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Find Peace Tonight Pure in Heart - Abide Sleep - Abide Meditation App · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to this sleep story from Abide. I'm James,
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  Speaker 1: and I'd like to thank you for joining me tonight
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  Speaker 1: for our meditation titled they will see God. Perhaps you'll
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  Speaker 1: agree that there is no greater blessing we look forward
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  Speaker 1: to than that of seeing Jesus face to face. As
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  Speaker 1: John said, dear friends, we are already God's children, but
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  Speaker 1: He has not yet shown us what we will be
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  Speaker 1: like when Christ appears. But we do know that we
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  Speaker 1: will be like him, for we will see Him as
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  Speaker 1: he really is. And all who have this this eager expectation,
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  Speaker 1: will keep themselves pure, just as He is pure. This
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  Speaker 1: powerful passage fills us with great joy of what is
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  Speaker 1: to come. It gives us something amazing to look forward
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  Speaker 1: to as we wait an eager expectation of Jesus' return.
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  Speaker 1: Long ago, Jesus offered a precious blessing to a multitude
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  Speaker 1: of people gathered on a hillside. He said, Blessed are
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  Speaker 1: the pure in heart, for they will see God, my friend.
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  Speaker 1: This beatitude is our focus tonight. As we learn from
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  Speaker 1: the scriptures what it means to be pure in heart
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  Speaker 1: and receive the blessing, we will also discover the ways
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  Speaker 1: in which we are giving glimpses of God's glory in
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  Speaker 1: the present, right here, right now, throughout creation and by
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  Speaker 1: his word we are shown characteristics of His divine nature
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  Speaker 1: in our every day lives. Yet there will be a
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  Speaker 1: day when the small glimpse of God's glory now will
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  Speaker 1: become a face to face view of the fullness of
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  Speaker 1: His majesty. Thank you again for joining me for to
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  Speaker 1: night's story. Now hear Jesus words once again. As you
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  Speaker 1: prepare to fall asleep, Blessed are the pure in heart,
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  Speaker 1: for they will see God. As you settle into bed
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  Speaker 1: and make yourself comfortable, I encourage you to take a
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  Speaker 1: moment to simply enjoy the peace and quiet without interruption.
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  Speaker 1: Rest here for a moment, allowing the stillness of the
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  Speaker 1: room to become you. There aren't many times of the
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  Speaker 1: day when all is quiet, so it's important to allow
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  Speaker 1: yourself a few moments of peace. As you prepare to
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  Speaker 1: fall asleep, It's likely your mind is filtering through all
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  Speaker 1: kinds of thoughts right now, so I encourage you to
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  Speaker 1: slow down the cycle by focusing on one thing, the
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  Speaker 1: face of Jesus. Let his gaze fill you with joy
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  Speaker 1: and peace. Allow him to slow your breath to a deep,
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  Speaker 1: calming pace. Fill Your muscles relaxed as you keep your
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  Speaker 1: mind fixed.
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  Speaker 2: On the Lord.
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  Speaker 1: The muscles in your face release all tension. Your mouth
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  Speaker 1: falls slightly open, the hunch on your shoulders softens. As
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  Speaker 1: your head sinks deeper into the pillow. You feel your
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  Speaker 1: arms and legs grow heavy, and even your toes release
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  Speaker 1: their grip. Your whole body is relaxed and ready for
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  Speaker 1: a peaceful night's sleep. As you picture Jesus looking into
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  Speaker 1: your eyes, you feel the deepest sense of belonging in him.
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  Speaker 1: There is warmth and acceptance unlike anything you've ever known.
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  Speaker 1: You inhale the sweetness of his presence and exhale all
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  Speaker 1: remnants of tension and shress. Your body is tired and
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  Speaker 1: your mind is slowing down. Your thoughts become faint as
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  Speaker 1: your mind on Jesus. If you like whisper his name
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  Speaker 1: and know that he is with you, he comforts you
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  Speaker 1: with his love. Now, please allow me to pray over you,
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  Speaker 1: Lord God, in this quiet moment of seeking you. I
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  Speaker 1: pray for this listener to be assured of your presence.
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  Speaker 1: Whatever they accomplish today and whatever they need to accomplish tomorrow.
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  Speaker 1: Help them set all of that aside for now. Please
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  Speaker 1: be with this child, Lord as they hear from you,
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  Speaker 1: feel their hearts with the perfect peace you promise, as
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  Speaker 1: they keep their minds fixed on you. If anything is
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  Speaker 1: trying to interfere in this time of sweet fellowship, I
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  Speaker 1: pray that you will remove that distraction and replace it
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  Speaker 1: with your peace. Thank you, Lord for giving us glimpses
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  Speaker 1: of your glory here on earth, while also giving us
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  Speaker 1: something to look forward to eternity with You give us
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  Speaker 1: the wisdom to know what it means to be pure
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  Speaker 1: of heart and receive with open arms the blessing of
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  Speaker 1: seeing you face to face. There will be no greater
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  Speaker 1: joy than that of meeting you in person and finally
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  Speaker 1: getting to see you as you are. Please bless keep
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  Speaker 1: guard and guide this beloved child to night in the
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  Speaker 1: precious name of Jesus.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: When studying the beatitude, Blessed are the pure in heart,
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  Speaker 1: for they will see God. One commentator said, the pure
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  Speaker 1: and heart are happy, for they shall see God. Here
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  Speaker 1: holiness and happiness are fully described and put together. The
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  Speaker 1: heart must be purified by faith and kept for God
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  Speaker 1: create in me such a clean heart, O God. Now
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  Speaker 1: consider this explanation for a moment. The commentator was trying
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  Speaker 1: to connect the dots between purity of heart and.
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  Speaker 2: Joy in the Lord.
