1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: I'm Bishop T. D. Jakes inviting you to unwine your 2 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: mind and spirit with Tonight's sleep Psalm Turn us again, God, 3 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: cause your face to shine, and we will be saved, 4 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: Psalm eighty verse three. Dear Lord, tonight, I ask for restoration. 5 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: Many events in the day seek to slowly strip away 6 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:43,599 Speaker 1: my joy. As a day draws to a close, I 7 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: want to rejoice in the victories and ask for healing 8 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 1: from the tragedies. Restore me, Oh God, and shine on 9 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: me in the night. Let me see your face before 10 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: I lay my head down to sleep. I want to 11 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: see your splendor and glory and be renewed for whatever 12 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: tomorrow brings. Restore any parts of my soul that have 13 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 1: wandered from you as I tucked myself into the night's 14 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: peaceful refuge. Bring me to a place of peace and 15 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: forgive me for my son's Restore me, Oh. 16 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 2: God, and shine your light. Heal me from mounds and 17 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 2: burdens tonight in Jesus' name, Amen, thank you for praying 18 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 2: with me. I'm Bishop TD. Jake's inviting you to unwind 19 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 2: your mind and spirit with Tonight's sleep. 20 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: Song. Prepare your heart for this devotional from the book 21 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: of Psalms, guiding you into a RESTful embrace under his 22 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: watchful Eyns. Thank you for joining me, Bishop td Jakes 23 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 1: for tonight's episode of the Sleepsalms podcast. If this episode 24 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: blessed you, follow the podcast so you never miss a 25 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: nightly encouragement. 26 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 3: Hello, I'm Grace. For tonight's sleep psalm. We will be 27 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 3: meditating on Psalm eighty. To begin this meditation, get in 28 00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 3: a comfortable position, maintain good pass opening up your chest 29 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 3: and heart. Opening up your airway to allow the air 30 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 3: to travel throughout your body, bringing oxygen to every cell, 31 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 3: bone and muscle to revitalize you and rejuven at you. 32 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 3: Take a deep breath. Exhale slowly and release any tension 33 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 3: in your body. Relax your neck and shoulders. Breathe in 34 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 3: and out as your body relaxes, focus on clearing your 35 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 3: mind to hear God's word. Close your eyes and take 36 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 3: a deep breath. Breathe in the strength of the Lord. 37 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:54,119 Speaker 3: Breathe out your stress and anxiety from today with your 38 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 3: next inhale, lift your burdens to God. When you exhale, 39 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 3: surrender to Him and allow Him to guide you to 40 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 3: a place where you can find rest and satisfaction in him. 41 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:16,159 Speaker 3: Breathe in and out slowly, prepare to receive God's word. 42 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 3: When all seems lost and hopeless, the Bible reminds us 43 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 3: God can save us and restore us. He will not 44 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 3: leave us in our brokenness, but he will use our 45 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 3: brokenness to draw us to him, so that He can 46 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 3: lead us to his path of salvation, where our future 47 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 3: is secure and where we can find rest in our present. 48 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 3: Psalm eighty from the King James's version says, give ear, 49 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 3: O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock, 50 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 3: Thou that dwellest between the Cherubims, shine forth before Ephraim 51 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 3: and Benjamin and Manassa. Stir up thy strength, and come 52 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 3: and save us. Turn us again, O God, and cause 53 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 3: thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. O Lord, 54 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 3: God of Hosts. How long wilt thou be angry against 55 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 3: the prayer of thy people. Thou feedest them with the 56 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 3: bread of tears, and givest them tears to drink in 57 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 3: great measure. Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors, 58 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 3: and our enemies laugh among themselves. Turn us again, O 59 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 3: God of Hosts, and cause thy face to shine, and 60 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 3: we shall be saved. Thou hast brought avine out of Egypt. 