1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: I'm Bishop T. D. Jakes, inviting you to unwine your 2 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: mind and spirit with tonight's sleep Psalm. Give thanks to 3 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: the Lord, for he is good, for his loving kindness 4 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: endures forever. Psalm one eighteen verse one. Dear Loving Father, 5 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: I ask your guidance and tender mercy as I laid 6 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: down to sleep. Let your steadfast love surround me through 7 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 1: the night and grant me peaceful rest till morning. Your 8 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: enduring care is lack an endless stream flowing and flourishing 9 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: from your fountain of faithfulness. In you, my heart finds 10 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: ultimate rest, and your infinite goodness you protect and provide 11 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: for my every need. May your divine presence envelop me 12 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:24,119 Speaker 1: as I sleep. May the vastness of the heavens and 13 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: glory of the earth remind me of your ever lasting power. 14 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: Your love endures forever in Jesus' name, ay Man, thank 15 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: you for praying with me. I'm Bishop TD Jakes, inviting 16 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: you to unwind your mind and spirit with Tonight's sleep song. 17 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: Prepare your heard for this devotional from the Book of Psalms, 18 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: guiding you into a RESTful embrace under your watchful eyes. 19 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me, Bishop TD. Jakes for tonight's 20 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: episode of the Sleepsalms podcast. If this episode blessed you, 21 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: follow the podcast so you never miss a nightly encouragement. 22 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace. For tonight's sleep song by pray dot Com. 23 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 2: We will be meditating on Psalm one hundred and eighteen 24 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 2: as you prepare to receive God's word. Relax your body 25 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 2: and mind by retreating to a quiet space free of 26 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 2: distractions and getting in a comfortable position. Maintain a good 27 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 2: posture with your back flat and straight, your chest open, 28 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 2: and your shoulders back. Take a deep, cleansing breath. Feel 29 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 2: the stress in your muscles. Exhale slowly and release the 30 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 2: tension to relax your body. Take a few deep breaths 31 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 2: and focus on relaxing a different muscle group until you 32 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 2: soften your body from your head to your fingers and toes. 33 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 2: With your next exhale, surrender any anxious thoughts to God. 34 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 2: Reflect on who God is. Know he is your helper 35 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 2: who keeps you from falling. Know he is your strength 36 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 2: that sustains you through the day and night. Know He 37 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 2: is your redeemer who loves you and rest use you. 38 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 2: The Bible reminds us we serve the same God who 39 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 2: delivered Israel, the same God who came to rescue us, 40 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 2: and the same God that redeems and restores us in 41 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: the end to night. Let's rest securely in God's love 42 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 2: for us, knowing his love never fails and his nature 43 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 2: never changes. Psalm one hundred eighteen from the King James's 44 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 2: version says, Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for he 45 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 2: is good. Because his mercy endureth forever. Let Israel now 46 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 2: say that his mercy endureth forever. Let the House of 47 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 2: Eron now say that his mercy endureth forever. Let them 48 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 2: now that fear the Lord, say that his mercy endureth forever. 49 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 2: I called upon the Lord and distress. The Lord answered 50 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 2: me and set me in a large place. The Lord 51 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 2: is on my side. I will not fear what can 52 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 2: man do unto me. The Lord taketh my part with 53 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 2: them that helped me. Therefore shall I see my desire 54 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 2: upon them that hate me. It is better to trust 55 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 2: in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It 56 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 2: is better to trust in the Lord than to put 57 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 2: confidence in princes. All nations compassed me about. But in 58 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 2: the name of the Lord will I destroy them? They 59 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 2: compassed me about. Yea, they compassed me about. But in 60 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 2: the name of the Lord, I will destroy them. They 61 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 2: compassed me about like bees. They are quenched as the 62 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 2: fire of thorns. For in the name of the Lord, 63 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 2: I will destroy them. Thou hast thrust sore at me, 64 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 2: that I might fall, But the Lord helped me. The 65 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 2: Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. 66 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 2: The voy of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles 67 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 2: of the righteous. The right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. 