1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: And the Lord gave them rest roundabout according to all 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: that he swear unto their fathers, And there stood not 3 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: a man of all their enemies before them. The Lord 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: delivered all their enemies into their hand. Joshua twenty one 5 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: forty four. Glory to the Great and mighty God. You 6 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: are the God who delivers me from all my enemies. 7 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: Thank you that every knee shall bow and tongue confess 8 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: that Jesus Christ is Lord. You shall give me rest 9 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: when your mighty power defeats all my enemies. Hallelujah, Lord, 10 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: I thank you that you are mighty in battle, and 11 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 1: the blood you shed on cavalry defeats the enemy. I 12 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: give you praise, honor, and glory for your protective hand 13 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: of mercy over my life. My heart rejoices in your 14 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: magnificent promises. I declare your victory over my enemies in 15 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: Jesus's name. An Thank you for listening to pray dot 16 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 1: COM's nightly prayer to experience a pocket of peace before 17 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: you go to sleep. Stay tuned for our free meditative 18 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,199 Speaker 1: prayer after this quick word from our sponsors. 19 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on sustained faith to get 20 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,559 Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey. Usepray dot com 21 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 2: every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 22 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is sustained faith. Take 23 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 2: a moment to rest. Find a quiet, secluded place where 24 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 2: you can compose yourself, close your eyes and take a 25 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 2: couple of deep breaths. Feel the doubt and fear leaving 26 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 2: your body. Turn your gaze towards Jesus, Open yourself up 27 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 2: to the Holy Spirit and invite him to minister to 28 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 2: your heart. We will be meditating on Hebrews chapter eleven, 29 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 2: verse one from the King James version. Now, faith is 30 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 2: the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things 31 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 2: not seen. Now take a moment to pour out your 32 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 2: adoration to God. Jesus. I praise you that you are 33 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 2: a man of your word. I give you all honor 34 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 2: and glory, for there is none like you. You are 35 00:02:55,480 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 2: a covenant keeping God, and all your words are true. 36 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 2: I worship you, for you are the only one worthy 37 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 2: of my praise. God. Your faithfulness knows no end. Faith 38 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 2: is belief in God. Faith is the knowledge that he 39 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 2: will do what he says he will do. Faith is 40 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 2: the intangible substance that fuels our relationship with God. It 41 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 2: can't be seen, but its effects can be seen. One 42 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 2: who has faith waits on God, trusts God to work 43 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 2: out his purposes for good. One who has faith will 44 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 2: remain in the fire and not be burned. One who 45 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 2: has faith will be asleep in a storm and know 46 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 2: that no harm will come to him. One who has 47 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 2: faith will say, to a mountain, move and it will move. 48 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 2: Faith is the knowledge that at some fixed point in 49 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 2: the future, God's promises will manifest in your life. Just 50 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 2: as your past is a fixed point behind you, your 51 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: faith will see its fruits at a fixed point in 52 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 2: the future. It doesn't matter that you don't know when 53 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 2: it is. What matters is that you believe it as 54 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: surely as you know what happened before. That's as certain 55 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: as you should be about what is to come. That 56 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 2: is faith. If you struggle with unbelief, you are not alone. 57 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 2: Tell God, reach out to him, confess your sins and 58 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 2: unbelief to him. Take a moment now to dwell on 59 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 2: God's faithfulness. Thank God for the time when he increased 60 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 2: your faith, when you called out and asked Him to 61 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 2: help you in your unbelief. Remember the times in the 62 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 2: past when you could see God's hand in motion. Think 63 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,039 Speaker 2: how far your faith is stretched in the past, and 64 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:23,679 Speaker 2: how faithful you've been now. Thank God for his care 65 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 2: and steadfastness in your life. Give thanks for the moments 66 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 2: when you saw God's promises manifest before your eyes. Do 67 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:41,919 Speaker 2: not forget God is present and He is listening to you. 68 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 2: This is your opportunity to come before Him and ask 69 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 2: for more faith. To ask the Holy Spirit to minister 70 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 2: the truth of God's character and identity to you. To 71 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 2: ask him to enable you to see your heavenly Father 72 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 2: forgive who He truly is. Ask the Holy Spirit to 73 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 2: set you free from the clutches of unbelief. Ask him 74 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 2: to enable your heart to have strength in moments of 75 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 2: weakness and doubt. Ask the Holy Spirit to enable you 76 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: to let go of all fear. To empower you to 77 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 2: know and to live the truth of His word, of 78 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 2: his promise and his seal. Remember, faith means being sure 79 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 2: of the things we hope for. Faith means knowing that 80 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 2: something is real, even if we do not see it. 81 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 2: God expects you to have faith in his word, to 82 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 2: trust that He is who he says he is, and 83 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 2: to know that He will do what he promised. Don't 84 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 2: let fear and doubt overwhelm your heart and rob you 85 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:01,919 Speaker 2: of your blessings. Be filled with faith in Christ and 86 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 2: watch as that faith transforms your life. Thank you for 87 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 2: completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating 88 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 2: this healthy habit as a daily practice, you are making 89 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 2: prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.