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Speaker 1: But the seventh year, thou shalt let it rest and

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Speaker 1: lie still, that the poor of thy people may eat,

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Speaker 1: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall

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Speaker 1: eat in like manner. Thou shalt deal with thy vineyard

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Speaker 1: and with thy olive yard. Exodus twenty three eleven. Thank

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Speaker 1: you for the seventh year, where even the vineyard and

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Speaker 1: fields rest from producing. This law teaches me I can

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Speaker 1: be dependent on your providence as I yield to your requirements.

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Speaker 1: I trust in your faithfulness to send more substantial increase

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Speaker 1: in the future. The poor can eat without fear of punishment,

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Speaker 1: and the animals can also freely graze on the land.

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Speaker 1: You reveal your mercy and generosity, as well as your

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Speaker 1: faithfulness through these generous acts of kindness. You are my

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Speaker 1: provision and provider. You are the faithful one who restores

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Speaker 1: the land, cares for the poor and the animals. You

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Speaker 1: are the lord of the harvest in all areas of

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Speaker 1: my life. Amen. Thank you for listening to pray dot

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Speaker 1: COM's nightly prayer to experience a pocket of peace before

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Speaker 1: you go to sleep. Stay tuned for our free meditative

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Speaker 1: prayer after this quick word from our sponsors.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on rest and recover. To

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Speaker 2: get the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray

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Speaker 2: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in

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Speaker 2: your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is rest

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Speaker 2: and recover. Take a moment to hide away in your

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Speaker 2: secret place, a place where you can relax and turn

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Speaker 2: off all distraction. As you take a couple of calming breaths,

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Speaker 2: reach out to God, invite his Holy Spirit to come

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Speaker 2: and minister to you. Ask him to prepare your heart

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Speaker 2: to be filled with God's Holy word. We will be

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Speaker 2: meditating on Job Chapter forty two, verse ten from the

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Speaker 2: King James version. And the Lord turned the captivity of

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Speaker 2: Job when he prayed for his friends. Also, the Lord

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Speaker 2: gave Job twice as much as he had before. Take

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Speaker 2: a moment to pour out your addorition to God. Lord,

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Speaker 2: I praise you for your provision in my life. Jesus,

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Speaker 2: I worship you, for you are the God of all flesh.

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Speaker 2: You know your creation like none other, and in your

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Speaker 2: infinite mercies you minister to us. Holy Spirit. I exalt

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Speaker 2: you for your progressive and continual work in my life.

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Speaker 2: I bless your name, God, for you are great and

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Speaker 2: greatly to be praised provision through prayer. Job's story in

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Speaker 2: the Bible is extraordinary and exemplary for many reasons. One

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Speaker 2: in particular is how God ministered restoration to his life

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Speaker 2: life unbeknownst to him, Job was the focal point in

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Speaker 2: a matter between God and Satan. While God marveled at

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Speaker 2: Job's steadfast faithfulness, Satan accused Job's actions of being self serving.

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Speaker 2: So Satan set out to prove God wrong in his

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Speaker 2: evaluation of Job by attempting to break Job's faith in God.

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Speaker 2: In rapid succession, Job lost his finances, his children, and

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Speaker 2: his health. His wife instructed he turn on God and die,

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Speaker 2: and his friends came to mourn and judge his state

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Speaker 2: of living death. As Job followed God's law and behaved

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Speaker 2: according to God's commandments, he had no idea nor understanding

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Speaker 2: why things happened to him the way they did. What

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Speaker 2: was taking place was completely contrary to what he knew

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Speaker 2: of God, and yet Job chose to remain faithful. Job

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Speaker 2: refused to turn on God and to blame God for

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Speaker 2: his predicament. In the midst of all his pain, his uncertainty,

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Speaker 2: and his suffering, Job's own friends began to speculate his

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Speaker 2: circumstance and to judge him. By doing so, his friends

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Speaker 2: attributed motive and reason to God that were untrue. Job

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Speaker 2: could have agreed with his friends, He could have cursed

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Speaker 2: God and died. Instead, Job chose to remain faithful to God.

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Speaker 2: God not only that, Job set aside his own situation

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Speaker 2: and frustration, and went to pray for God to have

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Speaker 2: mercy on his friends for their wrong behavior. In short,

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Speaker 2: Job loved his neighbors as he loved himself, and as

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Speaker 2: Job prayed and interceded for others, God restored his prosperity

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Speaker 2: and doubled his previous possessions. Perhaps you find yourself in

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Speaker 2: a similar situation. Perhaps you are hurting alone and being judged,

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Speaker 2: with no knowledge as to why things are happening to

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Speaker 2: you the way they are. This is your opportunity to

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Speaker 2: present yourself before God, confess your sins to God, and

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Speaker 2: lift up to Him and prayer the people in your life. Now,

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Speaker 2: think for a minute of all the times God has

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Speaker 2: blessed you, all the provision and prosperity God has given

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Speaker 2: simply because He loves you. Thank Jesus for his grace

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Speaker 2: and his mercy over your life. Thank the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: for interceding for you before God's throne. Thank him for

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Speaker 2: constantly ministering to you and for lovingly caring for you.

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Speaker 2: God is present and he is listening to you. God

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Speaker 2: has not left you alone. He sent his Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: to help you. So ask the Holy Spirit to help

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Speaker 2: you be faithful to God even when you don't understand

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Speaker 2: yourself circumstances. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you to

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Speaker 2: have mercy and compassion for the needs of others. Ask

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Speaker 2: him to teach you to be a blessing unto others

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Speaker 2: and yourself. Remember, prayer has restorative power. As Job prayed

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Speaker 2: for his friends, God restored his life. Likewise, as you

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Speaker 2: pray for others, God will pour out his restoration upon

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Speaker 2: your own life. So set aside your weariness and worry

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Speaker 2: and choose to be a vessel of blessing. Allow God

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Speaker 2: to bless others through you, and watch as His restoration

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Speaker 2: is manifested in your life this day and always. Thank

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