1 00:00:01,199 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: Most of us eat every day, some of us too much, 2 00:00:04,599 --> 00:00:07,879 because yesterday's food is not enough to supply energy for 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:12,240 today's needs. Why then, do some of us expect yesterday's 4 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:15,400 portion of heavenly manna the word of God to keep 5 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:19,199 us through today's challenges. On this program, we are going 6 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:23,280 to change all of that. Let's experience God's words today 7 00:00:23,559 --> 00:00:27,359 and receive the power we need to live healthy, vibrant lives. 8 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,879 Welcome to your Daily Portion with your host, author speaker, 9 00:00:32,039 --> 00:00:33,039 Elle David Harris. 10 00:00:33,119 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 2: Good morning, Good morning, Good morning. It is Friday, November eighth, 11 00:00:36,439 --> 00:00:40,159 twenty twenty four. Hello, my name is Elle David Harris. 12 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,679 I am your host, and this is your Daily Portion 13 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,880 where we give you God's Word every single day, and 14 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:49,399 today is no exception. We are continuing in our Lesson 15 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:54,000 study series, rounding the corner with Lesson number six themes 16 00:00:54,079 --> 00:00:57,719 in the Gospel of John, and our caption for today 17 00:00:58,439 --> 00:01:02,920 is stay with Jesus. I need you to do this 18 00:01:03,159 --> 00:01:07,760 like stay with Jesus. We'll get into that in just 19 00:01:07,799 --> 00:01:09,640 a moment, but first I'd like to say, on this 20 00:01:09,719 --> 00:01:13,799 preparation day, welcome to everyone joining us, especially those joining 21 00:01:13,879 --> 00:01:16,000 us for the very first time. I'm asking you to 22 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,920 please go over to your Daily Portion dot com. 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Thank 33 00:01:56,439 --> 00:02:00,000 you for giving us the invitation to remain with you. 34 00:02:00,439 --> 00:02:03,319 Thank you for giving us your holy Spirit to teach 35 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:07,040 us to abide in you. I pray God now that 36 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,639 we will be full of your Holy Spirit and then 37 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,960 be transformed so that we can be of service to 38 00:02:13,039 --> 00:02:16,560 others and one day see you face to face in 39 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,879 Jesus name. I pray Amen and a men again, stay 40 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:26,000 with Jesus. There's so much that we learned this week, 41 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,960 too much to say, so much to say, so little time. 42 00:02:31,039 --> 00:02:33,280 Let me just go ahead and begin with what is 43 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,919 in the lesson for today's study, and it reads to 44 00:02:38,439 --> 00:02:43,400 whom shall we go? Of course, when Jesus turned around 45 00:02:43,439 --> 00:02:46,319 in a certain situation in John chapter six, he said 46 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,639 to the people there, like the closest people there, Are 47 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,639 you going to leave me? Are you going to depart 48 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,719 from me? Because the going is getting tough, because you 49 00:02:55,759 --> 00:02:58,520 are going through challenges, because you feel like what I'm 50 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:02,360 saying is too hard? Are you going away? And then, 51 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,680 of course one of his children said, well, where are 52 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,879 we going to go? To whom shall we go? Like 53 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:10,560 you have the words of truth, you are truth, you 54 00:03:10,719 --> 00:03:14,240 are life. We're going to stay with you. The teachers 55 00:03:14,319 --> 00:03:19,960 of God's people were slaves to formalism. The Pharisees and 56 00:03:20,039 --> 00:03:25,560 Sadducees were in constant contention. If you know that you 57 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:29,919 are constantly in contention, then ask God, like, why am 58 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,280 I like this? Why does my mind always look for 59 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,680 an argument? Why am I always looking for a way 60 00:03:36,759 --> 00:03:40,039 or often looking for a way to find fault in 61 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:44,039 myself and in others in the institution of God's people? 62 00:03:44,439 --> 00:03:47,599 Why am I like this? And then ask him what 63 00:03:47,759 --> 00:03:51,680 to do with that? Continuing the quote to leave, Jesus 64 00:03:51,879 --> 00:03:57,360 was to fall among the sticklers for rights and ceremonies 65 00:03:57,879 --> 00:04:02,199 and ambitious men who so their own glory. We're talking 66 00:04:02,199 --> 00:04:04,879 about people who are supposed to be the people of God. 67 00:04:05,199 --> 00:04:11,680 Departing from Jesus meant being subject to that enslaved spiritual mentality, 68 00:04:12,159 --> 00:04:16,480 that thought that we could fastidiously become holy based on 69 00:04:16,519 --> 00:04:21,680 our own efforts, that somehow we could make ourselves like God, 70 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,560 rather than surrendering our will to God and allowing him 71 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:29,240 to work us through the process of being holy. Let 72 00:04:29,319 --> 00:04:33,279 me continue. The disciples had found more peace and joy 73 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:39,439 since they had accepted Christ than in all their previous lives. 