Latest / Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation / Prayer for a Heart of Mercy: Meditation from Matthew 9:10-13 #167
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- 0:00Pastor Robert Young: Welcome to this week's Guided Christian Meditation.
- 0:03Pastor Robert Young: If you're new to the podcast and may not understand our process, then check out episode number 164.
- 0:11Pastor Robert Young: Dan and Sheila from the Deep Dive give an excellent review and explanation about our process.
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- 0:33Pastor Robert Young: Today's meditation is entitled Prayer for a Heart of Mercy.
- 0:38Pastor Robert Young: Our scripture is from Matthew, chapter 9, verses 10 through 13.
- 0:44Pastor Robert Young: .
- 0:53Pastor Robert Young: First, proper worship of God requires us to be completely involved and free from sin in mind, body and spirit.
- 0:57Pastor Robert Young: Let's prepare our hearts by asking God to forgive us of sin that might be in our lives.
- 1:17Pastor Robert Young: Now we can enter into worship of our Heavenly Father by focusing on Psalms 100, verses 1-3, where it tells us to shout for joy to the Lord all the earth, Worship the Lord with gladness, come before Him with joyful songs.
- 1:39Pastor Robert Young: Take a moment to lift up your voice in praise and thanksgiving to our Heavenly Father, who is worthy of all honor and glory.
- 2:09Pastor Robert Young: On Matthew, chapter 9, verses 10 through 13, let's prepare our mind by closing our eyes and taking a deep breath as we invite the presence of God to fill us.
- 2:15Pastor Robert Young: Now take a deep breath in for a count of seven.
- 2:19Pastor Robert Young: Hold the breath for a count of five and slowly exhale for a count of seven.
- 2:26Pastor Robert Young: Repeat this process.
- 2:45Pastor Robert Young: Now let's prepare our bodies with muscle relaxation exercises.
- 2:51Pastor Robert Young: We will simply tense each muscle group for three seconds and then release the muscle.
- 2:58Pastor Robert Young: As always, don't hold your breath for this portion of the meditation.
- 3:03Pastor Robert Young: Let's begin with the calves.
- 3:06Pastor Robert Young: Lightly tense the calf muscles for a count of three, now release.
- 3:14Pastor Robert Young: Moving upward to the hamstrings, the quads and glutes, Lightly tense for three seconds, now release.
- 3:26Pastor Robert Young: Moving to the abdominals, chest and back areas lightly tense for three seconds, now release.
- 3:34Pastor Robert Young: Finally, moving to the arms and shoulders, lightly tense these muscle groups for three seconds, now release.
- 3:51Pastor Robert Young: Now that we have prepared our minds, our bodies and our spirit, let's begin to meditate on Matthew, chapter 9, verses 10 through 13, where it says; While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.
- 4:18Pastor Robert Young: When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?
- 4:27Pastor Robert Young: On hearing this, jesus said it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
- 4:35Pastor Robert Young: But go and learn what this means.
- 4:39Pastor Robert Young: I desire mercy, not sacrifice, for I have not come to call the righteous but sinners.
- 4:47Pastor Robert Young: In this passage, jesus is talking directly to the religious leaders of Israel and asking them where is your sense of mercy and compassion?
- 5:01Pastor Robert Young: He tells them that he would rather that they have mercy and compassion versus the self-righteous acts that the leaders were doing righteous acts that the leaders were doing.
- 5:16Pastor Robert Young: It should not be lost on us that Romans 3, 23 tells us that all have sinned and fall short of pleasing God.
- 5:22Pastor Robert Young: We, as believers, are not to speak in mean-spirited, hateful words or actions, even on the guilty, sinners or those that we don't agree with, even if their actions or lifestyle is wrong according to the Bible.
- 5:41Pastor Robert Young: We are to lovingly draw them closer to God and away from the error of their ways.
- 5:48Pastor Robert Young: If possible, possible.
- 5:59Pastor Robert Young: Let's take one minute to really examine our behaviors about the following questions and one minute to listen intently to the prompting from God as he speaks to our hearts.
- 6:07Pastor Robert Young: The questions are: 1
- 6:11Pastor Robert Young: 1do I display mercy or compassion on those that are guilty of violating God's word?
- 6:19Pastor Robert Young: 2.
- 6:20Pastor Robert Young: Do I speak to them the way Jesus would speak to
- 6:24Pastor Robert Young: ?
- 6:25Pastor Robert Young: Thank you, thank you Repeat the following affirmation now and for the next seven days.
- 8:42Pastor Robert Young: Now and for the next seven days.
- 8:44Pastor Robert Young: Thank you
- 8:44Pastor Robert Young: , lord, for creating week, a clean heart and renewing a right spirit within me.
- 8:50Pastor Robert Young: Again, thank you, lord, for creating a clean heart and renewing a right spirit within me.
- 9:05Pastor Robert Young: Picture yourself longing for the unsaved to know Jesus' forgiveness of their sins.
- 9:12Pastor Robert Young: Picture yourself telling others about the saving grace of Jesus Christ.
- 9:18Pastor Robert Young: Our assignment for this week Find other scriptures about mercy.
- 9:32Pastor Robert Young: There are
- 9:34Pastor Robert Young: over 70 mentions of mercy in the Bible.
- 9:37Pastor Robert Young: Next, listen to this meditation daily until it becomes permanent in your spirit.
- 9:45Pastor Robert Young: Know that God is ready to cleanse your heart and give you a heart full of mercy and compassion as you continue to acknowledge his everlasting love for you through his son Jesus Christ.
- 10:00Pastor Robert Young: Amen.