1 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: He who doesn't love doesn't know God. For God is 2 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: love First John four eight. Dear God, we come to. 3 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 2: You today with hearts full of gratitude for the love 4 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 2: that you pour out on us each day. Your love 5 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 2: is unfailing, unconditional, and unending. You are the embodiment of 6 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 2: love itself, and we are in awe of your grace 7 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 2: and mercy as we go about our day. Help us 8 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 2: to remember that you are always with us, and that 9 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:49,840 Speaker 2: your love surrounds us wherever we go. May your love 10 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 2: guide us in all that we do, filling us with 11 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 2: compassion and kindness toward those around us. Thank you for 12 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 2: your bofeldless love, and may we always seek to love 13 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 2: others as you have loved us. In Jesus' name. Amen, 14 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 2: thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for 15 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 2: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with doctor Tim Clinton, where 16 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 2: you can draw close to God and find strength in him. 17 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on Love and Kindness. To 18 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 3: get the most out of your spiritual journey, I help 19 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 3: usepray dot com every day. Make prayer priority in your life. 20 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayers on Love and Kindness 21 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 3: I hope you'll take a second to slow down, head 22 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 3: to a quiet, relaxed place again, a place where you 23 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 3: can be alone with your thoughts in examine your heart, hey, 24 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 3: close your eyes, maybe breathe deeply in and out, and 25 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 3: shift your attention to the word of God and prepare 26 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 3: to receive it from Him. We're going to be reflecting 27 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 3: on meditating on First John four, verse eight from the 28 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 3: World English Bible. He who doesn't love doesn't know God. 29 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 3: For God is love. That's a strong verse of Scripture. 30 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 3: Take a moment right now to pour out your adoration 31 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:42,239 Speaker 3: to God. I extol your name, God of the most High. 32 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 3: There is no one holy like you, our Lord. There 33 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 3: is no one beside you. There's no rock like our God. 34 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,519 Speaker 3: Because your love is better than life. My lips will 35 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 3: glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, 36 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 3: and in your name, I will lift my hands to 37 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 3: love and be loved. Love is the essence of God's 38 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 3: very being. It's the core of his nature and his personhood. 39 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 3: In short, God is love. As it is not possible 40 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 3: to love something without experiencing it. It's impossible to claim 41 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 3: and to know God without having love. Love is not 42 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 3: conditioned by the recipient or dependent on an outward motivation. 43 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 3: It is not bargained for or bought. It gives without 44 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 3: condition or restraint. Love stands on its own and freely 45 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 3: gives of itself, just like Jesus did. You cannot live 46 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 3: the life that God has called you to without love. 47 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 3: More so, you're called to love people, to love all people, 48 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 3: To love your family and friends, To love your enemies 49 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 3: and your foes. To reflect. Reflect for a moment on 50 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 3: the times when you did not love. Maybe times were 51 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 3: hostility and frustration or even hate got the best of you. 52 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 3: I hope you'll confess your lack of love to God. 53 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 3: Tell the Lord of your shortcomings, your mistakes, your errors, 54 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 3: your sin, and let the Holy Spirit work in the 55 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 3: areas of your heart where love does not prevail. Take 56 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 3: a moment now to dwell on the previous days that 57 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 3: were filled with God's presence. You remember how it felt 58 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 3: to let His love fill your heart. To experience God's 59 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 3: care you're working within your own. Thank God for freely 60 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 3: giving of himself to you, for loving you beyond your 61 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 3: sins and in spite of them. Thank God for giving 62 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 3: you access to His presence, for enabling you to draw 63 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:21,359 Speaker 3: near to Him, to know him, and thank God for 64 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 3: the blessings of his love, eternal love that will never 65 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 3: fade away, for loving you with the very best part 66 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 3: of who he is. Don't forget. God is present and 67 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 3: he's listening to you. He desires for you to live 68 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 3: a life filled with this essence, his love. Jesus wants 69 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 3: you to know him, to be like him. So ask 70 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit to transform your heart, to teach you 71 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 3: how to love. Ask him to remove the selfish thoughts 72 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 3: from your mind. That's the Holy Spirit for the ability 73 00:05:56,720 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 3: to love others through him. And remember this, you can't 74 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 3: claim to have a relationship with God and not love others. 75 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 3: God did not create you for hate and destruction. He 76 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 3: created you for himself for love. To know God is 77 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 3: to know love, and God wants to be known by you. 78 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 3: You are called to experience the fullness of God through 79 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 3: loving others. 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