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Speaker 1: Most of us eat every day, some of us too

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much because yesterday's food is not enough to supply energy

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for today's needs. Why then, do some of us expect

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yesterday's portion of heavenly manna, the word of God to

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keep us through today's challenges. On this program, we are

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going to change all of that. Let's experience God's words

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today and receive the power we need to live healthy,

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vibrant lives. Welcome to your Daily Portion with your host

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author speaker, Elle David Harris.

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Speaker 2: Hello, Hello, Hello, it is Friday, September twelve, twenty twenty five. Hello,

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my name is Elle David Harris. I am your host,

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and this is your Daily Portion. This is the Lunchtime

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Life Application Edition, and we give you God's Word every

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single day and today is no exception. We are continuing

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in our lesson study series through the Book of Exodus,

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and our caption for this afternoon is is the Danger

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of Idolatry. The Danger of Idolatry. And for those who

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are still getting used to this program and you're wondering,

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well what this is In the morning, you've already watched

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me and we actually went through the lesson study. But

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now we are simply applying it, applying it. Let me

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fix the audio on that video broadcast. We're applying it

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now in four key areas. And I'll keep explaining that

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until it sets in. Okay. And so for a couple

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of weeks we are going to test this out at

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lunchtime and see if you all are being benefited by it,

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then we'll continue. Otherwise we'll just continue with what we

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know has been working for the last many years. Okay,

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Let's go ahead and pray, and then we will get underway. Father,

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thank you for this day of preparation and for the

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time that people are stealing away now in prayer and

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considering more things about connecting with you. Please please please

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take us into your presence on this day of preparation.

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And Jesus name I pray and amen and amen again. Okay,

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and so we're going to begin as per usual with

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our spiritual application. And by the way, if you don't

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have the spirit the life application God, go to your

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Daily Portion dot com and pick it up. Okay. What

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is important now? We're winning together, when we're getting the win. Okay,

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what is important now regarding this lesson regarding the danger

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of idolatry? God, alone deserves our full attention, devotion, and worship. Okay,

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we're applying this spiritually. Think about it, God alone. Is

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there something in the way where you are worshiping something else,

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putting something or someone else in place of God or

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in priority above God. You have to think that through,

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internalize the insight. When health takes the throne, idolatry begins.

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I'm going to say it one more time. Hopefully you

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have the book and you can read along. When self

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takes the throne, idolatry begins. Creation is good, but it

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cannot replace the Creator. Did you get that? So the

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trees and the bushes, and the mountains and the valleys,

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the things that God entrusts into our care, the people,

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the animals, even some of the resources, our bank accounts,

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our investments, that cannot replace the Creator. Only God can

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fill the place that rightly belongs to Him in the heart.

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Idolatry brings excuse me, judgment because it separates us from

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His life giving experience or presence. What is the next

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best move? Examine your heart in areas where personal desire

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or creative created things have replaced God, and then repent.

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That is, to turn the shoulder, turn the shoulder and

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intentionally center your worship on him alone. Repent and intentionally

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center your worship on him alone. Let's move to personal application.

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You can tell that I am resisting the urge to teach.

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We're going to just simply read this and you are

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going to apply it. Here we go, personal application. What

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is important now Sin must be dealt with firmly to

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avoid greater corruption. That means no delay, right, delayed obedience

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is disobedience. Internalize the insight. Moses acted decisively because rebellion

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unchecked grows. You may see that in your professional life.

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I'm not going to fast forward to that yet. But

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wherever rebellion is, we have to star right here, right here,

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I'm talking about in my own life. This is a

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personal application. God's justice always operates with mercy, but mercy

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does not ignore persistent sin. And Jesus said it on

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the mount with Moses. He announced himself the Lord, the

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Lord God, and started to teach the attributes of his character.

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And he said, but will in no wise, even though

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he talked about his mercy, he said, but will in

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no wise clear the guilty. Okay, and then and then

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allow sin to spread, allowing sin to spread would have

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destroyed the entire nation and then end the next best move.

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Stay alert in areas of compromise in your life where

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God convicts respond immediately to avoid deeper patterns of sin.

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When God is coming through the Holy Ghost and saying

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this is the way, walky in it, God is telling

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us that we need to immediately respond Again, delayed obedience

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is disobedience. Let's move to relationships application w What is

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important now? Real love includes truth and accountability. Are you

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being accountable to your spouse, accountable to your children, accountable

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to your parents if necessary? In relationships at work or

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other places? Are you being accountable? Real love includes truth

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and accountability. Are you being truthful? Internalize the insight. Moses's

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love for the people did not blind him to the

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danger of their rebellion. There's some of you, God forbid,

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but some of you who turn your back or turn

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away from the reality of what's going wrong. Because we

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say we love the people, we don't want to discourage them,

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so we just kind of, you know, skirt over or

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whatever the things that are not going right. Well, this

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is saying I am saying Moses's love for the people

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did not blind him to the danger of their rebellion.

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This is what love really looks like. Loving others means

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calling them to repentance when necessary and not excusing their sin.

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Oh he's just growing up, he's youthful, and you know

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how youths are, or some other excuse that maybe you, ladies,

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may give for your husband's poor behavior. Or even in reverse, men,

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you're saying that because she's going through this or that,

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then her poor or even evil behavior is acceptable. No, no, no, no,

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no no. God is able to do exceeding abundantly above

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all we can ask or think according to the power

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that work is within us. So even in the case

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of having difficulty with victory, God is able to do

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something special there. Okay, and so the next best move

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is lovingly speak truth into one relationship today where spiritual

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accountability is needed. I'm going to be at the Lord

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Spaar's Life Diamond Akers tomorrow on the Sabbath to and

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Simone and I are going to in the afternoon do

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I wouldn't call it a seminar, but we're going to

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interact with the people about these relationships, marit to ones

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in particular, and hopefully you can come out there and

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I'll be preaching in the morning too, Okay, professional application.

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What is important now? Leadership carries the weight of moral responsibility,

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internalize the insight. Leaders cannot ignore rebellion or sin in

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the community they serve. When I was a young leader

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in I mean many many years ago, twenty some years ago,

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I was a manager in the mental health field, and

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quite frankly, nine of my eleven staff needed to be fired.

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I just I don't have any other way of saying that.

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And because I thought I was giving mercy, I let

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them stay. But they really poisoned the organization. So leaders

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cannot ignore rebellion or sin in the community they serve.

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Hard decisions must sometimes be made to protect the whole,

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and then the next best move. As we come to

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a swift close, pray for courage to address situations of

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compromise or rebellion in your leadership sphere with wisdom, grace

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and firmness. God has not left us alone to grow

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in these four key areas. Ask Him to teach you

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how to grow, and we absolutely will make it a

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great day. Peace.

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Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us listening. Friends, Always remember we cannot

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live by bread alone, but by every word that comes

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from the mouth of God. This has been your daily

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portion with El David Harris. Make it a great day. Yeah,