1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: I'm Bishop T. D. Jakes, inviting you to unwind your 2 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: mind and spirit with tonight's sleep Psalm. In the day 3 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: of my trouble, I sought the Lord. My hand was 4 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: stretched out in the night and didn't get tired. My 5 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: soul refused to be comforted Psalm one O two first two. 6 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: Dear everlasting Father, I know you listen even when I 7 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: feel most alone. You bend your ear down to hear 8 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 1: my cries. You have kept every tear and attended to 9 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: every complaint. Tonight, I am grateful for God who has 10 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: not kept himself distant and aloof. You have come near 11 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: to me and considered my heart. As I unwine after 12 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: a long day. I asked that you release me from 13 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: my loneliness and remind my heart that you are close 14 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: more than any family or friend. You completely understand me. 15 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: You are acquainted with every weakness, sin and shortcoming, yet 16 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: love me anyways. You call me a friend, child and 17 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: co err in Christ, despite my failures and flaws. What 18 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: a wonderful thing it is to be completely known and 19 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: wholly loved. Comfort me in your warm and accepting embrace. Tonight. 20 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen, Thank you, for praying 21 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:23,959 Speaker 1: with me. I'm Bishop td Jakes inviting you to unwind 22 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: your mind and spirit with Tonight's Sleep Song. Prepare your 23 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 1: heart for this devotional from the Book of Psalms, guiding 24 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 1: you into a RESTful embrace under His watchful eyes. Thank 25 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: you for joining me, Bishop td Jakes for tonight's episode 26 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:03,079 Speaker 1: of the Sleep Psalms Podcast. If this episode blessed you, 27 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: follow the podcast so you never miss a nightly encouragement. 28 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace. For tonight's Sleep Psalm by pray dot Com. 29 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 2: We will be meditating on Psalm one hundred and two. 30 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 2: Before meditating on God's word this evening, let's spend some 31 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 2: time remembering who God is and letting go of our 32 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 2: stress and anxiety from today. Take a deep, cleansing breath. 33 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 2: Feel the fresh calm air fill your lungs. Exhale slowly 34 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 2: and release any tension in your muscles. Take another deep breath. 35 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 2: Feel God's strength fill you, rejuvenating your lungs. Exhale slowly 36 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 2: and alone all his strength to nourish your bones and 37 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 2: restore your muscles and joints. Close your eyes and reflect 38 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 2: on who God is. Think of him as the creator 39 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 2: that laid the foundations of the earth and created the 40 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 2: heavens above. Think of him as the sovereign King whose 41 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 2: reign will never end. Know his mighty hands that created 42 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: the world are the mighty hands that will strengthen you 43 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 2: and sustain you through the night. Breathe in his goodness. 44 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 2: Breathe out your fears and doubts. Breathe in his peace. 45 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 2: Breathe out your worries and anxious thoughts. With each breath, 46 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 2: feel your heart lightened and your mind calm. Know God 47 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,119 Speaker 2: is with you tonight, and you never have to face 48 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 2: the darkness of the night alone. Open your mind and 49 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 2: heart and ask God to speak to you through his word. 50 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 2: Ask him to remind you of his promises and of 51 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 2: his goodness and faithfulness. Ask for his word to comfort 52 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 2: you tonight as you prepare for sleep. In our moments 53 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 2: of weakness, we can find hope by turning to the 54 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,679 Speaker 2: God that never changes and the God that will endure 55 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 2: forever and ever. Psalm one hundred and two from the 56 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 2: King James's version says, hear my prayer, O Lord, and 57 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 2: let my cry come unto thee. Hide not thy face 58 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 2: from me. In the day when I am in trouble 59 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 2: incline Thine ear unto me in the day when I call, 60 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 2: answer me speedily. For my days are consumed like smoke, 61 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:57,799 Speaker 2: and my bones are burned as in hearth. My heart 62 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 2: is smitten and withered like grass, so that I forget 63 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:05,359 Speaker 2: to eat my bread by reason of the voice of 64 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 2: my groaning, my bones cleave to my skin. I am 65 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,280 Speaker 2: like a pelican of the wilderness. I am like an 66 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 2: owl of the desert. I watch and am as a 67 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 2: sparrow alone upon the housetop. Mine enemies reproach me all 68 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 2: the day, and they that are mad against me are 69 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 2: sworn against me. For I have eaten ashes like bread, 70 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 2: and mingled my drink with weeping because of thine indignation 71 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 2: and thy wrath. For thou hast lifted me up and 72 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:43,919 Speaker 2: cast me down. My days are like a shadow that declineth, 73 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 2: and I am withered like grass. But thou, o Lord, 74 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 2: shalt endure forever and thy remembrance unto all generations. Thou 75 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 2: shalt arise and have mercy upon Zion, for the time 76 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 2: to favor her. Yea, the said time is come, for 77 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:08,039 Speaker 2: thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favor the 78 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 2: dust thereof, so that heathen shall fear the name of 79 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 2: the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. 