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Speaker 1: He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. He

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Speaker 1: leadeth me beside the still waters, Psalm twenty three two.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, Lord for making me rest in the freshness

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Speaker 1: of your green meadow, beside the gentle stream of still waters.

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Speaker 1: Sometimes I am too stubborn to know how good I

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Speaker 1: have it with you. Help me not to run off

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Speaker 1: chasing the foolishness of the world. Help me find contentment

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Speaker 1: as I relax in your peaceful protection and enjoy the

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Speaker 1: simple pleasures of life. Thank you for the rest you

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Speaker 1: bring as I abide in you. You know what I need.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for causing me to receive from your hand

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Speaker 1: of goodness. Thank you that you are my total sufficiency. Amen.

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Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to pray dot com nightly prayer

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Speaker 2: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick

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Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on grace and gratitude. To

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Speaker 3: get the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray

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Speaker 3: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in

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Speaker 3: your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is grace

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Speaker 3: and gratitude. Hit pause for a second. Find a secluded

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Speaker 3: spot where you can settle down and relax. Close your eyes.

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Speaker 3: Breathe in, then breathe out. As you exhale, imagine the

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Speaker 3: tension leaving your body. Now take every thought captive and

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Speaker 3: bring your focus to God's word. We will be meditating

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Speaker 3: on Romans Chapter three, verses twenty three through twenty four,

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Speaker 3: from the King James version. For all have sinned and

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Speaker 3: come short of the glory of God, being justified freely

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Speaker 3: by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ, Jesus.

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Speaker 3: Take a moment to pour out your adoration to God. Jesus,

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Speaker 3: I thank you for even though you are God, you

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Speaker 3: chose to love me and to die for my sins

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Speaker 3: in humility. You went to the cross and died on

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Speaker 3: my behalf. I praise you for your grace that justifies

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Speaker 3: me before the throne of the Father. Everyone is in

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Speaker 3: need of God's grace. No one likes to be told

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Speaker 3: they aren't good enough. But the truth is, no one is.

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Speaker 3: No one is loved by God through self merit or

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Speaker 3: self righteousness because they aren't. No one is blameless, spotless,

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Speaker 3: or even close to perfection. Everyone sins. That is why

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Speaker 3: everyone is in need of God's grace. Even if you

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Speaker 3: believe you aren't in need of God's grace and that

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Speaker 3: you are the exception, you're not. Your best works are

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Speaker 3: like filthy rags before the Lord. If you were to

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Speaker 3: truly examine your heart and judge yourself against God's law,

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Speaker 3: you will find just how far you fall from the standard.

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Speaker 3: If you are completely honest with yourself, you will find

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Speaker 3: that you can't even go a single day without sinning,

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Speaker 3: be it due to thoughts, words, or actions. We are

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Speaker 3: constantly in need of God's grace, and even with God's

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Speaker 3: grace over you and the Holy Spirit living within you,

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Speaker 3: you will still sin. This is why you need grace.

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Speaker 3: Salvation through faith in Jesus Christ is instantaneous, but your

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Speaker 3: transformation from glory to glory is progressive. Through submission to

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Speaker 3: God's word and to His Holy Spirit, you will be

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Speaker 3: shaped and molded into the image and likeness of Christ.

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Speaker 3: The end results are guaranteed, but the process is a

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Speaker 3: life long commitment, and along the way you will make mistakes.

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Speaker 3: You will still sin, and although sin is to be expected,

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Speaker 3: it is not to be embraced. Stop for a second

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Speaker 3: and allow God to speak to you concerning repetitive sin

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Speaker 3: in your life. This is your opportunity to present yourself

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Speaker 3: before the Lord, to tell him of the areas you

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Speaker 3: are struggling with, To tell him of your failure and mistakes.

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Speaker 3: To tell him you are in need of his grace.

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Speaker 3: Confess those sins to Jesus. Take just a few minutes

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Speaker 3: to dwell on the goodness of God towards your life.

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Speaker 3: Thank Jesus Christ for his sacrifice at the cross, for

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Speaker 3: dying on your stead. Give thanks for the redemption freely

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Speaker 3: found in His blood that washes away all your sins.

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Speaker 3: Thank Jesus for his love that covers all your transgressions.

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Speaker 3: Thank Him that you are justified by his grace. Thank

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Speaker 3: Him for salvation through that grace poured out over your life.

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Speaker 3: Thank Jesus for his life loving kindness that has never

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Speaker 3: and will never fail you. God is present and he

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Speaker 3: is listening to you. The Bible says, ask and it

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Speaker 3: shall be given unto you. So ask the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 3: to help you acknowledge your need for God's grace. Ask

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Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit to teach you to rely upon Him,

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Speaker 3: to know that your victory comes from Christ alone. Ask

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Speaker 3: Him to fill your heart, your mind, and your soul

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Speaker 3: with God's love for you. Ask the Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 3: enable you to receive God's grace in every area and

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Speaker 3: in every season of your life. Remember, everyone has sinned,

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Speaker 3: and no one is good enough for God's glory. You

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Speaker 3: are made right with God by his grace, which is

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Speaker 3: a free gift. You are made right with God by

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Speaker 3: being made free from sin through Jesus Christ. Take advantage

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Speaker 3: of his free gift of grace today. Reach out to

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Speaker 3: God's Holy Spirit and ask him to minister this truth

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Speaker 3: to your heart. Fully receive the love of God, and

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Speaker 3: watch as your life is irrevocably transformed. Thank you for

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Speaker 3: completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating

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