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09 25 2025 Life Application at Lunchtime Edition · Your Daily Portion with L. David Harris

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  Speaker 1: Most of us eat every day, some of us too
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  Speaker 1: much because yesterday's food is not enough to supply energy
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  Speaker 1: for today's needs. Why then, do some of us expect
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  Speaker 1: yesterday's portion of heavenly manna, the word of God to
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  Speaker 1: keep us through today's challenges. On this program, we are
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  Speaker 1: going to change all of that. Let's experience God's words
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  Speaker 1: today and receive the power we need to live healthy,
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  Speaker 1: vibrant lives. Welcome to your Daily Portion with your host,
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  Speaker 1: author speaker Elle David Harris.
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  Speaker 2: Good afternoon, and happy lunchtime. It is Thursday, September twenty five,
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  Speaker 2: twenty twenty five. Hello, my name is El David Harris.
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  Speaker 2: I am your host, and this is your Daily Portion,
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  Speaker 2: the Lunchtime edition where we give you God's Word every
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  Speaker 2: single day, and today is no exception. We are rounding
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  Speaker 2: the corner one more day through our lesson study series
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  Speaker 2: through the Book of Exodus, and our caption for time
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  Speaker 2: today is Jesus tabernacled with humanity. Jesus tabernacled with humanity.
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  Speaker 2: That means he dwelt with us. We'll get into that
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  Speaker 2: in just a moment. The first I'd like to say
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  Speaker 2: welcome to you and ask you to go over to
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  Speaker 2: your Daily Portion dot com please pick up the Your
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  Speaker 2: Daily Portion Life Application Guide that's in fact what we're
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  Speaker 2: talking about in the afternoon here, and also let us
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  Speaker 2: know where you are in the world at your Daily
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  Speaker 2: Portion dot com. This is one of the ways that
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  Speaker 2: we continue to build faith and fellowship. Let's go ahead
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  Speaker 2: and pray and get underway. Father, thank you for this afternoon,
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  Speaker 2: Please teach us how to serve you and love you.
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  Speaker 2: In Jesus' name, I pray a man and a man again.
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  Speaker 2: And for those of you who are regular listeners and
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  Speaker 2: you're wondering, well, what's going on, we have one more
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  Speaker 2: day to test this afternoon's version to see if it's
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  Speaker 2: something that will be useful to a good number of you,
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  Speaker 2: and we'll announce in the morning the direction that we're going.
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  Speaker 2: But we're literally just going through the Life Application Guide.
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  Speaker 2: I'm reading it to you because some of you have
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  Speaker 2: picked it up and maybe you don't use it and
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  Speaker 2: you don't know how to apply what we study in
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  Speaker 2: the morning time. Okay, So we're using the wind acronym
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  Speaker 2: or framework in four key areas, beginning with spiritual application
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  Speaker 2: W What is important now regarding Jesus tabernacling with humanity.
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  Speaker 2: Jesus took on human flesh to dwell with us personally,
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  Speaker 2: just as God once dwelt with his people in the tabernacles.
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  Speaker 2: So you see how that goes. In the Old Testament,
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  Speaker 2: we saw the Tabernacle. We saw there were times, you know,
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  Speaker 2: before Jesus took on human flesh, where like in Genesis
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  Speaker 2: chapter eighteen, God reveals himself, we're going to say, in
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  Speaker 2: the person of Christ with two angels to Abraham. And
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  Speaker 2: there's a whole story there in Genesis chapter eighteen. So
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  Speaker 2: we see in different cases, even in the Garden of
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  Speaker 2: Eden where God visits his people in the cool of
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  Speaker 2: the day, we see where God dwells with his people,
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  Speaker 2: and throughout history and even in twenty twenty five, he
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  Speaker 2: shows us how he wants to connect with us. The
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  Speaker 2: Bible teaches us basically that prayer is a way that
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  Speaker 2: we connect with God. We speak to God as to
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  Speaker 2: a friend, and this is what He is showing us
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  Speaker 2: through the sanctuary. I internalize the insight the incarnation, meaning
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  Speaker 2: when Jesus took on human flesh is the ultimate expression
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  Speaker 2: of God's desire to be near his people. Jesus's presence
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  Speaker 2: among humanity assures us that God is not distant, but
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  Speaker 2: intimately involved in our life lies. This truth offers profound
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  Speaker 2: comfort and motivation to live in those live in close
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  Speaker 2: relationship with Him daily, knowing He is with us wherever
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  Speaker 2: we go. How does it make you feel knowing that
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  Speaker 2: God is with you? Does it comfort you? Does it
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  Speaker 2: cause you to be fearful? If it's fearful, then that
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  Speaker 2: means that God needs to perfect you in love. You
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  Speaker 2: can ask him, God, give me, give me perfection and
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  Speaker 2: love like, teach me how not to be afraid, Teach
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  Speaker 2: me to do you will, and He will give you
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  Speaker 2: that peace and next best move. Reflect today on what
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  Speaker 2: it means for Jesus to dwell with you. This is
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  Speaker 2: spiritually speaking. Welcome his presence and listen for his voice
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  Speaker 2: throughout the day. I'm talking about when you're scrolling, if
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  Speaker 2: you're scrolling through social media, if you're watching things on
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  Speaker 2: the television or in some other entertainment, listening through entertainment,
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  Speaker 2: having converse sations with people, Welcome him into that space
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  Speaker 2: personal application. What is important now. God's promise is that
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  Speaker 2: one day he will dwell with his people forever in
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  Speaker 2: perfect harmony, I internalize the insight. The vision of the
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  Speaker 2: New Jerusalem portrays a future where God's presence fills everything,
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  Speaker 2: making a permanent home with his people. This promise encourages
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  Speaker 2: us to persevere, knowing that every struggle and hardship is
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  Speaker 2: temporary compared to the eternal joy of dwelling with God.
