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PSALM 19 SWEETER THAN HONEY - Abide Meditation App · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Find rest as you listen to this peaceful bedtime story.
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  Speaker 1: For more Bible stories that bring you refreshing sleep, download
• 0:08
  Speaker 1: the Abide app in the iTunes or Google Play store.
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  Speaker 2: Welcome to this Abide bedtime story, where we will walk
• 0:19
  Speaker 2: through Psalm nineteen. Tonight. You will be lulled to sleep
• 0:24
  Speaker 2: while experiencing the glory of God in the heavens and
• 0:28
  Speaker 2: knowing that the words of God are just. All his
• 0:31
  Speaker 2: ways are pure, all his judgments are righteous. His words
• 0:37
  Speaker 2: are to be desired more than gold, and they are
• 0:40
  Speaker 2: sweeter than honey. Everyone has seen the sky. It spreads
• 0:52
  Speaker 2: over our heads in both the daytime and night time.
• 0:56
  Speaker 2: You don't hear it speak. It doesn't have words, yet
• 1:01
  Speaker 2: the glory of God is proclaimed in its very existence.
• 1:08
  Speaker 2: The Word of God, on the other hand, often speaks
• 1:13
  Speaker 2: loudly and clearly in our hearts and minds. We hear
• 1:19
  Speaker 2: it preached, we listen to it read, and Psalm nineteen
• 1:24
  Speaker 2: reminds us that every word of it is true and
• 1:28
  Speaker 2: can be trusted. As you ready yourself for sleep tonight,
• 1:36
  Speaker 2: settle into your bed in your most comfortable position. Let
• 1:41
  Speaker 2: your muscles relax as you begin taking deep, steadying breaths.
• 1:47
  Speaker 2: Pay attention to the sensations in your body, and release
• 1:51
  Speaker 2: the tension you feel in your feet, in your legs,
• 1:56
  Speaker 2: in your back, in your shoulders, in your neck. As
• 2:05
  Speaker 2: you continue to breathe deeply and slowly, repeat these words silently.
• 2:14
  Speaker 2: May my spoken words and unspoken thoughts be pleasing even
• 2:21
  Speaker 2: to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Let
• 2:30
  Speaker 2: all the cares of the day melt away as you rest,
• 2:35
  Speaker 2: release the pressure, as you trust the Lord with what
• 2:39
  Speaker 2: concerns you, keep your breathing slow and steady. Let me
• 2:48
  Speaker 2: pray for you, God, You are our rog and our redeemer,
• 2:57
  Speaker 2: our firm foundation. Thank you for being with this child
• 3:03
  Speaker 2: of yours as they sleep tonight. Thank you for reminding
• 3:08
  Speaker 2: them that you are mighty yet gentle, everywhere at once,
• 3:13
  Speaker 2: yet close by their side. May the picture of the
• 3:20
  Speaker 2: psalm comfort them and relax them tonight, so that they
• 3:25
  Speaker 2: might enjoy a peaceful and RESTful sleep. It's in Jesus'
• 3:30
  Speaker 2: name that I pray.
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  Speaker 3: Amen.
• 3:38
  Speaker 2: Imagine that it is dawn and you are up early,
• 3:43
  Speaker 2: enjoying a freshly brewed cup of coffee, its deep roasted
• 3:48
  Speaker 2: scent filling your nose, the steam warming your face. You
• 3:55
  Speaker 2: sit at your kitchen table and gaze out the window
• 3:58
  Speaker 2: at the pinkening sky. All is still in your home,
• 4:03
  Speaker 2: and your heart is at peace. A few wispy clouds
• 4:08
  Speaker 2: strolled by, carrying the colors of the rising sun like
• 4:13
  Speaker 2: cotton candy held by a child. Early birds flit across
• 4:19
  Speaker 2: the expanse, searching for a small pool of water in
• 4:23
  Speaker 2: which to take their morning bath. There are still a
• 4:27
  Speaker 2: few stars visible in the brightening sky, and a thin
• 4:31
  Speaker 2: crescent moon still glows dimly, But the wakening sun will
• 4:37
  Speaker 2: soon overcome its light. As you're ready yourself for your day,
• 4:45
  Speaker 2: you take for granted that the sun will make its
• 4:48
  Speaker 2: way across the sky. It's not something you have to
• 4:52
  Speaker 2: think about every day it makes its course across the expanse.
• 4:59
  Speaker 2: By the time the rest of your household has risen,
• 5:03
  Speaker 2: the colors of the sunrise have faded in the golden
• 5:07
  Speaker 2: glow warming the morning air as ascended beyond the tops
• 5:11
  Speaker 2: of the trees, whose strong branches stretched like arms toward
• 5:15
  Speaker 2: the warmth. The rest of your morning is spent indoors,
• 5:22
  Speaker 2: working at your job, or going to school, or taking
• 5:28
  Speaker 2: care of your family. Being in the place God has
• 5:31
  Speaker 2: given you You glance occasionally out the window, seeing the
• 5:38
  Speaker 2: changing shadows, the gathering and disturbing of the clouds. Perhaps
• 5:45
  Speaker 2: your cat has followed a sunbeam in your house from
• 5:49
  Speaker 2: window to window, and you envy its care free life.
• 5:56
  Speaker 2: Or you see kids playing in the park across from
• 5:59
  Speaker 2: your office, running and chasing a ball in the bright
• 6:02
  Speaker 2: green grass, their caregiver watching and calling encouragement of their play.
• 6:12
  Speaker 2: When midday rolls up to your door, you step outside
• 6:15
  Speaker 2: to greet it again, taking for granted that you will
• 6:19
  Speaker 2: see the sun at its peak in the bright blue sky.
• 6:24
  Speaker 2: You sit for a few moments in the bright sunshine,
• 6:28
  Speaker 2: closing your eyes and turning your face to feel the
• 6:31
  Speaker 2: full warmth. A gentle breeze with the hint of the
• 6:36
  Speaker 2: coolness to come, ruffles your hair. A quick shadow darts
• 6:41
  Speaker 2: past as a small cloud momentarily scuttles by. You linger
• 6:48
  Speaker 2: for a time, but duty calls and you head back inside,
• 6:55
  Speaker 2: still feeling the sun's warmth like a hug as you go.
• 7:01
  Speaker 2: High noon rases toward dusk as your day dwindles, and
• 7:05
  Speaker 2: your journey home begins. With the sun descending toward the
• 7:08
  Speaker 2: western horizon, The wispy clouds have returned and now they
• 7:15
  Speaker 2: carry the orange, magenta, and purple strains of the setting sun.
• 7:20
  Speaker 2: The sight is magnificent. You never tire of seeing its beauty,
• 7:26
  Speaker 2: the rays spreading out the splendor across the sky. Soon
• 7:34
  Speaker 2: stars begin to pop out of the deepening bloom. Constellations
• 7:39
  Speaker 2: become fairly discernible. Planets glow brightly. The air cools as
• 7:46
  Speaker 2: the sun disappears below the horizon, sinking quickly hiding its
• 7:53
  Speaker 2: face until it starts its journey again in the morning.
• 7:58
  Speaker 2: Throughout the day, you have been told the story of
• 8:01
  Speaker 2: God's majesty simply by watching the sky. The heavens are
• 8:08
  Speaker 2: telling the glory of God. They are a marvelous display
• 8:13
  Speaker 2: of His craftsmanship. Day and night. They keep on telling
• 8:17
  Speaker 2: about God without a sound or word. Silent in the skies,
• 8:26
  Speaker 2: their message reaches out.
• 8:28
  Speaker 3: To all the world.
• 8:33
  Speaker 2: The Sun lives in the heavens where God placed him,
• 8:36
  Speaker 2: and moves out across the skies, as radiant as a
• 8:39
  Speaker 2: bridegroom going to his wedding, or as joyous as an
• 8:44
  Speaker 2: athlete looking forward to a race. The sun crosses the
• 8:51
  Speaker 2: heavens from end to end, and nothing can hide from
• 8:55
  Speaker 2: its heat. Inside your house, where it's warm and comfortable.
• 9:05
  Speaker 2: You sit in a rose colored armchair, take off your
• 9:09
  Speaker 2: shoes and settle them in to spend some time.
• 9:12
  Speaker 3: Along.
• 9:16
  Speaker 2: On the sturdy brown table beside you sits your Bible.
• 9:21
  Speaker 2: It's soft leather cover worn by years of use. Next
• 9:25
  Speaker 2: to it is a pile of work you brought home
• 9:28
  Speaker 2: that you could get some extra money for if you
• 9:30
  Speaker 2: completed it tonight. The thought is tempting, and then you
• 9:39
  Speaker 2: think about that carton of ice cream just sitting there
• 9:42
  Speaker 2: in your freezer. Its sweetness entices you. The thought of
• 9:47
  Speaker 2: that icy goodness causes your taste buds to burst in anticipation.
• 9:55
  Speaker 2: And then you glance again at your Bible. You remember
• 10:00
  Speaker 2: how the words it contains have fed your soul time
• 10:03
  Speaker 2: and time again. Verses burst into your mind like the
• 10:08
  Speaker 2: taste bud's had in your mouth. Psalm chapter twenty seven,
• 10:15
  Speaker 2: verse thirteen. I believe that I shall look upon the
• 10:20
  Speaker 2: Lord in the land of the Living Hebrews chapter thirteen,
• 10:26
  Speaker 2: verse five. Keep your life free from love of money,
• 10:30
  Speaker 2: and be content with what you have, for he has
• 10:34
  Speaker 2: said I will never leave you, nor forsake you. John
• 10:41
  Speaker 2: chapter ten, verse ten. The thief comes only to steal,
• 10:46
  Speaker 2: and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life,
• 10:51
  Speaker 2: and have it abundantly. Psalm chapter forty eight, Verse one.
• 10:59
  Speaker 2: Great is the Lord Lord, and greatly to be praised
• 11:01
  Speaker 2: in the city of our God, His holy mountain, beautiful
• 11:06
  Speaker 2: in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount
• 11:10
  Speaker 2: Zion in the far north, the city of the Great King.
• 11:19
  Speaker 2: Your heart quickens as the spirit of God brings these
• 11:22
  Speaker 2: words to your mind, Psalm chapter forty two, verse one.
