1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: I'm Bishop td Jakes, inviting you to unwine your mind 2 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: and spirit with Tonight's sleep song. Create in me a 3 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:19,639 Speaker 1: clean heart, O, God, renew a right spirit within me, 4 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:22,319 Speaker 1: Psalm fifty one. 5 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 2: Ten, God of Mercy, the weight of shame is too 6 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 2: heavy for me to beer. Unconfessed sin robs me of 7 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 2: rest and rids me of peace. I confess my sin 8 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 2: to you. Please take the burden of my sin away 9 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 2: from me, restore my soul, and remind me of your mercy. 10 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 2: There is no sacrifice you require from me, or self 11 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 2: punishment worth pursuing. You desire a pure and contrite heart. 12 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 2: You desire repentance soul. So here I am tonight, bowing 13 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 2: my heart before you in reverence and repentance. Forgive me God. 14 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 2: I want to fall into a deep sleep with the 15 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 2: safety of a bird under its mother's wings. So cover 16 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 2: me in your grace and tuck me into bed with 17 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 2: your mercy. In Jesus' name, Amen, thank you for praying 18 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 2: with me. I'm Bishop td Jake's inviting you to unwind 19 00:01:56,200 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 2: your mind and spirit with Tonight's sleeps. Prepare your heart 20 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 2: for this devotional from the Book of Psalms, guiding you 21 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 2: into a RESTful embrace under his watchful eyes. Thank you 22 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 2: for joining me, Bishop pd Jakes for tonight's episode of 23 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 2: the Sleepsalms podcast. If this episode blessed you, follow the 24 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 2: podcast so you never miss a nightly encouragement. 25 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 3: Hello, I'm Grace. For tonight's sleep song by pray dot Com. 26 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 3: We will be meditating on Psalm fifty one this evening. 27 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 3: Begin by focusing on controlling your breathing to relax your 28 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 3: body and open your mind and heart to receive God's truth. 29 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 3: You can lie down flat on your back, or you 30 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 3: can sit straight up in a chair. Relax your neck 31 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 3: and shoulders. Put one hand on your chest and one 32 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 3: hand on your stomach. Breathe in slowly through your nose. 33 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 3: Notice your chest is relatively flat while your stomach expands. 34 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 3: Hold your breath for a few seconds. Purse your lips gently, 35 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 3: press on your stomach, and exhale slowly. As you inhale, 36 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 3: Notice how the oxygen flows from your nose through your 37 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 3: lungs to your abdomen As you exhale, feel the stress 38 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 3: in your muscles and joints. Release, relaxing your body. If 39 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 3: you are experiencing tension in a particular area, Breathe in 40 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 3: and out slowly and focus on softening that part of 41 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 3: your body with each new breath. Feel your heart rate 42 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 3: slow down, settling you down for sleep. Take a deep 43 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 3: breath through your nose. Exhale slowly, and surrender any anxious 44 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 3: thoughts you have. Release any stress you are carrying with 45 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 3: you from today. Close your eyes and imagine God lifting 46 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 3: your burdens. Feel the weight come off your shoulders, helping 47 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 3: you unwind for the night. Although nothing can separate us 48 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 3: from the love of God, sometimes our unconfessed sin can 49 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 3: hinder our relationship with Him and make him seem far away. Tonight, 50 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 3: let's bring the heaviest pieces of our heart to God 51 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 3: and find hope and freedom in his forgiveness. Psalm fifty 52 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 3: one from the King James version says, have mercy upon me, 53 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 3: O God, according to thy loving kindness, according unto the 54 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 3: multitude of thy tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions, Wash 55 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 3: me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 56 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 3: For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever 57 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 3: before me against THEE THEE. Only have I sinned and 58 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:28,039 Speaker 3: done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightest be 59 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 3: justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Behold, 60 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 3: I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my 61 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 3: mother conceive me. Behold thou desirest truth in the inward 62 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 3: parts and in the hidden part. Thou shalt make me 63 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 3: to no wisdom. Purge me with hyghesop, and I shall 64 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 3: be clean. Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. 