1 00:00:02,000 --> 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 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: when I realize how great your sacrifice of love was 4 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: for me, I am reduced to tears and humble repentance. 5 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,159 Speaker 1: You paid the price for my sins and died in 6 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: my place. No one has ever or will ever love. 7 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 2: Me the way you do. 8 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: It is hard to comprehend the magnitude of that kind 9 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: of love. I have no reference point to that kind 10 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: of sacrificial love, because all I have ever known has 11 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: been conditional love. Let me swim in the glory of 12 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: your love and feel the joy of such freedom and acceptance. 13 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: I am forever grateful that, whether awake or asleep, we 14 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: will live together forever. 15 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer 16 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 3: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. 17 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 3: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick 18 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 3: word from our sponsors. 19 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on rest and recover. To 20 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 2: get the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray 21 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 2: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in 22 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 2: your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is rest 23 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 2: and recover. Slow down and take a minute to center yourself. 24 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 2: Find a relaxing spot that will allow you to contemplate 25 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 2: and reflect. Now turn your attention toward God. Allow your 26 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 2: spirit to reach for the presence of the Lord. Prepare 27 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 2: your heart to experience God's grace and your mind to 28 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 2: be filled by his Holy Word. We will be meditating 29 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: on Matthew chapter eleven, verses twenty eight through thirty from 30 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 2: the King James version. Come unto me, all ye that 31 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 2: labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 32 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 2: Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for 33 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 2: I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall 34 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 2: find rest unto your souls, for my yoke is easy 35 00:02:55,280 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 2: and my burden is light. Let your worship rise up 36 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 2: to God. I praise you Lord, for you are the 37 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 2: Mighty God. Yet you see me and you love me. 38 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 2: I worship you, Jesus, for your grace poured out at Calvary, 39 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,959 Speaker 2: your grace that covers my sins and restores my soul. 40 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 2: Holy Spirit, I thank you for ministering to my soul, 41 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 2: for manifesting God's goodness upon my life. God wants to 42 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 2: give you rest. Life is a blessing, but it is 43 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 2: also a challenge. In this world, you will face hardships, struggles, 44 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 2: and pain. To persevere, you will have to stand your 45 00:03:55,480 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 2: ground and fight many times over your adversary. The devil 46 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 2: won't go easy on you. Rest and recovery will be 47 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 2: crucial on your path to victory, and the battles won't 48 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 2: be easy, for opposition and distress can whittle down even 49 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 2: the strongest warrior. God knows this life isn't easy. He's 50 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 2: intimate with the challenges and struggles of what it means 51 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 2: to be human in this fallen world. Not only does 52 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 2: God long to give you rest, he invites you into it. 53 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 2: You are God's masterpiece of love and he wants to 54 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 2: see you prosper. This is why Jesus Christ came to 55 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 2: offer you salvation. Jesus wants to restore your weary soul 56 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 2: and to recover what the enemy has taken. You are 57 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 2: tired and unsatisfied with life because you are not living 58 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 2: out your purpose. You are not walking in your true identity, 59 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 2: and your God given spirit knows this, even if you 60 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 2: refuse to acknowledge it. This is why God offers his 61 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 2: invitation to set aside sin and to choose him, to 62 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 2: choose to live under God's love and his righteousness. This 63 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 2: is your opportunity to choose Christ. To confess your sins 64 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 2: to God and ask him to cleanse you. Ask Jesus 65 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 2: to remove your yoke of sin and to give his 66 00:05:51,880 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 2: yoke of righteousness. Now consider God's rest for your life 67 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 2: and thank him for it. Thank God that he is 68 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 2: gentle and humble in spirit. Thank Him that he gives 69 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 2: you rest for your soul. Give thanks to God for 70 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 2: being gracious and merciful toward you. Thank Him for removing 71 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 2: the weight of sin from your life. Thank him that 72 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 2: his love will never change and that you will always 73 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 2: find rest in him. Never forget God is present and 74 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 2: he is listening to you. Come before Him and ask 75 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 2: him to give you rest. Ask Jesus to take your 76 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 2: yoke to remove the burden sin has placed over your life. 77 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit for an encounter with God's gentleness, 78 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 2: for him to refresh your soul. Ask God to reveal 79 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 2: his calling and his work to you. Ask him to 80 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 2: show you the place he has for you in his kingdom. 81 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 2: Remember God is gentle and humble in spirit, and he 82 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 2: wants to give your soul rest God wants you to 83 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 2: give up the impossible task of carrying your own sins 84 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 2: and the repercussions that come from attempting to do so. 85 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 2: He wants to impart his eternal kingdom to you for 86 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 2: you to receive His grace. So do not be discouraged 87 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 2: or allow this world to overwhelm you. Trust in God today, 88 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 2: yield to His design for your life, and accept your 89 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 2: eternal citizenship. Choose this day to partake in the rest 90 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 2: and the blessings God longs to give you. Thank you 91 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 2: for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By 92 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 2: incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you are 93 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 2: making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.