1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: I'm Bishop T. D. Jakes, inviting you to unwine your 2 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: mind and spirit with tonight's sleep. Psalm. Give thanks to 3 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: the Lord, for he is good, for his loving kindness 4 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: endures forever. Psalm one eighteen verse one. Dear Loving Father, 5 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: I ask your guidance and tender mercy as I lay 6 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: down to sleep. Let your steadfast love surround me through 7 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 1: the night and grant me peaceful rest till morning. Your 8 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: enduring care is lack an endless stream flowing and flourishing 9 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: from your fountain of faithfulness. In you, my heart finds 10 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: ultimate rest, and your infinite goodness you protect and provide 11 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: for my every need. May your divine presence envelop me 12 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: as I sleep. May the vastness of the heavens and 13 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: glory of the earth remind me of your ever lasting power. 14 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: Your love endures forever in Jesus' name, Hey man, thank 15 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: you for praying with me. I'm Bishop TD Jakes, inviting 16 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: you to unwind your mind and spirit with tonight's sleep Psalm. 17 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: Prepare your heard for this devotional from the Book of Psalms, 18 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: guiding you into a RESTful embrace under your watchful eyes. 19 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me, Bishop TD. Jakes for tonight's 20 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: episode of the Sleep Psalms podcast. If this episode blessed you, 21 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: follow the podcast so you never miss a nightly encouragement. 22 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace for tonight's Sleep song by pray dot Com. 23 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 2: We will be meditating on Psalm one hundred and eighteen 24 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 2: as you prepare to receive God's word. Relax your body 25 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 2: and mind by retreating into a quiet space free of 26 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 2: distractions and getting in a comfortable position. Maintain a good 27 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 2: posture with your back flat and straight, your chest open, 28 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 2: and your shoulders back. Take a deep, cleansing breath. Feel 29 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 2: the stress in your muscles. Exhale slowly and release the 30 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 2: tension to relax your body. Take a few deep breaths 31 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 2: and focus on relaxing a different muscle group until you 32 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 2: soften your body from your head to your fingers and toes. 33 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 2: With your next exhale, surrender any anxious thoughts to God. 34 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 2: Reflect on who God is. Know he is your helper 35 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 2: who keeps you from falling. Know he is your strength 36 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 2: that sustains you through the day and night. Know He 37 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 2: is your redeemer who loves you and rescues you. The 38 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 2: Bible reminds us we serve the same God who delivered Israel, 39 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 2: the same God who came to rescue us, and the 40 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 2: same God that redeems and restores us in the end. Tonight, 41 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 2: Let's rest securely in God's love for us, knowing his 42 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 2: love never fails and his nature never changes. Psalm one 43 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:32,160 Speaker 2: hundred eighteen from the King James version says, Oh, give 44 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 2: thanks unto the Lord, for he is good. Because his 45 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 2: mercy endureth forever. Let Israel now say that his mercy 46 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 2: endureth forever. Let the House of Eron now say that 47 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 2: his mercy endureth forever. Let them now that fear the Lord, 48 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 2: say that his mercy endureth forever. I called upon the 49 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 2: Lord in distress. The Lord answered me and set me 50 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 2: in a large place. The Lord is on my side. 51 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:06,919 Speaker 2: I will not fear what can man do unto me. 52 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 2: The Lord taketh my part with them that helped me. 53 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:14,919 Speaker 2: Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. 54 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 2: It is better to trust in the Lord than to 55 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 2: put confidence in man. It is better to trust in 56 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 2: the Lord than to put confidence in princes. All nations 57 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 2: compassed me about, But in the name of the Lord 58 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 2: will I destroy them they compassed me about. Yea, they 59 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 2: compassed me about. But in the name of the Lord, 60 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 2: I will destroy them. They compassed me about like bees. 61 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 2: They are quenched as the fire of thorns. For in 62 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 2: the name of the Lord, I will destroy them. Thou 63 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 2: hast thrust sore at me, that I might fall, But 64 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 2: the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and song, 65 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 2: and is become my salvation. The voice of rejoicing and 66 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 2: salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous. The right 67 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 2: hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. The right hand of 68 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 2: the Lord is exalted. The right hand of the Lord 69 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 2: doeth valiantly. I shall not die, but live and declare 70 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:22,919 Speaker 2: the works of the Lord. The Lord hath chastened me sore, 71 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 2: but he hath not given me over unto death. Open 72 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 2: to me the gates of righteousness. I will go into them, 73 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 2: and I will praise the Lord. This gait of the 74 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:39,039 Speaker 2: Lord into which the righteous shall enter, I will praise Thee, 75 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 2: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. 