65 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 3: Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones 66 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 3: which thou hast broken may riteal Hide thy face from 67 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:06,359 Speaker 3: my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in 68 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 3: me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right 69 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 3: spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, 70 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 3: and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto 71 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 3: me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with 72 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 3: thy free spirit. Then I will teach transgressors thy ways, 73 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 3: and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from 74 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 3: blood guiltiness, O God, Thou God of my salvation, and 75 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:38,479 Speaker 3: my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. O Lord, 76 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 3: Open thou my lips, and my mouth shall shew forth 77 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 3: thy praise for Thou desirest not sacrifice, else would I 78 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 3: give it? Thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices 79 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 3: of God are a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart. 80 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:01,280 Speaker 3: O God, thou wilt not despise, do good in thy 81 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 3: good pleasure unto Zion, build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 82 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 3: Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, 83 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 3: with burnt offering and whole burnt offering. Then shall they 84 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 3: offer bullocks upon thine altar. At night, when we find 85 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 3: ourselves in a quiet, dark place, we sometimes struggle with 86 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 3: our sin and shame. Our sin and shame can keep 87 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 3: us up at night, making it hard to find rest, 88 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 3: draining the life and energy from our body. But God 89 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 3: doesn't want us to sit in our sin and shame. 90 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 3: He wants us to bring them to him so that 91 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 3: He can cleanse us and free us. In his mercy 92 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 3: and grace, we can find rest that restores our mind, body, 93 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 3: and soul. Take a deep breath, inhale and exhale slowly 94 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 3: through your nose. Close your eyes, and imagine a book 95 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 3: about your life that contains every mistake you have ever made, 96 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 3: every sin you have ever committed. This book seems heavy 97 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 3: and the ending seems hopeless. Now think of God blotting 98 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 3: out every iniquity, leaving the pages in your book wider 99 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 3: than snow. Open your eyes and know God has taken 100 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 3: every sin and every source of shame and has thrown 101 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 3: them into the sea of forgetfulness. Your ending is full 102 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 3: of hope and happiness because of His great love and 103 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 3: compassion for you. Breathe in and out slowly, Meditate on 104 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 3: His mercy and grace. Feel the joy and freedom of 105 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 3: his salvation. Know he will lead you down his path 106 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 3: of life and righteousness, or you will be safefe and 107 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 3: secure where He will sustain you every day and night. 108 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:11,319 Speaker 3: Inhale slowly through your nose. As you exhale, let God 109 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 3: lift your burdens and take you by the hand to 110 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 3: guide you to a place where His desires become yours, 111 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 3: a place where you can rest peacefully through the night. 112 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 3: Confess any sin to the Lord and ask for his forgiveness. 113 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 3: Ask him to help you face any consequences and to 114 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 3: restore the joy of your relationship with him. Take a 115 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 3: deep breath, feel his mercy and grace wash over you. 116 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 3: With your next exhale, Let go of any guilt and 117 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 3: shame you are experiencing. Know He will cleanse you with 118 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 3: his righteousness from the inside out. Praise the Lord for 119 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 3: his righteousness. Thank him for the grace and love he 120 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 3: has shown you. Thank you for his salvation that brings 121 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 3: you joy in the night. Think of someone who needs 122 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 3: to experience God's grace and love tonight. Pray you will 123 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 3: take away their guilt and shame and help them rest 124 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 3: through the night. Lay your requests before the Lord. Surrender 125 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 3: any stress and anxiety from today. Put everything in his hands, 126 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 3: and allow His hope and peace to wash over you 127 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:32,199 Speaker 3: and calm your mind, body, and soul for sleep. Pray 128 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 3: God will deliver you from the evil one and lead 129 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 3: you away from temptation. Pray your choices will glorify Him 130 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 3: and bring you to a place where you can rest easily. 131 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 3: Pray God will create a pure heart and spirit in 132 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:51,680 Speaker 3: you so that you will please him. Pray you will 133 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 3: renew your spirit as you rest tonight. Pray God will 134 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,719 Speaker 3: help you rest in His grace and love. Pray you 135 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 3: will experience a deep, RESTful sleep throughout the night. Breathe 136 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 3: in and out slowly. Know God will sustain you throughout 137 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 3: the night. As your body relaxes, allow God to refresh 138 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 3: your soul and bring you peace to help you rest 139 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 3: through the night.