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  Speaker 1: It's not a worldly happiness described here, but rather an
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  Speaker 1: inner joy. Let the inner joy of God's presence fill
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  Speaker 1: you tonight. It's the Father who creates in us a
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  Speaker 1: clean heart through Jesus his Son, and as we are pure,
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  Speaker 1: an indescribable joy fills our souls by God's grace. Through faith,
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  Speaker 1: our hearts are made clean by the blood of the Lamb.
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  Speaker 1: Allow this to sink in for a moment. Purity of
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  Speaker 1: heart comes from a surrendered life in Christ Jesus, a
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  Speaker 1: willingness to be set apart for him. When David prayed,
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  Speaker 1: create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew
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  Speaker 1: a steadfast spirit within me, he knew he couldn't purify himself.
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  Speaker 1: He needed God to wash away every impurity and renew
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  Speaker 1: his spirit. Let David's prayer become yours. As you hear
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  Speaker 1: the words again, create in me a clean heart, O God,
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  Speaker 1: and renew a stead asked spirit within me. Lord, how
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  Speaker 1: we need your purifying work in our lives. We have
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  Speaker 1: no way to keep ourselves pure without steadfast faith in
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  Speaker 1: your son and continued help from your spirit. Please be
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  Speaker 1: our help today. I ask you to wash over this
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  Speaker 1: listener anew, filling them with love, peace and joy in
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  Speaker 1: your presence. I pray for strength in the area of
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  Speaker 1: purity and for blessing as they obey your truth. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for your promises that never fail. We look to
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  Speaker 1: you tonight and keeping those promises for your glory and
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  Speaker 1: our good. In Jesus's holy name, we pray.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Listen to this familiar passage in Proverbs chapter four, verse
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  Speaker 1: twenty three. It says, above all else, guard your heart,
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  Speaker 1: for it is the wellspring of life. Guarding your heart
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  Speaker 1: means protecting, shielding, and keeping your heart with all diligence.
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  Speaker 1: My friend, this is a beautiful word of wisdom for
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  Speaker 1: each of us. We want to be people after God's
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  Speaker 1: own heart. We don't want anything to steal our affection
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  Speaker 1: from Him, and we need his divine help to do this.
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  Speaker 1: The apostle Paul once wrote to Timothy, the purpose of
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  Speaker 1: my instruction is that all believers would be filled with
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  Speaker 1: love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience,
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  Speaker 1: and genuine faith. Paul's folks us on love was foundational
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  Speaker 1: and as we follow the two greatest commandments, loving God
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  Speaker 1: with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength, and
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  Speaker 1: loving our neighbors as ourself, we are living from a
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  Speaker 1: pure heart of genuine faith. There's an old chorus that says,
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  Speaker 1: a pure heart, that's what I long for. A heart
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  Speaker 1: that follows hard after thee. The pure heart longs to
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  Speaker 1: follow Jesus, to abide in his love, and to be
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  Speaker 1: holy as he is holy. The scriptures say in him
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  Speaker 1: we live and move and breathe. This is how we
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  Speaker 1: can abide by letting his life flow through us. Breathe
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  Speaker 1: deeply of the Saviour's presence tonight, inhale and exhale, feeling
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  Speaker 1: the peace of God in the room. In his presence
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  Speaker 1: there is fullness of joy. Yet, even though he is
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  Speaker 1: with us now, we long for the day when we
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  Speaker 1: will be with him side by side, face to face.
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  Speaker 1: Imagine how the disciples must have felt when they heard
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  Speaker 1: Jesus say, blessed are the pure in heart, for they
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  Speaker 1: will see God. They had been walking with Jesus for
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  Speaker 1: only a short time, yet they knew he wasn't an
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  Speaker 1: ordinary teacher. They had been called to follow after him,
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  Speaker 1: to drop their fishing nets to become fishers of men.
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  Speaker 1: My friend Jesus calls all of us to drop everything
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  Speaker 1: for him, and as we step on to the narrow
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  Speaker 1: path bearing his gentle yoke, we are blessed with seeing
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  Speaker 1: him work in our lives.
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  Speaker 2: Could it be that the.
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  Speaker 1: Promise of seeing God exists not only for the future,
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  Speaker 1: but for the present. By the power of His Spirit
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  Speaker 1: who works in us, and the beauty of His creation
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  Speaker 1: that surrounds us, we recognize that we are seeing glimpses
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  Speaker 1: of God's glory now, as Romans Chapter one, verse twenty
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  Speaker 1: reminds us, For since the creation of the world, God's
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  Speaker 1: invisible qualities is eternal power and divine nature have been
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  Speaker 1: clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so
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  Speaker 1: that people are without excuse. Our eyes have been opened
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  Speaker 1: to God's invisible qualities, his eternal power, and his divine nature.
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  Speaker 1: They are clearly seen through our creation, and by this
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  Speaker 1: we are blessed with the knowledge that God exists. One
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  Speaker 1: eighteenth century theologian said it would be as absurd to
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  Speaker 1: deny the existence of God because we cannot see him
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  Speaker 1: as it would be to deny the existence of air
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  Speaker 1: or wind because we cannot see it. The pure in
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  Speaker 1: heart not only believe in the existence of God, they
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  Speaker 1: seek Him continually, for they know they are powerless to
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  Speaker 1: keep themselves pure, but must rely on Jesus alone. Seek
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  Speaker 1: Jesus alone. Tonight, as you drift off to sleep, let
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  Speaker 1: every negative thought be replaced with holy thoughts. As Philippians
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  Speaker 1: chapter four, verse eight says, whatever is true, whatever is honorable,
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  Speaker 1: whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever
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  Speaker 1: is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is
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  Speaker 1: anything worthy of praise, Think about these things.
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  Speaker 2: As you rest.
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  Speaker 1: Let's settle on this passage for several moments. Allow what
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  Speaker 1: is true to replace every falsehood. Let go of things
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  Speaker 1: that don't align with the scriptures. Feel the weight of
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  Speaker 1: the world lift as you are filled with the purity
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  Speaker 1: of God's true truth. Whatever is honorable, allow it to
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  Speaker 1: grace your neck like a metal of peace. All dishonor
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  Speaker 1: floats away as you surrender to the good, perfect and
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  Speaker 1: pleasing will of the Father. Allow justice to shine forth
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  Speaker 1: like the noonday sun, casting down injustice by God's holy judgment.
