1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: And the Lord gave them rest roundabout according to all 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: that he swear unto their fathers, And there stood not 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: a man of all their enemies before them. The Lord 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: delivered all their enemies into their hand. Joshua twenty one 5 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: forty four. Glory to the Great and mighty God. You 6 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: are the God who delivers me from all my enemies. 7 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: Thank you that every knee shall bow and tongue confess 8 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: that Jesus Christ is Lord. You shall give me rest 9 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: when your mighty power defeats all my enemies. Hallelujah, Lord, 10 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: I thank you that you are mighty in battle, and 11 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: the blood you shed on cavalry defeats the enemy. I 12 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 1: give you praise, honor, and glory for your protective hand 13 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: of mercy over my life. My heart rejoices in your 14 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: magnificent promises. I declare your victory over my enemies in 15 00:00:58,480 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: Jesus's name. 16 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 2: An Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly 17 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 2: prayer to experience a pocket of peace before you go 18 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 2: to sleep. Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after 19 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 2: this quick word from our sponsors. 20 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on sustained faith to get 21 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 3: the most out of your spiritual journey. Usepray dot com 22 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 3: every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 23 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is sustained faith. Take 24 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 3: a moment to rest. Find a quiet, secluded place where 25 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 3: you can compose yourself, close your eyes and take a 26 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 3: couple of d breaths. Feel the doubt and fear leaving 27 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 3: your body. Turn your gaze towards Jesus, Open yourself up 28 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 3: to the Holy Spirit and invite him to minister to 29 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 3: your heart. We will be meditating on Hebrews chapter eleven, 30 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 3: verse one from the King James version. Now, faith is 31 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 3: the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things 32 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 3: not seen. Now take a moment to pour out your 33 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 3: adoration to God. Jesus. I praise you that you are 34 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 3: a man of your word. I give you all honor 35 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 3: and glory, for there is none like you. You are 36 00:02:55,440 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 3: a covenant keeping God, and all your words are true. 37 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 3: I worship you, for you are the only one worthy 38 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 3: of my praise. God. Your faithfulness knows no end. Faith 39 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 3: is belief in God. Faith is the knowledge that he 40 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 3: will do what he says he will do. Faith is 41 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 3: the intangible substance that fuels our relationship with God. It 42 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 3: can't be seen, but its effects can be seen. One 43 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 3: who has faith waits on God, trusts God to work 44 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 3: out his purposes for good. One who has faith will 45 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 3: remain in the fire and not be burned. One who 46 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 3: has faith will be asleep in a storm and know 47 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 3: that no harm will come to him. One who has 48 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 3: faith will say, to a mountain, move and it will move. 49 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 3: Faith is the knowledge that at some fixed point in 50 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 3: the future, God's promises will manifest in your life. Just 51 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 3: as your past is a fixed point behind you, your 52 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 3: faith will see its fruits at a fixed point in 53 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 3: the future. It doesn't matter that you don't know when 54 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 3: it is. What matters is that you believe it as 55 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 3: surely as you know what happened before. That's as certain 56 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 3: as you should be about what is to come. That 57 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 3: is faith. If you struggle with unbelief, you are not alone. 58 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 3: Tell God, reach out to him, confess your sins and 59 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 3: unbelief to him. Take a moment now to dwell on 60 00:04:56,440 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 3: God's faithfulness. Thank God for the time when he increased 61 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 3: your faith, when you called out and asked Him to 62 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 3: help you in your unbelief. Remember the times in the 63 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 3: past when you could see God's hand in motion. Think 64 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 3: how far your faith has stretched in the past, and 65 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 3: how faithful you've been now. Thank God for his care 66 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 3: and steadfastness in your life. Give thanks for the moments 67 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 3: when you saw God's promises manifest before your eyes. Do 68 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 3: not forget God is present and He is listening to you. 69 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,359 Speaker 3: This is your opportunity to come before Him and ask 70 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 3: for more faith. To ask the Holy Spirit to minister 71 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 3: the truth of God's character and identity to you. To 72 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 3: ask him to enable you to see your heavenly Father 73 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 3: for who he truly is. Ask the Holy Spirit to 74 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 3: set you free from the clutches of unbelief. Ask him 75 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:12,039 Speaker 3: to enable your heart to have strength in moments of 76 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 3: weakness and doubt. Ask the Holy Spirit to enable you 77 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 3: to let go of all fear. To empower you to 78 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 3: know and to live the truth of His word, of 79 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 3: his promise and his seal. Remember, faith means being sure 80 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 3: of the things we hope for. Faith means knowing that 81 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 3: something is real, even if we do not see it. 82 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 3: God expects you to have faith in his word, to 83 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 3: trust that He is who he says he is, and 84 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 3: to know that he will do what he promised. Don't 85 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 3: let fear and doubt overwhelm your heart and rob you 86 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 3: of your blessings. Be filled with faith in Christ and 87 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 3: watch as that faith transforms your life. Thank you for 88 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 3: completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating 89 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 3: this healthy habit as a daily practice, you are making 90 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 3: prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.