• 11:29
  Speaker 2: As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my
• 11:33
  Speaker 2: soul for you, Oh God. Romans, chapter eight, verse thirty
• 11:39
  Speaker 2: eight and thirty nine. For I am sure that neither
• 11:43
  Speaker 2: death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present,
• 11:49
  Speaker 2: nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth,
• 11:54
  Speaker 2: nor anything else in all creation will be able to
• 11:58
  Speaker 2: separate us from the love of God in Christ, Jesus,
• 12:01
  Speaker 2: our Lord. Romans, chapter five, verse eight. God demonstrates his
• 12:12
  Speaker 2: own love for us in this while we still were sinners,
• 12:16
  Speaker 2: Christ died for.
• 12:17
  Speaker 3: Us on and on.
• 12:22
  Speaker 2: The life giving words of God fill you up. You
• 12:26
  Speaker 2: forget about the extra work beside you. You forget about
• 12:30
  Speaker 2: the ice cream, and the freezer in your hand is
• 12:34
  Speaker 2: all you need. His promises are true, His words are
• 12:40
  Speaker 2: life giving. God's laws are perfect. They protect us, make
• 12:49
  Speaker 2: us wise, and give us joy and light. God's laws
• 12:58
  Speaker 2: are pure, eternal, just. They are more desirable than gold.
• 13:05
  Speaker 2: They are sweeter than honey dripping from a honeycomb, for
• 13:10
  Speaker 2: they warn us away from harm and give success to
• 13:13
  Speaker 2: those who obey them. Your eyes close with contentment. Your
• 13:22
  Speaker 2: worries are in God's hands. Your heart is at peace.
• 13:31
  Speaker 2: As you end your day with the Lord, you open
• 13:34
  Speaker 2: your heart to his gaze. You want every part of
• 13:38
  Speaker 2: you to be seen, cleansed and available to him. You
• 13:44
  Speaker 2: want every thought and every action to be pleasing to him.
• 13:51
  Speaker 2: But how can I ever know what sins are lurking
• 13:54
  Speaker 2: in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults, and
• 14:00
  Speaker 2: keep me from deliberate wrongs. Help me to stop doing them.
• 14:06
  Speaker 2: Only then can I be free of guilt and innocent
• 14:09
  Speaker 2: of some great crime. May my spoken words and unspoken
• 14:18
  Speaker 2: thoughts be pleasing even to you, Oh Lord, my Rock
• 14:21
  Speaker 2: and my redeemer, Heavenly Father. I pray for this child
• 14:30
  Speaker 2: of yours to night as they sleep, May your watchful
• 14:34
  Speaker 2: eye be ever upon them in love and grace. Tomorrow,
• 14:42
  Speaker 2: May they experience the awesomeness of Your glory whenever they
• 14:46
  Speaker 2: look at the sky. If they wake before the dawn,
• 14:50
  Speaker 2: let them see your glory in the sunrise as they
• 14:56
  Speaker 2: go about their day. May they see your wonders in
• 14:59
  Speaker 2: the sun and the clouds in the evening. May the
• 15:07
  Speaker 2: sunset remind them of your love and great compassion. And
• 15:13
  Speaker 2: may the stars speak silently to them of your majesty
• 15:16
  Speaker 2: and your intimacy. For you know them each by name.
• 15:24
  Speaker 2: As they sleep, give them peaceful, satisfying dreams. And when
• 15:31
  Speaker 2: they are awake, may your holy, trustworthy words be ever
• 15:36
  Speaker 2: in their thoughts. I pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen,
• 15:48
  Speaker 2: Tonight you will be lulled to sleep while experiencing the
• 15:51
  Speaker 2: glory of God in the heavens, and knowing that the
• 15:54
  Speaker 2: words of God are just, All his ways are pure,
• 15:58
  Speaker 2: all his judgments are righteous. His words are to be
• 16:03
  Speaker 2: desired more than gold, and they are sweeter than honey.
• 16:13
  Speaker 2: Everyone has seen the sky. It spreads over our heads
• 16:18
  Speaker 2: in both the daytime and nighttime. You don't hear it speak.
• 16:24
  Speaker 2: It doesn't have words, Yet the glory of God is
• 16:28
  Speaker 2: proclaimed in its very existence. The Word of God, on
• 16:36
  Speaker 2: the other hand, often speaks loudly and clearly in our
• 16:41
  Speaker 2: hearts and minds. We hear it preached, we listen to
• 16:47
  Speaker 2: it read and Psalm nineteen reminds us that every word
• 16:52
  Speaker 2: of it is true and can be trusted. As you're
• 16:59
  Speaker 2: ready or for sleep tonight, settle into your bed in
• 17:03
  Speaker 2: your most comfortable position. Let your muscles relax as you
• 17:08
  Speaker 2: begin taking deep, steadying breaths. Pay attention to the sensations
• 17:14
  Speaker 2: in your body and release the tension you feel in
• 17:18
  Speaker 2: your feet, in your legs, in your back, in your shoulders,
• 17:25
  Speaker 2: in your neck. As you continue to breathe deeply and slowly,
• 17:35
  Speaker 2: repeat these words silently. May my spoken words and unspoken
• 17:43
  Speaker 2: thoughts be pleasing even to you, Oh Lord, my Rock
• 17:50
  Speaker 2: and my redeemer. Let all the cares of the day
• 17:57
  Speaker 2: melt away as you rest, release the pressure as you
• 18:03
  Speaker 2: trust the Lord with what concerns you. Keep your breathing
• 18:08
  Speaker 2: slow and steady. Let me pray for you, God, You
• 18:19
  Speaker 2: are our rock and our redeemer, our firm foundation. Thank
• 18:27
  Speaker 2: you for being with this child of yours as they
• 18:30
  Speaker 2: sleep tonight. Thank you for reminding them that you are
• 18:34
  Speaker 2: mighty yet gentle, everywhere at once, yet close by their side.
• 18:45
  Speaker 2: May the picture of this psalm, comfort them and relax
• 18:48
  Speaker 2: them tonight, so that they might enjoy a peaceful and
• 18:52
  Speaker 2: RESTful sleep. It's in Jesus' name that I pray.
• 18:58
  Speaker 3: Amen.
• 19:04
  Speaker 2: Imagine that it is dawn, and you are up early,
• 19:08
  Speaker 2: enjoying a freshly rude cup of coffee, its deep roasted
• 19:14
  Speaker 2: scent filling your nose, the steam warming your face. You
• 19:21
  Speaker 2: sit at your kitchen table and gaze out the window
• 19:24
  Speaker 2: at the pinkening sky. All is still in your home,
• 19:28
  Speaker 2: and your heart is at peace. A few wispy clouds
• 19:34
  Speaker 2: strolled by, carrying the colors of the rising sun, like
• 19:38
  Speaker 2: cotton candy held by a child. Early birds flit across
• 19:44
  Speaker 2: the expanse, searching for a small pool of water in
• 19:48
  Speaker 2: which to take their morning bath. There are still a
• 19:53
  Speaker 2: few stars visible in the brightening sky, and a thin
• 19:57
  Speaker 2: crescent moon still glows dimly, But the wakening sun will
• 20:02
  Speaker 2: soon overcome its light. As you're ready yourself for your day,
• 20:11
  Speaker 2: you take for granted that the sun will make its
• 20:14
  Speaker 2: way across the sky. It's not something you have to
• 20:18
  Speaker 2: think about every day. It makes its course across the
• 20:22
  Speaker 2: expanse by the time the rest of your household has risen.
• 20:28
  Speaker 2: The colors of the sunrise have faded, and the golden
• 20:32
  Speaker 2: glow warming the morning air as ascended beyond the tops
• 20:37
  Speaker 2: of the trees, whose strong branches stretched like arms toward
• 20:41
  Speaker 2: the warmth. The rest of your morning is spent indoors,
• 20:48
  Speaker 2: working at your job, or going to school, or taking
• 20:53
  Speaker 2: care of your family, being in the place God has
• 20:56
  Speaker 2: given you.
• 20:59
  Speaker 3: You.
• 20:59
  Speaker 2: Glaces occasionally out the window, seeing the changing shadows, the
• 21:06
  Speaker 2: gathering and disturbing of the clouds. Perhaps your cat has
• 21:12
  Speaker 2: followed a sunbeam in your house from window to window,
• 21:17
  Speaker 2: and you envy its care free life. Or you see
• 21:22
  Speaker 2: kids playing in the park across from your office, running
• 21:26
  Speaker 2: and chasing a ball in the bright green grass, their
• 21:30
  Speaker 2: caregiver watching and calling encouragement of their play. When midday
• 21:38
  Speaker 2: rolls up to your door, you step outside to greet
• 21:41
  Speaker 2: it again, taking for granted that you will see the
• 21:45
  Speaker 2: sun at its peak in the bright blue sky. You
• 21:50
  Speaker 2: sit for a few moments in the bright sunshine, closing
• 21:54
  Speaker 2: your eyes and turning your face to feel the full warmth.
• 21:59
  Speaker 2: A gentle breeze with the hint of the coolness to come,
• 22:02
  Speaker 2: ruffles your hair. A quick shadow darts past as a
• 22:07
  Speaker 2: small cloud momentarily scuttles by. You linger for a time,
• 22:16
  Speaker 2: but duty calls and you head back inside, still feeling
• 22:22
  Speaker 2: the Sun's warmth like a hug as you go. High
• 22:27
  Speaker 2: noon races toward dusk as your day dwindles, and your
• 22:31
  Speaker 2: journey home begins. With the sun descending toward the western horizon.
• 22:36
  Speaker 2: The wispy clouds have returned, and now they carry the orange, magenta,
• 22:42
  Speaker 2: and purple strains of the setting sun. The sight is magnificent.
