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Speaker 1: So let all thine enemies perish, o Lord, but let

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Speaker 1: them that love him be as the sun when he

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Speaker 1: goeth forth in his might, and the land had rest

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Speaker 1: forty years Judges five thirty one. Thank you, Lord, that

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Speaker 1: you promise all those who love you will shine as

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Speaker 1: brightly as the sun in all its mighty brilliance. Let

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Speaker 1: your light shine so there is no more darkness, and

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Speaker 1: the joy of children's laughter can be heard again in

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Speaker 2: You will destroy.

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Speaker 1: Every work of the enemy that comes against me. Thank

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Speaker 1: you for the confidence that knowledge gives me, and my

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Speaker 1: soul rest in you. Knowing you are my deliver and

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Speaker 1: go before me to do battle on my behalf gives

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Speaker 1: me peace. Thank you, The battle is not mine but yours.

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Speaker 1: I delight in your love and protection. Amen. Thank you

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Speaker 1: for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer. Do experience

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Speaker 1: a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. Stay

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Speaker 1: tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick word

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer and sustained faith. To get

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Speaker 2: every day and make prayer a priority in your life.

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is sustained faith. Separate

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Speaker 2: yourself from all else, rest and be still. Take a

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Speaker 2: moment to find your center as you close your eyes

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Speaker 2: and breathe in and out let your body relax. Now

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Speaker 2: turn your thoughts to the Word of God. Invite the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to fill your heart, and open yourself to

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Speaker 2: receive from the Lord. We will be meditating on Hebrews

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Speaker 2: chapter eleven, verse six from the King James version. But

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Speaker 2: without faith it is impossible to please him. For he

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Speaker 2: that cometh to God must believe that He is, and

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Speaker 2: that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.

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Speaker 2: Pour out your adoration to God, who is your rewarder. God,

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Speaker 2: I praise you for giving me the very best of

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Speaker 2: who you are, for demonstrate your love through your actions

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Speaker 2: at the cross. I exalt you Lord for your steadfast

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Speaker 2: faithfulness to me. At all times. You withhold nothing, and

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Speaker 2: you give of yourself freely. Thank you God that I

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Speaker 2: can draw near to you. Faith is needed to please God.

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Speaker 2: You cannot please someone you do not acknowledge. To have

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Speaker 2: a relationship with God, you must first believe that He exists.

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Speaker 2: For faith is not merely positive vibes or good intentions

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Speaker 2: toward the universe. Faith is the acknowledgment of the existence

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Speaker 2: of God and of our need for Him. Once you

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Speaker 2: accept the truth of God's existence and his identity, then

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Speaker 2: you can have a relationship with Him. And you need

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Speaker 2: a relationship with God if you plan on overcoming this world.

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Speaker 2: To believe in God, you must know him, and the

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Speaker 2: best source of knowledge on Him is his word. The

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Speaker 2: more you read the Bible, the more you'll know God.

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Speaker 2: The more you know God and believe in Him, the

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Speaker 2: better your relationship with Him becomes. Do not forget. God

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Speaker 2: loves you and longs to bless you, but you must

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Speaker 2: believe this yourself before he can do it. Perhaps you've

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Speaker 2: been struggling with believing the truth of who God is.

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Speaker 2: This is your opportunity to present yourself before God, confess

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Speaker 2: your sins to the Holy Spirit, and ask him to

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Speaker 2: convict you of the truth of His identity. Now consider

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Speaker 2: for a moment God's un much love in your life

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Speaker 2: and thank him for it. Thank God that his love

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Speaker 2: is all encompassing and has no limits. Thank Him that

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Speaker 2: his love affords you constant forgiveness for all your offenses.

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Speaker 2: Thank Jesus that He did not hold your wrongs against you.

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Speaker 2: Thank Him for giving you compassion and a place of condemnation.

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Speaker 2: Think for a minute on past experiences where God's love

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Speaker 2: gifted you with mercy. Thank Him for all past blessings

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Speaker 2: of his grace over your life and for those still

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

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Speaker 2: Jesus died for you while you were still lost in

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Speaker 2: your sins, because he believed in restoration between himself and humanity.

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Speaker 2: Your chance to approach the throne of God and ask

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Speaker 2: for divine intervention. Petition God for his mercy to flood

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Speaker 2: your soul, to fill you to overflowing, and to permeate

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Speaker 2: every area of your heart. Ask the Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 2: enable you to receive and understand the truth of God's word.

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Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit to increase your faith, to increase

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Speaker 2: your assurance in the identity of who God is. Remember,

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Speaker 2: without faith, no one can please God. Anyone who comes

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Speaker 2: to God must believe that He is real and that

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Speaker 2: He rewards those who truly want to find him. Seize

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Speaker 2: this day this opportunity to seek God in faith. Approach

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Speaker 2: God's throne of grace, confident in the knowledge of who

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Speaker 2: he is, and that he loves you. Thank you for

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