1 00:00:35,675 --> 00:00:40,635 Speaker 1: Welcome to Abides daily Christian Meditations. I'm Tyler Boss. Today's 2 00:00:40,715 --> 00:00:43,915 Speaker 1: meditation is brought to you by our partners at Life Audio. 3 00:00:44,235 --> 00:00:46,475 Speaker 1: If you go to lifeaudio dot com you will find 4 00:00:46,555 --> 00:00:50,075 Speaker 1: dozens of other faith centered podcasts in their network. They've 5 00:00:50,075 --> 00:00:53,915 Speaker 1: got shows about prayer, Bible study, parenting, and more. Head 6 00:00:53,915 --> 00:00:57,795 Speaker 1: over to lifeaudio dot com now, and remember you can 7 00:00:57,835 --> 00:01:01,555 Speaker 1: have full access to our meditations commercial free. Just text 8 00:01:01,635 --> 00:01:05,075 Speaker 1: Abide to two two four three three for twenty five 9 00:01:05,115 --> 00:01:09,355 Speaker 1: percent off. Now receive his piece as we meditate and 10 00:01:09,435 --> 00:01:12,435 Speaker 1: abide in Christ. 11 00:01:13,075 --> 00:01:18,115 Speaker 2: Welcome to this Abide meditation. I'm Melissa. You can't love 12 00:01:18,235 --> 00:01:22,675 Speaker 2: both freedom and your chains. You can't dwell in God's 13 00:01:22,715 --> 00:01:26,395 Speaker 2: house and still maintain a residence in the slavemaster's house. 14 00:01:27,355 --> 00:01:31,115 Speaker 2: Coming to God means you move out of there. You 15 00:01:31,195 --> 00:01:35,195 Speaker 2: break those chains. You put some distance between you and 16 00:01:35,395 --> 00:01:38,875 Speaker 2: and the false gods you used to serve. Take a 17 00:01:38,915 --> 00:01:43,835 Speaker 2: deep breath and intentionally release the tension in your neck 18 00:01:43,875 --> 00:01:54,195 Speaker 2: and shoulders. The Apostle Paul tells Christians that together we 19 00:01:54,235 --> 00:01:57,955 Speaker 2: make up the temple of the Living God. God dwells 20 00:01:57,955 --> 00:02:01,475 Speaker 2: in us, and so we ought not to allow idols 21 00:02:01,555 --> 00:02:04,875 Speaker 2: or wickedness to dwell with us. We ought not to 22 00:02:04,915 --> 00:02:08,755 Speaker 2: bring our chains into the house of freedom. Quoting the 23 00:02:08,795 --> 00:02:14,075 Speaker 2: prophet Isaiah, Paul says, therefore, go out from their midst 24 00:02:14,635 --> 00:02:18,235 Speaker 2: and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch 25 00:02:18,315 --> 00:02:23,195 Speaker 2: no unclean thing. Then I will welcome you. This isn't 26 00:02:23,275 --> 00:02:27,435 Speaker 2: just a separation from evil, it's also a separation to God. 27 00:02:28,035 --> 00:02:30,355 Speaker 2: As you let go of the bad things you used 28 00:02:30,355 --> 00:02:34,195 Speaker 2: to love and serve, you're able to embrace the good 29 00:02:34,275 --> 00:02:43,395 Speaker 2: that God offers you in Christ. What specific choice can 30 00:02:43,435 --> 00:02:51,275 Speaker 2: you make to do that. As you think about making 31 00:02:51,315 --> 00:02:55,035 Speaker 2: that specific choice, to put some distance between you and 32 00:02:55,075 --> 00:02:58,075 Speaker 2: the things that used to enslave you, and to dwell 33 00:02:58,395 --> 00:03:02,155 Speaker 2: ever more deeply in Christ, send to your mind and 34 00:03:02,195 --> 00:03:05,795 Speaker 2: your heart on God, who is here with you in 35 00:03:05,875 --> 00:03:10,315 Speaker 2: this moment. God, thank you for welcoming me and to 36 00:03:10,435 --> 00:03:14,315 Speaker 2: your family as your child. Thank you that I don't 37 00:03:14,355 --> 00:03:17,195 Speaker 2: have to live as a slave to sin any longer. 38 00:03:18,115 --> 00:03:21,915 Speaker 2: Purify my heart, God, and bring me ever closer to You, 39 00:03:22,955 --> 00:03:25,155 Speaker 2: so that I may dwell in the freedom you have 40 00:03:25,235 --> 00:03:25,635 Speaker 2: given me. 41 00:03:26,875 --> 00:03:28,075 Speaker 3: Help me to let go. 42 00:03:28,155 --> 00:03:31,275 Speaker 2: Of the things that bound me in the past and 43 00:03:31,315 --> 00:03:36,035 Speaker 2: to live in the power of Christ's resurrection could hold 44 00:03:36,075 --> 00:03:40,435 Speaker 2: him and no sin can hold me any longer. It's 45 00:03:40,475 --> 00:03:45,195 Speaker 2: in His powerful name, I pray, Amen, Think about the 46 00:03:45,235 --> 00:03:48,875 Speaker 2: place where you feel most at home, most like yourself. 47 00:03:50,195 --> 00:03:55,675 Speaker 2: Imagine yourself there. Do you feel some tension, leave your body. 48 00:03:56,435 --> 00:03:59,795 Speaker 2: Stay in that place of comfort and focus on your 49 00:03:59,835 --> 00:04:20,235 Speaker 2: breath before we go on pause and search your heart. 50 00:04:21,235 --> 00:04:23,195 Speaker 2: Are there any sins that you want to talk to 51 00:04:23,235 --> 00:04:28,115 Speaker 2: God about? He's ready to listen and ready to forgive. 52 00:04:29,955 --> 00:04:31,875 Speaker 2: Bring your whole self before God. 53 00:04:31,955 --> 00:04:48,755 Speaker 3: Now, when you. 54 00:04:48,795 --> 00:04:53,075 Speaker 2: Confess your sins, God is faithful to forgive them and 55 00:04:53,155 --> 00:04:56,755 Speaker 2: to cleanse you. God calls you to become part of 56 00:04:56,795 --> 00:05:05,835 Speaker 2: His people, a holy people set apart for him. Father, 57 00:05:06,515 --> 00:05:10,355 Speaker 2: this world is not my home. Thank you that You've 58 00:05:10,395 --> 00:05:15,075 Speaker 2: prepared a place for me that is perfect. But meanwhile, 59 00:05:15,995 --> 00:05:19,915 Speaker 2: while I'm still living in my body, I fight against 60 00:05:19,915 --> 00:05:25,395 Speaker 2: my sinful desires. But right now I choose to dwell 61 00:05:25,435 --> 00:05:29,715 Speaker 2: with you. I choose to leave behind my chains in 62 00:05:29,755 --> 00:05:33,395 Speaker 2: the dark place where I used to live. I want 63 00:05:33,435 --> 00:05:37,795 Speaker 2: to be in your marvelous light, because Jesus is that 64 00:05:37,835 --> 00:05:43,035 Speaker 2: marvelous light. Help me every day to walk further away 65 00:05:43,035 --> 00:05:50,475 Speaker 2: from my sins. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen, separate 66 00:05:50,555 --> 00:05:55,395 Speaker 2: yourself from the sins that used to enslave you and 67 00:05:55,555 --> 00:06:03,075 Speaker 2: move closer to Christ instead. Until next time, may you 68 00:06:03,235 --> 00:06:04,915 Speaker 2: abide in Christ.