1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want Psalm 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: twenty three one. Dear Lord, thank you that you care 3 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: for me with the tender affections of a good shepherd 4 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: toward his sheep. You are mindful of all my needs, 5 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:21,119 Speaker 1: and I am confident you will provide for them. You 6 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: protect me from harm and the night, provide my daily nourishment, 7 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: and tend the wounds life inflicts. You know what is 8 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: best and necessary for my growth. You are the skillful, watchful, 9 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: and tender shepherd of my soul. Thank you for your loving, 10 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: compassion and guidance. What a comfort it is to know 11 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: that I am safe under your care and I have 12 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: no anxious thoughts since I know you are providing for 13 00:00:49,000 --> 00:01:00,040 Speaker 1: my every need. Amen. Thank you for listening to pray. 14 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: To Cam's nightly prayer to experience a pocket of peace 15 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 2: before you go to sleep. Stay tuned for our free 16 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 2: meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors. 17 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on grace and gratitude. To 18 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 3: get the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot 19 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 3: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 20 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is grace and gratitude. 21 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:48,639 Speaker 3: Take a minute to unwind, Look for a quiet place 22 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 3: and assume a position that will allow you to relax. 23 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 3: Now shift your focus to your your time with God. 24 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 3: Direct your thoughts toward the throne of the Lord, and 25 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 3: prepare to be filled with his word. We will be 26 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 3: meditating on Ephesians chapter two, verses eight and nine from 27 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 3: the King James version. For by grace are ye saved 28 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 3: through faith, and that not of yourselves. It is the 29 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 3: gift of God, not of works, Lest any man should boast. 30 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 3: Let your worship rise up to God. God. I praise 31 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 3: you for your unending and boundless love. I adore you 32 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 3: because you are good, you are kind, and your mercies 33 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 3: and forever. I praise you for your endless grace poured 34 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 3: out over your children. I worship you for your great kindness. 35 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 3: I extol your name, for there is no one else 36 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 3: like you. Grace is God given undeserved favor. We all 37 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 3: like to think of ourselves as good people, but the 38 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 3: truth is only God is good. If you were to 39 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 3: be brutally honest with yourself and objectively look at your 40 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 3: life through the lens of God's law, you'd quickly see 41 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 3: just how corrupt the human heart truly is. This is 42 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 3: why salvation is a gift. You did nothing to deserve it, 43 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 3: nor could you ever acquire it through your life own actions. 44 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 3: Salvation cannot be bought through deeds, nor could it ever 45 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 3: be earned. You could never afford it, nor do you 46 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 3: deserve it. Yet because of his love, Jesus chose to 47 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 3: freely give it to you. Simply put, salvation is acquired 48 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 3: through grace and by grace alone. And the beauty of 49 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 3: God's grace is that it does not depend on you whatsoever. 50 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 3: It depends completely and entirely upon Him. That is why 51 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 3: there is nothing in this world you could do to 52 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 3: make Jesus love you any more or any less than 53 00:04:53,839 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 3: he already does. The only requisite for grace is faith. 54 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:06,840 Speaker 3: To receive this gift from God, you must believe in Him. 55 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 3: You must set aside your bride and your arrogance, your 56 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 3: assurance in your own flawed capabilities. Don't ever fool yourself 57 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 3: into thinking that God loves you because you are a 58 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 3: good person, even when you are not. God is omni benevolent. 59 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 3: The Bible teaches us that all have sinned and fallen 60 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 3: short of the glory of God. Do not be discouraged 61 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 3: by this truth. Instead, rejoice. God's grace is measureless and 62 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 3: he wants to pour it out into every area of 63 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 3: your life. This is your opportunity to present yourself before 64 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 3: the Lord, to pray to God and to confess to 65 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 3: him your areas of weakness. Share with the Holy Spirit 66 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 3: your struggle and your suffering. Confess to God your imperfections. 67 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 3: God is not expecting perfection from you. Just faith, Open 68 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 3: yourself to God's love and pour out all that is 69 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 3: weighing heavy on your heart. Now consider all the times 70 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 3: God's grace covered your sins and thank him for it. 71 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 3: Thank Jesus for dying in your place and for paying 72 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 3: the price of your sins. Thank Him for loving you 73 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 3: and for providing a way of reconciliation to the Father. 74 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 3: Thank God for his grace that covers all your transgressions. 75 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 3: Thank the Holy Spirit for enabling you to receive God's 76 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 3: grace and for continuously working within your heart. Never forget 77 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 3: God is present and he is listening to you. Come 78 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 3: before Him and ask for his grace to be manifested 79 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 3: in your life. Ask the Holy Spirit to open your 80 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 3: eyes to the way Jesus loves you to minister the 81 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 3: truth of God's grace upon your heart. Ask the Holy 82 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 3: Spirit for the ability to understand this grace and to 83 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 3: receive it. Ask him to seal the truth of God's 84 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 3: salvation and love upon your soul. Remember you have been 85 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 3: saved by grace because you believe salvation is a gift 86 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 3: from God. You did not and could not save yourself. Therefore, 87 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 3: be aware of the grace placed upon you. Do not 88 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 3: allow bride to enter your heart. God loves you and 89 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:37,319 Speaker 3: gives of himself to you because he chose to do so, 90 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:44,559 Speaker 3: and for no other reason. Believe in Christ and receive 91 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 3: his grace, his love, and his life changing power. Today, 92 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 3: thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. 93 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 3: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you 94 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 3: are making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.