61 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 3: Thou hast cast out the heathen and planted it. Thou 62 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 3: preparest room before it, and didst cause it to take 63 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 3: deep root, and it filled the land. The hills were 64 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 3: covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof 65 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 3: were like the goodly cedars. She sent out her boughs 66 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 3: unto the sea, and her branches unto the river. Why 67 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 3: hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all 68 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 3: they which pass by the way do pluck her. The 69 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 3: boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the 70 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:22,919 Speaker 3: wild beast of the field doth devour it. Return we 71 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 3: beseech thee O, god of hosts, look down from heaven, 72 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 3: and behold and visit this fine and the vineyard which 73 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 3: thy right hand planted, And the branch that thou madest 74 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:39,599 Speaker 3: strong for thyself. It is burned with fire, it is 75 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 3: cut down. They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. 76 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 3: Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, 77 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 3: upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself. 78 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 3: So will not we go back from thee quicken us, 79 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 3: and we will call upon thy name. Turn us again, 80 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,720 Speaker 3: O Lord, God of Hosts, cause thy face to shine, 81 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 3: and we shall be saved. Like lost sheep in the wilderness. 82 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 3: We need the shepherd to lead us, to guide us 83 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 3: into safety. When we call upon his voice, we will 84 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 3: gather his flock, and he will drive us from the 85 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 3: barren wilderness into the green pastures where we can experience 86 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 3: his hope, peace, and joy. Breathe in and out slowly, 87 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 3: close your eyes and feel the warmth of the presence 88 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 3: of God cover you, keeping you warm and safe and 89 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 3: secure through the night. Feel His face shine upon you, 90 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 3: pouring out his blessing his favor upon you. May his 91 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 3: radiant light restore you as you sleep. Take a deep 92 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 3: breath through your nose as your belly expands. Imagine God's 93 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 3: power and strength, raising you above your circumstances, above the enemy, 94 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 3: above the destruction and oppression of sin. Exhale slowly and 95 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 3: release your fears and doubts. Know you are in his strong, 96 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 3: capable hands. Know he will watch over you and protect 97 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 3: you throughout the night, like a shepherd does for his sheep. 98 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 3: Think of a time when you turned away from God 99 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 3: and followed your own path. Confess any sin before the Lord, 100 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 3: ask for his forgiveness and for his mercy. Turn to 101 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 3: the Lord and ask him to guide you down his 102 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 3: path of life and righteousness. Take a deep breath, exhale slowly, 103 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 3: and release any feelings of guilt and shame. No, He 104 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 3: will never turn away from you. He will redeem you 105 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 3: and restore you when you surrender to him. Think of 106 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 3: a time when God protected you even though you were 107 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 3: on a rebellious path. Praise Him for his faithfulness. Thank 108 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 3: Him for redeeming you and restoring you. Rejoice in His salvation, 109 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 3: which secures your future in him. Thank Him for his 110 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 3: blessing and favor. Think of someone whose life seems to 111 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 3: be falling apart. Pray God will help them and deliver 112 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 3: them from their difficulty. Pray God will restore their life 113 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:49,320 Speaker 3: soon and will refresh their mind, body, and soul as 114 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 3: they sleep. Cry out to the Lord. Cast your anxieties 115 00:09:55,000 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 3: on him. Lay your requests at his feet. God will 116 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 3: answer your prayers when the timing is right. Pray for 117 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 3: God to ignite a passion and start a revival within 118 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 3: the hearts of his followers. Pray we will turn to 119 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 3: Him and firmly root ourselves in His word. Pray for 120 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 3: God to restore the brokenness in your life. Pray for 121 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 3: God's light to shine in the darkest places in your 122 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 3: mind and heart. Pray for God to surround you with 123 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:34,680 Speaker 3: a hedge of protection. Tonight as you sleep, pray you 124 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 3: will rest safely and securely in His mighty hands. Breathe 125 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 3: in and out slowly. Release any stress and tension that 126 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 3: is still lingering from today. Put your trust in the Lord. 127 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 3: Allow his word to guide you down a safe, secure 128 00:10:56,000 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 3: path where you can rest peacefully throughout the night.