• 22:48
  Speaker 2: You never tire of seeing its beauty, the rays spreading
• 22:53
  Speaker 2: out the splendor across the sky. Soon stars begin to
• 23:00
  Speaker 2: pop out of the deepening bloom. Constellations become barely discernible,
• 23:07
  Speaker 2: Planets glow brightly. The air cools as the sun disappears
• 23:12
  Speaker 2: below the horizon, sinking quickly hiding its face until it
• 23:19
  Speaker 2: starts its journey again in the morning. Throughout the day,
• 23:25
  Speaker 2: you have been told the story of God's majesty simply
• 23:28
  Speaker 2: by watching the sky. The heavens are telling the glory
• 23:35
  Speaker 2: of God. They are a marvelous display of His craftsmanship.
• 23:40
  Speaker 2: Day and night. They keep on telling.
• 23:42
  Speaker 3: About God.
• 23:47
  Speaker 2: Without a sound or word, Silent in the skies, their
• 23:52
  Speaker 2: message reaches out.
• 23:53
  Speaker 3: To all the world.
• 23:58
  Speaker 2: The sun lives in the head where God placed it,
• 24:02
  Speaker 2: and moves out across the skies, as radiant as a
• 24:05
  Speaker 2: bridegroom going to his wedding, or as joyous as an
• 24:10
  Speaker 2: athlete looking forward to a race. The sun crosses the
• 24:17
  Speaker 2: heavens from end to end, and nothing can hide from
• 24:21
  Speaker 2: its heat. Inside your house, where it's warm and comfortable,
• 24:31
  Speaker 2: you sit in a rose colored armchair, take off your shoes,
• 24:35
  Speaker 2: and settle an ind to spend some time alone. On
• 24:42
  Speaker 2: the sturdy, brown table beside you sits your Bible, its
• 24:46
  Speaker 2: soft leather cover worn by years of use. Next to
• 24:51
  Speaker 2: it is a pile of work you brought home that
• 24:53
  Speaker 2: you could get some extra money for if you completed
• 24:56
  Speaker 2: it tonight. The thought is tempting, and then you think
• 25:05
  Speaker 2: about that carton of ice cream just sitting there in
• 25:07
  Speaker 2: your freezer. Its sweetness entices you. The thought of that
• 25:13
  Speaker 2: icy goodness causes your taste buds to burst into anticipation.
• 25:21
  Speaker 2: And then you glance again at your Bible. You remember
• 25:26
  Speaker 2: how the words it contains have fed your soul time
• 25:29
  Speaker 2: and time again. Verses burst into your mind like the
• 25:34
  Speaker 2: taste buds had in your mouth. Psalm chapter twenty seven
• 25:41
  Speaker 2: verse thirteen. I believe that I shall look upon the
• 25:45
  Speaker 2: Lord in the land of the Living Hebrews chapter thirteen,
• 25:51
  Speaker 2: verse five. Keep your life free from love of money,
• 25:56
  Speaker 2: and be content with what you have, for he has said,
• 26:00
  Speaker 2: I will never leave you nor forsake you. John chapter ten,
• 26:07
  Speaker 2: verse ten. The thief comes only to steal and kill
• 26:12
  Speaker 2: and destroy. I came that they may have life, and
• 26:17
  Speaker 2: have it abundantly. Psalm chapter forty eight, Verse one. Great
• 26:25
  Speaker 2: is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the
• 26:27
  Speaker 2: city of our God, his holy mountain, beautiful in elevation,
• 26:33
  Speaker 2: is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion and
• 26:37
  Speaker 2: the far north, the city of the Great King. Your
• 26:45
  Speaker 2: heart quickens as the spirit of God brings these words
• 26:48
  Speaker 2: to your mind. Psalm chapter forty two, Verse one. As
• 26:54
  Speaker 2: a dear pants for flowing streams, so pants by soul
• 26:59
  Speaker 2: for you God. Romans chapter eight, verse thirty eight and
• 27:05
  Speaker 2: thirty nine. For I am sure that neither death nor life,
• 27:11
  Speaker 2: nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come,
• 27:17
  Speaker 2: nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in
• 27:21
  Speaker 2: all creation will be able to separate us from the
• 27:25
  Speaker 2: Love of God in Christ Jesus, our Lord. Romans chapter five,
• 27:33
  Speaker 2: verse eight. God demonstrates his own love for us in this,
• 27:40
  Speaker 2: while we still were sinners. Christ die for us on
• 27:47
  Speaker 2: and on the life giving words of God fill you up.
• 27:51
  Speaker 2: You forget about the extra work beside you. You forget
• 27:55
  Speaker 2: about the ice cream, and the freezer in your hand
• 27:59
  Speaker 2: is all you need. His promises are true, His words
• 28:05
  Speaker 2: are life giving. God's laws are perfect. They protect us,
• 28:14
  Speaker 2: make us wise, and give us joy and light. God's
• 28:23
  Speaker 2: laws are pure, eternal, just. They are more desirable than gold.
• 28:31
  Speaker 2: They are sweeter than honey dripping from a honeycomb. For
• 28:35
  Speaker 2: they warn us away from harm and give success to
• 28:38
  Speaker 2: those who obey them. Your eyes close with contentment. Your
• 28:48
  Speaker 2: worries are in God's hands. Your heart is at peace.
• 28:57
  Speaker 2: As you end your day with the Lord, owe bring
• 29:00
  Speaker 2: your heart to his gaze. You want every part of
• 29:04
  Speaker 2: you to be seen, cleansed and available to him. You
• 29:09
  Speaker 2: want every thought and every action to be pleasing to him.
• 29:16
  Speaker 2: But how can I ever know what sins are lurking
• 29:20
  Speaker 2: in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults and
• 29:26
  Speaker 2: keep me from deliberate wrongs. Help me to stop doing them.
• 29:32
  Speaker 2: Only then can I be free of guilt and innocent
• 29:35
  Speaker 2: of some great crime. May my spoken words and unspoken
• 29:43
  Speaker 2: thoughts be pleasing even to you, Oh Lord, my Rock
• 29:47
  Speaker 2: and my redeemer, Heavenly Father. I pray for this child
• 29:55
  Speaker 2: of yours tonight as they sleep, May your watchful be
• 30:00
  Speaker 2: ever upon them in love and grace. Tomorrow, May they
• 30:08
  Speaker 2: experience the awesomeness of your glory whenever they look at
• 30:12
  Speaker 2: the sky. If they wake before the dawn, let them
• 30:16
  Speaker 2: see your glory in the sunrise as they go about
• 30:22
  Speaker 2: their day. May they see your wonders in the sun
• 30:25
  Speaker 2: and the clouds.
• 30:31
  Speaker 3: In the evening.
• 30:32
  Speaker 2: May the sunset remind them of your love and great compassion.
• 30:38
  Speaker 2: And may the stars speak silently to them of your
• 30:41
  Speaker 2: majesty and your intimacy, For you know them each by name.
• 30:50
  Speaker 2: As they sleep, give them peaceful, satisfying dreams, And when
• 30:57
  Speaker 2: they are awake, may your holy, trustworthy words be ever
• 31:01
  Speaker 2: in their thoughts. I pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
• 31:12
  Speaker 2: Welcome to this abide bedtime story, where we will walk
• 31:18
  Speaker 2: through Psalm nineteen. Tonight you will be lulled to sleep
• 31:23
  Speaker 2: while experiencing the glory of God in the heavens and
• 31:27
  Speaker 2: knowing that the words of God are just All his
• 31:30
  Speaker 2: ways are pure, all his judgments are righteous. His words
• 31:36
  Speaker 2: are to be desired more than gold, and they are
• 31:39
  Speaker 2: sweeter than honey. Everyone has seen the sky. It spreads
• 31:51
  Speaker 2: over our heads in both daytime and nighttime. You don't
• 31:56
  Speaker 2: hear it speak. It doesn't have words, Yet the glory
• 32:01
  Speaker 2: of God is proclaimed in its very existence. The Word
• 32:08
  Speaker 2: of God, on the other hand, often speaks loudly and
• 32:13
  Speaker 2: clearly in our hearts and minds. We hear it preached,
• 32:20
  Speaker 2: we listen to it, read and Psalm nineteen reminds us
• 32:25
  Speaker 2: that every word of it is true and can be trusted.
• 32:32
  Speaker 2: As you're ready yourself for sleep tonight, settle into your
• 32:36
  Speaker 2: bed in your most comfortable position. Let your muscles relax
• 32:41
  Speaker 2: as you begin taking deep, steadying breaths. Pay attention to
• 32:47
  Speaker 2: the sensations in your body and release the tension you
• 32:51
  Speaker 2: feel in your feet, in your legs, in your back,
• 32:57
  Speaker 2: in your shoulders, in your neck. As you continue to
• 33:05
  Speaker 2: breathe deeply and slowly, repeat these words silently. May my
• 33:13
  Speaker 2: spoken words and unspoken thoughts be pleasing even to you,
• 33:21
  Speaker 2: O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Let all the
• 33:30
  Speaker 2: cares of the day melt away as you rest, release
• 33:34
  Speaker 2: the pressure as you trust the Lord with what concerns you.
• 33:40
  Speaker 2: Keep your breathing slow and steady. Let me pray for you, God,
• 33:52
  Speaker 2: You are our rock and our redeemer, our firm foundation.
• 34:00
  Speaker 2: Thank you for being with this child of yours as
• 34:03
  Speaker 2: they sleep to night. Thank you for reminding them that
• 34:07
  Speaker 2: you are mighty yet gentle, everywhere at once, yet close
• 34:13
  Speaker 2: by their side. May the picture of this psalm comfort
• 34:20
  Speaker 2: them and relax them to night, so that they might
• 34:24
  Speaker 2: enjoy a peaceful and RESTful sleep. It's in Jesus name
• 34:30
  Speaker 2: that I pray. Amen. Imagine that it is dawn and
• 34:40
  Speaker 2: you are up early, enjoying a freshly brewed cup of coffee.
• 34:45
  Speaker 2: It's deep roasted scent filling your nose, the steam warming
• 34:51
  Speaker 2: your face. You sit at your kitchen table and gaze
• 34:56
  Speaker 2: out the window at the pinkening sky. All is still
• 35:01
  Speaker 2: in your home, and your heart is at peace. A
• 35:06
  Speaker 2: few wispy clouds strolled by, carrying the colors of the
• 35:10
  Speaker 2: rising sun, like cotton candy held.
• 35:14
  Speaker 3: By a child.
