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

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

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

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yesterday's portion of heavenly manna the word of God to

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

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

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today and receive the power we need to live healthy.

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Speaker 2: Vibrant lives.

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Speaker 1: 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 Thursday, July tenth,

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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 Lesson

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study series through the Book of Exodus, and our caption

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for today is the Circumcision. The Circumcision. We'll get into

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that in just a moment, but first I like to

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say say welcome to everyone joining us, especially those joining

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us for the very first time. I'm asking you to

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at your daily portion dot com. This is one of

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the ways that we continue to build faith and fellowship.

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Let's go ahead and pray. Father, we thank you for

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giving us the privilege of serving you. Help us to

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serve you with our whole hearts. In Jesus name, I

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pray Amen and Amen again. And so as we begin

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our discussion this morning, I need to ask a couple

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of a few questions. Number one, what has God told

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you to do? What has God told you to do?

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And then really the next question is of critical importance

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are you doing it? And I have to ask myself

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the same thing as I was preparing for you. That

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is the point of reflection for me. Am I doing

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what God said to do? Because if I'm not living,

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as some of the old believers used to say, up

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to the light that God has given me, he is

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not going to give me more light. I had to

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be careful with how I describe the light. I don't

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want to say new light. I want to say more light.

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He's not going to expand my understanding. He's not going

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to expand my responsibility. It may look like it from

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an earthly lens, but in reality, from his perspective, he

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only will give us what we are responsible to use.

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Now that sounds you know, it sounds okay, but really

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we need to think of it more seriously. If we're

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not living up to the light that God has given us,

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that means that we are delaying our obedience. Laid obedience

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is dis obedience, and that is not good. That is

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not good. Let that settle in. Okay. So when you

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have God's rod in your hand, we're talking about Moses's story,

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so you know that God gave him a rod and

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et cetera. Go in peace, no matter what. Don't backtrack,

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don't look at what may be in front of you,

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like in terms of your challenges, your fears, your concerns.

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When you have the rod of God, that is what

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God has called you to do. Now you're not delaying obedience.

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You're moving forward in faith. Do not fear, just run forward.

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And so let's go with a few lessons here and

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then we know, actually you know what. Let's let's go

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ahead and read from the Patriarchs and Prophets quote first,

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and it reads page two fifty six, two fifty five

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and two fifty six on the way from Midian Moses

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received a start and a terrible warning of God's displeasure.

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An angel appeared to him in a threatening manner, as

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if he would immediately destroy him. We've seen the people

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of God have these experiences more than once. Yes, an

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angel appeared in a threatening manner, as if he would

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destroy him. No explanation was given, but Moses remembered that

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he had disregarded one How many one of God's requirements?

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How many requirements was that the tree of the knowledge

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of good and evil? Just one? Don't eat of it,

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and in the day that you eat thereof you shall

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surely die. One where adultery is concerned with the king David.

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How many requirements where murder was concerned. How many requirements

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where conspiracy to commit murder? Huh? How many requirements? Just one? Okay?

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And so Moses remembered that he had disregarded one of

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God's requirements. Thank God for the Holy Ghost. He had

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neglected to form perform the right of circumcision upon his

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young son. He had failed to comply with the condition

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by which his child could be entitled to the blessings

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of God's covenant with Israel. And such a neglect on

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the part of their chosen leader. You know, the Bible

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says to whom much is given, much is required. Leaders

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God's people, leaders of God's People, leaders in the House

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of God. I hope you're listening. And of course I

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can't turn my mic up without also turning up my

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headphones because I need to be listening as well. Of course,

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and so and so so the leaders in Israel. Such

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a neglect on the part of their chosen leader, God

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could not lessen the four of the Divine Precepts upon

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the people's Eporah, fearing that her husband would be slain slain,

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performed the rite herself, and the Angel then permitted Moses

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to pursue his journey. Can I just say, isn't it

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a blessing to have your wife who is keen on

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the voice of God, even if it's in a desperate moment.

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Thank God? Thank God. In his mission to Pharaoh, Moses

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was to be placed in a position of great peril.

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His life could be preserved only through the protection of

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holy angels. But while living in neglect of a known duty.

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Are you listening? He would not be secure, for he

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could not be shielded by the angels of God. And

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so really, the guidance for this moment for all of

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us is to make sure or we keep our record

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clean with God. I did not say clean ourselves up.

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I mean if you confess your sins. God said to

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all of us he is faithful, He is just to

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forgive us our sins and to cleanse us all righteous

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from all unrighteousness. He also said that those who who

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cover our sins will not prosper. You see, So we

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want to go to God and agree with him and say, God,

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let me have the power of your holy goost, so

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I can do what you have called me to do.

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So any neglect puts us at great peril. Ah. This

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is a truth that so few people really want to hear.

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But you know what, it's not about what we desire. Really,

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It's about what God desires in our lives, and He

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will give us both to will and to do of

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his good pleasure. Let's apply this in our professional lives. Okay,

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we're using that win approach WI win. It's a framework.

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What is important now neglecting even small areas of integrity.

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Think about how you use money, Think about your responsibilities professionally,

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think about your influence professionally. Even in quote small areas

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of integrity can weaken your leadership influence. God calls leaders

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to model full obedience. I internalize the insight Moses's private

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neglect could have undermined his public authority. We've seen that before.

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Leaders must first be obedient in private before leading in public.

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I remember speaking to a group of leaders back in

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twenty thirteen, and I just knew that this would have

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been received. Well, I was wrong. I was wrong, And

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some really in that moment made it seem as if

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the story of Jonah was a good mod like, well,

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God used Jonah, and it was like, okay, so are

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you saying that the model of disobedience going the wrong direction,

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being upset with God for being godly and all of

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these things is a model of good behavior? Come on?

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And yeah, it took us some years to get through

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that challenge. But the fact is that private obedience is

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key before public leadership. And then and what is the

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next best move? Review your professional life for any neglected

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responsibilities or ethical lapses, correct them swiftly to ensure your

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leadership remains under God's full protection. Oh my, I'm grateful

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that the Holy Ghost is here to help us 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,