1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: So the people rested on the seventh day Exodus sixteen thirty. 2 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: Dear Lord, thank you for this beautiful day of rest. 3 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 1: It is a time to honor you, fellowship with believers. 4 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: Rest and enjoy my family. 5 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: Thank you for teaching me how to. 6 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: Refuel in a way that edifies my spirit and refreshes 7 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: me for the week ahead. Rest is essential to you. 8 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: It motivates me to cease from my striving and rest 9 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: in your ability to provide for my needs. You teach 10 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: me to trust in your provision rather than my efforts. Lord, 11 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: forgive me for being stubborn at times and continuing to 12 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: strive to do things my way. I command my soul 13 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: to rest and be at peace in Jesus' name. Amen. 14 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer 15 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 3: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. 16 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:19,479 Speaker 3: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick 17 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 3: word from our sponsors. 18 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on rest and recover. To 19 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 2: get the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray 20 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 2: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in 21 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 2: your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is rest 22 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 2: and recover. Pause for just a second, put aside the 23 00:01:55,720 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 2: day's distractions and frenzy, and prepare to spend time with God. 24 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 2: Close your eyes, take a deep breath in, then slowly 25 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 2: breathe out. Now take captive every thought and shift your 26 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 2: attention unto God's word. Make ready your heart and open 27 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 2: your mind to receive from the Lord. We will be 28 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 2: meditating on Isaiah chapter forty, verse thirty through thirty one, 29 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 2: from the King James version. Even the youths shall faint 30 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 2: and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall. 31 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 2: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. 32 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 2: They shall mount up with wings as eagles. They shall 33 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 2: run and not be weary, and they shall walk and 34 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 2: not faint. Take a moment to pour out your adoration 35 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 2: to God for his restoration. Father, I praise you, for 36 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 2: you are my savior and my God. For your name's sake, 37 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 2: you deliver me and forgive my sins. I praise you Jesus, 38 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 2: for your grace and your goodness are given without measure. 39 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 2: Holy Spirit. I thank you for you refresh my soul 40 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 2: and you renew my mind. God's rest is restorative. Life 41 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 2: can be hard and unpredictable. Unforeseen circumstances, Accidents, sickness, and 42 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 2: loss can happen without warning. Suddenly you find yourself in 43 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 2: a situation you never expected or imagined. No one is 44 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 2: exempt from this. It is true that some people are 45 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: better at handling those scenarios than others. Yet no one 46 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 2: in this world is invincible, because no matter how strong 47 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:42,599 Speaker 2: and capable you may be, human strength is simply not enough. 48 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 2: Whether you are young and fierce or old and tired, Eventually, 49 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 2: at some point we all get worn out. This is 50 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 2: why you must depend not on yourself but on God. 51 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 2: Your strength is limited, but God is infinite might. You 52 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 2: are prone to error and susceptible to failure, but God 53 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 2: is eternal and has immeasurable power. You have no knowledge 54 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 2: or control over what tomorrow holds, but God is omniscient, omnipresent, 55 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 2: and omnipotent. That is why your trust and your confidence 56 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 2: should be in God alone and not yourself. God can 57 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 2: restore your strength mentally, spiritually, and physically. For those who 58 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 2: depend upon God receive from his strength and his power. 59 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 2: Take this time to come before God and seek his rest. 60 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 2: Confess your sins and your weariness to the Lord. Now 61 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 2: take just a few minutes to dwell on God's restoration 62 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 2: in your life. Thank Him for his everlasting and unfathomable 63 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 2: loving kindness. Thank Jesus for salvation and redemption, for paying 64 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 2: the price of your rest and your renewal at the cross. 65 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 2: Thank Him for providing a way for you to rise 66 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 2: again and persevere. Thank the Holy Spirit for imparting God's 67 00:06:55,520 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 2: strength into your life. God is present and he is 68 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:08,159 Speaker 2: listening to you. This day, you have an opportunity to 69 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 2: experience God's restorative power. Reach out to Him and ask 70 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 2: him to renew you with his saving grace. Ask God 71 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 2: to take away all fatigue and to restore your weary soul. 72 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit to minister to your weak heart 73 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 2: and tired mind. Ask him to transform you, to infuse 74 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 2: your failing strength with his own. Ask him to mold 75 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 2: your character and shape your reality. Remember, anyone can get 76 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 2: tired and can become overwhelmed. But those who trust in 77 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 2: God and depend not on themselves but in Him will 78 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 2: be restored. You do not have to go through this 79 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 2: life tired and depressed. God longs to give you rest 80 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 2: and to restore your strength. Jesus loves you, and he 81 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 2: wants to renew your heart and soul today accept his 82 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 2: gift of rest and recovery and allow him to change 83 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 2: your life. Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on 84 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:45,079 Speaker 2: pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit as a 85 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 2: daily practice, you are making prayer a priority and strengthening 86 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 2: your walk with God.