1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: Who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, 2 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: we should live together with him first the Salonians five ten. Lord, 3 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:16,439 Speaker 1: when I realize how great your sacrifice of love was 4 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: for me, I am reduced to tears and humble repentance. 5 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: You paid the price for my sins and died in 6 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: my place. No one has ever or will ever love 7 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: me the way you do. It is hard to comprehend 8 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: the magnitude of that kind of love. I have no 9 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: reference point to that kind of sacrificial love, because all 10 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: I have ever known has been conditional love. Let me 11 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: swim in the glory of your love and feel the 12 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: joy of such freedom and acceptance. I am forever grateful that, 13 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: whether awake or asleep, we will live together forever. 14 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer 15 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,119 Speaker 2: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. 16 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:19,839 Speaker 2: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick 17 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 2: word from our sponsors. 18 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on rest and recover. To 19 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 3: get the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray 20 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 3: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in 21 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 3: your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is rest 22 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 3: and recover. Slow down and take a minute to center yourself. 23 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 3: Find a relaxing spot that will allow you to contemplate 24 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 3: and reflect. Now turn your attention toward God. Allow your 25 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 3: spirit to reach for the presence of the Lord. Prepare 26 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 3: your heart to experience God's grace and your mind to 27 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 3: be filled by his Holy Word. We will be meditating 28 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 3: on Matthew chapter eleven, verses twenty eight through thirty from 29 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 3: the King James version. Come unto me, all ye that 30 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 3: labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 31 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 3: Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for 32 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 3: I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall 33 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 3: find rest unto your souls, for my yoke is easy 34 00:02:55,280 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 3: and my burden is light. Let your worship rise up 35 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 3: to God. I praise you Lord, for you are the 36 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 3: Mighty God. Yet you see me and you love me. 37 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 3: I worship you, Jesus, for your grace poured out at Calvary, 38 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 3: your grace that covers my sins and restores my soul. 39 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 3: Holy Spirit, I thank you for ministering to my soul, 40 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 3: for manifesting God's goodness upon my life. God wants to 41 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 3: give you rest. Life is a blessing, but it is 42 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 3: also a challenge. In this world, you will face hardships, struggles, 43 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 3: and pain. To persevere, you will have to stand your 44 00:03:55,520 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 3: ground and fight many times over your adversary. The devil 45 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 3: won't go easy on you. Rest and recovery will be 46 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 3: crucial on your path to victory, and the battles won't 47 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 3: be easy, for opposition and distress can whittle down even 48 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 3: the strongest warrior. God knows this life isn't easy. He's 49 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 3: intimate with the challenges and struggles of what it means 50 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 3: to be human in this fallen world. Not only does 51 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 3: God long to give you rest, he invites you into it. 52 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 3: You are God's masterpiece of love and he wants to 53 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 3: see you prosper. This is why Jesus Christ came to 54 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 3: offer you salvation. Jesus wants to restore your weary soul 55 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 3: and to recover what the enemy has taken. You are 56 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 3: tired and unsatisfied with life because you are not living 57 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 3: out your purpose. You are not walking in your true identity, 58 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 3: and your God given spirit knows this, even if you 59 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 3: refuse to acknowledge it. This is why God offers his 60 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 3: invitation to set aside sin and to choose him, to 61 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 3: choose to live under God's love and his righteousness. This 62 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 3: is your opportunity to choose Christ. To confess your sins 63 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 3: to God and ask him to cleanse you. Ask Jesus 64 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 3: to remove your yoke of sin and to give his 65 00:05:51,880 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 3: yoke of righteousness. Now consider God's rest for your life 66 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:05,159 Speaker 3: and thank him for it. Thank God that he is 67 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 3: gentle and humble in spirit. Thank Him that he gives 68 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 3: you rest for your soul. Give thanks to God for 69 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 3: being gracious and merciful toward you. Thank Him for removing 70 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 3: the weight of sin from your life. Thank him that 71 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 3: his love will never change and that you will always 72 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 3: find rest in him. Never forget God is present and 73 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:42,239 Speaker 3: he is listening to you. Come before Him and ask 74 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 3: him to give you rest. Ask Jesus to take your yoke, 75 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 3: to remove the burden sin has placed over your life. 76 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 3: Ask the Holy Spirit for an encounter with God's gentleness. 77 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 3: For him to refresh your weary soul. Ask God to 78 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 3: reveal his calling and his work to you. Ask him 79 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 3: to show you the place he has for you in 80 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 3: his kingdom. Remember God is gentle and humble in spirit, 81 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 3: and he wants to give your soul rest. God wants 82 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 3: you to give up the impossible task of carrying your 83 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 3: own sins and the repercussions that come from attempting to 84 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 3: do so. He wants to impart his eternal kingdom to 85 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 3: you for you to receive His grace. So do not 86 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 3: be discouraged or allow this world to overwhelm you. Trust 87 00:07:55,240 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 3: in God today, yield to His design for your life 88 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 3: and accept your eternal citizenship. Choose this day to partake 89 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 3: in the rest and the blessings God longs to give you. 90 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:20,239 Speaker 3: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. 91 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 3: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you 92 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 3: are making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.