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.
Speaker 2: Vibrant lives.
Speaker 1: Welcome to your Daily Portion with your host, author speaker,
Elle David Harris.
Speaker 2: Good morning, good morning, good morning. It's Wednesday, July two,
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 Exodus from or the Journey to the Promised Land.
I'm going to get it right, Exodus Journey to the
Promised Land, and we are under the caption Moses is Born,
Moses is Born. Before we get into that, I'd like
to say welcome to everyone joining us, especially those joining
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that we continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's go
ahead and pray. Father, we thank you for the fact
that Jesus Christ was born unto a woman in this
earth in order to save us. Thank You for the
story of Moses and the deliverance that came to your
people because of him. Help us to model the character
the good parts in Jesus name. I pray Amen and
Damen again. Why were you born? For what purpose were
you born? I think the Bible says when God is
speaking of Jeremiah that before he formed Jeremiah in his
mother's womb, God knew him well that he would be
a prophet unto the nations. Why were you born? Have
you ever talked to God about that?
Speaker 1: Like?
Speaker 2: God, what is my purpose? Why am I here? What
am I to do? How can I glorify you? Yeah?
This is a good place to start for all of us.
Maybe today is the day, like July two, this is
your day for the first time to ask God, why
are you here? Okay, okay, that was new for some
of you. Let me read a couple of things from
the lesson study, and then we'll get some special lessons
and application in a moment here. So, though under a
death sentence at birth, as in Exodus one and verse
twenty two, as soon as this boy is about to
be born, he's under a death sentence. Moses was born
as a quote special son or literally good like tolb
told good, okay, God's work during Creation week, when he
declared everything was good, even very good, should be an
indicator of your life. Can I just say that again? So?
The Bible says that Moses was a special son, and
it literally means in Hebrew good. When God created the
heavens and the earth, when God created the seas and
all that in them, is when God did all of that,
he blessed all of that. The Bible says that he
said it was good, good, very good. So when you
ask God like why you're here, why did He create you?
Then you should be on the lookout for the good, good,
very good? Why am I here? His name is thus
rendered in Hebrew as most well. I'm not going to
try to pronounce it, but it means Moses namely drawn out.
I think the people of God the Church of God
is the called out. Once Ecclesia called out, so Moses
was drawn out, you are called out. His life was
miraculously spared when he was drawn out of the river.
Now let's get some lessons really quickly. The first one
I'd like to share with you comes in from the
Bible Book of Exodus, chapter two and verse six. Exodus
chapter two and verse six, and the Bible reads and
when she had opened it, meaning where Moses was being
held right to protect him from what was going on,
she saw the child, and behold the babe wept and
guess what she had compassion on him. She had compassion
on him. You see, God's providence is at work even
in oppressive systems. You see the woman, she didn't inadvertently
find the sun even though there was a death decree,
and whatever was about to happen if he lived would
have been illegal. But under a death decree he was born.
But God preserved Moses right in Pharaoh's own house. Can
you imagine, the one who put the decree out has
one of the children that are supposed to be destroyed
because of what he said. Now, God's hands shielded him
through the most unlikely channel. Are you on the lookout
for how God is going to deliver you? Are you
on the lookout for how God is going to be
with you through your trial, through your tribulation. I want
you to make it a habit to be amazed by
God but not surprised. How in the world could God
have delivered Moses right up under Pharaoh's nose in his
own household. Well that's not my business, but I can
say that today when I'm facing hostile environments, I'm speaking
to you too. Trust that God can still place you
exactly where you need to be. Pray for the clarity
to recognize His hand even in strange places, right up
under Pharaoh's nose. If you ever thought of that, that's amazing. Yeah,
I'm amazed by God, but not surprised. The other lesson.
Our next lesson comes from Exodus, chapter two and verse two.
She saw him that he was a goodly child, or
a healthy child. I already said a little bit about that,
But in this case, God sees value in you before
others recognize your purpose. She saw that he was a
goodly child, She saw that he was special. But did
she know that she was about to be the deliverer
that God would use along with Aaron for the people
of God. M did she know that he would have
been a standard of holiness that we will be talking
about in July of twenty twenty five. Of course not right.
God already had a plan before Moses could even speak.
When you see those children walking around or running around,
even some of the children that you would consider to
be bad children in air quotes, I don't have the
time to deal with that concept. But all of these children,
have you considered that maybe God already has a plan
for them and that what He is planning to do
through them is miraculous? What are you going to do
to support it? What if you were one of the midwives,
what if you were Pharaoh's daughter? Like, what would you
do to support it? Ohm? So here is the action
for me, except that your value does not depend on
who sees your potential. Now, ask God to shape you
into the purpose that He is placed within you before birth,
before birth. From Exodus chapter two, verses seven and eight,
the Bible reads then said his sister, meaning Moses's sister
to Pharaoh's daughter, shall I go and call the a nurse?
The story the plot thickens like not only is he
being raised in Pharaoh's house. Not only did the med
midwife say, no, we are not about to kill these babies.
Not only that, but even one of the ones that
was supposed to be destroyed, who's being raised in Pharaoh's house,
is being raised by his own mother. I can you
imagine his own mother. And so God places the right
people around you for the purpose. Are you one of
the right people that God is placing around someone else?
Are you too, identify people around you that God has
placed in your life for a purpose. For from his
mother's wisdom to Pharaoh's daughter's compassion and Miriam's courage, Moses's
survival was a team effort led by God. And it
must not be lost upon us that this is a
team full of women, women who are being led by
God in the most unlikely of situations. And so today
I need to identify the people that God has placed
in my life for my growth and protection and thank
God for them. And if you get a moment, please
thank them, partner with them in faith. And then our final,
our final. With a couple of moments that we have left,
God can use even elite training to prepare you and
then retrain you for his glory. Moses received the best
education at Egypt could offer, and yet God would later
reshape his identity through forty years in the wilderness. Very interesting. Yeah,
why were you born? Ask God peace.
Speaker 1: 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.
Speaker 2: Yeah.