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Speaker 1: abide to two two four, three three for twenty five

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Speaker 1: abide in Christ.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to this Abide meditation based on guideposts sixty Days

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Speaker 2: of Prayer. My name is Jonathan. What's something you can

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Speaker 2: always count on when the world seems cold and chaotic?

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Speaker 2: Remind yourself that God will never let you down. His

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Speaker 2: promises are rock solid, and his faithfulness is forever. The

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Speaker 2: best part is He loves you with all his heart.

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Speaker 2: As you ponder that statement, take a deep breath, Relax

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Speaker 2: your shoulders and your neck. Anywhere you feel tension, let

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Speaker 2: the unchanging love of God fill you. The book of

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Speaker 2: the prophet Malachi speaks of Israel's repeated rebellion against God.

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Speaker 2: But then Malachi three to six contains a promise from

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Speaker 2: God to them and to the rest of his people

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Speaker 2: who've been grafted into his family through the blood of Jesus.

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Speaker 2: God says, for I the Lord, do not change. Therefore you, o,

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Speaker 2: children of Jacob, are not consumed. God had reason after

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Speaker 2: reason to destroy the nation of Israel, but he was

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Speaker 2: faithful to his promises, and no matter what they did,

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Speaker 2: he would keep his promises. His love endures forever. There

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Speaker 2: is nothing that you could ever do to cause God

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Speaker 2: to abandon you. Sometimes that truth is really hard to accept.

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Speaker 2: How could God love me that much? He's holy and

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Speaker 2: righteous and I while I'm not, But he is faithful,

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Speaker 2: he is trustworthy, and he has shown himself over and

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Speaker 2: over again to keep his promises. They are rock solid.

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Speaker 2: Let's pray Lord. Every day of this year is an

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Speaker 2: opportunity for me to experience your great love. I can

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Speaker 2: see it in the sunrise and the rain you bring

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Speaker 2: to water the land, and the smile of a stranger,

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Speaker 2: in the hug of a friend. Help me be absolutely

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Speaker 2: convinced that you loved me, that no matter what I do,

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Speaker 2: your love for me will never change. And because of that,

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Speaker 2: I want to walk closely with you. You're my strong shelter,

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Speaker 2: and in your word I trust in Jesus. I pray. Amen.

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Speaker 2: Take another deep, calming breath. Seek God's face shining upon you.

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Speaker 2: Lift your hands as if you were a small child

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Speaker 2: asking to be picked up. Feel God's strong arms wrapping

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Speaker 2: you up and comforting you. If we confess our sins,

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Speaker 2: God is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse

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Speaker 2: us from all unrighteousness. Take a few moments to examine

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Speaker 2: your heart. Confess to God what he reveals. One Corinthians

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Speaker 2: thirteen thirteen says, So now, faith, hope, and love abide

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Speaker 2: these three. But the greatest of these is love. Let

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Speaker 2: God speak to you of his great and enduring love.

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Speaker 2: Lord God, you are a promise keeper. We can always

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Speaker 2: depend on your word. I am so grateful for all

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Speaker 2: that you promise me, salvation, peace, eternity with you. It's awesome.

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Speaker 2: Help me know that you are always trustworthy, always faithful.

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Speaker 2: Help me to live into the identity I have as

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Speaker 2: your child. I'm not a slave to fear or to sin.

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Speaker 2: I'm a beloved child. It's amazing, it's incredible, and it's

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Speaker 2: so very true. Thank you for your great love in Jesus' name,

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Speaker 2: I pray Amen. There's nothing that can cause God to

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Speaker 2: break his promises to you. He never changes, and his

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Speaker 2: word endures forever, just like his mercies. Until next time,

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Speaker 2: may you abide in Christ