• 35:16
  Speaker 2: Early birds flit across the expanse, searching for a small
• 35:21
  Speaker 2: pool of water in which to take their morning bath.
• 35:25
  Speaker 2: There are still a few stars visible in the brightening sky,
• 35:30
  Speaker 2: and a thin crescent moon still glows dimly, but the
• 35:35
  Speaker 2: wakening sun will soon overcome its light. As you ready
• 35:42
  Speaker 2: yourself for your day, you take for granted that the
• 35:46
  Speaker 2: sun will make its way across the sky. It's not
• 35:50
  Speaker 2: something you have to think about every day. It makes
• 35:54
  Speaker 2: its course across the expanse by the time the rest
• 35:59
  Speaker 2: of your household has risen, the colors of the sunrise
• 36:03
  Speaker 2: have faded in the golden glow warming the morning air
• 36:09
  Speaker 2: as ascended beyond the tops of the trees, whose strong
• 36:12
  Speaker 2: branches stretched like arms toward the warmth. The rest of
• 36:19
  Speaker 2: your morning is spent indoors, working at your job, or
• 36:24
  Speaker 2: going to school, or taking care of your family. Being
• 36:29
  Speaker 2: in the place God has given you, you glance occasionally
• 36:34
  Speaker 2: out the window, seeing the changing shadows, the gathering and
• 36:40
  Speaker 2: disturbing of the clouds. Perhaps your cat has followed a
• 36:46
  Speaker 2: sunbeam in your house from window to window, and you
• 36:51
  Speaker 2: envy its care free life. Or you see kids playing
• 36:56
  Speaker 2: in the park across from your office, running and chasing
• 37:00
  Speaker 2: a ball in the bright green grass, their caregiver watching
• 37:05
  Speaker 2: and calling encouragement of their play. When midday rolls up
• 37:12
  Speaker 2: to your door, you step outside to greet it again,
• 37:17
  Speaker 2: taking for granted that you will see the sun at
• 37:19
  Speaker 2: its peak in the bright blue sky. You sit for
• 37:24
  Speaker 2: a few moments in the bright sunshine, closing your eyes
• 37:28
  Speaker 2: and turning your face to feel the full warmth. A
• 37:33
  Speaker 2: gentle breeze with the hint of the coolness to come,
• 37:36
  Speaker 2: ruffles your hair. A quick shadow darts past as a
• 37:40
  Speaker 2: small cloud momentarily scuttles by. You linger for a time,
• 37:49
  Speaker 2: but duty calls and you head back inside, still feeling
• 37:55
  Speaker 2: the Sun's warmth like a hug as you go. High
• 38:00
  Speaker 2: noon raises toward dusk as your day dwindles, and your
• 38:05
  Speaker 2: journey home begins. With the sun descending toward the western horizon,
• 38:10
  Speaker 2: The wispy clouds have returned, and now they carry the orange, magenta,
• 38:15
  Speaker 2: and purple strains of the setting sun. The sight is magnificent,
• 38:22
  Speaker 2: you never tire of seeing its beauty, the rays spreading
• 38:26
  Speaker 2: out the splendor across the sky. Soon stars begin to
• 38:34
  Speaker 2: pop out of the deepening bluem Constellations become barely discernible,
• 38:40
  Speaker 2: Planets glow brightly. The air cools as the sun disappears
• 38:46
  Speaker 2: below the horizon, sinking quickly patting its face until it
• 38:53
  Speaker 2: starts its journey again in the morning.
• 38:57
  Speaker 3: Throughout the day, you have been told.
• 39:00
  Speaker 2: The story of God's majesty simply by watching the sky.
• 39:06
  Speaker 2: The heavens are telling the glory of God. They are
• 39:10
  Speaker 2: a marvelous display of His craftsmanship.
• 39:14
  Speaker 3: Day and night.
• 39:15
  Speaker 2: They keep on telling about God without a sound or word,
• 39:23
  Speaker 2: silent in the skies, their message reaches out to all
• 39:27
  Speaker 2: the world. The sun lives in the heavens where God
• 39:34
  Speaker 2: placed it, and moves out across the skies as radiant
• 39:38
  Speaker 2: as a bridegroom going to his wedding, or as joyous
• 39:43
  Speaker 2: as an athlete looking forward to a race. The sun
• 39:50
  Speaker 2: crosses the heavens from end to end, and nothing can
• 39:54
  Speaker 2: hide from its heat. Inside your house, where it's warm
• 40:02
  Speaker 2: and comfortable, you sit in a rose colored armchair, take
• 40:07
  Speaker 2: off your shoes and settle them in to spend some time.
• 40:10
  Speaker 2: Along On the sturdy brown table beside you sits your Bible.
• 40:20
  Speaker 2: It's soft leather cover worn by years of use. Next
• 40:24
  Speaker 2: to it is a pile of work you brought home
• 40:27
  Speaker 2: that you could get some extra money for if you
• 40:29
  Speaker 2: completed it tonight.
• 40:32
  Speaker 3: The thought is.
• 40:32
  Speaker 2: Tempting, and then you think about that carton of ice cream,
• 40:40
  Speaker 2: just sitting there in your freezer. Its sweetness entices you.
• 40:46
  Speaker 2: The thought of that icy goodness causes your taste buds
• 40:49
  Speaker 2: to burst in anticipation. And then you glance again at
• 40:56
  Speaker 2: your Bible. You remember how the work words it contains
• 41:01
  Speaker 2: have fed your soul time and time again. Versus burst
• 41:06
  Speaker 2: into your mind like the taste bud's had in your mouth.
• 41:12
  Speaker 2: Psalm chapter twenty seven, verse thirteen. I believe that I
• 41:18
  Speaker 2: shall look upon the Lord and the land of the
• 41:20
  Speaker 2: Living Hebrews chapter thirteen, verse five. Keep your life free
• 41:27
  Speaker 2: from love of money, and be content with what you have,
• 41:32
  Speaker 2: for he has said, I will never leave you nor
• 41:35
  Speaker 2: forsake you. John chapter ten, verse ten. The thief comes
• 41:44
  Speaker 2: only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that
• 41:48
  Speaker 2: they may have life, and have it abundantly. Psalm chapter
• 41:54
  Speaker 2: forty eight, Verse one. Great is the Lord, and greatly
• 41:59
  Speaker 2: ten be praised in the city of our God, His
• 42:03
  Speaker 2: holy mountain, beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all
• 42:08
  Speaker 2: the earth, Mount Zion in the far north, the city
• 42:13
  Speaker 2: of the Great King. Your heart quickens as the spirit
• 42:20
  Speaker 2: of God brings these words to your mind. Psalm chapter
• 42:25
  Speaker 2: forty two, verse one, as a dear pants for flowing streams,
• 42:31
  Speaker 2: So pants by soul for you, Oh God, Romans, chapter eight,
• 42:37
  Speaker 2: verse thirty eight and thirty nine. For I am sure
• 42:42
  Speaker 2: that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor
• 42:47
  Speaker 2: things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height
• 42:52
  Speaker 2: nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be
• 42:56
  Speaker 2: able to separate us from the love of God in Christ,
• 43:00
  Speaker 2: Jesus our Lord, Romans, Chapter five, verse eight. God demonstrates
• 43:10
  Speaker 2: his own love for us in this while we still
• 43:14
  Speaker 2: were sinners, Christ died for us.
• 43:20
  Speaker 3: On and on.
• 43:21
  Speaker 2: The life giving words of God fill you up. You
• 43:25
  Speaker 2: forget about the extra work beside you. You forget about
• 43:29
  Speaker 2: the ice cream, and the freezer in your hand is
• 43:33
  Speaker 2: all you need. His promises are true, His words are
• 43:39
  Speaker 2: life giving. God's laws are perfect. They protect us, make
• 43:48
  Speaker 2: us wise, and give us joy and light. God's laws
• 43:57
  Speaker 2: are pure, eternal, just. They are more desirable than gold.
• 44:04
  Speaker 2: They are sweeter than honey dripping from a honeycomb. For
• 44:09
  Speaker 2: they warn us away from harm and give success to
• 44:12
  Speaker 2: those who obey them. Your eyes closed with contentment, Your
• 44:21
  Speaker 2: worries are in God's hands. Your heart is at peace
• 44:30
  Speaker 2: as you end your day with the Lord, you open
• 44:33
  Speaker 2: your heart to his gaze. You want every part of
• 44:37
  Speaker 2: you to be seen, cleansed and available to him. You
• 44:43
  Speaker 2: want every thought and every action to be pleasing to him.
• 44:50
  Speaker 2: But how can I ever know what sins are lurking
• 44:53
  Speaker 2: in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults and
• 45:00
  Speaker 2: me from delibered wrongs. Help me to stop doing them.
• 45:05
  Speaker 2: Only then can I be free of guilt and innocent
• 45:08
  Speaker 2: of some great crime. May my spoken words and unspoken
• 45:17
  Speaker 2: thoughts be pleasing even to you, Oh Lord, my Rock
• 45:20
  Speaker 2: and my redeemer, Heavenly Father, I pray for this child
• 45:29
  Speaker 2: of yours Tonight as they sleep, May your watchful eye
• 45:33
  Speaker 2: be ever upon them in love and grace. Tomorrow, May
• 45:41
  Speaker 2: they experience the awesomeness of your glory whenever they look
• 45:45
  Speaker 2: at the sky. If they wake before the dawn, let
• 45:49
  Speaker 2: them see your glory in the sunrise as they go
• 45:55
  Speaker 2: about their day. May they see your wonders in the
• 45:58
  Speaker 2: sun and the cloud in the evening. May the sunset
• 46:07
  Speaker 2: remind them of your love and great compassion. And may
• 46:12
  Speaker 2: the stars speak silently to them of your majesty and
• 46:15
  Speaker 2: your intimacy, For you know them each by name. As
• 46:24
  Speaker 2: they sleep, give them peaceful, satisfying dreams, and when they
• 46:30
  Speaker 2: are awake, may your holy, trustworthy words be ever in
• 46:35
  Speaker 2: their thoughts. I pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
• 46:45
  Speaker 2: Welcome to this abide bedtime story, where we will walk
• 46:51
  Speaker 2: through Psalm nineteen. Tonight you will be lulled to sleep
• 46:56
  Speaker 2: while experiencing the glory of God in the heavens, and
• 47:00
  Speaker 2: knowing that the words of God are just, All his
• 47:03
  Speaker 2: ways are pure, all his judgments are righteous. His words
• 47:09
  Speaker 2: are to be desired more than gold, and they are
• 47:12
  Speaker 2: sweeter than honey. Everyone has seen the sky. It spreads
• 47:24
  Speaker 2: over our heads in both the daytime and night time.
