1 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: On that night could not the king's sleep, and he 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 1: commanded to bring forth the book of records of the Chronicles, 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: and they were read before the king esther six. One, Lord, 4 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: I thank you that you are working on my behalf 5 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: as I rest in peaceful slumber. Your spirit is reaching 6 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: out to those I have prayed for in revealing your 7 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: truth to their hearts. The heart of the King is 8 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: in your hands, and you turn his actions to align 9 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: with your will. You are the powerful God of the universe, 10 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: and nothing is impossible for you. Even when I don't 11 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 1: see change with my natural eyes, I know you are 12 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: working behind the scenes to accomplish your purposes. I trust 13 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: in your goodness on my behalf and know you will 14 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: do for me what I could never do for myself. Amen. 15 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,279 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer 16 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 2: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. 17 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 2: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick 18 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 2: word from our sponsors. Welcome to your meditative prayer on 19 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 2: letting go. To get the most out of your spiritual journey, 20 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 2: use pray dot com every day and make prayer a 21 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 2: priority in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer 22 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 2: is letting go. Find a place where you can let 23 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 2: your guard down and relax. Now, take a moment to 24 00:01:54,680 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 2: slow down and decompress. Close your eyes and breathe in deep. 25 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 2: Take captive all distracting thoughts. Open your heart, and prepare 26 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:17,959 Speaker 2: your mind to receive from God. We will be meditating 27 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,839 Speaker 2: on Proverbs chapter twenty eight, verse thirteen from the King 28 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:27,959 Speaker 2: James version. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper, 29 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 2: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Take 30 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 2: a moment to pour out your adoration to God. 31 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: God. 32 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 3: I praise you, for you are the mighty one of Israel. 33 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 3: I worship you Lord, for your mercy renews me and 34 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 3: your righteousness sustains me. Jesus, your goodness is from everlasting 35 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 3: to everlafe. So I will praise your great name, for 36 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 3: you are my protector and my redeemer. God. My soul 37 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 3: trusts in you, and I am not forsaken. Let go 38 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 3: of your hidden sins. To sin is to deviate from 39 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 3: God's righteousness. It is to choose, knowingly and willingly to 40 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 3: act in opposition of what God has commanded. When you sin, 41 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 3: you cause separation between yourself and God. Everyone is guilty 42 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 3: of committing sins, and sin demands a price. This is 43 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 3: why Jesus Christ came and died on the cross to 44 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 3: atone for our sins, to forgive and to repair the 45 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 3: relationship between humanity and God. God's restorative grace is freely given, 46 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 3: with the only condition being acknowledgment and confession. For you 47 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 3: to be forgiven, you must acknowledge and confess your sins 48 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 3: to God and to your neighbor too, when the occasion 49 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 3: requires it. Whether you cover or confess your sins is 50 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:33,119 Speaker 3: up to you. It is your choice. If you choose 51 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 3: to cover your sins, you will be effectively withholding God's 52 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 3: grace and goodness in your life. To cover your sins 53 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 3: is to justify, deny, or excuse them. It is to 54 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 3: believe you have done no wrong and that your actions 55 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 3: are correct. To confess your sins is to acknowledge and 56 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 3: accept them. To forsake your sins is to acknowledge your 57 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 3: wrong behavior and to change it. To live a prosperous life, 58 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 3: you must confess and forsake your sins. This is your 59 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 3: opportunity to obtain mercy. Be honest with yourself and with 60 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 3: God and prayer. Confess your sins to the Holy Spirit. 61 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 3: Acknowledge your faults and mistakes. Now think of God's grace 62 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 3: and thank him for it. Lord, I thank you for 63 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 3: your unending mercies. I thank you that you see me 64 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 3: and hear me, that you love me and forgive me Jesus. 65 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 3: I thank you for your sacrifice that paid the price 66 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 3: of self, for your precious blood that covers and erases 67 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 3: all of my sins. I thank you Holy Spirit, for 68 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 3: your manifestation of salvation in my life, for continuously testifying 69 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 3: of God's love and goodness upon my heart. God is 70 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 3: present and he is listening to you. The Lord promised 71 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 3: to forgive those who confess their sins and change their ways. 72 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 3: So seize this opportunity to confess your sins and to 73 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 3: ask the Holy Spirit for his health. Ask the Holy 74 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 3: Spirit to cleanse your soul and to wash you clean 75 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 3: of sin. Ask him to increase your desire to spend 76 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 3: time with God in the word and in prayer. To 77 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 3: stoke the flame of God's fire within your heart. Ask 78 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit to help you kill the flesh and 79 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 3: die unto yourself. Ask him to increase your fear and 80 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 3: reverence for God's word to empower you to walk accordingly 81 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 3: to holy righteousness and not yield to the corruption of 82 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 3: this world. Remember, if you hide your sins, you will 83 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 3: not succeed, but if you confess and reject them, you 84 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 3: will receive mercy. So do not waste your valuable time 85 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 3: here on earth trying to cover your sins, for God 86 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 3: sees them anyway, and you gain nothing from this attitude. Instead, 87 00:07:56,640 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 3: confess your sins to God and change your bed. God 88 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 3: loves you and he wants to see you prosper in 89 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 3: this life. So choose this day to obtain God's mercy. 90 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 3: Choose to live a free and victorious life. Thank you 91 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 3: for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By 92 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 3: incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you are 93 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 3: making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.