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 Sunday, January nineteen,
twenty twenty five. Hello, my name is Elle 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, God's Love and Justice. Our caption for today
is more than a mother's love, more than a mother's love.
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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faith and fellowship. Let's go ahead and pray, and then
we will get underway. Father and Heaven, thank you for
giving us this new work week and for the opportunity
to consider and to behold the manner of love that
you have for us. I pray that we will we
will be satisfied with you, so that we will not
go out into this world and do really creepy goofy
stuff that we'll eat us away from you in Jesus name,
I pray Amen and Amen again. You see, sometimes God's
people lose our minds. Can I just start right there?
Sometimes God's people lose our minds. And what I mean
is God. There's nothing God can do to more manifest
his love for us. He already gave us all of
heaven and one gift in the person and work of
Jesus Christ. Like He's already positioned us so that we
can be without condemnation if we are in Christ. Jesus
like who walk not according to the flesh, but according
to the spirit. He's already positioned us to be delivered
from any addiction. He's already positioned us not to have
to worry about guilt, feelings, and all of those things
that would normally hold us back in our connection with God.
He's already positioned us for all of that. And yet
and still sometimes God's people don't believe that he loves them.
And I'm saying, don't believe, because if we did believe,
then we would do what he said. You understand, like
he said, if you love me, then you'll keep my commandments.
And it's not just a response to his love. It
is a manifestation of His power in our lives. Let
me say it slowly, when we keep his commandments, I'm
talking about in real life, not just saying it, not
just outwardly doing it. I'm talking about from the heart
when that happens. The only way that that is possible
is because God's love has empowered us to keep his commandments.
His new Covenant is positioning us so that His laws
are written in our hearts and on our minds. To
love God with everything that we have, in everything we
are and to love his people, his children, as we
love ourselves. See, that is a manifestation of the love
of God. Is not like a responsibility, like a requirement
like people try to make it sound. It is a manifestation.
It's a manifestation of our love for God because his
love empowers us to do his will, okay, And so
he is telling us now that he loves us more
than a mother would love her child, that she's been
waiting for for years, even the ones who were barren
for years, like a Hannah as an example from the Bible,
whose son was Samuel, one of the greatest prophets we've
ever seen. So she's waiting and crying and begging and
wanting and desiring and crying and begging God to give
her a child. And then he does it. He does it,
and in her womb for nine months she is carrying
this boy. And then for two or three years she
is nursing this boy. He is getting his mommy's breast milk.
And as soon as she is done nursing him, however
long it was, even if I have the number of
years incorrect, now she has given him into the care
of the high priest under God. Eli she loves that boy.
She gave everything for him. She begged and cried and
asked God to give her so that she could know
love for her own child, so she could no longer
be shamed in her particular society at that time of
Earth's history. She wanted this son, and she would have
done anything for him. And God is saying, well, I
have love that's greater than that. I have love that's
greater than that. And so we read now from the
Bible Book of Psalms chapter one hundred three and verse thirteen,
like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord
pitieth them that respect him or fear him. Mm. In
Isaiah chapter forty nine and verse fifteen, the Bible says,
can a woman forget her sucking child, that is the
child who is nursing at her breast, and that she
should not have compassion on the sun of her womb? Hmm, yeay,
they may forget. We talked about this the other day.
I think it was yesterday. Yet I will not forget
thee And then the Bible continues here in Jeremiah chapter
thirty one and verse twenty. Indeed, the people of Israel
are my dear children. They are the children I take
delight in. God delights in you, brothers and sisters, once
you are surrendering your will to him. I'm saying not
because he doesn't love every human that he's ever created.
But we're talking about a special kind of delight that
God has for people who are surrendering our will to him.
Sometimes God forbid, we will bump our heads and make mistakes.
And the Bible says, my little children, these things write
ie unto you, that she sin not. And if anybody,
per chance, God forbid, who's already surrendered our will to God,
do fall or jump into sin, as the case may be.
We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the
righteous One. If we will just confess our sins, He's
faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness. And see so he it says,
for even thou I must often rebuke them. Even though
excuse me, I must often rebuke them, I still remember
them with fondness. This is what God thinks about you,
brothers and sisters. He's not waiting for you to be
just tidy and nice. He's not waiting for you to
be perfect. In order to demonstrate his love toward you,
because he said for even before that happened while you
were yet sinners, while you were without strength. Christ died
for the ungodly. It says here, I still remember them
with fondness. So I am deeply moved with pity for them,
and we'll surely have compassion on them. I the Lord
affirm it. This is not a license to sin. I
know somebody wants to type in the chat something about obedience,
and I get it, like I agree, because God is
doing his work, so we can live like him, live
for him in all ways. But listen, and listen very carefully.
It is not a license to sin. But yet, at
the same time, God's love over comes sin. God's love
overcomes sin. He empowers us in our worst and weakest
state read Mark chapter five, Read Mark chapter one. When
people were possessed by the enemy, like in our worst
and weakest state, God empowers us to live godly so
that we can turn away from everything that separates us
from God. Because he has the kind of love that
we've not even begun to understand. He has the love
beyond even a mother's love, even beyond a father's love.
So when you have an opportunity, I want you to
go to our Companion Guide, page fifty eight, fifty eight,
and then go to our community and let us know
which of the four ways are you choosing to apply
the lesson today. Is it spiritual? Is it personal? Is
it relational? Is it professional? And let us know details
about that, and of course that's page fifty eight in
our Companion Guide. Make it a great day, peace.
Speaker 1: 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,