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 Monday, February sixteen,
twenty twenty six. 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 uniting Heaven and Earth, christ in Philippians and Colossians,
and our caption for today is first Born and over
all Creation. First Born, overall Creation. Before we get into that,
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This is one of the ways that we continue to
build faith and fellowship. Let's pray, Father, We thank you
for today for the privilege that you have given us
to build together, to learn together. Please help us to
see the pre eminence of Jesus. Help us not to
be confused. People just make up all kinds of arguments
that make it difficult. Father, but please give us clarity
in Jesus' name. I pray Amen and Amen again. Now
let me just say, this is a very interesting concept, Okay,
a principle of Jesus being the first born overall creation.
But let me just say that this means the pre
eminent one. This means the only begotten, which means one
of a kind for a particular and and and and
let me diverge a little bit from the theological discussion. Okay, definition,
but only be gotten meaning one of a kind for
this particular use, or as we describe him. Let me
give you an example. So so when Abraham, God told
Abraham to go and to offer his son, and then
and then the Bible adds another phrase, your only son.
You have to think, wait a minute. If he's asking
him to offer Isaac, how could he be saying only
son when Ishmael was older than Isaac. If Ishmael is
older than Isaac, Ishmael is still alive. How could God
be saying to Abraham to offer his second son as
the only son. Well, he's the only son of promise.
He is one of a kind in the context of
the discussion. And so when you see Jesus as the
first born overall creation, when Jesus, let me just read it.
In the New Testament, the terms first born and first
begotten almost always refer to Jesus, including both Occurrences and Colossians,
but even when it refers to others, it doesn't necessarily
mean the one born chronologically first. The biblical concept of
quote first born emphasizes the special relationship a son bears
to his father, regardless of birth order. Also, there are
instances of younger sons being more prominent Isaac, Jacob, Joseph,
to name a few. Okay, The lesson writer also said David,
though the younger of eight sons, is anointed king, and
through the Psalmon, God said I will make him my
first born, the highest of the kings of the earth.
He also tells Moses Israel is my firstborn son. So
in this sense, then the term connotes first in terms
of pre eminence. Okay. So I just wanted to say that,
even though it's there in the Adult study Guide, just
so we can get a handle on it, Okay, before
we get into our principles for today, all right, And
so let me begin with a quote from eighteen sixty
nine the Review in Herald. The scriptures teach that Christ
existed before all creation, and that by him the worlds
were made. This places him infinitely above creation and proves
his divine nature. So when we see first born, this
is in the context. This isn't oh, the quote has ended.
This is in the context of Jesus coming into human flesh. Remember,
he's one hundred percent divine from eternity past, and the
mystery of God is that he took on humanity, or
took on human form for thirty three and one half years,
and so in the context of that thirty three and
a half years, or if you want to say, in
the context of the plan of salvation, Jesus is the
preeminent one, first born of all creation because of the
work that Jesus has done to save us from our sins. Okay,
I know I oversimplified, but this takes some theologians years
to teach. Okay. From April five, nineteen oh six, reviewing
Herald Again, Christ was God essentially and in the highest sense,
meaning Jesus Christ is God the Son, and he essentially
is just like God the Father. He was with God
from all eternity, God over all, blessed forevermore. I know,
it's a mystery. How in the world can someone be
divine and human at the same time. It is an anomaly.
It is the only time we've ever seen it, and
it is the only time that we ever will see it.
But you know what, God so loved the world that
he gave us his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth
in him would not perish but have everlasting life. So
God gives us eternal life through the pre eminent One,
the firstborn of all creation, Jesus Christ, the pre eminent one,
and so and so lessen number one is about his
supreme and inheritance, not his created origin. Again, I'm going
to read it from the scriptures, this time Colossians, chapter
one and verse fifteen, so you'll know that those quotes
or what I just said are not fabricated. The Bible reads,
who is the image of the invisible God, the first
born of every creature? And so that means the air,
the one in pre eminence and authority. Yes, and so
the action step is to reject any term that or
any paradigm really that diminishes who Christ is. Dive in
terms of his divine supremacy. Affirm daily that Jesus reigns
by right but not by appointment. I need to say
that slowly. Affirm daily that Jesus reigns. He's the king
of kings, Lord of lords of the universe. Is he
that in your life? Is he that in my life?
He reigns by right, not appointment. He is not a
vice God. He is not a second and in command God.
He has not been endowed with authority by the Father.
He has always been. There was never a time when
he was not. And it is because he loves us
that he took on human form and lived on planet
Earth as a human being so that we could be saved.
There is so much here, but I'm grateful that Jesus
was willing to humble himself to save me. 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,