1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: On that night could not the king's sleep, and he 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 1: commanded to bring forth the book of records of the Chronicles, 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: and they were read before the king esther six. One, Lord, 4 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: I thank you that you are working on my behalf 5 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: as I rest in peaceful slumber. Your spirit is reaching 6 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: out to those I have prayed for in revealing your 7 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: truth to their hearts. The heart of the King is 8 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: in your hands, and you turn his actions to align 9 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: with your will. You are the powerful God of the universe, 10 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: and nothing is impossible for you. Even when I don't 11 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:47,279 Speaker 1: see change with my natural eyes, I know you are 12 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: working behind the scenes to accomplish your purposes. I trust 13 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: in your goodness on my behalf and know you will 14 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: do for me what I could never do for myself. Amen. 15 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer 16 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 2: to experience a pocket. 17 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:13,639 Speaker 1: Of peace before you go to sleep. 18 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 2: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick 19 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 2: word from our sponsors. Welcome to your meditative prayer on 20 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 2: letting go. To get the most out of your spiritual journey, 21 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 2: use pray dot com every day and make prayer a 22 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 2: priority in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer 23 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 2: is letting go. Find a place where you can let 24 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 2: your guard down and relax. Now, take a moment to 25 00:01:54,720 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: slow down and decompress. Close your eyes and breathe in deep. 26 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 2: Take captive all distracting thoughts. Open your heart, and prepare 27 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:17,959 Speaker 2: your mind to receive from God. We will be meditating 28 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 2: on Proverbs chapter twenty eight, verse thirteen from the King 29 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 2: James version. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper, 30 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 2: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Take 31 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 2: a moment to pour out your adoration to God. 32 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: God. 33 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 3: I praise you, for you are the mighty one of Israel. 34 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 3: I worship you Lord, for your mercy renews me and 35 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 3: your righteousness sustains me. Jesus, your goodness is from everlasting 36 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 3: to ever life. So I will praise your great name, 37 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 3: for you are my protector and my redeemer. God. My 38 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 3: soul trusts in you, and I am not forsaken. Let 39 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 3: go of your hidden sins. To sin is to deviate 40 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 3: from God's righteousness. It is to choose, knowingly and willingly 41 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:34,119 Speaker 3: to act in opposition of what God has commanded. When 42 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 3: you sin, you cause separation between yourself and God. Everyone 43 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 3: is guilty of committing sins, and sin demands a price. 44 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 3: This is why Jesus Christ came and died on the 45 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 3: cross to atone for our sins, to forgive and to 46 00:03:56,520 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 3: repair the relationship between humanity and God. God's restorative grace 47 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 3: is freely given, with the only condition being acknowledgment and confession. 48 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 3: For you to be forgiven, you must acknowledge and confess 49 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 3: your sins to God and to your neighbor too, when 50 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 3: the occasion requires it. Whether you cover or confess your 51 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 3: sins is up to you. It is your choice. If 52 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 3: you choose to cover your sins, you will be effectively 53 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 3: withholding God's grace and goodness in your life. To cover 54 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 3: your sins is to justify, deny, or excuse them. It 55 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 3: is to believe you have done no wrong and that 56 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 3: your actions are correct. To confess your sins is to 57 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 3: acknowledge and accept them. To forsake your sins is to 58 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 3: acknowledge your wrong behavior and to change it. To live 59 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 3: a prosperous life, you must confess and forsake your sins. 60 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 3: This is your opportunity to obtain mercy, be honest with 61 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 3: yourself and with God and prayer. Confess your sins to 62 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit. Acknowledge your faults and mistakes. Now think 63 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 3: of God's grace and thank him for it. Lord, I 64 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 3: thank you for your unending mercies. I thank you that 65 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 3: you see me and hear me, that you love me 66 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 3: and forgive me. Jesus. I thank you for your sacrifice 67 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 3: that paid the price of self, for your precious blood 68 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 3: that covers and erases all of my sins. I thank 69 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 3: you Holy Spirit for your manifestation of salvation in my life, 70 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 3: for continuously testifying of God's love and goodness upon my heart. 71 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 3: God is present and he is listening to you. The 72 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 3: Lord promised to forgive those who confess their sins and 73 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 3: change their ways. So seize this opportunity to confess your 74 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 3: sins and to ask the Holy Spirit for his health. 75 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 3: Ask the Holy Spirit to cleanse your soul and to 76 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 3: wash you clean of sin. Ask him to increase your 77 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 3: desire to spend time with God in the word and 78 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 3: in prayer. To stoke the flame of God's fire within 79 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:10,559 Speaker 3: your heart. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you kill 80 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 3: the flesh and die unto yourself. Ask him to increase 81 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 3: your fear and reverence for God's word to empower you 82 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 3: to walk accordingly to holy righteousness and not yield to 83 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 3: the corruption of this world. Remember, if you hide your sins, 84 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 3: you will not succeed, but if you confess and reject them, 85 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 3: you will receive mercy. So do not waste your valuable 86 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 3: time here on earth trying to cover your sins, for 87 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 3: God sees them anyway, and you gain nothing from this attitude. Instead, 88 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 3: confess your sins to God and change your be pure. 89 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 3: God loves you and he wants to see you prosper 90 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 3: in this life. So choose this day to obtain God's mercy. 91 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 3: Choose to live a free and victorious life. Thank you 92 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 3: for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By 93 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 3: incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you are 94 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 3: making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.