and they that hear
the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which
are written therein for the time is at hand. And
so the principle that I want you to get here
is that understanding of these prophecies brings blessing. Reading is important,
or listening. Hearing leads to blessing, and then of course
obedience follows understanding. When we say that we understand God's word,
we're seeking his face in his word. Then there is
some responsibility that is incumbent upon us. We are responsible
to God to do what He is empowering us to
do through the exact same word. Okay. Number three from Matthew,
chapter eleven and verse twenty nine. The Bible reads, take
my yoke upon you, and learn of me. So God
wants a companionship. He wants us to pull in the
same direction. He wants us to be in cooperation with him.
Take my yoke Jesus set upon you, and learn of me.
For I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye
shall find rest unto your souls. Here's the principle. God
invites learning. He said learn of me. He also has
given us a personal invitation to learning. It's not some
academic approach. He's saying, come on, please come close to me,
learn of me. Christ is the one who is the teacher.
And guess what the learning brings rest. Learning of Him
brings rest. You know how many people teach the Bible
and the prophecies in particular, and the learning brings strife.
The learning brings confusion. The learning brings like an intense
feeling of four boding like the learning in this text.
Jesus speaking, he said, you will learn of me and
find rest unto your souls. So that is the perspective
that I would like for you to embrace. Number four
is from Jeremiah chapter nine, verses twenty three to twenty
four and twenty four. Thus seth the Lord. Let not
the wise man glory in his wisdom. Neither let the
mighty man glory in his might. Let not the rich
man glory in his riches. But let him that glorieth,
glorieth in this glory, in this part of me, that
he understandeth and knoweth me, that I and the Lord,
which exercise loving kindness and judgment and righteousness in the earth.
For in these things I delight. Seth the Lord. Now
we know the heart of God. So the principle is
knowing the knowing God or the knowledge of God is supreme.
Knowledge of God is supreme. Understanding God is our primary goal,
or having the connection with God so that we can
understand him. Knowing God personally matters. And then finally God
reveals his character. He is not playing peek a boo,
He is not playing hide and seek. He is not
saying that only superintelligent theologians and prognosticators can somehow track
him down and find him. And so the overall principles
are these. God wants to be understood. Understanding requires effort,
Understanding brings blessing. Learning is rational, and God reveals himself clearly,
and then of course there is action when he reveals himself. 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,