• 47:28
  Speaker 3: You don't hear it speak.
• 47:30
  Speaker 2: It doesn't have words, yet the glory of God is
• 47:35
  Speaker 2: proclaimed in its very existence. The Word of God, on
• 47:43
  Speaker 2: the other hand, often speaks loudly and clearly in our
• 47:47
  Speaker 2: hearts and minds. We hear it preached, we listen to
• 47:54
  Speaker 2: it read, and Psalm nineteen reminds us that every word
• 47:59
  Speaker 2: of it is true and can be trusted. As you're
• 48:06
  Speaker 2: ready yourself for sleep tonight, settle into your bed in
• 48:10
  Speaker 2: your most comfortable position. Let your muscles relax as you
• 48:15
  Speaker 2: begin taking deep, steadying breaths. Pay attention to the sensations
• 48:21
  Speaker 2: in your body, and release the tension you feel in
• 48:25
  Speaker 2: your feet, in your legs, in your back, in your shoulders,
• 48:32
  Speaker 2: in your neck. As you continue to breathe deeply and slowly,
• 48:42
  Speaker 2: repeat these words silently. May my spoken words and unspoken
• 48:50
  Speaker 2: thoughts be pleasing even to you, Oh Lord, my Rock
• 48:57
  Speaker 2: and my redeemer. Let all the cares of the day
• 49:04
  Speaker 2: melt away as you rest, release the pressure, as you
• 49:09
  Speaker 2: trust the Lord with what concerns you, keep your breathing
• 49:14
  Speaker 2: slow and steady. Let me pray for you, God, You
• 49:26
  Speaker 2: are our rock and our redeemer, our firm foundation. Thank
• 49:33
  Speaker 2: you for being with this child of yours as they
• 49:37
  Speaker 2: sleep tonight. Thank you for reminding them that you are
• 49:41
  Speaker 2: mighty yet gentle, everywhere at once, yet close by their side.
• 49:51
  Speaker 2: May the picture of the Psalm comfort them and relax
• 49:54
  Speaker 2: them tonight, so that they might enjoy a peaceful and restles.
• 50:01
  Speaker 2: It's in Jesus' name that I pray.
• 50:05
  Speaker 3: Amen.
• 50:10
  Speaker 2: Imagine that it is dawn and you are up early,
• 50:15
  Speaker 2: enjoying a freshly brewed cup of coffee, its deep roasted
• 50:20
  Speaker 2: scent filling your nose, the steam warming your face. You
• 50:27
  Speaker 2: sit at your kitchen table and gaze out the window
• 50:30
  Speaker 2: at the pinkening sky. All is still in your home,
• 50:35
  Speaker 2: and your heart is at peace. A few wispy clouds
• 50:40
  Speaker 2: strolled by, carrying the colors of the rising sun like
• 50:45
  Speaker 2: cotton candy held by a child. Early birds flit across
• 50:51
  Speaker 2: the expanse, searching for a small pool of water in
• 50:55
  Speaker 2: which to take their morning bath. There are still a
• 50:59
  Speaker 2: few two stars visible in the brightening sky, and a
• 51:03
  Speaker 2: thin crescent moon still glows dimly, But the wakening sun
• 51:09
  Speaker 2: will soon overcome its light. As you're ready yourself for
• 51:16
  Speaker 2: your day, you take for granted that the sun will
• 51:20
  Speaker 2: make its way across the sky. It's not something you
• 51:24
  Speaker 2: have to think about every day it makes its course
• 51:28
  Speaker 2: across the expanse. By the time the rest of your
• 51:33
  Speaker 2: household has risen, the colors of the sunrise have faded,
• 51:38
  Speaker 2: and the golden glow warming the morning air as ascended
• 51:43
  Speaker 2: beyond the tops of the trees, whose strong branches stretched
• 51:46
  Speaker 2: like arms toward the warmth. The rest of your morning
• 51:53
  Speaker 2: is spent indoors, working at your job or going to school,
• 52:00
  Speaker 2: taking care of your family, Being in the place God
• 52:03
  Speaker 2: has given you. You glance occasionally out the window, seeing
• 52:10
  Speaker 2: the changing shadows, the gathering and disturbing of the clouds.
• 52:17
  Speaker 2: Perhaps your cat has followed a sunbeam in your house
• 52:21
  Speaker 2: from window to window, and you envy its care free life.
• 52:28
  Speaker 2: Or you see kids playing in the park across from
• 52:31
  Speaker 2: your office, running and chasing a ball in the bright
• 52:35
  Speaker 2: green grass, their caregiver watching and calling encouragement of their play.
• 52:44
  Speaker 2: When midday rolls up to your door, you step outside
• 52:48
  Speaker 2: to greet it again, taking for granted that you will
• 52:52
  Speaker 2: see the sun at its peak in the bright blue sky.
• 52:57
  Speaker 2: You sit for a few moments in the bright sunshine,
• 53:00
  Speaker 2: closing your eyes and turning your face to feel the
• 53:04
  Speaker 2: full warmth. A gentle breeze with the hint of the
• 53:08
  Speaker 2: coolness to come, ruffles your hair. A quick shadow darts
• 53:13
  Speaker 2: past as a small cloud momentarily scuttles by. You linger
• 53:20
  Speaker 2: for a time, but duty calls and you head back inside,
• 53:27
  Speaker 2: still feeling the sun's warmth like a hug as you go.
• 53:33
  Speaker 2: High noon races toward dusk as your day dwindles, and
• 53:38
  Speaker 2: your journey home begins. With the sun descending toward the
• 53:40
  Speaker 2: western horizon, The wispy clouds have returned and now they
• 53:47
  Speaker 2: carry the orange magenta in purple strains of the setting sun.
• 53:52
  Speaker 2: The sight is magnificent. You never tire of seeing its beauty,
• 53:58
  Speaker 2: the rays spreading out out the splendor across the sky.
• 54:05
  Speaker 2: Soon stars begin to pop out of the deepening blue.
• 54:10
  Speaker 2: Constellations become barely discernible. Planets glow brightly. The air cools
• 54:18
  Speaker 2: as the sun disappears below the horizon, sinking quickly hiding
• 54:25
  Speaker 2: its face until it starts its journey again in the morning.
• 54:30
  Speaker 2: Throughout the day, you have been told the story of
• 54:33
  Speaker 2: God's majesty simply by watching the sky. The heavens are
• 54:40
  Speaker 2: telling the glory of God. They are a marvelous display
• 54:45
  Speaker 2: of His craftsmanship. Day and night. They keep on telling
• 54:49
  Speaker 2: about God without a sound or word. Silent in the skies,
• 54:59
  Speaker 2: their message reaches out to all the world. The sun
• 55:05
  Speaker 2: lives in the heavens where God placed it, and moves
• 55:09
  Speaker 2: out across the skies, as radiant as a bridegroom going
• 55:12
  Speaker 2: to his wedding, or as joyous as an athlete looking
• 55:17
  Speaker 2: forward to a race. The sun crosses the heavens from
• 55:24
  Speaker 2: end to end, and nothing can hide from its heat.
• 55:33
  Speaker 2: Inside your house, where it's warm and comfortable. You sit
• 55:38
  Speaker 2: in a rose colored armchair, take off your shoes, and
• 55:42
  Speaker 2: settle in to spend some time. Along On the sturdy
• 55:49
  Speaker 2: brown table beside you sits your Bible, its soft leather
• 55:54
  Speaker 2: cover worn by years of use. Next to it is
• 55:58
  Speaker 2: a pile of work you brought home that you could
• 56:00
  Speaker 2: get some extra money for if you completed it tonight.
• 56:05
  Speaker 2: The thought is tempting, and then you think about that
• 56:12
  Speaker 2: carton of ice cream just sitting there in your freezer.
• 56:16
  Speaker 2: Its sweetness entices you. The thought of that icy goodness
• 56:21
  Speaker 2: causes your taste buds to burst in anticipation. And then
• 56:28
  Speaker 2: you glance again at your Bible. You remember how the
• 56:33
  Speaker 2: words it contains have fed your soul time and time again.
• 56:38
  Speaker 2: Versus burst into your mind like the taste bud's had
• 56:42
  Speaker 2: in your mouth. Psalm chapter twenty seven, verse thirteen. I
• 56:50
  Speaker 2: believe that I shall look upon the Lord in the
• 56:53
  Speaker 2: land of the Living Hebrews chapter thirteen, verse five. Keep
• 57:00
  Speaker 2: your life free from love of money, and be content
• 57:03
  Speaker 2: with what you have, for he has said I will
• 57:07
  Speaker 2: never leave you nor forsake you. John chapter ten, verse ten.
• 57:16
  Speaker 2: The thief comes only to steal, and kill and destroy.
• 57:21
  Speaker 2: I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
• 57:26
  Speaker 2: Psalm chapter forty eight.
• 57:28
  Speaker 3: Verse one.
• 57:31
  Speaker 2: Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in
• 57:34
  Speaker 2: the city of our God, his holy mountain, beautiful in elevation,
• 57:40
  Speaker 2: is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion in
• 57:44
  Speaker 2: the far north, the city of the Great King. Your
• 57:52
  Speaker 2: heart quickens as the spirit of God brings these words
• 57:54
  Speaker 2: to your mind, Psalm chapter forty two, verse one. As
• 58:01
  Speaker 2: a dear pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul
• 58:05
  Speaker 2: for you, oh God. Romans chapter eight, verse thirty eight
• 58:12
  Speaker 2: and thirty nine. For I am sure that neither death
• 58:16
  Speaker 2: nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor
• 58:21
  Speaker 2: things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor
• 58:27
  Speaker 2: anything else in all creation will be able to separate
• 58:31
  Speaker 2: us from the love of God in Christ, Jesus our Lord. Romans,
• 58:38
  Speaker 2: chapter five, verse eight. God demonstrates his own love for
• 58:45
  Speaker 2: us in this while we still were sinners, Christ die for.