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  Speaker 1: His ways are righteous and just. Whatever is pure, let
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  Speaker 1: it sink deeply into your heart tonight, like the purity
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  Speaker 1: of cleansing rain cascading down a window pane. As the
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  Speaker 1: rain washes away all dirt and grime, you're able to
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  Speaker 1: see through the glass clearly and witness a glimpse of
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  Speaker 1: God's glory. The leaves of the trees glisten with rain
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  Speaker 1: drops splashing upon them. The flowers drink in the moisture,
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  Speaker 1: turning their faces to Heaven with expressions of thanksgiving and praise.
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  Speaker 2: The grass is made.
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  Speaker 1: Green by the falling rain, each blade made strong and
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  Speaker 1: encouraged to grow. The earth is full of the wonders
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  Speaker 1: of God, a foreshadowing of the things to come. Yes,
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  Speaker 1: it's true the pure in heart will see God in person,
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  Speaker 1: but for now they are blessed with evidence of.
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  Speaker 2: Him here on earth.
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  Speaker 1: The pure in heart recognize the beauty of creation and
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  Speaker 1: praise God, who made the universe by his spoken word.
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  Speaker 1: They look for the good around them and seek what
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  Speaker 1: is holy with a deep love for God and his ways.
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  Speaker 1: They guard themselves from anything that stands in opposition to
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  Speaker 1: the Lord. He sees their desire to follow after him,
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  Speaker 1: and he blesses them. Lord God, please give this child
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  Speaker 1: a desire to follow after You. In their work, their play,
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  Speaker 1: their relationships and their personal lives. I ask that you
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  Speaker 1: give them a deep longing to be holy as you
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  Speaker 1: are holy. Thank you for your blessing of peace for
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  Speaker 1: those who keep their minds on you. As Isaiah said,
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  Speaker 1: you will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is
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  Speaker 1: steadfast because he trusts in you. Thank you for giving
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  Speaker 1: us your word to encourage comfort than God. We rely
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  Speaker 1: on your peace as we fix our minds on you
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  Speaker 1: and trust you continuously. Please remain with this listener as
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  Speaker 1: they sleep in the holy name of Jesus. Amen, hear
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  Speaker 1: these comforting words from the scriptures. Dear friends, Now we
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  Speaker 1: are children of God, and what we will be has
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  Speaker 1: not yet been made known. But we know that when
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  Speaker 1: Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall
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  Speaker 1: see him as he is. All who have this hope
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  Speaker 1: in him purify themselves just as He is.
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  Speaker 2: Pure.
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  Speaker 1: Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of
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  Speaker 1: God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,
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  Speaker 1: holy and pleasing to God. This is your true and
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  Speaker 1: proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world,
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  Speaker 1: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
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  Speaker 2: Then you will be.
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  Speaker 1: Able to test and approve what God's will is, his good,
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  Speaker 1: pleasing and perfect will. Who shall ascend the hill of
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  Speaker 1: the Lord, and who shall stand in his holy place,
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  Speaker 1: He who has clean hands and a pure heart. The
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  Speaker 1: imagery of Jesus on the hillside speaking to those who
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  Speaker 1: followed him is comforting. He welcomes you, dear friend, to
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  Speaker 1: come and listen and learn from him. Hear his words again.
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  Speaker 1: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
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  Speaker 1: I can only imagine the gentleness in his voice, a
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  Speaker 1: certain kindness for all who gathered around him to hear
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  Speaker 1: his words of blessing and instruction. I imagine even the
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  Speaker 1: birds fluttering in the trees stopping for a moment to
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  Speaker 1: crane their necks and hear what the Savior had to say.
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  Speaker 1: Perhaps mothers with crying babies were soothed at the sound
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  Speaker 1: of jesus voice. With calm authority. He spoke about the
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  Speaker 1: kingdom of heaven, the kingdom at hand. How beautiful were
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  Speaker 1: his words, words of life, hope, and truth. And we
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  Speaker 1: pray for his word to continue to speak to us today.
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  Speaker 1: Lord Jesus, please open them ears of this dear listener,
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  Speaker 1: tonight to hear your gentle voice and tender words of truth.
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  Speaker 1: Let them hear your call to abide in you the
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  Speaker 1: true vine. Lead them to quiet pastures in their soul
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  Speaker 1: where they feel closest to you. Fill their dreams with
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  Speaker 1: peaceful scenes of mountain peaks rising high above the earth,
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  Speaker 1: touching the clouds, and as the sun sets giving way
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  Speaker 1: to the moon and stars. Help your child feel the
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  Speaker 1: blanket of peace that settles over all creation. Let the
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  Speaker 1: pure radiance of your glory shine through the twinkling stars
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  Speaker 1: and lighting of the moon as it reflects the sun.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for being with this child as they sleep.
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  Speaker 1: It is in your name and by your grace we pray.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: The writer of Hebrews said, Now, may the God of Peace,
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  Speaker 1: who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that
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  Speaker 1: great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the
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  Speaker 1: everlasting Covenant, make you complete in every good work, to
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  Speaker 1: do His will, working in you what is well pleasing
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  Speaker 1: in his sight. Through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory
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  Speaker 1: forever end ever, it is good to give him glory, honor,
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  Speaker 1: and praise. And it is with pure hearts that we
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  Speaker 1: lift holy hands of worship to our Savior. There is
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  Speaker 1: a longing deep inside to honor him even more. We
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  Speaker 1: might even ask Jesus, how can I honor you with
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  Speaker 1: my whole heart Psalm one hundred and nineteen, verse ten cents.
