1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: And it shall come to pass as soon as the 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: souls of the feet of the priests that bear the 3 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, 4 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 1: of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: come down from above, and they shall stand upon a 7 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: heap Joshua three thirteen. Dear Lord, thank you that when 8 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: your spirit goes with me, you will make a way 9 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: where there seems to be none. You parted the Red 10 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: Sea for the Israelites and the Jordan for the priest 11 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: to cross over. I believe you will make a way 12 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: for me. As I follow the leading of your spirit, 13 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,199 Speaker 1: you will go before me and prepare the way. The 14 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: priest took a step of faith, and as they did, 15 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: the waters stopped and they walked across to the other side. 16 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: I'll never figure out with my natural reasoning your miracle 17 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: working power. It is by faith that I will see 18 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: your hand move on my behalf. Thank you, Amen. 19 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer 20 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 2: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. 21 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 2: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick 22 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 2: word from our sponsors. 23 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on new friendships. To get 24 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,559 Speaker 3: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot 25 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 3: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 26 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is new friendships. Take 27 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 3: a moment to relax, find a comfortable and quiet place, 28 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 3: close your eyes and take a deep breath. As you 29 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 3: take every thought captive and put focus on Jesus. Invite 30 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit to come minister God's word to you. 31 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 3: We will be meditating on John chapter fifteen, verse thirteen 32 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 3: from the King James version. Greater love hath no man 33 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 3: than this, that a man laid down his life for 34 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:40,519 Speaker 3: his friends. Now take a moment to pour out your 35 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 3: adoration to God. God, I praise you for your word 36 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 3: that is living and efficient. Jesus, I worship you for 37 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 3: your selfless love, for dying on the cross to pay 38 00:02:55,800 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 3: for my sins. Holy Spirit, you and I thank you 39 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 3: for your constant work in my life. Friendship is selfless. 40 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 3: No greater example of friendship exists than that of the 41 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 3: cross at Calvary. Jesus Christ proved his love for you 42 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 3: in the most complete and undeniable way. He laid down 43 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:30,119 Speaker 3: his life for you. His sacrifice was the ultimate display 44 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 3: of his affection and his friendship, for he gave his 45 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 3: loss for your gain, his sorrow for your joy, his 46 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 3: suffering for your peace, his health for your healing, his 47 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 3: death for your life. Jesus Christ is the perfect example 48 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 3: of what a friend should be. Loving and kind, compassionate 49 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 3: and caring, for giving and selfless. Jesus put the needs 50 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 3: of others before his own, with the goal being the 51 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 3: restoration of relationship between mankind and God. His sacrifice made 52 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 3: an everlasting and unbreakable covenant between humanity and God. His 53 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 3: blessings operate in perpetuity and are limitless. His love is 54 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 3: steadfast and his empathy is unmatched. His Holy Spirit is 55 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:40,479 Speaker 3: continuously working to convict the world of sin, and he 56 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 3: is constantly interceding on our behalf. Before God, Jesus didn't 57 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 3: meet the standard of friendship. He created it. He taught 58 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 3: us that friendship isn't about self service, It's about serving 59 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 3: others in love. Perhaps you've been strung ruggling with understanding 60 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 3: or accepting this truth. Perhaps you've been struggling with living 61 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 3: it out. This is your chance to change that. Present 62 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 3: yourself before God and confess your sins to him. Ask 63 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit to convict you of your shortcomings and 64 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 3: to minister the truth of friendship within your heart. Take 65 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 3: a moment now to dwell on the blessing of God's 66 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 3: love for you. Thank God for his mercy and for 67 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 3: his grace for sending his son to die in your place. 68 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 3: Thank Jesus for willingly sacrificing himself for you, for loving 69 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 3: you more than you could ever imagine or comprehend. Thank 70 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit for his daily care over your life, 71 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 3: for relentlessly ministering to you in gentleness and loving kindness. 72 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 3: Do not forget God is present and he is listening 73 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 3: to you. Approach his throne of grace with boldness. Ask 74 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 3: God to remove your heart of stone and to give 75 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 3: you a heart of flesh. Ask God for the ability 76 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 3: to love others as you are loved by Him, To 77 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 3: be selfless in your friendships, and to put the needs 78 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 3: of others before your own. To be a friend to 79 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 3: others as Jesus is to you. Pray for love in 80 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 3: all your interactions, a selfless love that gives without reservations 81 00:06:53,160 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 3: or expectations. Remember, friendship is selfless. Jesus Christ willingly went 82 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 3: to the cross so that we might have a relationship 83 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 3: with God. When Jesus died, he wasn't thinking of himself. 84 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 3: He was thinking of you and me. Through his example 85 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 3: of selfless friendship, Christ set the standard we are to 86 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 3: live by and became the intent for our friendships. So 87 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 3: choose this day to live and love as Jesus does, 88 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 3: to rise to the challenge of the standard set before 89 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 3: you and be to others the friend Christ is to you. 90 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 3: Be blessed. Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on 91 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 3: pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit as a 92 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 3: daily practice, you are making prayer a priority and strengthening 93 00:07:55,880 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 3: your walk with God.