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  Speaker 2: So you're going to go through something today, Maybe you
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  Speaker 2: have gone through something already yesterday and days and weeks
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  Speaker 2: and months before that's still dragging on into your life today,
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  Speaker 2: and you're wondering when can I get relief God. Well,
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  Speaker 2: this teaching about God tabernacling with us is encouraging us
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  Speaker 2: to persevere. And what is the next best move? Personally?
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  Speaker 2: Write down one challenge you face and use the promise
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  Speaker 2: of God's eternal presence to encourage yourself to endure and
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  Speaker 2: keep the faith. Do not give up keep the faith.
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  Speaker 2: Write down that challenge you're facing and the promise of
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  Speaker 2: God's eternal presence. Put those two together and encourage yourself
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  Speaker 2: by faith to endure. Now we're into the relationship's application.
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  Speaker 2: What is important now? Jesus is present whenever believers gather
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  Speaker 2: in his name, building community through his spirit. Did you
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  Speaker 2: get that Jesus is present whenever believers gather in his name,
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  Speaker 2: building community through his spirit. I internalize the insight, even
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  Speaker 2: in small groups or quiet moments of fellowship. Christ's presence
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  Speaker 2: is real and powerful. This strengthens our bonds and reminds
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  Speaker 2: us that our unity is rooted in God himself. Being
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  Speaker 2: aware of His presence encourages us to love and support
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  Speaker 2: one another deeply. This is how God relates to us.
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  Speaker 2: This is our privilege to relate to others. God has
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  Speaker 2: been forgiving toward us, then that means with Him in
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  Speaker 2: our presence us, in God's presence, we can be forgiving
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  Speaker 2: and give grace to other people in the same way.
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  Speaker 2: For Christ's sake, God has forgiven us. Next best move.
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  Speaker 2: Reach out to someone in your faith community this week
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  Speaker 2: to share a prayer and encouraging word, inviting Christ's presence
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  Speaker 2: into that relationship. Is there someone that's close to you,
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  Speaker 2: or maybe not even that close to you, who's going
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  Speaker 2: through a surgery, who's being going through a healing experience
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  Speaker 2: with God. I have a sister in Nashville, a friend's
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  Speaker 2: sister friend in Nashville who is currently going through something
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  Speaker 2: like that where she had surgery not too long ago,
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  Speaker 2: and then a little bit of complication. I'm really understating
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  Speaker 2: it's some complication and she is healing, being healed right now,
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  Speaker 2: and so I do offer encouraging words to her on
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  Speaker 2: a periodic basis, and it's good to hear from her
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  Speaker 2: as she continues through the struggle. So again, reach out
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  Speaker 2: to someone in your faith community this week to share
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  Speaker 2: a prayer or an encouraging word, inviting Christ's presence into
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  Speaker 2: that relationship. And then comes the professional application. W what
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  Speaker 2: is important now? Knowing Christ tabernacles with us empowers us
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  Speaker 2: to be prep to be His presence in the workplace.
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  Speaker 2: Let me say it one more time. Somebody got it
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  Speaker 2: that and somebody did not. Knowing Christ tabernacles with us
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  Speaker 2: and powers us to be His presence in the workplace.
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  Speaker 2: Do you understand what I'm saying there? Because there we are.
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  Speaker 2: Sometimes the only Bible that somebody will experience. To be
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  Speaker 2: is the answer you've heard to be or not to be?
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  Speaker 2: That is the question, as you can see on my
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  Speaker 2: screen behind me. To be is the answer God wants
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  Speaker 2: us to be all that He has called us to
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  Speaker 2: be for His name's sake. And then Finally, finally, let's
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  Speaker 2: go with the next best move. We can internalize that
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  Speaker 2: by ourselves. Next best move. Start your work day by
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  Speaker 2: asking God to help you represent his presence well through
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  Speaker 2: your attitude and actions. Make it a great day. See
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  Speaker 2: you in the morning.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us listening. Friends. Always remember we cannot
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  Speaker 1: live by bread alone, but by every word that comes
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  Speaker 1: from the mouth of God. This has been your daily
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  Speaker 1: portion with El David Harris. Make it a great day. Yeah,