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  Speaker 1: With my whole heart I have sought you. Oh, let
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  Speaker 1: me not wander from your commandments. Allow your whole heart
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  Speaker 1: to seek God tonight, even as you sleep in full
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  Speaker 1: surrender to the Lord, Let your hearts cry be, I
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  Speaker 1: will glorify you all of my days, My friend. There
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  Speaker 1: is no perfect life, but there is a perfect God,
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  Speaker 1: worthy of all our praise. He seeks those who have
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  Speaker 1: a desire to follow after him, and he reminds us
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  Speaker 1: of the blessing. Blessed are the pure in heart, for
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  Speaker 1: they will see God him. A longing of every believer
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  Speaker 1: is to see Jesus face to face, to see him
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  Speaker 1: as he is full of glory, as the old hymn goes,
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  Speaker 1: What a day that will be when my Jesus I
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  Speaker 1: shall see. Let this imagery fill your dreams tonight, as
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  Speaker 1: visions of heaven satisfy your soul. There is a God
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  Speaker 1: who loves you and is preparing a place for you.
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  Speaker 1: He knows the deepest longing of your heart and will
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  Speaker 1: fulfill his promises. You can trust him to bless keep
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  Speaker 1: God and guide you now and always. Let's pray, Gracious God,
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  Speaker 1: Maker of heaven and earth. We can only imagine the
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  Speaker 1: day when we will be free from burden and care
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  Speaker 1: safely in your presence for all eternity. I ask that
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  Speaker 1: you bless this child with the renewed sense of hope tonight,
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  Speaker 1: the hope of Heaven. Please purify their hearts as they
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  Speaker 1: sleep peacefully through the night, and awaken them in the
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  Speaker 1: morning with the renewed sense of joy in the precious
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  Speaker 1: and holy name of Jesus.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Let's listen again to the sleep story exploring the beatitude.
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  Speaker 1: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
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  Speaker 1: When studying the beatitude, blessed are the pure in heart,
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  Speaker 1: for they will see God, one commentator said, the pure
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  Speaker 1: in heart are happy, for they shall see God. Here
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  Speaker 1: holiness and happiness are fully described and put together. The
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  Speaker 1: heart must be purified by faith and kept for God
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  Speaker 1: create in me such a clean heart, O God. Now
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  Speaker 1: consider this explanation for a moment. The commentator was trying
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  Speaker 1: to connect the dots between purity of heart and.
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  Speaker 2: Joy in the Lord.
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  Speaker 1: It's not a worldly happiness described here, but rather an
• 27:33
  Speaker 1: inner joy. Let the inner joy of God's presence fill
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  Speaker 1: you tonight. It's the Father who creates in us a
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  Speaker 1: clean heart through Jesus his Son, and as we are purified,
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  Speaker 1: an indescribable joy fills our souls by God's grace. Through faith,
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  Speaker 1: our hearts are made clean by the blood of the Lamb.
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  Speaker 1: Allow this to sink in for a moment. Purity of
• 28:08
  Speaker 1: heart comes from a surrendered life in Christ Jesus, a
• 28:13
  Speaker 1: willingness to be set apart for him. When David prayed,
• 28:20
  Speaker 1: create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew
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  Speaker 1: a steadfast spirit within me, he knew he couldn't purify himself.
• 28:30
  Speaker 1: He needed God to wash away every impurity and renew
• 28:35
  Speaker 1: his spirit. Let David's prayer become yours. As you hear
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  Speaker 1: the words again, create in me a clean heart, O God,
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  Speaker 1: and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Lord, how we
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  Speaker 1: need your purifying work in our lives. We have no
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  Speaker 1: way to keep ourselves pure without steadfast faith in your
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  Speaker 1: son and continued help from your spirit. Please be our
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  Speaker 1: help today. I ask you to wash over this listener anew,
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  Speaker 1: filling them with love, peace, and joy in your presence.
• 29:24
  Speaker 1: I pray for strength in the area of purity and
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  Speaker 1: for blessing as they obey your truth. Thank you for
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  Speaker 1: your promises that never fail. We look to you tonight
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  Speaker 1: and keeping those promises for your glory and our good.
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  Speaker 1: In Jesus Holy name, we pray.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Listen to this familiar passage in Proverbs chapter four, verse
• 29:52
  Speaker 1: twenty three. It says, above all else, guard your heart,
• 29:58
  Speaker 1: for it is the wealth bring of life. Guarding your
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  Speaker 1: heart means protecting, shielding, and keeping your heart with all diligence.
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  Speaker 1: My friend, this is a beautiful word of wisdom.
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  Speaker 2: For each of us.
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  Speaker 1: We want to be people after God's own heart. We
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  Speaker 1: don't want anything to steal our affection from him, and
• 30:28
  Speaker 1: we need his divine help to do this. The Apostle
• 30:34
  Speaker 1: Paul once wrote to Timothy, the purpose of my instruction
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  Speaker 1: is that all believers would be filled with love that
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  Speaker 1: comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.
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  Speaker 1: Paul's focus on love was foundational, and as we follow
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  Speaker 1: the two greatest commandments, loving God with all of our heart, mind, soul,
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  Speaker 1: and strength, and loving our neighbors as ourself, we are
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  Speaker 1: living from a pure heart of genuine faith. There's an
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  Speaker 1: old chorus that says, a pure heart, that's what I
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  Speaker 1: long for, A heart that follows hard after thee. The
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  Speaker 1: pure heart longs to follow Jesus, to abide in his love,
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  Speaker 1: and to be holy as he is holy. The scriptures say,
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  Speaker 1: in him we live and move and breathe. This is
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  Speaker 1: how we can abide by letting his life flow through us.
• 31:49
  Speaker 1: Breathe deeply of the Saviour's presence tonight, inhale and exhale,
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  Speaker 1: feeling the peace of God in the room. In his
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  Speaker 1: presence there is fullness of joy. Yet, even though he
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  Speaker 1: is with us now, we long for the day when
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  Speaker 1: we will be with him side by side, face to face.
