1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: I'm Bishop td Jakes, inviting you to unwind your mind 2 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: and spirit with tonight's Sleepsalm. They conspire with cunning, against 3 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: your people. They plot against your cherished One's Psalm eighty three, 4 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: verse three. Heavenly Father, I come to you tonight, humbled 5 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: by your sovereignty. I meditate on your power, knowing that 6 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: every knee will bow and confess that you are Lord. 7 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: I invite your presence to rest on me through the night. 8 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: As I close my ah, I imagine being on a 9 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: boat in the middle of the sea. Those storms may 10 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: rise against me. I find comfort knowing that you control 11 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 1: the winds and the waves. I ask you to help 12 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: me focus on you in the eye of the storm. 13 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: Thank you for the times you have delivered and protected 14 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 1: me in difficult situations. I thank you in advance for 15 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: the ways you will continue to help me and be 16 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: my refuge in the future. Sustain me through the night, 17 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: and give me peace from trusting in your sovereignty. In Jesus' 18 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: mighty and matchless name, I pray aim, Thank you for 19 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: praying with me. I'm Bishop Teekes, inviting you to unwind 20 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: your mind and spirit with tonight's sleep song. Prepare your 21 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 1: heart for this devotional from the Book of Psalms, guiding 22 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: you into a RESTful embrace under His watchful eyes. Thank 23 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: you for joining me, Bishop TD Jakes for tonight's episode 24 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 1: of the Sleep Songs podcast. If this episode blessed you, 25 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 1: follow the podcast so you never miss a nightly encouragement. 26 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace. For tonight's Sleep Song by pray dot Com. 27 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 2: We will be meditating on song eighty three. Be still 28 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 2: before God and know He is sovereign over every crisis 29 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 2: in our world and over every circumstance in your life. 30 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 2: Take a deep breath. Breathe in His power and strength. 31 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 2: Breathe out your stress and anxiety from today. Know He 32 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 2: is with you and is willing to lift your burdens 33 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 2: and give you rest tonight. Inhale and exhale slowly as 34 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 2: God lifts your burdens. Feel a weight come off your 35 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 2: shoulders and feel the lightness in your chest and heart. 36 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 2: With your next exhale, surrender to the Lord and trust 37 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 2: Him for his provision and protection. Know he will sustain 38 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 2: you through the night. Take a deep breath. Feel the 39 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 2: air fill your lungs. Once your chest fully expands, hold 40 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 2: your breath for a few seconds. Exhale slowly and release 41 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 2: any tension in your body. Take a few more deep breaths. 42 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 2: With each breath, feel your heart rate slow down and 43 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 2: your muscles and joints soften. As you get ready to 44 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 2: listen to tonight's psalm, lift your anxious thoughts to God. 45 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: Clear your mind of any distractions, and focus on hearing 46 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 2: God's voice through his word. When the enemy rises up 47 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 2: against us, we can rest assured that God is with 48 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 2: us to help us fight our battles. We can find 49 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 2: comfort knowing we never have to face adverse alone. Psalm 50 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 2: eighty three from the King James version says, keep not 51 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 2: thou silence, O God, Hold not they peace, And be 52 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: not still, O God, For lo thine enemies make a tumult. 53 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 2: And they that hate THEE have lifted up the head. 54 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 2: They have taken crafty council against thy people and consulted 55 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 2: against thy hidden ones. They have said, come and let 56 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 2: us cut them off from being a nation, that the 57 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 2: name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. For 58 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 2: they have consulted together with one consent. They are confederate 59 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:46,359 Speaker 2: against Thee. The tabernacles of Edam and the Ishmaelites of 60 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 2: Moab and the Hagarenes, Jebal and Ammon and Amelek, the Philistines, 61 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 2: with the inhabitants of tyr asur Is joined with them. 62 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 2: They have hopen the children of Lot Sellah do unto them, 63 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 2: as unto the Medianites, as to Caesera, as to Jabin. 