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Speaker 1: Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the first

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Speaker 1: fruits of all thine increase, So shall thy barns be

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Speaker 1: filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with

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Speaker 1: new wine Proverbs three nine through ten. Oh, Lord God,

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Speaker 1: you are the ultimate source of all wisdom and understanding.

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Speaker 1: We thank you that your word is true and trustworthy.

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Speaker 1: Teach us, o Lord, how to honor you with our

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Speaker 1: hearts and our lives. Help us to trust in your

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Speaker 1: divine plan for our lives and joyfully obey your commands

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Speaker 1: so we can experience the delight and pleasure of your blessings.

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Speaker 1: May we have contentment now in following you, knowing that

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Speaker 1: the ultimate enjoyment will come when we abide with You

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Speaker 1: for ever and ever. In Jesus' name, Amen, Thank you

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Speaker 1: for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free

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Speaker 1: podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can draw

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Speaker 1: clothes to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on enjoying life.

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Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use

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Speaker 2: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority

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Speaker 2: in your life. Again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 2: is all about enjoying life. So take a minute just

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Speaker 2: to gather your thoughts and quiet your spirit. Maybe find

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Speaker 2: a place where you can relax, move yourself into a

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Speaker 2: comfortable position and just allow yourself to rest. Close your eyes,

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Speaker 2: breathe easy. Now turn your heart and fix your attention

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Speaker 2: to what God has for you, and allow the Holy

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Speaker 2: Spirit to ens and guide you. Today we'll be meditating

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Speaker 2: on Proverbs three verses nine to ten from the King

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Speaker 2: James version. Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with

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Speaker 2: the first fruits of all thine increase. So shall thy

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Speaker 2: barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst

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Speaker 2: out with new wine. Now let us just take the

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Speaker 2: time to adore God, God. I worship you, for you

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Speaker 2: are my portion on this earth. Jesus, you died that

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Speaker 2: I may have life and live it more abundantly. You

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Speaker 2: are the God of more than enough. You have more

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Speaker 2: for me than I could ever ask, think or imagine.

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Speaker 2: Your arm is powerful, and your hand works wonders in

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Speaker 2: our midst Father, I praise you, for there is no

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Speaker 2: God like you who moves on behalf of his people. Jesus,

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Speaker 2: I exalt you, my redeemer, and my Savior, and now

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Speaker 2: I worship you for you are a faithful God. See

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Speaker 2: the word that we're going to be meditating on today

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Speaker 2: is prosperity. God prospers us and provides financial blessing for

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Speaker 2: a good life. Money's required. Let's just be honest to

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Speaker 2: move about in this life. You are not to be

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Speaker 2: ruled by it or the pursuit of but it is

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Speaker 2: a necessary part of your life here on this earth.

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Speaker 2: Jesus said that where your treasure is there, your hearts

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Speaker 2: will also be. You are to store up treasure in

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Speaker 2: heaven where moth and rust cannot destroy it, and you

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Speaker 2: are to use your material resources here to grow God's

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Speaker 2: kingdom on this earth and Exodus and Leviticus. God speaks

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Speaker 2: of different kinds of offerings. What he does and does

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Speaker 2: not want you to sacrifice. God asks us to offer

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Speaker 2: our first fruits and our tithes unto the Lord. Abraham

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Speaker 2: first offered a tenth of his resources to Melchizidek in Genesis,

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Speaker 2: and Jacob also mus the tenth of everything that passed

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Speaker 2: through his hand before he came to Laban's house when

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Speaker 2: he slept at Bethel. When you give your first and

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Speaker 2: your best to the Lord. When you surrender your first

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Speaker 2: tenth to God, you show him that he has first

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Speaker 2: place in your heart. You see, if you honor God

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Speaker 2: first with your tithes and offerings, not with scraps or leftovers,

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Speaker 2: but with the first fruits, he will bless your finances

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Speaker 2: abundantly in ways you cannot do for yourself. For prosperity

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Speaker 2: comes from God. So right now, in this moment, come

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Speaker 2: before the Lord and present your offering. Confess your sins

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Speaker 2: to him. And now in this moment, let us thank

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Speaker 2: God for his prosperity, Thank Him for his provision in

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Speaker 2: your life. Thank God that you have all that he

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Speaker 2: has given you, Thank Him for telling you the offerings

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Speaker 2: that please him. And thank Jesus that he has prepared

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Speaker 2: a place for us to store treasure in heaven. You see,

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Speaker 2: God is present and he is listening to you. He

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Speaker 2: has prepared provision for you here on this earth. This

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Speaker 2: is your moment now just to simply reach out to him.

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Speaker 2: Ask God to confirm his plans in your life. Ask

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Speaker 2: him to grant you faithfulness when the Lord blesses you,

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Speaker 2: that you will never value the gifts above the giver.

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Speaker 2: And ask the Holy Spirit to help you hold all

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Speaker 2: that He gives you with open hands. Remember honor the

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Speaker 2: Lord by giving him your first fruits in a tenth

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Speaker 2: of your increase, then your barns will be full and

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Speaker 2: your wine barrels will overflow with new wine. So choose

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Speaker 2: this day to accept the truth of God's words within

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Speaker 2: your heart. Choose to accept and to act upon his commandments.

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Speaker 2: Prioritize God's place in your heart above that of money.

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Speaker 2: Show that with your actions, and my friends, watch what

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Speaker 2: God will do. Thank you guys so much for completing

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Speaker 2: today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this

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Speaker 2: healthy habit as a daily practice, you are making prayer

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Speaker 2: priority and you're strengthening your walk with God. As always,

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Speaker 2: my name is Zach Clinton, Vice President of the American

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Speaker 2: Association of Christian Counselors, and we love being a part

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Speaker 2: of your life.