• 32:24
  Speaker 1: Imagine how the disciples must have felt when they heard
• 32:27
  Speaker 1: Jesus say, blessed are the pure in heart, for they
• 32:32
  Speaker 1: will see God. They had been walking with Jesus for
• 32:37
  Speaker 1: only a short time, yet they knew he wasn't an
• 32:42
  Speaker 1: ordinary teacher. They had been called to follow after him,
• 32:46
  Speaker 1: to drop their fishing nets, to become fishers of men.
• 32:52
  Speaker 1: My friend Jesus calls all of us to drop everything
• 32:56
  Speaker 1: for him. We step on to the narrow path, bearing
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  Speaker 1: his gentle yoke, we are blessed with seeing Him work
• 33:07
  Speaker 1: in our lives. Could it be that the promise of
• 33:13
  Speaker 1: seeing God exists not only for the future, but for
• 33:16
  Speaker 1: the present. By the power of His Spirit who works
• 33:22
  Speaker 1: in us, and the beauty of His creation that surrounds us,
• 33:27
  Speaker 1: we recognize that we are seeing glimpses of God's glory now,
• 33:33
  Speaker 1: as Romans Chapter one, verse twenty reminds us, for since
• 33:38
  Speaker 1: the creation of the world, God's invisible qualities, his eternal power,
• 33:44
  Speaker 1: and divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood from
• 33:49
  Speaker 1: what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
• 33:56
  Speaker 1: Our eyes have been opened to God's invisible wares qualities,
• 34:01
  Speaker 1: his eternal power, and his divine nature. They are clearly
• 34:07
  Speaker 1: seen throughout creation, and by this we are blessed with
• 34:12
  Speaker 1: the knowledge that God exists. One eighteenth century theologian said
• 34:20
  Speaker 1: it would be as absurd to deny the existence of
• 34:23
  Speaker 1: God because we cannot see him, as it would be
• 34:26
  Speaker 1: to deny the existence of air or wind because we
• 34:30
  Speaker 1: cannot see it. The pure in heart not only believe
• 34:35
  Speaker 1: in the existence of God, they seek him continually, for
• 34:41
  Speaker 1: they know they are powerless to keep themselves pure, but
• 34:45
  Speaker 1: must rely on Jesus alone. Seek Jesus alone tonight as
• 34:53
  Speaker 1: you drift off to sleep, Let every negative thought be
• 34:58
  Speaker 1: replaced with holy thoughts. As Philippians chapter four, verse eight says,
• 35:06
  Speaker 1: whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever
• 35:13
  Speaker 1: is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, If there
• 35:19
  Speaker 1: is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise,
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  Speaker 1: think about these things.
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  Speaker 2: As you rest.
• 35:30
  Speaker 1: Let's settle on this passage for several moments. Allow what
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  Speaker 1: is true to replace every falsehood. Let go of things
• 35:41
  Speaker 1: that don't align with the scriptures. Feel the weight of
• 35:45
  Speaker 1: the world lift as you are filled with the purity
• 35:49
  Speaker 1: of God's truth. Whatever is honorable, allow it to grace
• 35:55
  Speaker 1: your neck like a metal of peace. All dishonor floats
• 36:02
  Speaker 1: away as you surrender to the good, perfect and pleasing
• 36:06
  Speaker 1: will of the Father. Allow justice to shine forth like
• 36:12
  Speaker 1: the noonday sun, casting down in justice by God's holy judgment.
• 36:19
  Speaker 1: His ways are righteous and just. Whatever is pure, let
• 36:27
  Speaker 1: it sink deeply into your heart to night, like the
• 36:31
  Speaker 1: purity of cleansing rain cascading down a window pane. As
• 36:38
  Speaker 1: the rain washes away all dirt and grime, you're able
• 36:43
  Speaker 1: to see through the glass clearly and witness a glimpse
• 36:47
  Speaker 1: of God's glory. The leaves of the trees glisten with
• 36:53
  Speaker 1: rain drops splashing upon them. The flowers drink in the wister,
• 37:01
  Speaker 1: turning their faces to Heaven with expressions of thanksgiving and praise.
• 37:08
  Speaker 1: The grass is made green by the falling rain, each
• 37:12
  Speaker 1: blade made strong and encouraged to grow. The earth is
• 37:19
  Speaker 1: full of the wonders of God, a foreshadowing of the
• 37:23
  Speaker 1: things to come. Yes, it's true, the pure in heart
• 37:30
  Speaker 1: will see God in person, but for now they are
• 37:34
  Speaker 1: blessed with evidence of Him here on earth. The pure
• 37:40
  Speaker 1: in heart recognize the beauty of creation and praise God,
• 37:44
  Speaker 1: who made the universe by his spoken word. They look
• 37:50
  Speaker 1: for the good around them and seek what is holy,
• 37:56
  Speaker 1: with a deep love for God and His ways, themselves
• 38:00
  Speaker 1: from anything that stands in opposition to the Lord. He
• 38:06
  Speaker 1: sees their desire to follow after him, and he blesses them.
• 38:14
  Speaker 1: Lord God, please give this child a desire to follow
• 38:18
  Speaker 1: after You in their work, their play, their relationships, and
• 38:23
  Speaker 1: their personal lives. I ask that you give them a
• 38:26
  Speaker 1: deep longing to be holy as you are.
• 38:29
  Speaker 2: Holy.
• 38:32
  Speaker 1: Thank you for your blessing of peace for those who
• 38:35
  Speaker 1: keep their minds on you. As Isaiah said, you will
• 38:39
  Speaker 1: keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because
• 38:44
  Speaker 1: he trusts in you. Thank you for giving us your
• 38:49
  Speaker 1: word to encourage comfort and God, we rely on your
• 38:56
  Speaker 1: peace as we fix our minds on you and trust
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  Speaker 1: you continuously. Please remain with this listener as they sleep
• 39:07
  Speaker 1: in the holy name of Jesus. Amen hear these comforting
• 39:14
  Speaker 1: words from the scriptures. Dear friends, Now we are children
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  Speaker 1: of God, and what we will be has not yet
• 39:24
  Speaker 1: been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,
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  Speaker 1: we shall be like him, for we shall see him
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  Speaker 1: as he is. All who have this hope in him
• 39:36
  Speaker 1: purify themselves.
