1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: So the people rested on the seventh day Exodus sixteen thirty. 2 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: Dear Lord, thank you for this beautiful day of rest. 3 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: It is a time to honor you, fellowship with believers. 4 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 1: Rest and enjoy my family. Thank you for teaching me 5 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: how to refuel in a way that edifies my spirit 6 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: and refreshes me for the week ahead. Rest is essential 7 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: to you. It motivates me to cease from my striving 8 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: and rest in your ability to provide for my needs. 9 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 1: You teach me to trust in your provision rather than 10 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: my efforts. 11 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 2: Lord, forgive me for. 12 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: Being stubborn at times and continuing to strive to do 13 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: things my way. I command my soul to rest and 14 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: be at peace in Jesus' name. Amen. 15 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening. 16 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:12,960 Speaker 3: To pray dot COM's nightly prayer to experience a pocket 17 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 3: of peace before you go to sleep. Stay tuned for 18 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 3: our free meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors. 19 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on rest and recover. To 20 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 2: get the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray 21 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 2: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in 22 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 2: your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is rest 23 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 2: and recover. Pause for just a second, put aside the 24 00:01:55,760 --> 00:02:01,639 Speaker 2: day's distractions and frenzy, and prepare to spend time with God. 25 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 2: Close your eyes, take a deep breath in, then slowly 26 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 2: breathe out. Now take captive every thought and shift your 27 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 2: attention unto God's word. Make ready your heart and open 28 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 2: your mind to receive from the Lord. We will be 29 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 2: meditating on Isaiah chapter forty, verse thirty through thirty one, 30 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 2: from the King James version. Even the youths shall faint 31 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 2: and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall. 32 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 2: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. 33 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 2: They shall mount up with wings as eagles. They shall 34 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 2: run and not be weary, and they shall walk and 35 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 2: not faint. Take a moment to pour out your adoration 36 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 2: to God for his restoration. Father, I praise you, for 37 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 2: you are my savior and my God. For your name's sake, 38 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 2: you deliver me and forgive my sins. I praise you Jesus, 39 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 2: for your grace and your goodness are given without measure. 40 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 2: Holy Spirit. I thank you for you refresh my soul 41 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 2: and you renew my mind. God's rest is restorative. Life 42 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 2: can be hard and unpredictable. Unforeseen circumstances, Accidents, sickness, and 43 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 2: loss can happen without warning. Suddenly you find yourself in 44 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 2: a situation you never expected or imagined. No one is 45 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 2: exempt from this. It is true that some people are 46 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: better at handling those scenarios than others. Yet no one 47 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 2: in this world is invincible, because no matter how strong 48 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 2: and capable you may be, human strength is simply not enough. 49 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 2: Whether you are young and fierce or old and tired, Eventually, 50 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 2: at some point we all get worn out. This is 51 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 2: why you must depend not on yourself but on God. 52 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 2: Your strength is limited, but God is infinite might. You 53 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 2: are prone to error and susceptible to failure, but God 54 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 2: is eternal and has immeasurable power. You have no knowledge 55 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 2: or control over what tomorrow holds, but God is omniscient, omnipresent, 56 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 2: and omnipotent. That is why your trust and your confidence 57 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 2: should be in God alone and not yourself. God can 58 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 2: restore your strength mentally, spiritually, and physically. For those who 59 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 2: depend upon God receive from his strength and his power. 60 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 2: Take this time to come before God and seek his rest. 61 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 2: Confess your sins and your weariness to the Lord. Now 62 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 2: take just a few minutes to dwell on God's restoration 63 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 2: in your life. Thank Him for his everlasting and unfathomable 64 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 2: loving kindness. Thank Jesus for salvation and redemption, for paying 65 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 2: the price of your rest and your renewal at the cross. 66 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 2: Thank Him for providing a way for you to rise 67 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 2: again and persevere. Thank the Holy Spirit for imparting God's 68 00:06:55,560 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 2: strength into your life. God is present and he is 69 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 2: listening to you. This day, you have an opportunity to 70 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 2: experience God's restorative power. Reach out to Him and ask 71 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 2: him to renew you with his saving grace. Ask God 72 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 2: to take away all fatigue and to restore your weary soul. 73 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit to minister to your weak heart 74 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 2: and tired mind. Ask him to transform you, to infuse 75 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 2: your failing strength with his own. Ask him to mold 76 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 2: your character and shape your reality. Remember, anyone can get 77 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 2: tired and can become overwhelmed. But those who trust in 78 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 2: God and depend not on themselves but in Him will 79 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 2: be restored. You do not have to go through this 80 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 2: life tired and depressed. God longs to give you rest 81 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 2: and to restore your strength. Jesus loves you, and he 82 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 2: wants to renew your heart and soul today accept his 83 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 2: gift of rest and recovery and allow him to change 84 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 2: your life. Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on 85 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:45,079 Speaker 2: pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit as a 86 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:49,839 Speaker 2: daily practice, you are making prayer a priority and strengthening 87 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 2: your walk with God.