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, November sixteen,
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 Lessons of Faith from Joshua, and our caption
for today is faithful Ness Faithfulness. We'll get into that
in just a moment. For I like to say welcome
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ways that we continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's
go ahead and pray, and then we will get underway. Father,
we thank you for this day, the beginning of a
new week. And Father, I pray that you will give
us faithfulness from now until the end of the week,
and then if you spare our lives beyond that, then
give us faithfulness. Then in Jesus' name, I pray Amen
and a men. Again. Really, I'm not asking you to
type in the chat, because that's not something I necessarily
need you to do. But are you faithful or faith less?
That's a real question for all of us to answer
on our own. Behalf Am I faith full or faith less? Yeah? Yeah, yeah,
yeah yeah yeah. So let's go ahead and begin. Let's
begin by reading about this brother Caleb, I like it
from the Book of Numbers, chapter thirteen and verse thirty,
and then we'll jump into our first lesson and the
Bible reads and Caleb stilled the people before Moses and said,
let us go up at once and possess it, for
we are well able to overcome it. I hope we
get to read this text over and over again. You
see many times the people of God have a habit
of murmuring, second guessing, over strategizing, over preparing when God
has given us already clear instructions on a particular thing,
over strategizing, over preparing, overthinking, being fearful, when God has
given us already what we are to do arching orders.
And this is one such case. Now, the second generation
of freed slaves are just about to enter into the
promise and God is leading his people. It is very
clear that God is leading his people, and they seem
to just forget what happened in the generation before. And
God's people needed to hear Caleb's voice, where he's just like, listen, listen, listen, listen.
Let's go do what God already promised us that we
could do, and let's go take what God has already
given to us, because we are well able to overcome
all of the challenges that y'all are worrying about. I
like it. I like Caleb man, I like Caleb. I
liked Joshua too. Our lesson number one. Let me go
down to verse twenty four of chapter fourteen. First, but
because my servant Caleb had a different spirit and has
followed me wholeheartedly. I will bring him in to the land. See,
Caleb's faith made him stand out in a generation defined
by doubt. Mm hmm, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah. So
what kind of faith do you have? What is the
brand of faith that you have? Is it a fair
weather type of faith? Is it a get through the
trials and tribulations no matter what happens kind of faith.
Is it we just go through all of these storms
and conflagrations and weird things in war and go with
God kind of faith? Or is it the kind of
faith that is only working when things are going well?
Is that really even faith at all? And so Caleb's
name means dog in Hebrew keleb term that in the
ancient world symbolized fierce loyalty, courage, and steadfast service. I
can hear, I can hear Eric, I can hear Eric
Thomas right now in my head. I got that doll.
I got that dog. Yes, after however, many decades of
doing this, I still got that dog. I love it.
So even in the Hebrew, the Bible bears out the
concept of fierce loyalty, courage, and steadfast service. So it's
not a pejorative. It's not a negative. It is it is.
We are getting our teeth bit down in that thing,
and we're gonna go forward in faith. True to his name,
Caleb embodied faithfulness when others faltered. He stood unwavering before
a fearful nation, entire nation of people, not because he
was fearless in himself, but because he was faithful to
the God who promised victory. Victory is mine. I can hear,
I can hear the song victory is mine, victory today
is mine. Yeah, I like it. I like it. When
the ten Spies magnified the giants, they were focusing on
the giants, Caleb magnified his God. He said, Please, I
don't want you to see the giants. God, Please don't
let them see the giants. Let them see the giant God.
Let them see that their God is well able to
keep them in any situation. His courage was not the
absence of fear, but the presence of faith. You understand
what I'm saying. No matter what fear he encountered. I
don't know what he went through, but clearly he surrendered it.
He gave it to God, and he said, we want
to stand on business. God, is going to get exactly
what he has desired out of this situation. If at
least where I stand, he just wants faithful people so
he can show up in a way that unfaithful people
will never experience. Let me go into lesson number two
before I get to preaching from Joshua chapter fourteen, verses
ten through twelve. That's why you have notes, brothers and sisters,
so you don't go off on a tangent and Bible reads. Now,
therefore give me this mountain. And I said it wrong.
I misspoke in the beginning of the lesson the other day. Uh,
if so be, the Lord will be with me, then
I shall be able to drive them out, just like
God says. See, faith outlives fear because it stands on
the business of the eternal word of God. Yes, the
ten other spies Shima, safat Ilgal Palit, Palti, Gadiel, Gadi, Amiel, Sether,
Nadi Goo. I don't know how to say. His name
starts with a G had forgotten by history. Their fear
silenced their legacy. But Caleb Caleb's name, however, endoors because
faith leaves footprints that time cannot erase. Faith leaves footprints
that time cannot erase. His courage teaches a powerful truth
that fear makes excuses, but faith makes moves in God's direction.
Caleb did not deny the existence of the giants. Can
I just say that again? Caleb did not deny the
presence of the giants. He simply refused to tell them
or let them part of me define what God could do.
That's why decades later, when he stood before Joshua, he
could say, with confidence, give me this mountain. We were
the two dudes, Joshua, you remember it. We were the
two dudes that said God is well able to do
what he promised to do, So please just do do
this for me? Please? Could you do me this one
solid Joshua? And so lesson number three and finalist. Faithfulness
requires speaking truth amid pressure. Speaking truth amid pressure, Caleb
stood for truth even when it cost him and popularity,
when the crowd wanted to stone him. As recorded in Numbers,
chapter fourteen and verse ten, these people are in a sense,
he chose conviction over comfort. His example calls believers today
to do the same. When culture, or friends or fear
tempt you to compromise. Remember Caleb's spirit a different spirit
as the Bible would have said, that stands on business
with God. I know I keep saying it, keep standing
on business with God, even when you feel like you're
standing alone. Who shall abide in thy tabernacle? God, He
that walketh uprightly and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth
in his heart? I love it, be faithful 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,