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.
Speaker 2: Vibrant lives.
Speaker 1: Welcome to your Daily Portion with your host, author speaker,
Elle David Harris.
Speaker 2: Good morning, Good morning, Good morning. It is Monday, December sixteen,
twenty twenty four. 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 themes in the Gospel of John. Our caption
for today is Behold the Man. Behold the Man. We'll
get into that in just a moment, but first I'd
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Let's go ahead and pray and then we will get underway.
Father and Heaven. Thank you for this day and for
giving us the privilege to behold the Man. I pray
God that you will give us the fullness of your
Holy spirit and live according to the principles that you
give us today in Jesus name. I pray Amen and
Amen again. You know, I really wish that this caption
or the title for today was for us to really
behold the man. You see in the story with a pilot.
When he was saying behold the Man. It wasn't like
when John the Baptist said, behold the Lamb of God
which taketh away the sins of the world. Where he
was leading people to connect with God through Jesus Christ
as he lived on planet Earth, he was not saying that.
He also was not saying, behold what manner of love
the Father hath bestowed upon us that we should be
called the children of God. He didn't say it, like, beloved,
now are we the children of God? And it does
not yet appear what we shall be. He was not
saying that if we see when he comes back, we
will see him as he is, and if we are
waiting for him in that way, that we should be
purifying ourselves even as he is pure. He was not
saying that. He wasn't saying, Jesus is the light of
the world, and so that you should come into the
bright rays of his sunshine, so that we can be transformed.
He was not saying that. He was not saying that.
And I'm like, but God, it is our opportunity today,
on this day in December, on this Monday morning, to
actually behold, behold Jesus, to not just look at him,
not just to just observe him, but to behold him.
Like when I got married to my wife, Simone, I said,
behold my love during our ceremony, because I wanted people
to have an appreciation of her beauty. I wanted them
to have an appreciation of my love for her, at
least as much as they could determine for the few
minutes that we were going to be together. I wanted
them to see how value, of much value she was
to me and still is twenty three years later. Behold,
that's what we need to do today. But last, we
do need to read from the Bible Book of John,
chapter eighteen. And by the way, I want you to
please go into the community and give me your thoughts
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I want you to give your thoughts here. Okay. And
so we go to John eighteen, beginning at verse thirty eight,
and it says here Pilot seth unto him what is truth?
And when he had said this, he went out again
to the Jews and said, unto them, I find no
fault in him at all, But ye have a customed
that I should release unto you one at the passover.
You see, this dude was trying to wash his hands
of responsibility. He was trying to make it so that
the people could still find him popular and that somehow
he could retain his notoriety or reputation or power or
who knows what. He thought that he could put the
ball into their court and then they would trespass it
just the way that he thought that they would. He
was trying to manipulate the process, rather than standing ten
tolls down and taking response ability where God had given
him the privilege to have Jesus right in front of him,
the guiltless, spotless lamb of God that was here to
take away the sins of the world. He could have
done the right thing, but no, he puts the ball
into someone else's court. And then they cried again, saying,
not this man, but Barabbas. What Nowrabas is a robber
in pilot. Therefore took Jesus chapter nineteen, beginning at verse one,
and scourged him. Why did he scourge him? I thought
you said there was no fault in him. Why would
you scourge a man who is guilt free? Why would
you scourge a man that is guilt less? Scourge? Oh? Yeah,
he chastised him. He had them to harm Jesus just
one last time. And I'm looking in my dictionary. It
says to whip a whip used as an instrument of punishment.
A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
is called us scourge. But they were scourging him, whipping
him with a whip that is used as an instrument
of punishment. How do you punish someone who are beholding
How do you punish someone you're appreciating and embracing because
of what great things he has done for you? How
could you scourge someone who's willing to lay his life
down for you. Behold, behold the lamb of God. That's
what I need for us to do today. Behold the
love of the Father toward us by giving us all
of heaven and one gift in the person of Jesus.
But that is not what Pilot was saying. And the
soldiers platted a crown of thorns, Oh God, how can
you be so patient? And put it on his head,
And they put on him a purple robe. Wait a minute.
The purple robe is about It's about royalty. The purple
robe is to esteem the one who's wearing the robe.
The purple robe is for people to literally say, behold
our king in real life. But they are doing it
to mock him. Verse three. And he said, and they said,
excuse me, hail King of the Jews. They weren't hailing him.
They were not hailing him Lord of all. They were
not hailing him as king of kings and Lord of lords.
They were not hailing him. They were mocking him. They
were not like, lift up your heads, o ye gates
and be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors, and the
King of Glory shall come in. They were not like
those angels on one side of heaven, saying who is
this King of glory? They were not like that. They
were not saying, the lords strong and mighty, the Lord
mighty in battle, lift up your heads, o ye gates
and be ye lift it up ye everlasting doors, and
the King of Glory shall come in. They were not
doing that. They were mocking him. Hm. They were mocking
him because they did not love him. They were mocking
him because they did not behold him for real, for real,
for real, They didn't care about the one who cared
so much that he would give his life for them.
The question is do we behold him? How do we
apply it? Behold? I bring him forth to you, that
you may know that I have found no fault in him.
And then King Jesus fourth wearing the crown of thorns,
it should have been a crown of glory in the
purple robe, should have been the vestments in the vesture
that is who Jesus is, And Pilots said, unto him,
behold the Man. He should have said, behold the King
of Glory. He should have said, behold the one that
is here. So with such kindness and humility, is going
to take away our sins? But he just said behold
the man. And so really the question is the Bible
question is for today, like, how do we make solid
choices instead of playing around with God and looking for
a way to absolve ourselves of responsibility. How do we
actually put ten toes down and do God's will? Number One,
we seek divine guidance from every decision. Trust in the
Lord with all your heart. Lean not into your own understanding,
and all your ways. Acknowledge Him and he shall direct
your pass. Also, stand firm on your convictions to serve God.
Avoid compromise. And finally, I need you to make sure
that you learn from other's mistakes.
Speaker 1: Don't be like pilot Actually behold thanks for joining us,
listening to 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,