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. I can't believe it.
It is Friday, November one, twenty twenty four. 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 themes in the
Gospel of John, and our caption for today is from
out cast to Outreach, From out cast to Outreach. We'll
get into that in just a moment, but first I'd
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and pray, and then we will get underway. Father and Heaven,
thank you for this day, for this time of preparation
for the Sabbath, and these years and weeks and months
of preparation for the coming that is near, the coming
of Jesus Christ. Father, help us to maximize and capital
lies on this time. Please transform our lives fully in
Jesus' name, I pray, Amen and Amen again. From outcast
to outreach. We're going to continue the discussion from yesterday,
in particular, because I did not get into the idea
that as this woman goes into her community and she
welcomes the people to come and see like, is this
the Jesus? Is this the Christ, the anointed one that
we know are is to come, like, is this the
one we've been waiting for? And we didn't really get
into the testimony of these Samaritans, these people in the
village that she came from or community. And so we're
going to talk about that just a little bit more today, okay.
And so we begin by reading straight out of the lesson,
the quote from the Desire of Ages, page one hundred
and ninety five. I am so grateful. I'm grateful because
I was once an outcast. Can I just say that
I was once in outcast and many of you were too.
I was once an outcast where in school they said, oh,
you have to apply yourself, you have to apply yourself.
I've been in situations where for twelve years people were
gunning for me in a particular position I was in.
It's like, why why am I able to accomplish what
I've been doing for all of these years? Is there
a real problem here? Nothing to see here, folks. I've
been an outcast. I've been an outcast because I didn't
fit into the in crowd. When I was a young
boy in New York City. I was an outcast because
when I was in a certain other city. Then I
was coming from quote a foreign place, and I looked
too much like the place. That was a problem in
the streets, and it took some time to win the
hearts of the people in that space. I've been an outcast,
and so have you. But we have been outcasts and
hostile toward God because by virtue of our earthly birth.
But because of our new birth, and because God so
loved the world, he gave us his only begotten son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have
everlasting life. God didn't send his son into the world
to condemn the world. He didn't send Jesus Christ to
the well with this woman so he could air out
her dirty laundry and put her on some kind of
social media platform and say, see, look how wicked she is.
She claims to be one of the children of Jacob.
She claims to be one of the daughters of Israel,
Jacob Israel. You see what I did there. She claims
to be one of those, and look at her life. No,
Jesus didn't come to condemn the world, but that the
world through him might be saved. That is the reality.
Far too many humans on earth, especially some of the
male sort. I'm speaking to my species. I'm speaking to
my biological sex. Like some men are misogynists. And because
a woman is a woman, sometimes she's an outcast. And
it's like what your mama was a woman like you
came from a woman. Hm hmm. I wish I had
the time. I need you to embrace what Jesus embraced.
Jesus embraced the beauty and the holiness that he saw
in this woman's future, and he transformed her life from
a hopeless sinner to a hopeful saint. I said a lot,
I said a lot. I digress, and so I read
the quote. Now, as soon as she had found the Savior.
How quickly, as soon as she had found the Savior,
the woman, the Samaritan woman, brought others to him. You see,
some of us are wasting time begging and try and
trying and prodding people, causing people to feel guilty or
attempting to in the church or religious community, and trying
to get them to do some evangelistic movements. And it's
just like brother, like, if they're not moving, it's because
they're not having an encounter with Jesus. So stop it,
Stop the foolishness. Use the time to create a revival
in the space. Use the time to get to know
the people in that community of believers, so that when
we are mobilizing people, we're mobilizing them according to their calling,
mobilizing them according to the blueprint, the wiring of their
behavior styles. And you don't have to beg in pride.
Then you just position people in front of Jesus, in
part through the power of the holy ghosts and encounter
with Jesus. She proved herself continuing the quote, I just
said a lot the people who can hear, let yourselves hear.
Don't resist it. Ah. She proved herself a more effective
missionary than his own disciples. What what? The disciples saw
nothing in Samaria to indicate that it was an encouraging field.
Their thoughts were fixed upon a great work to be
done in the future. Have you been in board meetings
like those? Have you been in directors meetings? Have you
been in executive committee meetings like those? Have you been
in evangelism committees and planning committees like those? Where people
are looking for the future and there is a ripe
field of harvest right in front of our eyes and
let me continue the quote. They did not see that
right around them was a harvest to be gathered. But
through the woman, I need you to type that the woman.
How through the woman whom they despised, A whole city
full were brought to hear the Savior a woman. I'm
really trying to restrain myself here. Stop disrespecting women, and
embrace the testimony that the woman can have on an
entire city, an entire community, an entire world of people
can hear from the woman. The church is called the Woman,
the Bride of Christ. I wish I had the time.
A whole city full were brought to hear the Savior.
She carried the light at once to her countrymen. This
woman represents the working of a practical faith in Christ.
Every true disciple is born into the Kingdom of God
as a missionary. He who drinks of the living water
becomes a fountain of life. The receiver becomes a giver
the grace of Christ, and the soul is like the
spring in the desert, welling up to refresh all and
making those who are ready to perish eager to drink
the water of life. That is the end of the quote.
Can you imagine that in this encounter Jesus represents himself.
He presents himself as as the water of life that
people could drink freely, and he would put in her
a well of water. So what does that mean? He's
saying that people will come to you, dear sister. People
will come to you, dear brother, to drink of the
water of life freely. Who Jesus is will be welling
up in your life to the degree that people will
come into your presence so they can have an encounter
with God. Can I say it again? People will come
into your presence so that they can have an encounter
with Almighty God, blessed be his name. So the question is, really,
are you willing to become a well of water for
people to drink from Jesus? I really hope you are
from outcast to outreach who you're supposed to reach today.
Speaker 1: Peace, Thanks for joining us listening.
Speaker 2: Friends.
Speaker 1: 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,