• 58:50
  Speaker 3: Us on and on.
• 58:54
  Speaker 2: The life giving words of God fill you up. You
• 58:58
  Speaker 2: forget about the extra work side you. You forget about
• 59:02
  Speaker 2: the ice cream and the freezer, and your hand is
• 59:06
  Speaker 2: all you need. His promises are true, His words are
• 59:12
  Speaker 2: life giving. God's laws are perfect. They protect us, make
• 59:21
  Speaker 2: us wise, and give us joy and light. God's laws
• 59:30
  Speaker 2: are pure, eternal, just. They are more desirable than gold.
• 59:37
  Speaker 2: They are sweeter than honey dripping from a honeycomb, for
• 59:42
  Speaker 2: they warn us away from harm and give success to
• 59:45
  Speaker 2: those who obey them. Your eyes close with contentment. Your
• 59:54
  Speaker 2: worries are in God's hands. Your heart is a As
• 1:00:04
  Speaker 2: you end your day with the Lord, you open your
• 1:00:07
  Speaker 2: heart to his gaze. You want every part of you
• 1:00:11
  Speaker 2: to be seen, cleansed and available to him. You want
• 1:00:16
  Speaker 2: every thought and every action to be pleasing to him.
• 1:00:23
  Speaker 2: But how can I ever know what sins are lurking
• 1:00:27
  Speaker 2: in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults, and
• 1:00:33
  Speaker 2: keep me from deliberate wrongs. Help me to stop doing them.
• 1:00:38
  Speaker 2: Only then can I be free of guilt and innocent
• 1:00:42
  Speaker 2: of some great crime. May my spoken words and unspoken
• 1:00:50
  Speaker 2: thoughts be pleasing even to you, Oh Lord, my rock
• 1:00:54
  Speaker 2: and my redeemer.
• 1:00:59
  Speaker 3: Heavenly fought.
• 1:01:01
  Speaker 2: I pray for this child of yours Tonight as they sleep,
• 1:01:05
  Speaker 2: May your watchful eye be ever upon them in love
• 1:01:09
  Speaker 2: and grace. Tomorrow, May they experience the awesomeness of your
• 1:01:16
  Speaker 2: glory whenever they look at the sky. If they wake
• 1:01:20
  Speaker 2: before the dawn, let them see your glory in the sunrise.
• 1:01:28
  Speaker 2: As they go about their day. May they see your
• 1:01:31
  Speaker 2: wonders in the sun and the clouds in the evening.
• 1:01:39
  Speaker 2: May the sunset remind them of your love and great compassion.
• 1:01:45
  Speaker 2: And may the stars speak silently to them of your
• 1:01:47
  Speaker 2: majesty and your intimacy. For you know them each by name.
• 1:01:57
  Speaker 2: As they sleep, give them peaceful, satisfying dreams. And when
• 1:02:03
  Speaker 2: they are awake, may your holy, trustworthy words be ever
• 1:02:08
  Speaker 2: in their thoughts. I pray this in the name of Jesus.
• 1:02:14
  Speaker 3: Amen.
• 1:02:19
  Speaker 2: Welcome to this abide bedtime story, where we will walk
• 1:02:25
  Speaker 2: through Psalm nineteen. Tonight you will be lulled to sleep
• 1:02:30
  Speaker 2: while experiencing the glory of God in the heavens, and
• 1:02:34
  Speaker 2: knowing that the words of God are just, All his
• 1:02:37
  Speaker 2: ways are pure, all his judgments are righteous. His words
• 1:02:43
  Speaker 2: are to be desired more than gold, and they are
• 1:02:46
  Speaker 2: sweeter than honey. Everyone has seen the sky. It spreads
• 1:02:58
  Speaker 2: over our heads in both the day times time and nighttime.
• 1:03:02
  Speaker 2: You don't hear it speak. It doesn't have words. Yet
• 1:03:07
  Speaker 2: the glory of God is proclaimed in its very existence.
• 1:03:14
  Speaker 2: The word of God, on the other hand, often speaks
• 1:03:19
  Speaker 2: loudly and clearly in our hearts and minds. We hear
• 1:03:25
  Speaker 2: it preached, we listen to it read and Psalm nineteen
• 1:03:30
  Speaker 2: reminds us that every word of it is true and
• 1:03:34
  Speaker 2: can be trusted. As you ready yourself for sleep tonight,
• 1:03:42
  Speaker 2: settle into your bed in your most comfortable position. Let
• 1:03:47
  Speaker 2: your muscles relax as you begin taking deep, steadying breaths.
• 1:03:53
  Speaker 2: Pay attention to the sensations in your body and release
• 1:03:58
  Speaker 2: the tension you feel in your feet, in your legs,
• 1:04:02
  Speaker 2: in your back, in your shoulders, in your neck. As
• 1:04:11
  Speaker 2: you continue to breathe deeply and slowly, repeat these words silently.
• 1:04:20
  Speaker 2: May my spoken words and unspoken thoughts be pleasing even
• 1:04:27
  Speaker 2: to you, O Lord, my Rock and my redeemer. Let
• 1:04:36
  Speaker 2: all the cares of the day melt away as you rest,
• 1:04:41
  Speaker 2: release the pressure as you trust the Lord with what
• 1:04:45
  Speaker 2: concerns you. Keep your breathing slow and steady. Let me
• 1:04:54
  Speaker 2: pray for you, God, You are our rock and our redeemer,
• 1:05:03
  Speaker 2: our firm foundation. Thank you for being with this child
• 1:05:09
  Speaker 2: of yours as they sleep tonight. Thank you for reminding
• 1:05:14
  Speaker 2: them that you are mighty yet gentle everywhere at once,
• 1:05:19
  Speaker 2: yet close by their side. May the picture of the
• 1:05:26
  Speaker 2: Psalm comfort them and relax them tonight, so that they
• 1:05:31
  Speaker 2: might enjoy a peaceful and RESTful sleep. It's in Jesus'
• 1:05:36
  Speaker 2: name that I pray.
• 1:05:39
  Speaker 3: Amen.
• 1:05:44
  Speaker 2: Imagine that it is dawn, and you are up early,
• 1:05:49
  Speaker 2: enjoying a freshly brewed cup of coffee, its deep roasted
• 1:05:54
  Speaker 2: scent filling your nose, the steam warming your face. You
• 1:06:01
  Speaker 2: sit at your kitchen table and gaze out the window
• 1:06:04
  Speaker 2: at the pinkening sky. All is still in your home,
• 1:06:09
  Speaker 2: and your heart is at peace. A few wispy clouds
• 1:06:14
  Speaker 2: strolled by, carrying the colors of the rising sun, like
• 1:06:19
  Speaker 2: cotton candy held.
• 1:06:21
  Speaker 3: By a child.
• 1:06:23
  Speaker 2: Early birds flit across the expanse, searching for a small
• 1:06:28
  Speaker 2: pool of water in which to take their morning bath.
• 1:06:32
  Speaker 2: There are still a few stars visible in the brightening sky,
• 1:06:37
  Speaker 2: and a thin crescent moon still glows dimly. But the
• 1:06:42
  Speaker 2: wakening sun will soon overcome its light. As you're ready
• 1:06:49
  Speaker 2: yourself for your day, you take for granted that the
• 1:06:53
  Speaker 2: sun will make its way across the sky. It's not
• 1:06:57
  Speaker 2: something you have to think about every day. It makes
• 1:07:01
  Speaker 2: its course across the expanse By the time the rest
• 1:07:06
  Speaker 2: of your household has risen, the colors of the sunrise
• 1:07:10
  Speaker 2: have faded, and the golden glow warming the morning air
• 1:07:16
  Speaker 2: as ascended beyond the tops of the trees, whose strong
• 1:07:19
  Speaker 2: branches stretched like arms toward the warmth. The rest of
• 1:07:26
  Speaker 2: your morning is spent indoors, working at your job, or
• 1:07:31
  Speaker 2: going to school, or taking care of your family. Being
• 1:07:36
  Speaker 2: in the place God has given you, You glance occasionally
• 1:07:41
  Speaker 2: out the window, seeing the changing shadows, the gathering and
• 1:07:47
  Speaker 2: disturbing of the clouds. Perhaps your cat has followed a
• 1:07:53
  Speaker 2: sunbeam in your house from window to window, and you
• 1:07:58
  Speaker 2: envy its care free life. Or you see kids playing
• 1:08:04
  Speaker 2: in the park across from your office, running and chasing
• 1:08:07
  Speaker 2: a ball in the bright green grass, their caregiver watching
• 1:08:12
  Speaker 2: and calling encouragement of their plight. When midday rolls up
• 1:08:19
  Speaker 2: to your door, you step outside to greet it again,
• 1:08:24
  Speaker 2: taking for granted that you will see the sun at
• 1:08:26
  Speaker 2: its peak in the bright blue sky. You sit for
• 1:08:31
  Speaker 2: a few moments in the bright sunshine, closing your eyes
• 1:08:35
  Speaker 2: and turning your face to feel the full warmth. A
• 1:08:40
  Speaker 2: gentle breeze with the hint of the coolness to come
• 1:08:43
  Speaker 2: ruffles your hair. A quick shadow darts past as a
• 1:08:48
  Speaker 2: small cloud momentarily scuttles by. You linger for a time,
• 1:08:57
  Speaker 2: but duty calls and you head back inside, still feeling
• 1:09:02
  Speaker 2: the sun's warmth like a hug as you go. High
• 1:09:07
  Speaker 2: noon races toward dusk as your day dwindles, and your
• 1:09:12
  Speaker 2: journey home begins. With the sun descending toward the western horizon.
• 1:09:17
  Speaker 2: The wispy clouds have returned, and now they carry the orange, magenta,
• 1:09:22
  Speaker 2: and purple strains of the setting sun. The sight is magnificent.