• 39:39
  Speaker 2: Just as He is. Pure.
• 39:42
  Speaker 1: Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of
• 39:46
  Speaker 1: God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,
• 39:51
  Speaker 1: holy and pleasing to God. This is your true and
• 39:55
  Speaker 1: proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world,
• 40:00
  Speaker 1: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then
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  Speaker 1: you will be able to test and approve what God's
• 40:08
  Speaker 1: will is, His good, pleasing and perfect will. Who shall
• 40:14
  Speaker 1: ascend the hill of the Lord, and who shall stand
• 40:18
  Speaker 1: in his holy place, He who has clean hands and
• 40:22
  Speaker 1: a pure heart. The imagery of Jesus on the hillside
• 40:29
  Speaker 1: speaking to those who followed him is comforting. He welcomes you,
• 40:36
  Speaker 1: dear friend, to come and listen and learn from him.
• 40:42
  Speaker 1: Hear his words again. Blessed are the pure in heart,
• 40:47
  Speaker 1: for they will see God. I can only imagine the
• 40:52
  Speaker 1: gentleness in his voice, a certain kindness for all who
• 40:57
  Speaker 1: gathered around him to hear his words of blessing and instruction.
• 41:04
  Speaker 1: I imagine even the birds fluttering in the trees stopping
• 41:08
  Speaker 1: for a moment to crane their necks and hear what
• 41:10
  Speaker 1: the Savior had to say. Perhaps mothers with crying babies
• 41:17
  Speaker 1: were soothed at the sound of jesus voice. With calm authority.
• 41:25
  Speaker 1: He spoke about the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom at hand.
• 41:31
  Speaker 1: How beautiful were his words, words of life, hope, and truth.
• 41:40
  Speaker 1: And we pray for his word to continue to speak
• 41:43
  Speaker 1: to us today. Lord Jesus, please open the ears of
• 41:50
  Speaker 1: this dear listener tonight to hear your gentle voice and
• 41:55
  Speaker 1: tender words of truth. Let them hear your call to
• 42:01
  Speaker 1: abide in you the true vine. Lead them to quiet
• 42:06
  Speaker 1: pastures in their soul where they fell closest to You.
• 42:14
  Speaker 1: Fill their dreams with peaceful scenes of mountain peaks rising
• 42:18
  Speaker 1: high above the earth, touching the clouds, and as the
• 42:25
  Speaker 1: sun sets giving way to the moon and stars. Help
• 42:30
  Speaker 1: your child feel the blanket of peace that settles over
• 42:33
  Speaker 1: all creation. Let the pure radiance of your glory shine
• 42:38
  Speaker 1: through the twinkling stars and lighting of the moon as
• 42:41
  Speaker 1: it reflects the sun. Thank you for being with this
• 42:48
  Speaker 1: child as they sleep. It is in your name and
• 42:51
  Speaker 1: by your gray Sweepray.
• 42:54
  Speaker 2: Amen.
• 42:57
  Speaker 1: The writer of Hebrews said, Now, may the God of Peace,
• 43:01
  Speaker 1: who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that
• 43:05
  Speaker 1: great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the
• 43:08
  Speaker 1: everlasting Covenant, make you complete in every good work, to
• 43:13
  Speaker 1: do his will, working in you what is well pleasing
• 43:17
  Speaker 1: in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory
• 43:22
  Speaker 1: forever endev it is good to give him glory, honor,
• 43:29
  Speaker 1: and praise. And it is with pure hearts that we
• 43:33
  Speaker 1: lift holy hands of worship to our Savior. There is
• 43:39
  Speaker 1: a longing deep inside to honor him even more. We
• 43:46
  Speaker 1: might even ask Jesus, how can I honor you with
• 43:50
  Speaker 1: my whole heart? Psalm one hundred nineteen, verse ten says,
• 43:58
  Speaker 1: with my whole heart I have sought you. Oh, let
• 44:02
  Speaker 1: me not wander from your commandments. Allow your whole heart
• 44:08
  Speaker 1: to seek God tonight, even as you sleep in full
• 44:15
  Speaker 1: surrender to the Lord, let your hearts cry be. I
• 44:19
  Speaker 1: will glorify you all of my days.
• 44:25
  Speaker 2: My friend.
• 44:26
  Speaker 1: There is no perfect life, but there is a perfect God,
• 44:31
  Speaker 1: worthy of all our praise. He seeks those who have
• 44:37
  Speaker 1: a desire to follow after him, and he reminds us
• 44:40
  Speaker 1: of the blessing. Blessed are the pure in heart, for
• 44:45
  Speaker 1: they will see God. The ultimate longing of every believer
• 44:51
  Speaker 1: is to see Jesus face to face, to see him
• 44:55
  Speaker 1: as he is full of glory, as the old hymn goes.
• 45:02
  Speaker 1: What a day that will be when my Jesus I
• 45:05
  Speaker 1: shall see. Let this imagery fill your dreams to night,
• 45:12
  Speaker 1: as visions of heaven satisfy your soul. There is a
• 45:18
  Speaker 1: God who loves you and is preparing a place for you.