76 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 2: The stone which the builders refuse is becoming the headstone 77 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 2: of the corner. This is the Lord's doing. It is 78 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:54,839 Speaker 2: marvelous in our eyes This is the day which the 79 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 2: Lord hath made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. 80 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 2: Save now I beseech thee O Lord, O Lord, I 81 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 2: beseech thee Send now prosperity. Blessed be he that cometh 82 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 2: in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you 83 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 2: out of the house of the Lord. God is the 84 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 2: Lord which hath shewed us. 85 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: Light. 86 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 2: Bind the sacrifice with chords, even unto the horns of 87 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 2: the altar. Thou art my God, and I will praise 88 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 2: thee Thou art my God, and I will exalt thee O. 89 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 2: Give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, for 90 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 2: his mercy endureth forever. In a chaotic world where everything 91 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 2: is always changing, we can find comfort and peace in 92 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 2: knowing God's love endures forever and his nature is eternal. 93 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 2: Imagine his unfailing love and unchanging nature covering you like 94 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 2: a security blanket, keeping you safe and warm as you sleep. 95 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 2: Strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Know 96 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 2: he is your strength and defense. Inhale slowly and be 97 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 2: filled with the strength of the Lord. Exhale slowly and 98 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 2: feel his strength spread throughout your body, rejuvenating you and 99 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 2: restoring you. Take a deep breath, Lift your fears and 100 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 2: worries to the Lord. Put your trust in him. As 101 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 2: you exhale and your chest falls, Imagine God's mighty hands 102 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 2: striking down your fears and worries, freeing you from the 103 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 2: things that weigh you down. Know the Lord is with you, 104 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 2: so nothing and no one can rise against you. Allow 105 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 2: his mighty hands to lead you to a quiet space 106 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 2: where you can take refuge in Him and rest peacefully 107 00:08:56,800 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 2: throughout the night. Confess any fears and doubts that are 108 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 2: keeping you from experiencing God's hope, joy, and peace. Acknowledge 109 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 2: your weaknesses and your need for His love and strength 110 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 2: with your next exile. Release any sin and shame that 111 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 2: is hindering you from living in the freedom given by 112 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 2: the salvation of the Lord. Be still before the Lord 113 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 2: and know he is your God, and you are His beloved, 114 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 2: is chosen His child. Rejoice and be glad in the 115 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 2: day the Lord has given you. Thank Him for the 116 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:43,079 Speaker 2: blessings you receive today, no matter how great or small. 117 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 2: Thank Him for the ways he has helped you today. 118 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 2: Thank Him for the mighty ways he has moved in 119 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:55,359 Speaker 2: your life. Think of a person who needs to experience 120 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 2: the joy of God's goodness. Pray they will focus their 121 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 2: thoughts on on God and feel the light of his presence. 122 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 2: Pray God's love will soften their heart and his glory 123 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 2: will lighten their spirit. Cry out to the Lord. Know 124 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 2: he will save you and deliver you. Know he will 125 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 2: help you in troubled times, and he will bless you 126 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 2: in prosperous times. Pray for God to move in a 127 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 2: mighty way in your life or your community. Pray his 128 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 2: glory will be revealed so that others may come to 129 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 2: know Him. Pray for God to bless you with success 130 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:41,439 Speaker 2: and favor in a specific area of your life. Pray 131 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 2: your desires will align with his. Pray for God to 132 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 2: sustain you and strengthen you with his right hand. As 133 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 2: you lay down to rest tonight, pray he will keep 134 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 2: you in his perfect peace as you sleep. Breathe in 135 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 2: the goodness of the Lord. Breathe in his strength. Breathe 136 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 2: out any stress and tension that is still lingering from 137 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 2: to day. Relax your neck and shoulders, close your eyes, 138 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 2: and bask in His glory. Allow His light to shine 139 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 2: upon you, keeping you warm and safe throughout the night.