1 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: But the seventh year, thou shalt let it rest and 2 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: lie still, that the poor of thy people may eat, 3 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: eat in like manner. Thou shalt deal with thy vineyard 5 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: and with thy olive yard. Exodus twenty three eleven. Thank 6 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: you for the seventh year, where even the vineyard and 7 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: fields rest from producing. This law teaches me I can 8 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 1: be dependent on your providence as I yield to your requirements. 9 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: I trust in your faithfulness to send more substantial increase 10 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: in the future. The poor can eat without fear of punishment, 11 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: and the animals can also freely graze on the land. 12 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: You reveal your mercy and generosity, as well as your 13 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: faithfulness through these generous acts of kindness. You are my 14 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: provision and provider. You are the faithful one who restores 15 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: the land, cares for the poor and the animals. You 16 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: are the lord of the harvest in all areas of 17 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 1: my life. 18 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 2: Amen. 19 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer 20 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 1: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. 21 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:27,119 Speaker 2: Stay tuned for. 22 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: Our free meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors. 23 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on rest and recover. To 24 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 2: get the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray 25 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in 26 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 2: your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is rest 27 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 2: and recover. Take a moment to hide away in your 28 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 2: secret place, a place where you can relax and turn 29 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 2: off all distraction. As you take a couple of calming breaths, 30 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 2: reach out to God, invite his Holy Spirit to come 31 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: and minister to you. Ask him to prepare your heart 32 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 2: to be filled with God's Holy word. We will be 33 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 2: meditating on Job Chapter forty two, verse ten from the 34 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 2: King James version. And the Lord turned the captivity of 35 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 2: Job when he prayed for his friends. Also, the Lord 36 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 2: gave Job twice as much as he had before. Take 37 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 2: a moment to pour out your addorition to God. Lord, 38 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 2: I praise you for your provision in my life. Jesus, 39 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 2: I worship you, for you are the God of all flesh. 40 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: You know your creation like none other, and in your 41 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 2: infinite mercies you minister to us. Holy Spirit. I exalt 42 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 2: you for your progressive and continual work in my life. 43 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 2: I bless your name, God, for you are great and 44 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 2: greatly to be praised provision through prayer. Job's story in 45 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 2: the Bible is extraordinary and exemplary for many reasons. One 46 00:03:55,320 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 2: in particular is how God ministered restoration to his life. 47 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 2: Unbeknownst to him. Job was the focal point in a 48 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: matter between God and Satan. While God marveled at Job's 49 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 2: steadfast faithfulness, Satan accused Job's actions of being self serving. 50 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 2: So Satan set out to prove God wrong in his 51 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 2: evaluation of Job by attempting to break Job's faith in God. 52 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 2: In rapid succession, Job lost his finances, his children, and 53 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 2: his health. His wife instructed he turn on God and die, 54 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 2: and his friends came to mourn and judge his state 55 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 2: of living death. As Job followed God's law and behaved 56 00:04:55,440 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 2: according to God's commandments, he had no idea nor understanding 57 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 2: why things happened to him the way they did. What 58 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 2: was taking place was completely contrary to what he knew 59 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 2: of God, and yet Job chose to remain faithful. Job 60 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 2: refused to turn on God and to blame God for 61 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 2: his predicament. In the midst of all his pain, his uncertainty, 62 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 2: and his suffering, Job's own friends began to speculate his 63 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 2: circumstance and to judge him. By doing so, his friends 64 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 2: attributed motive and reason to God that were untrue. Job 65 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 2: could have agreed with his friends, He could have cursed 66 00:05:53,600 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 2: God and died. Instead, Job chose to remain faithful to God. 67 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 2: God not only that, Job set aside his own situation 68 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 2: and frustration, and went to pray for God to have 69 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 2: mercy on his friends for their wrong behavior. In short, 70 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:20,479 Speaker 2: Job loved his neighbors as he loved himself, and as 71 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 2: Job prayed and interceded for others, God restored his prosperity 72 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 2: and doubled his previous possessions. Perhaps you find yourself in 73 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 2: a similar situation. Perhaps you are hurting alone and being judged, 74 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 2: with no knowledge as to why things are happening to 75 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 2: you the way they are. This is your opportunity to 76 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 2: present yourself before God, confess your sins to God, and 77 00:06:55,880 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 2: lift up to Him and prayer the people in your life. Now, 78 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 2: think for a minute of all the times God has 79 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 2: blessed you, all the provision and prosperity God has given 80 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 2: simply because He loves you. Thank Jesus for his grace 81 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 2: and his mercy over your life. Thank the Holy Spirit 82 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 2: for interceding for you before God's throne. Thank him for 83 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 2: constantly ministering to you and for lovingly caring for you. 84 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:45,239 Speaker 2: God is present and he is listening to you. God 85 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 2: has not left you alone. He sent his Holy Spirit 86 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 2: to help you. So ask the Holy Spirit to help 87 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 2: you be faithful to God even when you don't understand 88 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 2: yourself circumstances. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you to 89 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 2: have mercy and compassion for the needs of others. Ask 90 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 2: him to teach you to be a blessing unto others 91 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 2: and yourself. Remember, prayer has restorative power. As Job prayed 92 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 2: for his friends, God restored his life. Likewise, as you 93 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 2: pray for others, God will pour out his restoration upon 94 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 2: your own life. So set aside your weariness and worry 95 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 2: and choose to be a vessel of blessing. Allow God 96 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:52,599 Speaker 2: to bless others through you, and watch as His restoration 97 00:08:52,960 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 2: is manifested in your life this day and always. Thank 98 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 2: you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. 99 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 2: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you 100 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:14,319 Speaker 2: are making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.