• 45:24
  Speaker 1: He knows the deepest longing of your heart and will
• 45:28
  Speaker 1: fulfill his promises. You can trust him to bless, keep guard,
• 45:34
  Speaker 1: and guide you now and always. Let's pray, Gracious God,
• 45:44
  Speaker 1: Maker of heaven and earth. We can only imagine the
• 45:48
  Speaker 1: day when we will be free from burden and care
• 45:52
  Speaker 1: safely in your presence for all eternity. I ask that
• 45:58
  Speaker 1: you bless this child with the renewue sense of hope tonight,
• 46:02
  Speaker 1: the hope of heaven. Please purify their hearts as they
• 46:07
  Speaker 1: sleep peacefully through the night, and awaken them in the
• 46:11
  Speaker 1: morning with the renewed sense of joy in the precious
• 46:15
  Speaker 1: and holy name of Jesus. Amen. Let's listen again to
• 46:22
  Speaker 1: the sleep story exploring the beatitude. Blessed are the pure
• 46:27
  Speaker 1: in heart, for they will see God. When studying the beatitude,
• 46:34
  Speaker 1: blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
• 46:40
  Speaker 1: One commentator said, the pure in heart are happy, for
• 46:45
  Speaker 1: they shall see God. Here, holiness and happiness are fully
• 46:50
  Speaker 1: described and put together. The heart must be purified by
• 46:55
  Speaker 1: faith and kept for God creating me to clean heart.
• 47:01
  Speaker 2: O God.
• 47:04
  Speaker 1: Now consider this explanation for a moment. The commentator was
• 47:10
  Speaker 1: trying to connect the dots between purity of heart and
• 47:14
  Speaker 1: joy in the Lord. It's not a worldly happiness described here,
• 47:21
  Speaker 1: but rather an inner joy. Let the inner joy of
• 47:27
  Speaker 1: God's presence fill you tonight. It's the Father who creates
• 47:33
  Speaker 1: in us a clean heart through Jesus his Son and
• 47:38
  Speaker 1: as we are purified, an indescribable joy fills our souls
• 47:46
  Speaker 1: by God's grace. Through faith, our hearts are made clean
• 47:50
  Speaker 1: by the blood of the Lamb. Allow this to sink
• 47:54
  Speaker 1: in for a moment. Purity of heart comes from a
• 47:59
  Speaker 1: us surrendered life in Christ Jesus, a willingness to be
• 48:04
  Speaker 1: set apart for him. When David prayed, create in me
• 48:11
  Speaker 1: a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit
• 48:15
  Speaker 1: within me, he knew he couldn't purify himself. He needed
• 48:21
  Speaker 1: God to wash away every impurity and renew his spirit.
• 48:28
  Speaker 1: Let David's prayer become yours as you hear the words again,
• 48:34
  Speaker 1: create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew
• 48:38
  Speaker 1: a steadfast spirit within me. Lord, how we need your
• 48:46
  Speaker 1: purifying work in our lives. We have no way to
• 48:51
  Speaker 1: keep ourselves pure without steadfast faith in your son and
• 48:57
  Speaker 1: continued help from your spirit. Please be our help to day.
• 49:04
  Speaker 1: I ask you to wash over this listener anew, filling
• 49:08
  Speaker 1: them with love, peace and joy in your presence. I
• 49:14
  Speaker 1: pray for strength in the area of purity and for
• 49:18
  Speaker 1: blessing as they obey your truth. Thank you for your
• 49:22
  Speaker 1: promises that never fail. We look to you to night,
• 49:26
  Speaker 1: and keeping those promises for your glory and our good.
• 49:31
  Speaker 1: In Jesus holy name, we pray.
• 49:34
  Speaker 2: Amen.
• 49:38
  Speaker 1: Listen to this familiar passage in Proverbs chapter four, verse
• 49:42
  Speaker 1: twenty three. It says, above all else, guard your heart,
• 49:48
  Speaker 1: for it is the well spring of life. Guarding your
• 49:54
  Speaker 1: heart means protecting, shielding, and keeping your heart with all diligence.
• 50:02
  Speaker 1: My friend, this is a beautiful word of wisdom for
• 50:05
  Speaker 1: each of us. We want to be people after God's
• 50:11
  Speaker 1: own heart. We don't want anything to steal our affection
• 50:16
  Speaker 1: from him, and we need his divine help to do this.
• 50:23
  Speaker 1: The Apostle Paul once wrote to Timothy, the purpose of
• 50:27
  Speaker 1: my instruction is that all believers would be filled with
• 50:30
  Speaker 1: love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience,
• 50:34
  Speaker 1: and genuine faith. Paul's focus on love was foundational, and
• 50:42
  Speaker 1: as we follow the two greatest commandments, loving God with
• 50:46
  Speaker 1: all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength, and loving
• 50:51
  Speaker 1: our neighbors as ourself, we are living from a pure
• 50:56
  Speaker 1: heart of genuine faith. There's an old chorus that says,
• 51:03
  Speaker 1: a pure heart, that's what I long for. A heart
• 51:07
  Speaker 1: that follows hard after thee. The pure heart longs to
• 51:14
  Speaker 1: follow Jesus to abide in his love and to be
• 51:19
  Speaker 1: holy as He is holy. The scriptures say in Him
• 51:27
  Speaker 1: we live and move and breathe. This is how we
• 51:32
  Speaker 1: can abide by letting His life flow through us. Breathe
• 51:40
  Speaker 1: deeply of the Saviour's presence tonight in hell, and exhale,
• 51:51
  Speaker 1: feeling the peace of God in the room. In his
• 51:56
  Speaker 1: presence there is fullness of joy. Yet, even though he
• 52:03
  Speaker 1: is with us now, we long for the day when
• 52:06
  Speaker 1: we will be with him side by side, face to face.
• 52:13
  Speaker 1: Imagine how the disciples must have felt when they heard
• 52:17
  Speaker 1: Jesus say, blessed are the pure in heart, for they
• 52:22
  Speaker 1: will see God. They had been walking with Jesus for
• 52:27
  Speaker 1: only a short time, yet they knew he wasn't an
• 52:32
  Speaker 1: ordinary teacher. They had been called to follow after him,
• 52:36
  Speaker 1: to drop their fishing nets, to become fishers of men.
