1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: Desire not the knight. When people are cut off in 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: their place, remember that Thou'll magnify his work which men 3 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: behold Job thirty six twenty and thirty six twenty four. 4 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: Dear Lord, help me not to complain or murmur against 5 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: you when I am in distress. Help me to magnify 6 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: your work and recognize your mercy even in difficult times. 7 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: You inhabit the praises of your people, and when I 8 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: chose to give you honor and recognition amid my sufferings, 9 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: others around me see your grace in my plight. Give 10 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: me patient endurance. Help me during my difficult times so 11 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: others will see your goodness and how you are there 12 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: to give me comfort. Help me understand how to rest 13 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: in your strength when I am weak and my own 14 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: I bless your holy name, Lord Jesus Amen. 15 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer 16 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 2: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. 17 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 2: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick 18 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 2: word from our sponsors. 19 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on strength and focus. To 20 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 3: get the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray 21 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 3: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in 22 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 3: your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is strength 23 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 3: and focus. Go to a place where you can relax 24 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:50,919 Speaker 3: and let your guard down. Now take a few minutes 25 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 3: to disentangle and disengage from all distractions. Tone out everything else. 26 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 3: Take a deep breath, exhale, repeat, Ready your heart, and 27 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 3: open your mind to receive what God's Holy Spirit has 28 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 3: for you. We will be meditating on Deuteronomy chapter eleven, 29 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 3: verse eight from the King James version. Therefore shall ye 30 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 3: keep all the commandments which I command you this day, 31 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 3: that ye may be strong and go in and possess 32 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 3: the land whither ye go to possess it. Take a 33 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 3: moment to pour out your adoration to God for his teachings. God, 34 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 3: I praise you for your mighty and powerful word. I 35 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 3: worship you for wisdom and strength are found in you alone. 36 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 3: I praise you for correcting my character, for molding me 37 00:02:55,280 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 3: into someone confident and strong. Name be always praised, for 38 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 3: you are the great teacher. You teach in loving kindness, 39 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 3: and your rebuke refreshes my soul. Obedience to God's word 40 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 3: produces strength. Strength has been mentioned as a requirement and 41 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 3: as a necessity of life. It also has been said 42 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 3: that true strength comes from God, which it does. But 43 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 3: have you stopped to think of how strength is acquired 44 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 3: from God? I'm glad you asked. Let's look at what 45 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 3: the Israelites were told in the aforementioned Bible verse. God's 46 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 3: people found themselves with a tremendous task set before them 47 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 3: to possess their promised land. Were they instructed to seek 48 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 3: strength and prayer? Was strength automatically given? Where they told 49 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 3: strength was limited? Was there a secret handshake or maybe 50 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 3: a missive that contained the answer to obtaining strength and 51 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 3: keeping it? The answer came via a general PSA. The 52 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:17,799 Speaker 3: Israelites were instructed to obey God and to keep his commandments, 53 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 3: then they would have the strength to possess the land. 54 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 3: A promise was made, and a way to bring it 55 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 3: to pass was revealed. A spiritual key was given to 56 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 3: all obey then receive This truth is an open invitation 57 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 3: to all who seek strength, yourself included. Through obedience to 58 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 3: God's word, you too will receive God's strength. Obedience to 59 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 3: God produces strength of character, strength of mind, and strengthen 60 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 3: your soul to overcome anything and everything this world can 61 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 3: throw in you. This is your opportunity to present yourself 62 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:08,119 Speaker 3: before the Lord. Be honest with yourself and with God 63 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 3: in prayer. Confess to Him your sins. Now consider for 64 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 3: a moment God's loving correction in your life and thank 65 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 3: him for it. God's love for you cannot and will 66 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 3: not fail. His care for you is eternal. Thank God 67 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 3: for being a kind and loving father, for teaching you 68 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 3: discipline and focus. Thank God for his strength that is 69 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 3: produced within you through obedience to his word. Think for 70 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 3: a minute on past experiences where you submit it to 71 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 3: God's instruction. Thank Him for his authority over your life 72 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 3: that keeps you safe and sustains you. God is present 73 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 3: and he is listening to you. Being obedient is difficult, 74 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 3: but it can be done. God never said it would 75 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:08,479 Speaker 3: be easy. Rather, he sent his Holy Spirit to correct 76 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 3: you in love. The Holy Spirit is on your side. 77 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 3: He wants to help you, so be bold and ask him. 78 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 3: Ask the Holy Spirit to help you submit to God's 79 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 3: law in love. Ask him for discipline and perseverance in 80 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 3: your daily walk with the Lord. Ask him to help 81 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:33,480 Speaker 3: you love God and to want to live a righteous life. 82 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 3: Ask the Holy Spirit to help you overcome your flesh 83 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:42,839 Speaker 3: and its sinful desires to enable you to seek God's 84 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 3: blessings and to receive his strength. Remember, obedience to God's 85 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 3: word produces God's strength within you. Submitting to God's laws 86 00:06:55,839 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 3: and authority is challenging, but it can be done. Not 87 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 3: only are you commanded to do so, you are rewarded 88 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 3: and blessed when you obey, be encouraged. The Holy Spirit 89 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 3: is your heavenly helper. He will teach you and guide you. 90 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 3: So choose this day to trust God, to trust in 91 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 3: the power and promise of his word. Don't forget your 92 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 3: Father above is watching over you, and he longs to 93 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 3: bless you. Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on 94 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 3: pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit as a 95 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 3: daily practice, you are making prayer a priority and strengthening 96 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 3: your walk with God.