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 Wednesday, November nineteen,
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 faith Lessons of Faith from Joshua under the
caption Humble Hero, Humble Hero. We'll get into that in
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that we continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's go
ahead and pray and get underway. Father, We thank you
for this day and for the privilege to do your will.
Please fill us with your Holy spirit. Give us humility.
That's what we need. We need humility God. Please, in
Jesus name I pray. Amen and Amen again, yes, humble hero.
All right, So the lesson writer begins the lesson with
a couple of questions, as usual, one of which is
what are the implications of the fact that the great
leader of Israel, who apportioned the land receives is inheritance? Last,
this is very interesting. What are the implications This guy
is the leader talking about Joshua, but he gets his last.
Let's read from Joshua chapter nineteen and verse forty nine
to really kind of begin and drill that. And the
Bible reads, when they had made an end of dividing
the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of
Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua, the son of Nun
among them. Let me read it in another translation. When
they finished dividing the land into its regions, the people
of God gave Joshua, son of nun An inheritance among them.
All right, so let's begin with our first lesson. Our
first lesson is that servant leaderships leaderships. Servant leadership puts
others first. Servant leadership puts others first. Is that not
how Jesus lived his life. Let's go to Matthew twenty
verse twenty six, and it reads, but it shall not
be so among you, But whosoever will be great among you,
let him be your minister. The greatest among us are
our ministers. Oh wait a minute. So Joshua's humility stands
in contrast to the self centered leadership of his time.
And can I just say that's the way many times
that we see leadership in our day two Like, it's
self centered many times. And so what God is teaching
us is that the first shall be last and the
last first, especially where leaders are concerned by waiting until
all were settled. He taught that. God taught God's people
that leadership is stewardship. Leadership is stewardship and not ownership.
I said, leadership is stewardship and not ownership. All right,
So let's go ahead and get into lesson number two.
Lesson number two is true. Leaders are content with what
God provides. Now. Paul spoke about this in Philippians, chapter
four and verse twelve, where it reads, I know both
how to be abased or humbled, right, and I know
how to abound or be in abundance in any and
every circumstance. I have learned the secret of contentment. Are
you content, brothers and sisters? Now, please don't get me wrong.
What I'm not saying or not asking you, is whether
you are satisfied with the status quoi. That's not what
I'm asking you. I'm not asking you if you're satisfied
with the status quo. I'm asking if you are content
knowing that God is in control. God knows exactly what
you need, and He provides it according to his riches
in glory. So, like Paul, Joshua understood that satisfaction comes
from knowing God more deeply, not necessarily from possessing more
or amassing more. Okay, So the city Joshua received, I
can't say what it is means the remaining portion? Can
you imagine? Can you imagine? I think I can say
a tim knatz siah, it means the remaining portion or
what is left. He didn't choose the richest land or
the strongest city. He took what was left and turned
it into a place of peace, Oh my, and worship
near the tabernacle in Shiloh. I'm going to tell you
something in a second. He his contentment reflected deep trust.
Joshua knew that the blessing wasn't in the land. It
was in the Lord who gave it. It wasn't in
the land, it was in the Lord who gave the land. Okay, okay, okay.
Let me say like this. His trust was in God,
and he received the remnant. Somebody just got it and
so and so. Joshua was an example of the remaining
portion the what is left. He was an example of
how the remnant should live. Have you ever heard of
the remnant in the last days? The remnant being just
like Jesus. The Remnant are being servant leaders who are
covered by God. In twenty twenty five, twenty six, if
God delays right into the future, God's people, the Remnant,
are comfortable when God is in control. The secret to
our success is contentment, which is great gain. All right,
all right, all right, let's go to lesson number three.
Humility brings God's presence near. Humility brings God's presence near.
The Bible reads in Psalm chapter thirty seven and verse four.
Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give
thee the desires of thine heart. Delight yourself in the Lord.
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you
the desires of your heart. And so Joshua's inheritance was
near to Shiloh, where the tabernacles stood the visible sign
of God's presence. While others chose fertile plains, Joshua chose
proximity to the presence of God. Are you getting this
the one who got what was left the remnant?
Speaker 1: Huh?
Speaker 2: He is the one who was in close proximity to
the presence of God. His priorities were spiritual and not
just material. Not saying we shouldn't care about material needs,
but the Bible is showing us that the people who
are the most successful, the ones who delight in God,
have more in gain than those who delight in stuff.
The people who delight in serving God are more apt
to be successful than those who are about the things
of God. God gives you a peace that no inheritance
can match, and I'm grateful. I'm grateful that God has
given us an example in these different people of how
to be humble and putting God and his people first.
A couple of reflection questions here, what would it look
like for you to lead like Joshua, serving first, receiving last. Finally,
where are you choosing proximity to God over personal gain?
Where are you choosing proximity to God over personal gain?
And that's good, that's good, that's good. I think that's
where we will pause right here. Yeah, Joshua was a
humble hero, so was Caleb, but it was because they
were more servants of God than just looking out for
his hand. Peace.
Speaker 1: 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,