• 1:09:29
  Speaker 2: You never tire of seeing its beauty, the rays spreading
• 1:09:33
  Speaker 2: out the splendor across the sky. Soon stars begin to
• 1:09:41
  Speaker 2: pop out of the deepening blue. Constellations become barely discernible.
• 1:09:47
  Speaker 2: Planets glow brightly. The air cools as the sun disappears
• 1:09:53
  Speaker 2: below the horizon, sinking quickly hiding its face till it
• 1:10:00
  Speaker 2: starts its journey again in the morning. Throughout the day,
• 1:10:06
  Speaker 2: you have been told the story of God's majesty simply
• 1:10:09
  Speaker 2: by watching the sky. The heavens are telling the glory
• 1:10:15
  Speaker 2: of God. They are a marvelous display of His craftsmanship.
• 1:10:21
  Speaker 2: Day and night. They keep on telling about God without
• 1:10:28
  Speaker 2: a sound or word, Silent in the skies. Their message
• 1:10:33
  Speaker 2: reaches out to all the world. The sun lives in
• 1:10:40
  Speaker 2: the heavens where God placed it, and moves out across
• 1:10:44
  Speaker 2: the skies as radiant as a bridegroom going to his wedding,
• 1:10:49
  Speaker 2: or as joyous as an athlete looking forward to a race.
• 1:10:56
  Speaker 2: The sun crosses the heavens from end to end, and
• 1:11:00
  Speaker 2: nothing can hide from its heat. Inside your house, where
• 1:11:08
  Speaker 2: it's warm and comfortable, you sit in a rose colored armchair,
• 1:11:14
  Speaker 2: take off your shoes, and settlen in to spend some
• 1:11:17
  Speaker 2: time along On the sturdy brown table beside you sits
• 1:11:25
  Speaker 2: your Bible, its soft leather cover worn by years of use.
• 1:11:31
  Speaker 2: Next to it is a pile of work you brought
• 1:11:33
  Speaker 2: home that you could get some extra money for if
• 1:11:36
  Speaker 2: you completed it tonight. The thought is tempting, and then
• 1:11:45
  Speaker 2: you think about that carton of ice cream just sitting
• 1:11:48
  Speaker 2: there in your freezer. Its sweetness entices you. The thought
• 1:11:53
  Speaker 2: of that icy goodness causes your taste buds to burst
• 1:11:56
  Speaker 2: in anticipation. And then you glance again at your Bible.
• 1:12:06
  Speaker 2: You remember how the words it contains have fed your
• 1:12:08
  Speaker 2: soul time and time again. Verses burst into your mind
• 1:12:14
  Speaker 2: like the taste Bud's had in your mouth. Psalm chapter
• 1:12:20
  Speaker 2: twenty seven, verse thirteen. I believe that I shall look
• 1:12:25
  Speaker 2: upon the Lord in the land of the Living Hebrews
• 1:12:31
  Speaker 2: chapter thirteen, verse five. Keep your life free from love
• 1:12:35
  Speaker 2: of money, and be content with what you have, for
• 1:12:39
  Speaker 2: he has said, I will never leave you nor forsake you.
• 1:12:47
  Speaker 2: John chapter ten, verse ten. The thief comes only to
• 1:12:51
  Speaker 2: steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may
• 1:12:56
  Speaker 2: have life, and have it abundantly. Psalm chapter forty eight,
• 1:13:02
  Speaker 2: Verse one. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be
• 1:13:07
  Speaker 2: praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain,
• 1:13:11
  Speaker 2: beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth,
• 1:13:16
  Speaker 2: Mount Zion in the far north, the city of the
• 1:13:20
  Speaker 2: Great King. Your heart quickens as the Spirit of God
• 1:13:27
  Speaker 2: brings these words to your mind. Psalm chapter forty two,
• 1:13:32
  Speaker 2: verse one. As a dear pants for flowing streams, so
• 1:13:38
  Speaker 2: pants my soul for you, O God. Romans chapter eight,
• 1:13:44
  Speaker 2: verse thirty eight and thirty nine. For I am sure
• 1:13:49
  Speaker 2: that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor
• 1:13:54
  Speaker 2: things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height
• 1:13:59
  Speaker 2: nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be
• 1:14:03
  Speaker 2: able to separate us from the love of God. In
• 1:14:06
  Speaker 2: Christ Jesus our Lord, Romans, Chapter five, verse eight. God
• 1:14:17
  Speaker 2: demonstrates his own love for us in this while we
• 1:14:21
  Speaker 2: still were sinners, Christ died for.
• 1:14:23
  Speaker 3: Us on and on.
• 1:14:28
  Speaker 2: The life giving words of God fill you up. You
• 1:14:32
  Speaker 2: forget about the extra work beside you. You forget about
• 1:14:36
  Speaker 2: the ice cream in the freezer. In your hand. Is
• 1:14:40
  Speaker 2: all you need. His promises are true, His words are
• 1:14:46
  Speaker 2: life giving. God's laws are perfect. They protect us, make
• 1:14:55
  Speaker 2: us wise, and give us joy and light. God's laws
• 1:15:04
  Speaker 2: are pure, eternal, just. They are more desirable than gold.
• 1:15:11
  Speaker 2: They are sweeter than honey dripping from a honeycomb, for
• 1:15:16
  Speaker 2: they warn us away from harm and give success to
• 1:15:19
  Speaker 2: those who obey them. Your eyes close with contentment. Your
• 1:15:28
  Speaker 2: worries are in God's hands. Your heart is at peace.
• 1:15:37
  Speaker 2: As you end your day with the Lord, you open
• 1:15:40
  Speaker 2: your heart to his gaze. You want every part of
• 1:15:44
  Speaker 2: you to be seen, cleansed and available to him. You
• 1:15:50
  Speaker 2: want every thought and every action to be pleasing to him.
• 1:15:57
  Speaker 2: But how can I ever know what's are lurking in
• 1:16:00
  Speaker 2: my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults and keep
• 1:16:07
  Speaker 2: me from delibered wrongs. Help me to stop doing them.
• 1:16:12
  Speaker 2: Only then can I be free of guilt and innocent
• 1:16:15
  Speaker 2: of some great crime. May my spoken words and unspoken
• 1:16:24
  Speaker 2: thoughts be pleasing even to you, Oh Lord, my Rock
• 1:16:27
  Speaker 2: and my redeemer, Heavenly Father, I pray for this child
• 1:16:36
  Speaker 2: of yours Tonight as they sleep, May your watchful eye
• 1:16:41
  Speaker 2: be ever upon them in love and grace. Tomorrow, May
• 1:16:48
  Speaker 2: they experience the awesomeness of your glory whenever they look
• 1:16:52
  Speaker 2: at the sky. If they wake before the dawn, let
• 1:16:56
  Speaker 2: them see your glory in the sunrise as they go
• 1:17:02
  Speaker 2: about their day. May they see your wonders in the
• 1:17:05
  Speaker 2: sun and the clouds in the evening. May the sunset
• 1:17:14
  Speaker 2: remind them of your love and great compassion. And may
• 1:17:19
  Speaker 2: the stars speak silently to them of your majesty and
• 1:17:22
  Speaker 2: your intimacy, For you know them each by name. As
• 1:17:31
  Speaker 2: they sleep, give them peaceful, satisfying dreams. And when they
• 1:17:37
  Speaker 2: are awake, may your holy, trustworthy words be ever in
• 1:17:42
  Speaker 2: their thoughts. I pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
• 1:17:53
  Speaker 2: Welcome to this abide bedtime story, where we will walk
• 1:17:58
  Speaker 2: through Psalm nineteen. Tonight you will be lulled to sleep
• 1:18:04
  Speaker 2: while experiencing the glory of God in the heavens, and
• 1:18:07
  Speaker 2: knowing that the words of God are just, All his
• 1:18:11
  Speaker 2: ways are pure, all his judgments are righteous. His words
• 1:18:17
  Speaker 2: are to be desired more than gold, and they are
• 1:18:20
  Speaker 2: sweeter than honey. Everyone has seen the sky. It spreads
• 1:18:31
  Speaker 2: over our heads in both the daytime and nighttime. You
• 1:18:36
  Speaker 2: don't hear it speak. It doesn't have words, Yet the
• 1:18:41
  Speaker 2: glory of God is proclaimed in its very existence. The
• 1:18:48
  Speaker 2: Word of God, on the other hand, often speaks loudly
• 1:18:53
  Speaker 2: and clearly in our hearts and minds. We hear it preached,
• 1:19:00
  Speaker 2: we listen to it. Read and Psalm nineteen reminds us
• 1:19:06
  Speaker 2: that every word of it is true and can be trusted.
• 1:19:13
  Speaker 2: As you ready yourself for sleep tonight, settle into your
• 1:19:17
  Speaker 2: bed in your most comfortable position. Let your muscles relax
• 1:19:22
  Speaker 2: as you begin taking deep, steadying breaths. Pay attention to
• 1:19:27
  Speaker 2: the sensations in your body and release the tension you
• 1:19:32
  Speaker 2: feel in your feet, in your legs, in your back,
• 1:19:38
  Speaker 2: in your shoulders, in your neck. As you continue to
• 1:19:46
  Speaker 2: breathe deeply and slowly, repeat these words silently. May my
• 1:19:54
  Speaker 2: spoken words and unspoken thoughts be pleased even to you,
• 1:20:02
  Speaker 2: Oh Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Let all the
• 1:20:10
  Speaker 2: cares of the day melt away as you rest, release
• 1:20:15
  Speaker 2: the pressure, as you trust the Lord with what concerns you.
• 1:20:21
  Speaker 2: Keep your breathing slow and steady. Let me pray for you, God,
• 1:20:33
  Speaker 2: You are our rock and our redeemer, our firm foundation.
• 1:20:41
  Speaker 2: Thank you for being with this child of yours as
• 1:20:44
  Speaker 2: they sleep tonight. Thank you for reminding them that you
• 1:20:48
  Speaker 2: are mighty yet gentle, everywhere at once, yet close by
• 1:20:54
  Speaker 2: their side. May the picture of the Psalm comfort them
• 1:21:01
  Speaker 2: and relax them tonight so that they might enjoy a
• 1:21:05
  Speaker 2: peaceful and RESTful sleep. It's in Jesus' name that I pray.
