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. It's
May tenth, 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 how to study Bible Prophecy, and our
caption for today is Foundations for Prophecy. Foundations for Prophecy.
We'll get into that in just a moment, but first
I'd like to say welcome to you and ask you
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in most places who are listening now, so we wouldn't
do that now. But for those who are later on,
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Portion dot com. This is one of the ways that
we continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's pray. Father,
we thank you for this Sabbath morning and for the
opportunity that you have entrusted to us to open your word.
And I'm asking you to help us to become a
revelation of Jesus Christ. Help us to become a revelation
of Jesus Christ when we let our lights so shine
before people, that when they see your good are good works,
they glorify you who are in heaven. Father, Please in
Jesus name, I pray, Amen and Amen again. Foundations for Prophecy.
What we're going to do now is is jump right
in at Isaiah chapter six and verse eight. Isaiah chapter
six and verse eight, and we are coming into a
conversation that we will read and develop further throughout the week.
If the Lord sphear's life the coming week. But it
reads this way. Also, I heard the voice of the
Lord saying whom shall I send? And who shall go
for us? Then said I, this is Isaiah speaking. Before
it was it was the voice from heaven speaking? Who
shall go for us? Then said I here am I
send me? And so immediately I write in my notes.
I jotted down and read and read pen what drives
such a response. What causes as an individual to go
to go and speak for God? What motivates us to go?
And I need to personalize this. I need to be
asking myself the question what would cause me to go
wherever God leads? Where Thou leadest that I will follow? Like,
what would cause me to go? And let me just say,
it's not always easy to go. It's not always easy
to go. There are times that God sends us places
that were reluctant to go, sometimes to people who have
rejected His words and in this case been there were
people who were rejecting God's work, people that were supposed
to be God's people. And so sometimes when we raise
our hands and volunteer, sometimes during those personal ministries moments
in churches. It used to be lay activities when I
was a young guy, lay activities, personal ministries guys, uh
uh moments pardon me? During those times when we're jumping
up and volunteering. I just need to say that there
are times that that that when we go, it's going
to be painful. But does it matter what drives? What
is the impetus of the response that says, I will
go where Thou leadest, I will follow. Now, now the
Bible teaches us, and we'll read about it tomorrow. If
the Lord Spear's life, the Bible teaches us that that
Isaiah was having a God encounter. God had given him
the privilege of coming into his presence and experiencing a
worship scene where even heavenly angels were there. And once
Isaiah was cleansed, it was a terrible time in God's
people's history. They had they had decades of really good
leadership from a particular king. Again, we'll talk about it
tomorrow from the Lord Spear's life. And then when he dies,
it's just like wha. The people are dejected, they feel
they feel out of sorts, and this is like what
in the world. And then God gives Isaiah this vision
to increase his connection with God. Even the prophet needed
an increase of connection with him. And then after the
prophet is cleansed, he realizes that now his work is
right before him, and he volunteers. Okay, so I'm oversimplifying
because we're going to cover this a little later. Let's
go into the Bible Book of Revelation, chapter four and
we'll read verse eleven. We alluded to it yesterday. Thou
art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power,
for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure
they are and were created. So what I want you
to do in light of the creative power of God,
he is He is the only one that is worthy
because of his create because he is creator. And you're like,
ok you're talking about the Father, you're talking about the Son.
Both like God the Father, and God the Son, and
God the Holy Spirit. They all are creators. They're the creator. Okay,
They're one. They're creator. Okay. And because of this this power,
because of this power and the righteous character of God,
we have the privilege to worship. And I just say
that again, we have the privilege to worship. We have
the privilege of worshiping God because God is worthy of
our worship. How do we know He created us? Bible
says through Jesus Christ, he created all things. In John
chapter one Hebrews chapter one, we see Jesus as creator.
We see the Holy Ghost hovering over the face of
the deep. In Genesis chapter one, we see the creative
power of God, who solely and singularly has that power.
And this, among other things, is what makes God worthy
of our worship. Of course, we see in the next
chapter of Revelation that Jesus is worthy because he gave
his life for us. Okay, And so that is our
privilege to see God as creator and then begin to worship. Okay.
And Romans chapter three and verse twenty three, the Bible reads,
for all have sinned uh oh, and comes short of
the glory of God. So the one who created us
also has the law, his ten Commandments law. God has
given us his ten Commandments law. And every human being
ever born of a woman save Christ, with the exception
of Christ, has broken the law transgressed it, which means
that we're worthy of eternal death. In that case, well,
the same one who created us also gave us the
plan to redeem us from that error. From that eternal
death sentence. We are on eternal death until Jesus came
into our lives. You see the same one who said,
let there be light, and there was light, also said,
for God so loved the world that he gave his
only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life. God didn't send his son into
the world to condemn the world, but that the world
through him might be saved. And so, since all of
us have sinned and come short of the glory of God,
and the same one who created us also now redeems us,
he's worthy of worship. Can I just say that again,
He's worthy of worship. Yes. So I want you to
reflect on a regular basis. I don't know if you
need to write it down. I don't know if you
keep it in your mind. You may use a voice recorder.
I don't know. But I want you to think about
God's character, write those things down that you discover in
the scriptures, and then I want you to look for
how his nature contrasts with mine. Yours always just and kind.
But I'm not. But don't get stuck there. What I
want you to do is embrace the plan of redemption
like He's not leaving us there. The Bible reads in
First Corinthians, chapter one and verse eighteen. For the preaching
of the cross is to them that perish foolishness. But
unto you, I'm gonna say you. I'm pointing right at you.
But unto you and unto me, which are saved. It
is the power of God. So the one who created
us also redeems us. And when we fall short of
his glory, he puts us on the pathway if we
will yield our will to him so that we can
be saved by the power of God.
Speaker 1: Make it a great silent 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,