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: Hello, Hello, Hello, it is Friday, September twelve, twenty twenty five. Hello,
my name is Elle David Harris. I am your host,
and this is your Daily Portion. This is the Lunchtime
Life Application Edition, and we give you God's Word every
single day and today is no exception. We are continuing
in our lesson study series through the Book of Exodus,
and our caption for this afternoon is is the Danger
of Idolatry. The Danger of Idolatry. And for those who
are still getting used to this program and you're wondering,
well what this is In the morning, you've already watched
me and we actually went through the lesson study. But
now we are simply applying it, applying it. Let me
fix the audio on that video broadcast. We're applying it
now in four key areas. And I'll keep explaining that
until it sets in. Okay. And so for a couple
of weeks we are going to test this out at
lunchtime and see if you all are being benefited by it,
then we'll continue. Otherwise we'll just continue with what we
know has been working for the last many years. Okay,
Let's go ahead and pray, and then we will get underway. Father,
thank you for this day of preparation and for the
time that people are stealing away now in prayer and
considering more things about connecting with you. Please please please
take us into your presence on this day of preparation.
And Jesus name I pray and amen and amen again. Okay,
and so we're going to begin as per usual with
our spiritual application. And by the way, if you don't
have the spirit the life application God, go to your
Daily Portion dot com and pick it up. Okay. What
is important now? We're winning together, when we're getting the win. Okay,
what is important now regarding this lesson regarding the danger
of idolatry? God, alone deserves our full attention, devotion, and worship. Okay,
we're applying this spiritually. Think about it, God alone. Is
there something in the way where you are worshiping something else,
putting something or someone else in place of God or
in priority above God. You have to think that through,
internalize the insight. When health takes the throne, idolatry begins.
I'm going to say it one more time. Hopefully you
have the book and you can read along. When self
takes the throne, idolatry begins. Creation is good, but it
cannot replace the Creator. Did you get that? So the
trees and the bushes, and the mountains and the valleys,
the things that God entrusts into our care, the people,
the animals, even some of the resources, our bank accounts,
our investments, that cannot replace the Creator. Only God can
fill the place that rightly belongs to Him in the heart.
Idolatry brings excuse me, judgment because it separates us from
His life giving experience or presence. What is the next
best move? Examine your heart in areas where personal desire
or creative created things have replaced God, and then repent.
That is, to turn the shoulder, turn the shoulder and
intentionally center your worship on him alone. Repent and intentionally
center your worship on him alone. Let's move to personal application.
You can tell that I am resisting the urge to teach.
We're going to just simply read this and you are
going to apply it. Here we go, personal application. What
is important now Sin must be dealt with firmly to
avoid greater corruption. That means no delay, right, delayed obedience
is disobedience. Internalize the insight. Moses acted decisively because rebellion
unchecked grows. You may see that in your professional life.
I'm not going to fast forward to that yet. But
wherever rebellion is, we have to star right here, right here,
I'm talking about in my own life. This is a
personal application. God's justice always operates with mercy, but mercy
does not ignore persistent sin. And Jesus said it on
the mount with Moses. He announced himself the Lord, the
Lord God, and started to teach the attributes of his character.
And he said, but will in no wise, even though
he talked about his mercy, he said, but will in
no wise clear the guilty. Okay, and then and then
allow sin to spread, allowing sin to spread would have
destroyed the entire nation and then end the next best move.
Stay alert in areas of compromise in your life where
God convicts respond immediately to avoid deeper patterns of sin.
When God is coming through the Holy Ghost and saying
this is the way, walky in it, God is telling
us that we need to immediately respond Again, delayed obedience
is disobedience. Let's move to relationships application w What is
important now? Real love includes truth and accountability. Are you
being accountable to your spouse, accountable to your children, accountable
to your parents if necessary? In relationships at work or
other places? Are you being accountable? Real love includes truth
and accountability. Are you being truthful? Internalize the insight. Moses's
love for the people did not blind him to the
danger of their rebellion. There's some of you, God forbid,
but some of you who turn your back or turn
away from the reality of what's going wrong. Because we
say we love the people, we don't want to discourage them,
so we just kind of, you know, skirt over or
whatever the things that are not going right. Well, this
is saying I am saying Moses's love for the people
did not blind him to the danger of their rebellion.
This is what love really looks like. Loving others means
calling them to repentance when necessary and not excusing their sin.
Oh he's just growing up, he's youthful, and you know
how youths are, or some other excuse that maybe you, ladies,
may give for your husband's poor behavior. Or even in reverse, men,
you're saying that because she's going through this or that,
then her poor or even evil behavior is acceptable. No, no, no, no,
no no. God is able to do exceeding abundantly above
all we can ask or think according to the power
that work is within us. So even in the case
of having difficulty with victory, God is able to do
something special there. Okay, and so the next best move
is lovingly speak truth into one relationship today where spiritual
accountability is needed. I'm going to be at the Lord
Spaar's Life Diamond Akers tomorrow on the Sabbath to and
Simone and I are going to in the afternoon do
I wouldn't call it a seminar, but we're going to
interact with the people about these relationships, marit to ones
in particular, and hopefully you can come out there and
I'll be preaching in the morning too, Okay, professional application.
What is important now? Leadership carries the weight of moral responsibility,
internalize the insight. Leaders cannot ignore rebellion or sin in
the community they serve. When I was a young leader
in I mean many many years ago, twenty some years ago,
I was a manager in the mental health field, and
quite frankly, nine of my eleven staff needed to be fired.
I just I don't have any other way of saying that.
And because I thought I was giving mercy, I let
them stay. But they really poisoned the organization. So leaders
cannot ignore rebellion or sin in the community they serve.
Hard decisions must sometimes be made to protect the whole,
and then the next best move. As we come to
a swift close, pray for courage to address situations of
compromise or rebellion in your leadership sphere with wisdom, grace
and firmness. God has not left us alone to grow
in these four key areas. Ask Him to teach you
how to grow, and we absolutely will make it a
great day. 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,