74 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,600 Can you remember the day that you accepted Jesus into 75 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,279 your life? Brother? How about you, sister? Like do you 76 00:04:45,319 --> 00:04:48,680 remember the day that you said yes to Jesus and 77 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:54,600 what that experience has delivered you from? What that experience 78 00:04:54,680 --> 00:05:00,240 has ushered you into in a good way. They had 79 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,600 that experience, how could they go back to those who 80 00:05:03,639 --> 00:05:09,560 had scorned and persecuted the friend of sinners? They had 81 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,439 long been looking for Messiah. Now he had come, and 82 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,920 they could not turn from his presence to those who 83 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:22,519 were hunting his life and had persecuted them from becoming 84 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,680 his followers. To whom shall we go? From the book 85 00:05:26,759 --> 00:05:30,240 Desire of Ages, page three hundred ninety three. To whom 86 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:33,519 shall we go not from the teaching of Christ, his 87 00:05:33,759 --> 00:05:37,920 lessons of love and mercy, to the darkness of unbelief, 88 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:42,680 the wickedness of the world. While the Savior was forsaken 89 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:48,199 by many who had witnessed his wonderful works. Peter expressed 90 00:05:48,639 --> 00:05:52,920 the faith of the disciples, thou art the Christ. The 91 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:57,199 very thought of losing this anchor of their souls filled 92 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:02,519 them with fear and pain. To be destitute of a 93 00:06:02,639 --> 00:06:06,879 savior was to be a drift on a dark and 94 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,879 stormy sea. Can I read that again? That last part? 95 00:06:10,959 --> 00:06:14,959 To be destitute, that is without ah, to be lacking 96 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:19,439 the Savior, was to be a drift. So we're supposed 97 00:06:19,439 --> 00:06:23,319 to be going one direction on this sea of life. Ah, 98 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:27,279 And we're supposed to be. But to separate from Jesus 99 00:06:27,319 --> 00:06:31,240 means that we in the darkness of the sea, in 100 00:06:31,319 --> 00:06:35,079 the storms of the sea, in the torrents of rain 101 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:39,399 and the winds and the waves roaring, we end up 102 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:43,079 not where we intended to be, But we end up 103 00:06:43,199 --> 00:06:47,279 a drift, and then we drown. Where shall we go? 104 00:06:47,959 --> 00:06:50,759 That is a good question, Stay with Jesus. I think 105 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,360 we answered it. Where shall we go if we're not 106 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:56,800 with you? Oh, be with me. Jesus is saying, stay 107 00:06:56,839 --> 00:07:00,319 with me, abide in me and I in you. If 108 00:07:00,319 --> 00:07:03,120 you do that, and you will ask what you will 109 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:08,959 and it shall be done unto you. So stay with Jesus. Well, 110 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,879 what can we learn from this concept today? From the 111 00:07:11,879 --> 00:07:15,120 Bible Book of John, chapter fourteen and verse twenty seven, 112 00:07:15,439 --> 00:07:20,839 Our first lesson comes peace. I leave with you my peace. 113 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:24,800 This is Jesus is peace. I give unto you, not 114 00:07:24,959 --> 00:07:28,759 as the world giveth it unto you. Let not your 115 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:35,600 heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Recognize, brothers 116 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,560 and sisters. I want you to identify in your mind 117 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:44,160 the source of peace. The true source of peace is Jesus. 118 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:48,959 Do not separate yourself from him. Do not allow trials, tribulations, 119 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:54,519 crazy thoughts, difficult times, temptations. Do not allow anything to 120 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:58,560 separate you from Him. When you are fearful, do not 121 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:02,160 let that separate you. And you have doubts, let that 122 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,439 not separate you. When you are disappointed, you ask God 123 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:08,079 for X and you did not get it. Don't let 124 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,240 that separate you. Just know that He has your best 125 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:15,360 interest at heart. So regularly reflect on the peace you've 126 00:08:15,399 --> 00:08:21,319 experienced in Christ to reinforce why you should continue to 127 00:08:21,439 --> 00:08:26,120 follow him. And so the Bible also teaches also teaches 128 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:31,720 that we should avoid empty rituals. I said, empty rituals. 129 00:08:31,759 --> 00:08:35,039 I'm talking about the ones that are stressful, that don't 130 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:39,320 add anything to our spiritual connection with God. Do away 131 00:08:39,399 --> 00:08:42,480 with those. In Matthew chapter fifteen, Jesus gave us some 132 00:08:42,519 --> 00:08:46,679 counsel beginning at verse eight. This people draweth nigh unto 133 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:50,399 me with their mouths and honors me with their lips, 134 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:54,200 but their heart is far from me. So don't just 135 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,440 honor God in your mouth. Don't just honor him by 136 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:02,840 forwarding good quote from inspiration and from the Bible. Don't 137 00:09:02,879 --> 00:09:05,759 just honor him by talking a lot about him. How 138 00:09:05,759 --> 00:09:09,559 you're doing, brother, well, you know God is good, No disrespect. 139 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:13,120 I'm just saying, we want to be so connected with 140 00:09:13,279 --> 00:09:18,879 God that we turn away from the vanity of rituals. 141 00:09:19,279 --> 00:09:23,039 But in vain do they worship me teaching for doctrines, 142 00:09:23,519 --> 00:09:28,960 the commandments of humans of men. So we avoid empty rituals, 143 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:33,200 and we run to the source of peace and stay 144 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:38,440 with Jesus. I'm grateful, I'm grateful because Jesus has invited 145 00:09:38,519 --> 00:09:41,600 us to remain with him, and therefore with open arms 146 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:45,120 he keeps us and embraces us. Will you embrace him too? 147 00:09:45,159 --> 00:09:48,519 Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us listening. Friends, Always remember we cannot 148 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,600 live by bread alone, but by every word that comes 149 00:09:51,639 --> 00:09:54,720 from the mouth of God. This has been your daily 150 00:09:54,759 --> 00:10:00,279 portion with El David Harris. Make it a great day. Yeah.