1 00:00:01,760 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: For sin shall not have dominion over you, for ye 2 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: are not under the law, but under grace Romans six fourteen. 3 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: Dear Lord, I know there is no law that can 4 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:22,959 Speaker 1: ever replace the power of grace. Grace frees me from 5 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:27,639 Speaker 1: shame that hinders me from walking in my calling. Your 6 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: grace empowers me, like the prophets and disciples of old, 7 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: to move boldly in your direction. Grace gives me freedom, 8 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 1: and I will not use that freedom to sin. Instead, 9 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: I ask that you would grant me the fortitude of 10 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 1: character to lead with courage and minister with love. May 11 00:00:53,720 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: Grace move me more than the law ever could. In Jesus' name, Amen, 12 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for 13 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you 14 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: can draw close to God and find strength in him. 15 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on grace and Gratitude. 16 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use 17 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 2: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority 18 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 2: in your life. Again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer 19 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 2: is all about grace and gratitude, So head to a 20 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 2: location where you can let your guard down and relax. 21 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 2: Tune out everything else, and now take a moment just 22 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 2: to slow down and decompress. Breathe in through your nose 23 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 2: and excel out through your mouth, and let go of 24 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: the tension coiled in your body, and now reach out 25 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 2: towards God with a ready mind and an open heart. 26 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 2: Today we'll be meditating on Romans chapter six, verse fourteen, 27 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 2: the King James version. For sin shall not have dominion 28 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 2: over you, for ye are not under the law, but 29 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 2: under grace. Take a moment now just to pour out 30 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 2: your adoration to God. God, I praise you for your 31 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 2: grace given through Jesus Christ, your wondrous grace that gives 32 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 2: us all with freedom. God, I worship you for your 33 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 2: grace that delivers me from the clutches of sin. For 34 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 2: you have called me to greater things and for a 35 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 2: higher purpose. I thank you that through Christ, your grace 36 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 2: abounds in me. My friend's freedom is found in grace. 37 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 2: In this world. God created you to exist under one 38 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,959 Speaker 2: of only two conditions. You are either under God's grace 39 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 2: or God's law. The law exists because of sin. Its 40 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 2: purpose is to expose sin and its price. Where grace 41 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 2: is limitless, the law has limited terms the law does 42 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 2: not provide restoration, quite the opposite. It throws into stark clarity, 43 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: the deficit between you and God created by your sins. 44 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 2: The law does not provide restoration, quite the opposite. It 45 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 2: throws into stark clarity, the deficit between you and God 46 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 2: created by your sins. It may be unpleasant and difficult 47 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 2: to acknowledge, but the truth is that sin is real, 48 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:32,679 Speaker 2: and it demands recompence. It carries consequences, and it has 49 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 2: a price. And the price of sin cannot be ignored 50 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 2: nor denied. It cannot be cheated or parceled, nor can 51 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 2: it be somehow thwarted. It must be paid in full. 52 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 2: God's grace is the only thing that will afford you 53 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 2: the ability to live outside the punishment of the law 54 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 2: and the control of sin. For what you are indebted 55 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 2: to has legal power over you and will have its 56 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 2: yoke upon your life. Forget sin is an unforgiving and 57 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 2: cruel master. It will consume your heart, and debt your 58 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 2: soul and control your mind. Its damage is complete, and 59 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: it will never willingly release you. You struggle with the 60 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 2: weight of sin because you are relying on self merit 61 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 2: when you should be relying on God's grace. Sin will 62 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 2: always demand payment you cannot afford, but Jesus can, and 63 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 2: he did. Jesus Christ settled the debt between humanity and 64 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:36,600 Speaker 2: sin once, sin for all. The blood of Jesus paid 65 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 2: it all. And he offers you this gift not by 66 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 2: your merit or right, but simply because He loves you. 67 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 2: So this is your opportunity to be honest with God 68 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 2: and to seek his help. So right now, simply confess 69 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 2: those sins to him, and now think for a minute 70 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 2: on all the times God's grace provided you freedom. Thank 71 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 2: Jesus that sin is no longer your master. Thank Him 72 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 2: that you no longer live beholden to a cycle of 73 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 2: wrongdoing and punishment. Thank God for his grace that grants 74 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 2: you constant and eternal freedom, freedom to love and to 75 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 2: be loved by God, freedom to live out all the 76 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 2: dreams and promises God is placed within your heart. And 77 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:27,359 Speaker 2: just simply thank God that his grace knows no bounds 78 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 2: and is unending. My friends, God is present and he 79 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 2: is listening to you. The Holy Spirit is on your side. 80 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 2: He wants to help you. So take advantage of this 81 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 2: opportunity and ask him. Ask the Holy Spirit to open 82 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 2: your heart to God's goodness, ask him for acceptance and 83 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 2: understanding of God's word. Ask him to help you walk 84 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 2: in the fullness of God's mercy and love, and ask 85 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 2: him to enable you to receive God's grace to break 86 00:05:56,680 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 2: away from the control of sin. Remember, sin will not 87 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 2: rule over you because you are not under the law, 88 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 2: but under grace. You do not have to give into 89 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 2: temptation nor be controlled by unrighteous impulses. Christ died to 90 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 2: give you freedom from the cycle of sin. His grace 91 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: upon your life breaks sin's power over you. So seize 92 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 2: this day and be free from the weight of sin. 93 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 2: Trust God, trust in the power and promise of his word, 94 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 2: and don't forget. God loves you and he wants to 95 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 2: bless you and to give you freedom everlasting. Thank you 96 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 2: for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By 97 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 2: incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you are 98 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 2: making prayer priority and strengthening your walk with God. As always. 99 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 2: My name is Zach Clinton from the American Association of 100 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 2: Christian Counselors, and we love being a part of your life.