1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Now when the even had come, he sat down with 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: the twelve, and when they had sung in him, they 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: went out into the mount of Olives Matthew twenty six 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: twenty and twenty six thirty. Lord, you want praise to 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: be an every day occurrence, not just a Sunday morning experience. 6 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: Help me keep an attitude of worship in all I do, 7 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: day or night. When I seek your face, you fill 8 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: me with grace and set the tone for my interactions 9 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: with others. Worship reminds me of who I belong to, 10 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 1: and I want to reflect your love as I go 11 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:42,239 Speaker 1: through my day. I have a hard time giving to 12 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: others when I have not connected with you. Worship and 13 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: songs of praise clear away the residue of daily pollution. 14 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: Life's road kicks up. Fill me with your living water 15 00:00:54,320 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: and refresh me through praise. Amen. Thank you for listening 16 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: to pray dot COM's nightly prayer. To experience a pocket 17 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: of peace before you go to sleep, Stay tuned for 18 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: our free meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors. 19 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on deep forgiveness. To get 20 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot com 21 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 2: every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 22 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is deep forgiveness. Slow 23 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 2: down and take a minute to center yourself. Find a 24 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 2: relaxed environment that will allow you to ruminate and reflect. 25 00:01:55,720 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 2: Now turn that reflection toward God's word. Allow your mind 26 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 2: to reach out to the presence of the Lord. Prepare 27 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 2: your heart to be filled with the Holy Spirit and 28 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 2: his teaching. We will be meditating on Matthew chapter eighteen, 29 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 2: verses twenty one through twenty two. From the King James version. 30 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 2: Then came Peter to him and said, Lord, how oft 31 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 2: shall my brother sin against me? And I forgive him 32 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 2: till seven times? Jesus said, unto him, I say not 33 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 2: unto thee until seven times, but until seventy times seven. 34 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 2: Let your worship rise up to God God. I praise 35 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 2: you for your faithfulness. I adore you, for your love 36 00:02:55,320 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 2: is unending and unmeasurable. I praise you for you are 37 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 2: gracious and kind. Your forgiveness is vast and inexhaustible. I 38 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 2: give you my adoration, for you have overcome iniquity and 39 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 2: conquered hate. Righteousness and truth are found only in you. 40 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 2: Forgiveness must be limitless. The only condition God placed upon 41 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 2: forgiveness is that it must be inexhaustible. You are to 42 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 2: have mercy and to show grace repeatedly, no matter how 43 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 2: many times you are wronged, and regardless of how you 44 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:46,119 Speaker 2: may feel. You are ordered to forgive. Even if those 45 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 2: who heard you do not seek your forgiveness, forgive them anyway. 46 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 2: This divine directive may seem difficult, but it must be done. 47 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 2: You need to remember that God is not a cruel God. 48 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 2: God is kind. He has a purpose and a reason 49 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 2: behind this commandment your well being. Forgiveness is for your 50 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 2: personal benefit. It has nothing to do with others. It 51 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 2: is internal and it is about you and God. Withholding 52 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: forgiveness is like drinking poison and expecting another's death, completely absurd, utterly, pointless, 53 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 2: and fatal only to you. Holding onto offenses and nursing 54 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 2: grudges will bring you nothing but evil. Withholding forgiveness will 55 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 2: allow bitterness and hurt to grow roots within your soul, 56 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 2: to suffocate all manner of joy and stifle any hope 57 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 2: for a future. For your own sake, you must forgive. 58 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 2: Pain and pride will tell you it is impossible to 59 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 2: let go to forgive repeatedly. This is a lie the 60 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 2: devil uses to keep you bound to sin and sorrow. 61 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 2: Think for a moment on what is preventing you from forgiveness. 62 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 2: Confess that weakness to the Holy Spirit. Share with him 63 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 2: your wounds and your weariness. Now consider all the times 64 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 2: God forgave you, and thank him for it. Thank the 65 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 2: Lord for his kindness and long suffering towards you. Thank 66 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 2: God that his love and his grace are limitless. Thank 67 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 2: Him for not keeping a record of your wrongdoing. Give 68 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 2: thanks to God for all the times in the past 69 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 2: he made you righteous, for forgiving all your sins, no 70 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 2: matter how grievous or heinous they may be. Thank Him 71 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 2: that his compassion will never change and he will never 72 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 2: withhold it from you. Never forget God is present and 73 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 2: he is listening to you. Come before him and ask 74 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 2: him to fill you with his love, to give you 75 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 2: the ability to have mercy and compassion as he does. 76 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 2: Ask God to remove your hurt and your hate. Reach 77 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 2: out to Him for healing and restoration. Ask Him to 78 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 2: guard your heart from pride and presumption. Ask the Holy 79 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 2: Spirit to empower you to overcome the evil done against you, 80 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 2: to rise above it and to live free from bitterness. 81 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit to enable you to forgive those 82 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 2: who wrong you, to show grace toward the offenses of others. 83 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 2: Remember God says you are to constantly and ceaselessly forgive others, 84 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 2: to show grace and compassion, regardless of how repetitive the 85 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 2: offenses may be. Take courage and trust God's Holy Spirit 86 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 2: will help you. Do not allow yourself to grow weary 87 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 2: of showing mercy, but pour it out to others as 88 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 2: God has poured it over you. Let God's love and 89 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 2: kindness flow constantly from you to others. Choose to be 90 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 2: God's living example of grace in this world, this day 91 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 2: and every day. Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer 92 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 2: on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit as 93 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 2: a daily practice, you are making prayer a priority and 94 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 2: strengthening your walk with God.