80 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 2: When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear 81 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 2: in his glory. He will regard the prayer of the destitute, 82 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 2: and not despise their prayer. This shall be written for 83 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 2: the generation to come, and the people which shall be 84 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: created shall praise the Lord. For he hath looked down 85 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 2: from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven. Did the 86 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 2: Lord behold the earth to hear the groaning of the prisoner, 87 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 2: to lose those that are appointed to death, to declare 88 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 2: the name of the Lord in Zion and his praise 89 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 2: in Jerusalem. When the people are gathered together and the 90 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 2: kingdoms to serve the Lord. He weakened my strength in 91 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 2: the way he shall shortened my days. I said, O, 92 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 2: my God, take me not away in the midst of 93 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 2: my days. Thy years are throughout all generations of old. 94 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 2: Hast thou laid the foundation of the earth, and the 95 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 2: heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, 96 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 2: but thou shalt endure yea all of them shall wax 97 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 2: old like a garment as a vesture. Shalt thou change them, 98 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 2: and they shall be changed. But thou art the same, 99 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 2: and thy years shall have no end. The children of 100 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 2: thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established 101 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 2: before thee. The Bible reminds us we can always put 102 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 2: our trust in God, because he is living, eternal and unchanging. 103 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 2: When our days feel heavy, his strength can alleviate our 104 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 2: burdens and help us find rest. When our nights are dark, 105 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 2: his glory will shine upon us, keeping us warm and 106 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 2: safe throughout the night. Take a deep breath, Bask in 107 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 2: the presence of the Lord. Exhale slowly, and allow his 108 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 2: joy and hope to fill your heart and strengthen your body. 109 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 2: Close your eyes and imagine the Lord's glory filling the earth. 110 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 2: Imagine a day when there will be no more darkness, 111 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 2: when every prisoner will be set free, when those in 112 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 2: need will be fully satisfied. Allow the peace of his 113 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 2: presence and the hope of his future reign to soothe 114 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 2: your soul. Take a deep breath, put your trust in 115 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 2: the Lord. Exhale slowly, and surrender your life to him. 116 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 2: Unlike the world us, the Lord never changes. Know the 117 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 2: same God that formed the heavens and the earth is 118 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 2: the same God. That will help you stand firm in 119 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 2: the end. Know the same God that formed you with 120 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 2: his hands is the same God that refreshes your mind, body, 121 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 2: and soul as you sleep. Think of a time when 122 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 2: your fears and stress overwhelmed you, causing you to lose 123 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 2: sight of who God is. Confess any fears and doubts 124 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 2: that are still holding you back from experiencing the joy 125 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 2: of His presence. Ask Him to help you completely trust 126 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 2: in him. Take a deep breath, Allow his forgiveness to 127 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 2: wash over you. Exhale slowly, and let go of any 128 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 2: sin and shame that is hindering your relationship with God. 129 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 2: Allow his mighty hands to restore your relationship, filling your 130 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 2: heart with his love, joy, and peace. Praise the King 131 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 2: on his throne. Bow your head down and worship him. 132 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 2: Thank him for the ways he provides for you. Thank 133 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 2: him for the ways he has protected you. Thank him 134 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 2: for your bright future that is secure in him alone. 135 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 2: Think of a person who needs God's provision tonight. Pray 136 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,439 Speaker 2: he will give them what they need and help them 137 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 2: find satisfaction in him. Pray he will give them rest tonight. 138 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 2: Ask God to hear your prayer. Ask Him to draw 139 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 2: your heart toward Him as you lift your requests to him. 140 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 2: Pray for God to bless the next generation. Pray he 141 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 2: will use you to help guide children and young adults 142 00:11:56,600 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 2: unto his path of life. Pray for God to help 143 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 2: those who are destitute. Pray Ye will strengthen them with 144 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 2: his word and satisfy them with his provision. Pray for 145 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 2: God's provision for tomorrow and his protection for tonight. Pray 146 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 2: he will sustain you with his strength through the day 147 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 2: and night. Take the deep breath, Breathe in His strength 148 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 2: and glory. Exhale slowly, and release any stress and tension 149 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 2: that is still lingering from today. Allow the hope of 150 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 2: your bright future with the Sovereign King, the creator of 151 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 2: the world, to comfort you as you sleep.