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

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

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

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portion of heavenly manna, the word of God to keep

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

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

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and receive the power we need to live healthy, vibrant lives.

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Welcome to Your Daily Portion with your host, author speaker,

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Elle David Harris.

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Speaker 2: Good morning, good morning, good morning. It is Sunday, March thirty,

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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 new

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lesson study series how to study Bible Prophecy, and our

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caption for today is whoever reads, let him understand, whoever reads,

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let him understand. We'll get into that in just a moment,

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but first I'd like to say welcome to you and

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This is one of the ways that we continue to

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build faith and fellowship. Let's go ahead and pray, and

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then we will get underway. Father and Heaven, thank you

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for giving us the privilege of being called by your name,

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and for giving us the ability to enter into your

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mindset with you. You reveal these truths that you have

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and whole deer, so that we can be so close

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to you that one day we will live with you eternally.

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In Jesus name, I pray, Amen, and a man again,

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whoever reads let him understand listen. There have been so

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many cryptic books on the market that supposedly teach us

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about Bible prophecy. And I remember before I got baptized.

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Of course, I grew up in a church going home.

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My dad was a pastor, my grandfather on my mother's

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side was a pastor, an evangelist, etc. And I had uncles, pastors,

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Bible teachers. But I was lost, like I wasn't connected

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to God full stop. Right, Okay, but before, right before,

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God awakened my mind to what relationship with him would

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look like. And then I gave myself to him, Thank God.

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I was listening to a guy on the television. I

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want to say who it was, but maybe it's not productive.

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And this dude could actually quote five hundred Bible verses

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in ten minutes verbatim. So I was enamored, like wow, right,

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But when he would teach on Bible prophecy, I thought

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it was amazing because I didn't pray, I didn't go

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to church like I did, I did not read or

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study my Bible like I was just living a worldly life.

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But blown away at his skill and what he was

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teaching was rubbish? Can I just say that? And then

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there were so many books out there on cryptic books

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and teachings out there about Bible prophecy, and it's like, ah,

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but doesn't God teach us that the revelation is of

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Jesus Christ. Doesn't it teach us that he wants us

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to know him. And so it was in that vein

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that I started as I became a believer, now studying

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the scriptures and the prophecies in particular, looking for the

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relationship that God had promised. And he promised here that

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when we read and listen to his words, we can

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understand and we will receive a threefold blessing. One day

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we'll unpack the specifics, but today today we begin by

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learning a few things. The lesson writer asks the question,

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what do the following text suggest about God's intention to

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make himself understood? Okay, so we're going to answer that

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question and not interpret the particular scriptures. We're going to

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answer the question first from Matthew chapter twenty four in

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verse fifteen, and the Bible reads, when ye therefore shall

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see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel, the

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prophet stand in the Holy place, whoso readeth, let him understand.

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And then of course God gives the marching orders in

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the next passage. So the principle is that God expects

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us to understand. It says here, whoso readeth, let him understand.

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And then prophecy is meant to be understood. It's not

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meant to confuse us. It's not meant for super intelligent

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theologians and prognosticators to somehow have the cheat code and

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we don't understand what they're talking about. No, prophecy is

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meant to be understood. Readers should seek. When we're reading,

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we should be seeking understanding. And then finally, understanding requires effort.

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It's not something that we just hang out and you know,

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maybe we go to sleep at night and hope by

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osmosis if we put our Bible under our pillows that

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somehow we'll get that. No. No, it is meant to

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be understood, yes, but it also requires some effort and

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of course submission to God on our part. Now we

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go to Revelation chapter one and verse three. I made

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allusion to it a second ago. Blessed is he or

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she in that case that readeth, and they that hear

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the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which

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are written therein for the time is at hand. And

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so the principle that I want you to get here

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is that understanding of these prophecies brings blessing. Reading is important,

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or listening. Hearing leads to blessing, and then of course

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obedience follows understanding. When we say that we understand God's word,

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we're seeking his face in his word. Then there is

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some responsibility that is incumbent upon us. We are responsible

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to God to do what He is empowering us to

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do through the exact same word. Okay. Number three from Matthew,

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chapter eleven and verse twenty nine. The Bible reads, take

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my yoke upon you, and learn of me. So God

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wants a companionship. He wants us to pull in the

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same direction. He wants us to be in cooperation with him.

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Take my yoke Jesus set upon you, and learn of me.

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For I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye

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shall find rest unto your souls. Here's the principle. God

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invites learning. He said learn of me. He also has

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given us a personal invitation to learning. It's not some

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academic approach. He's saying, come on, please come close to me,

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learn of me. Christ is the one who is the teacher.

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And guess what the learning brings rest. Learning of Him

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brings rest. You know how many people teach the Bible

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and the prophecies in particular, and the learning brings strife.

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The learning brings confusion. The learning brings like an intense

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feeling of four boding like the learning in this text.

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Jesus speaking, he said, you will learn of me and

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find rest unto your souls. So that is the perspective

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that I would like for you to embrace. Number four

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is from Jeremiah chapter nine, verses twenty three to twenty

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four and twenty four. Thus seth the Lord. Let not

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the wise man glory in his wisdom. Neither let the

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mighty man glory in his might. Let not the rich

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man glory in his riches. But let him that glorieth,

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glorieth in this glory, in this part of me, that

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he understandeth and knoweth me, that I and the Lord,

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which exercise loving kindness and judgment and righteousness in the earth.

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For in these things I delight. Seth the Lord. Now

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we know the heart of God. So the principle is

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knowing the knowing God or the knowledge of God is supreme.

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Knowledge of God is supreme. Understanding God is our primary goal,

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or having the connection with God so that we can

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understand him. Knowing God personally matters. And then finally God

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reveals his character. He is not playing peek a boo,

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He is not playing hide and seek. He is not

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saying that only superintelligent theologians and prognosticators can somehow track

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him down and find him. And so the overall principles

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are these. God wants to be understood. Understanding requires effort,

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Understanding brings blessing. Learning is rational, and God reveals himself clearly,

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and then of course there is action when he reveals himself. 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,