64 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 2: At the brook of Quisson, which perished at Enore, they 65 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:17,919 Speaker 2: became as dung for the earth. Make their nobles like 66 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 2: Orab and zib Yea, all their princes as Ziba and Zalmunna, 67 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 2: who said, let us take to ourselves the houses of 68 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 2: God in possession, O, My God, make them like a wheel, 69 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:38,799 Speaker 2: as the stubble before the wind, as the fire burneth 70 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 2: a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire. 71 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 2: So persecute them with thy tempest and make them afraid 72 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 2: with thy storm. Fill their faces with shame, that they 73 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 2: may seek Thy name. O Lord, Let them be confounded 74 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:59,359 Speaker 2: and troubled for ever, Yea. Let them be put to 75 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 2: shame and perish, that men may know that Thou, whose 76 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 2: name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all 77 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 2: the earth. Meditate on the sovereignty of the Lord Think 78 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 2: about the glorious day when every knee will bow and 79 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 2: confess He is Lord. Take joy in knowing and serving 80 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 2: the Almighty God. Invite his presence as you sleep and 81 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 2: allow his power to rest on you through the night. 82 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 2: Breathe in and out slowly. Close your eyes and imagine 83 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 2: being on a boat in the middle of the sea. 84 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 2: The waves are gently rocking you back and forth. In 85 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 2: the distance, you see a storm ruing the tumultuous waves 86 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 2: plunging into the depths of the sea. You watch the 87 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 2: waves rise quickly, but they fall before they reach you. 88 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 2: Know as your enemies rise against you, they will fall 89 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 2: at the mighty hands of God. Just like the waves. 90 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 2: They will not overwhelm you. They will not bring you down. 91 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 2: He will use the storms in life to reveal He 92 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 2: is Lord in whom we can trust. Find comfort in 93 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 2: knowing you serve the one True God who controls the 94 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 2: winds and the waves. Take a deep breath, Allow his 95 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 2: strength to fill your lungs. Exhale slowly and feel his strength. 96 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 2: Restore your body and renew your mind. Know you are 97 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 2: his possession, and nothing and no one can harm you. 98 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 2: You are safe and secure in his hands. Think of 99 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 2: tumultuous time when you do not trust God's sovereignty. Confess 100 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 2: any doubts you have of God's power. Confess any fears 101 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 2: of the enemy you are holding on to. Ask Him 102 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 2: to help you. Focus on Him in the eye of 103 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 2: the storm. Breathe in and out slowly, allow His forgiveness 104 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 2: to wash over you. Exhale slowly, and release your fears 105 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 2: and doubts, knowing God is in control and you are his. 106 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 2: Think of a difficult time in life when God delivered you. 107 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 2: Thank him for the ways he protected you and helped you. 108 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 2: Thank him in advance for the ways he will continue 109 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 2: to help you, and for the times he will deliver 110 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 2: you in the future. Think of someone who needs God's 111 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 2: protection tonight. Pray the Lord will keep them safe and 112 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:07,439 Speaker 2: secure in his hands as they rest. Think of an 113 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 2: area where you need God's urgent help. Ask Him to 114 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 2: move in this area of your life in a mighty way. 115 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 2: Ask Him to sustain you through the night. Trust in 116 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 2: his sovereignty, in his power. Pray for those who are 117 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 2: being persecuted because of their faith in God. Pray he 118 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 2: will protect them and give them rest. Pray for those 119 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 2: who are rising against God's people Pray they will seek 120 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 2: God and realize he is the most High over all 121 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 2: the earth, so that they may turn to Him and 122 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 2: praise his name. Pray for you and your family to 123 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:56,200 Speaker 2: be secure in the Lord's hands. Pray you will trust 124 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,680 Speaker 2: Him no matter what you are facing, and rest in 125 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 2: his peace. Take a deep breath, be filled with his 126 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 2: joy and peace. Exhale slowly, allowing his joy to lighten 127 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 2: your heart and his peace to relax your body. As 128 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 2: you lay down tonight, allow the presence of God to 129 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 2: comfort you and help you experience deep, RESTful sleep.