68 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 2: The right hand of the Lord is exalted. The right 69 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 2: hand of the Lord, doeth valiantly. I shall not die, 70 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 2: but live and declare the works of the Lord. The 71 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:23,679 Speaker 2: Lord hath chastened me sore, but he hath not given 72 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 2: me over unto death. Open to me the gates of righteousness. 73 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 2: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord. 74 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 2: This gait of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter, 75 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 2: I will praise Thee, for thou hast heard me, and 76 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 2: art become my salvation. The stone which the builders refuse 77 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 2: is becoming the headstone of the corner. This is the 78 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 2: Lord's doing. It is marvelous in our eyes. This is 79 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 2: the day which the Lord hath made. We will rejoice 80 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 2: and be glad in it. Save now I beseech thee 81 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 2: O Lord, O Lord, I beseech thee Send now prosperity. 82 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 2: Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. 83 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 2: We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. 84 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 2: God is the Lord which hath shewed us. Light. Bind 85 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 2: the sacrifice with chords even unto the horns of the altar. 86 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 2: Thou art my God, and I will praise thee Thou 87 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 2: art my God, and I will exalt thee O. Give 88 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 2: thanks unto the Lord, for he is good for his 89 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 2: mercy endureth forever. In a chaotic world where everything is 90 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 2: always changing, we can find comfort and peace in knowing 91 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 2: God's love endures forever and his nature is eternal. Imagine 92 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 2: his unfailing love and unchanging nature covering you like a 93 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 2: security blanket, keeping you safe and warm as you sleep. 94 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 2: Be strong in the Lord in his mighty power. Know 95 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 2: he is your strength and defense. Inhale slowly and be 96 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 2: filled with the strength of the Lord. Exhale slowly and 97 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 2: feel his strength spread throughout your body, rejuvenating you and 98 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 2: restoring you take a deep breath, Lift your fears and 99 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 2: worries to the Lord. Put your trust in him. As 100 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 2: you exhale and your chest falls, Imagine God's mighty hands 101 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 2: striking down your fears and worries, freeing you from the 102 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 2: things that weigh you down. Know the Lord is with you, 103 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 2: so nothing and no one can rise against you. Allow 104 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 2: his mighty hands to lead you to a quiet space 105 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 2: where you can take refuge in Him and rest peacefully 106 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 2: throughout the night. Confess any fears and doubts that are 107 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 2: keeping you from experiencing God's hope, joy, and peace. Acknowledge 108 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 2: your weaknesses and your need for His love and strength 109 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 2: with your next exile. Release any sin and shame that 110 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,719 Speaker 2: is hindering you from living in the freedom given by 111 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 2: the salvation of the Lord. Be still before the Lord 112 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 2: and know he is your God, and you are His beloved, 113 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 2: his chosen, his child. Rejoice and be glad in the 114 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 2: day the Lord is given you. Thank Him for the 115 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 2: blessings you receive today, no matter how great or small. 116 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 2: Thank Him for the ways he has helped you today. 117 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 2: Thank him for the mighty ways he has moved in 118 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 2: your life. Think of a person who needs to experience 119 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 2: the joy of God's goodness. Pray they will focus their 120 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 2: thoughts on God and feel the light of his presence. 121 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 2: Pray God's love will soften their heart and his glory 122 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:11,959 Speaker 2: will lighten their spirit. Cry out to the Lord. Know 123 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 2: he will save you and deliver you. Know he will 124 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 2: help you in troubled times, and he will bless you 125 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 2: in prosperous times. Pray for God to move in a 126 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 2: mighty way in your life or your community. Pray his 127 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 2: glory will be revealed so that others may come to 128 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 2: know him. Pray for God to bless you with success 129 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 2: and favor in a specific area of your life. Pray 130 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 2: your desires will align with his. Pray for God to 131 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,959 Speaker 2: sustain you and strengthen you with his right hand. As 132 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:51,439 Speaker 2: you lay down to rest tonight, pray he will keep 133 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 2: you in his perfect peace as you sleep. Breathe in 134 00:10:56,360 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 2: the goodness of the Lord. Breathe in his strength. Breathe 135 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 2: out any stress and tension that is still lingering from today. 136 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 2: Relax your neck and shoulders, close your eyes, and bask 137 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 2: in His glory. Allow His light to shine upon you, 138 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 2: keeping you warm and safe throughout the night.