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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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vibrant lives. Welcome to your Daily Portion with your host,

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author speaker, Elle David Harris.

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Speaker 2: Good morning, good morning, good morning, it is Sabbath. It's

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June seventh, twenty twenty five. Hello, my name is El

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David Harris. I am your host, and this is your

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Daily Portion where we give you God's word every single

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day and today is no exception. We are continuing in

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our Lesson study series with lesson number eleven, how to

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Study Bible Prophecy, under the caption Ruth and Esther, This

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is going to be really good. Good Ruth and Esther.

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Before we get into that, I'd like to just say

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welcome to you and ask you to please go over

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world at your Daily Portion dot com. This is one

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of the ways that we continue to build faith and fellowship.

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Let's go ahead and pray and then we will get underway. Father,

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we thank you for giving us the opportunity to come

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together on this Sabbath morning to listen for your voice

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and then do your will. Please help us to actually

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do your will in Jesus name, I pray, Amen and

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Amen again. There is so much I could say, but

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I think this one we need to just jump right

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in with two feet to get us started for the

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week that's coming. Okay, And so we're going to start

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by really focusing on Esther tomorrow, and I think so

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tomorrow and the next two days we will be looking

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at Ruth more keenly and then circle back to Esther. Okay.

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And so let's begin by reading from the Book of Esther,

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the Book of Esther, chapter five and verse two, and

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the Bible reads, so it was when the King saw

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Queen Esther standing in the court, and I want you

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to begin to imagine, like see yourself observing the scene

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in the court, that she found favor in his sight,

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and the King held out to Esther the golden scepter

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that was in his hand. What would you have done

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in that situation? Then Esther went near and touched the

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top of the scepter. Now you realize in those days,

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like if even Queen Esther had come into the presence

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of the king unbeckoned, unwelcomed, and he did not he

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did not extend the scepter, that would have been a

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messy scene. But this is what we want to do.

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I'm going to read just a part of the text

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again from Esther five and two from the New English translation.

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She gained his approval, favor approval, She gained his approval.

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The King extended to Esther the golden scepter. Now, in

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our lives, the question is like, do I ever feel

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afraid or uncertain? If I feel afraid or uncertain, it's

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not time to retreat. Not as a believer, not as

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a child of God. It is not time to retreat.

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I want you to really just pause and think about this.

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The Bible says in Hebrews chapter four and verse sixteen

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that we are to come boldly before the throne of grace,

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where we can find grace to help in the time

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of need. So we can go to God's throne in

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prayer go to God's throne in prayer. One person said

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that when we speak to God, we pray to God.

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Prayer bring does not bring God down to us, but

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takes us up to God, sort of like what Paul said.

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We're seated with Christ Jesus in heavenly places, our Father,

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who are in heaven hollowed. Be thy name, and then

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we continue. The idea is that when we are praying,

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we are in connection with God. We are in the

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space of approval, We are in the place of favor.

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You are his beloved son, You are his beloved daughter

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in whom he is well pleased. So he extends, I'm

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talking about God now when we are in that kind

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of a relationship. He extends his favor to the faithful.

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He extends his favor to the faithful. And so in

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verse sixteen of Esther Chapter four, I'll read some of it.

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It says, so will I go in unto the king?

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And if I perish, I perish?

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Speaker 1: Huh.

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Speaker 2: So we need to have courage when we're standing in

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the gap for others. This is what Esther's ministry was

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all about, standing in the gap for others. Her people

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were quote scheduled to be destroyed. But she was to

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stand in the gap. Now we stand in the gap

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for people who are slated to lose their souls because

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they have chosen to hate love. They have chosen to

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separate themselves when God has been bringing them close to him.

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They have chosen to break God's law when he has

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given his law as a covenant to be written in

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their hearts, in our hearts and on our minds, so

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that we can be his children. And so we stand

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in the in the gap. I will go in unto

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the king. This time we're talking about king of the universe.

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And even though okay, in this case, of course the

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Bible is saying it'll violate the law, that's not the

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case with God. And if I perish, I perish. I

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think it was Moses who said, God, now you can't

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destroy your people. You can't destroy your people. Destroy me,

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block me out of the book, blot me out of

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relationship with you, because your people, if you bring them

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out of captivity and you destroy them, then all of

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the nations will say that you were not able to

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keep them. It will tarnish your name. So Moses took

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on that same mentality that Esther had and so we

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need to commit to stand for the truth. We need

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to stand for truth, and even when it's uncomfortable, let

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love for others override fear for your own safety. You

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go into God's presence, you intercede for them, You go

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back into the lives of the people who need help,

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and then whatever happens after that, that's really God's business.

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It's not our business. It's not our business. Let's continue. Ecclesiastes,

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chapter three and verse seven. There is a time to

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keep silent, and there is a time to speak. We

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need to be praying for a discernment at all times.

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In times of moral collapse or in spiritual crisis, silence

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can be betrayal. You are working in some agency. You're

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working in some agency where the laws not the laws,

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but the rules have changed drastically. Some of those realities

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actually our ethical problems. Some of them may even rise

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to the level of moral problems. While you are still

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there with the little bit of time you have left.

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Maybe you've not gotten a letter that says you have

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the opportunity to retire, but you're there right now. In

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those moments, once in a while, silence may be betrayal

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of God. There are times to speak, there are times

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to be silent, but be willing to be God's voice

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when your people need it the most. Ooh, somebody just

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heard that. In Revelation, chapter twelve and verse one of

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the Bible reads, and there appeared a great wonder in heaven.

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You're a great wonder. By the way, if you're people

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of God, a woman clothed with the sun. I'll leave

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it right there. So as a part of God's people,

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remember that how you live, how you serve, just like

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with Esther, how you live, how you serve, how you

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intercede reflects the character of God through the Bride of Christ.

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Do I look like how God wants me to look

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when I am interceding for people? You know, there are

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some people I've been in systems. Let's just say where

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the political process was so overwhelming that when people would intervene,

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or people would intercede, it wasn't because it was something godly.

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It was to get their own means, It was to

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get their own ways. It was what they desired, but

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not what God necessarily desired. And so when we intercede,

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we intervene it is to reflect the character of God.

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We are the bride of Christ like a queen in

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covenant with the king. I think somebody got it. I

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think somebody got it. There's so much more that we can, will,

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and must learn from the stories of Ruth and Esther.

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But suffice it to say we represent God and all

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that we say, all that we do, and we can

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do it because God gives us the grace and power

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to do so. Make it a great salad of peace.

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Thanks for joining us listening. Friends.

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Speaker 1: Always remember we cannot live by bread alone, but by

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every word that comes from the mouth of God. This

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has been your daily portion with el David Harris. Make

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it a great day. Yeah,