• 1:21:12
  Speaker 3: Amen.
• 1:21:18
  Speaker 2: Imagine that it is dawn, and you are up early,
• 1:21:22
  Speaker 2: enjoying a freshly brewed cup of coffee, its deep roasted
• 1:21:28
  Speaker 2: scent filling your nose, the steam warming your face. You
• 1:21:35
  Speaker 2: sit at your kitchen table and gaze out the window
• 1:21:38
  Speaker 2: at the pinkening sky. All is still in your home,
• 1:21:42
  Speaker 2: and your heart is at peace. A few wispy clouds
• 1:21:48
  Speaker 2: shroll by, carrying the colors of the rising sun, like
• 1:21:53
  Speaker 2: cotton candy held by a child. Early birds flit across
• 1:21:58
  Speaker 2: the expanse, searching for a small pool of water in
• 1:22:03
  Speaker 2: which to take their morning bath. There are still a
• 1:22:07
  Speaker 2: few stars visible in the brightening sky, and a thin
• 1:22:11
  Speaker 2: crescent moon still glows dimly, but the wakening sun will
• 1:22:17
  Speaker 2: soon overcome its light. As you're ready yourself for your day,
• 1:22:25
  Speaker 2: you take for granted that the sun will make its
• 1:22:28
  Speaker 2: way across the sky. It's not something you have to
• 1:22:32
  Speaker 2: think about every day. It makes its course across the
• 1:22:36
  Speaker 2: expanse by the time the rest of your household has risen,
• 1:22:42
  Speaker 2: the colors of the sunrise have faded, and the golden
• 1:22:46
  Speaker 2: glow warming the morning air as ascended beyond the tops
• 1:22:51
  Speaker 2: of the trees, whose strong branches stretched like arms toward
• 1:22:55
  Speaker 2: the warmth of Your morning is spent indoors, working at
• 1:23:02
  Speaker 2: your job, or going to school, or taking care of
• 1:23:08
  Speaker 2: your family. Being in the place God has given you.
• 1:23:13
  Speaker 2: You glance occasionally out the window, seeing the changing shadows,
• 1:23:20
  Speaker 2: the gathering and disturbing of the clouds. Perhaps your cat
• 1:23:26
  Speaker 2: has followed a sunbeam in your house from window to window,
• 1:23:31
  Speaker 2: and you envy its care free life. Or you see
• 1:23:36
  Speaker 2: kids playing in the park across from your office, running
• 1:23:40
  Speaker 2: and chasing a ball in the bright green grass, their
• 1:23:44
  Speaker 2: caregiver watching and calling encouragement of their plight. When midday
• 1:23:52
  Speaker 2: rolls up to your door, you step outside to greet
• 1:23:55
  Speaker 2: it again, taking for granted that you will see the
• 1:23:59
  Speaker 2: sun at its peak in the bright blue sky. You
• 1:24:04
  Speaker 2: sit for a few moments in the bright sunshine, closing
• 1:24:08
  Speaker 2: your eyes and turning your face to feel the full warmth.
• 1:24:13
  Speaker 2: A gentle breeze with the hint of the coolness to come,
• 1:24:16
  Speaker 2: ruffles your hair. A quick shadow darts past, as a
• 1:24:21
  Speaker 2: small cloud momentarily scuttles by. You linger for a time,
• 1:24:30
  Speaker 2: but duty calls and you head back inside, still feeling
• 1:24:36
  Speaker 2: the sun's warmth like a hug as you go. High
• 1:24:41
  Speaker 2: noon rases toward dusk as your day dwindles, and your
• 1:24:45
  Speaker 2: journey home begins. With the sun descending toward the western horizon,
• 1:24:51
  Speaker 2: The wispy clouds have returned, and now they carry the orange, magenta,
• 1:24:56
  Speaker 2: and purple strains of the setting sun.
• 1:25:00
  Speaker 3: Night is magnificent.
• 1:25:03
  Speaker 2: You never tire of seeing its beauty, the rays spreading
• 1:25:07
  Speaker 2: out the splendor across the sky. Soon stars begin to
• 1:25:14
  Speaker 2: pop out of the deepening bloom. Constellations become barely discernible.
• 1:25:21
  Speaker 2: Planets glow brightly. The air cools as the sun disappears
• 1:25:26
  Speaker 2: below the horizon, sinking quickly hiding its face until it
• 1:25:34
  Speaker 2: starts its journey again in the morning. Throughout the day,
• 1:25:39
  Speaker 2: you have been told the story of God's majesty simply
• 1:25:42
  Speaker 2: by watching the sky. The heavens are telling the glory
• 1:25:49
  Speaker 2: of God. They are a marvelous display of His craftsmanship.
• 1:25:54
  Speaker 3: Day and night.
• 1:25:55
  Speaker 2: They keep on telling about God without a sound or
• 1:26:02
  Speaker 2: a word, silent in the skies, their message reaches out
• 1:26:07
  Speaker 2: to all the world. The sun lives in the heavens
• 1:26:14
  Speaker 2: where God placed it, and moves out across the skies,
• 1:26:18
  Speaker 2: as radiant as a bridegroom going to his wedding, or
• 1:26:23
  Speaker 2: as joyous as an athlete looking forward to a race.
• 1:26:30
  Speaker 2: The sun crosses the heavens from end to end, and
• 1:26:34
  Speaker 2: nothing can hide from its heat. Inside your house, where
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  Speaker 2: it's warm and comfortable, you sit in a rose colored
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  Speaker 2: arm chair, take off your shoes, and settle in to
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  Speaker 2: spend some time alone. On the sturdy brown table beside
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  Speaker 2: you sits your Bible, its soft leather cover worn by
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  Speaker 2: years of use. Next To it is a pile of
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  Speaker 2: work you brought home that you could get some extra
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  Speaker 2: money for if you completed it.
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  Speaker 3: Tonight.
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  Speaker 2: The thought is tempting, and then you think about that
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  Speaker 2: carton of ice cream just sitting there in your freezer.
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  Speaker 2: Its sweetness entices you. The thought of that icy goodness
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  Speaker 2: causes your taste buds to burst in anticipation. And then
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  Speaker 2: you glance again at your Bible. You remember how the
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  Speaker 2: words it contains have fed your soul time and time again.
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  Speaker 2: Verses burst into your mind like the taste buds had
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  Speaker 2: in your mouth. Psalm chapter twenty seven, verse thirteen. I
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  Speaker 2: believe that I shall look upon the Lord in the
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  Speaker 2: land of the Living Hebrews chapter thirteen, verse five. Keep
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  Speaker 2: your life free from love of money, and be content
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  Speaker 2: with what you have, for he has said, I will
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  Speaker 2: never leave you nor forsake you. John chapter ten, verse ten.
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  Speaker 2: The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.
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  Speaker 2: I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
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  Speaker 2: Psalm chapter forty eight.
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  Speaker 3: Verse one.
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  Speaker 2: Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised. In
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  Speaker 2: the city of our God, His holy mountain, beautiful in elevation,
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  Speaker 2: is the joy of all the earth. Mount Zion in
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  Speaker 2: the far north, the city of the Great King. Your hearts,
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  Speaker 2: as the Spirit of God brings these words to your mind,
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  Speaker 2: Psalm chapter forty two, verse one. As a dear pants
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  Speaker 2: forflowing streams, So pants my soul for you, Oh God. Romans,
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  Speaker 2: chapter eight, verse thirty eight and thirty nine. For I
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  Speaker 2: am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
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  Speaker 2: nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor
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  Speaker 2: height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will
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  Speaker 2: be able to separate us from the love of God.
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  Speaker 2: In Christ, Jesus our Lord, Romans, chapter five, verse eight.
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  Speaker 2: God demonstrates his own love for us in this while
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  Speaker 2: we still were sinners, Christ die for us.
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  Speaker 3: On and on.
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  Speaker 2: The life giving words of God fill you up. You
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  Speaker 2: forget about the extra work beside you. You forget about
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  Speaker 2: the ice cream and the freezer, and your hand is
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  Speaker 2: all you need. His promises are true, His words are
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  Speaker 2: life giving. God's laws are perfect. They protect us, make
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  Speaker 2: us wise, and give us joy and light. God's laws
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  Speaker 2: are pure, eternal, just. They are more desirable than gold.
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  Speaker 2: They are sweeter than honey dripping from a honeycomb. For
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  Speaker 2: they warn us away from harm and give success to
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  Speaker 2: those who obey them. Your eyes close with contentment. Your
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  Speaker 2: worries are in God's hands. Your heart is at peace.
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  Speaker 2: As you end your day with the Lord, you open
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  Speaker 2: your heart to his gaze. You want every part of
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  Speaker 2: you to be seen, cleansed and available to him. You
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  Speaker 2: want every thought and every action to be pleasing to him.
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  Speaker 2: But how can I ever know what sins are lurking
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  Speaker 2: in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults and
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  Speaker 2: keep me from delibered wrongs. Help me to stop doing them.
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  Speaker 2: Only then can I be free of guilt and innocent
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  Speaker 2: of some great crime. May my spoken words and unspoken
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  Speaker 2: thoughts be pleasing even to you, Oh Lord, my Rock
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  Speaker 2: and my redeemer, Heavenly Father, I pray for this child
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  Speaker 2: of yours Tonight as they sleep, May your watchful eye
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  Speaker 2: be ever upon them in love and grace. Tomorrow, May
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  Speaker 2: they experience the awesomeness of your glory whenever they look
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  Speaker 2: at the sky. If they wake before the dawn, let
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  Speaker 2: them see your glory in the sunrise as they go
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  Speaker 2: about their day. May they see your wonders in the
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  Speaker 2: sun and the clouds in the evening. May the sunset
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  Speaker 2: remind them of your love and great compassion. And may
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  Speaker 2: the stars speak silently to them of your majesty and
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  Speaker 2: your intimacy, for you know them each by name. As
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  Speaker 2: they sleep, give them peaceful, satisfying dreams. And when they
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  Speaker 2: are awake, may Your holy, trustworthy words be ever in
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  Speaker 2: their thoughts. I pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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