• 52:42
  Speaker 1: My friend Jesus calls all of us to drop everything
• 52:46
  Speaker 1: for him, And as we step on to the narrow
• 52:51
  Speaker 1: path bearing his gentle yoke, we are blessed with seeing
• 52:56
  Speaker 1: him work in our lives. Could it be that the
• 53:02
  Speaker 1: promise of seeing God exists not only for the future,
• 53:06
  Speaker 1: but for the present, by the power of His Spirit,
• 53:12
  Speaker 1: who works in us and the beauty of His creation
• 53:14
  Speaker 1: that surrounds us. We recognize that we are seeing glimpses
• 53:19
  Speaker 1: of God's glory now, as Romans chapter one, verse twenty
• 53:25
  Speaker 1: reminds us, for since the creation of the world, God's
• 53:30
  Speaker 1: invisible qualities, his eternal power, and divine nature have been
• 53:36
  Speaker 1: clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so
• 53:41
  Speaker 1: that people are without excuse. Our eyes have been opened
• 53:48
  Speaker 1: to God's invisible qualities, his eternal power, and his divine nature.
• 53:56
  Speaker 1: They are clearly seen throughout creation, and by this we
• 54:00
  Speaker 1: are blessed with the knowledge that God exists. One eighteenth
• 54:07
  Speaker 1: century theologian said it would be as absurd to deny
• 54:11
  Speaker 1: the existence of God because we cannot see him, as
• 54:15
  Speaker 1: it would be to deny the existence of air or
• 54:18
  Speaker 1: wind because we cannot see it. The pure in heart
• 54:24
  Speaker 1: not only believe in the existence of God, they seek
• 54:28
  Speaker 1: him continually, for they know they are powerless to keep
• 54:33
  Speaker 1: themselves pure, but must rely on Jesus alone. Seek Jesus
• 54:41
  Speaker 1: alone tonight as you drift off to sleep, let every
• 54:46
  Speaker 1: negative thought be replaced with holy thoughts. As Philippians chapter four,
• 54:54
  Speaker 1: verse eight says, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever
• 55:01
  Speaker 1: is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable,
• 55:09
  Speaker 1: If there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy
• 55:13
  Speaker 1: of praise, Think about these.
• 55:15
  Speaker 2: Things as you rest.
• 55:20
  Speaker 1: Let's settle on this passage for several moments. Allow what
• 55:26
  Speaker 1: is true to replace every falsehood. Let go of things
• 55:30
  Speaker 1: that don't align.
• 55:31
  Speaker 2: With the scriptures.
• 55:33
  Speaker 1: Feel the weight of the world lift as you are
• 55:37
  Speaker 1: filled with the purity of God's truth. Whatever is honorable,
• 55:44
  Speaker 1: Allow it to grace your neck like a metal of peace.
• 55:50
  Speaker 1: All dishonor floats away as you surrender to the good,
• 55:54
  Speaker 1: perfect and pleasing will of the Father. Allow justice to
• 56:01
  Speaker 1: shine forth like the noonday sun, casting down in justice
• 56:06
  Speaker 1: by God's holy judgment. His ways are righteous and just.
• 56:14
  Speaker 1: Whatever is pure, let it sink deeply into your heart
• 56:19
  Speaker 1: to night, like the purity of cleansing rain cascading down.
• 56:24
  Speaker 2: A window pane.
• 56:28
  Speaker 1: As the rain washes away all dirt and grime, you're
• 56:33
  Speaker 1: able to see through the glass clearly and witness a
• 56:36
  Speaker 1: glimpse of God's glory. The leaves of the trees glisten
• 56:43
  Speaker 1: with rain drops splashing upon them. The flowers drink in
• 56:49
  Speaker 1: the moisture, turning their faces to heaven with expressions of
• 56:53
  Speaker 1: thanksgiving and praise. The grass is made green by the
• 57:00
  Speaker 1: falling rain, each blade made strong and encouraged to grow.
• 57:08
  Speaker 1: The earth is full of the wonders of God, a
• 57:11
  Speaker 1: foreshadowing of the things to come. Yes, it's true, the
• 57:19
  Speaker 1: pure in heart will see God in person, but for
• 57:22
  Speaker 1: now they are blessed with evidence of Him here on earth.
• 57:29
  Speaker 1: The pure in heart recognize the beauty of creation and
• 57:33
  Speaker 1: praise God, who made the universe by his spoken word.
• 57:40
  Speaker 1: They look for the good around them and seek what
• 57:42
  Speaker 1: is holy with a deep love for God and his ways.
• 57:49
  Speaker 1: They guard themselves from anything that stands in opposition to
• 57:53
  Speaker 1: the Lord. He sees their desire to follow after him,
• 58:00
  Speaker 1: he blesses them. Lord God, please give this child a
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  Speaker 1: desire to follow after You in their work, their play,
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  Speaker 1: their relationships, and their personal lives. I ask that you
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  Speaker 1: give them a deep longing to be holy as you are.
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  Speaker 2: Holy.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for your blessing of peace for those who
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  Speaker 1: keep their minds on you. As Isaiah said, you will
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  Speaker 1: keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because
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  Speaker 1: he trusts in You. Thank you for giving us your
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  Speaker 1: word to encourage comfort and God. We rely on your peace,
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  Speaker 1: as we fix our minds on you and trust you continuously.
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  Speaker 1: Please remain with this listener as they sleep in the
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  Speaker 1: holy name of Jesus. Amen, hear these comforting words from
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  Speaker 1: the scriptures. Dear friends. Now we are children of God,
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  Speaker 1: and what we will be has not yet been made known.
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  Speaker 1: But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be
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  Speaker 1: like him, for we shall see him as he is.
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  Speaker 1: All who have this hope in him purify themselves just
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  Speaker 1: as He is pure. Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters,
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  Speaker 1: in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as
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  Speaker 1: a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. This is
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  Speaker 1: your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the
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  Speaker 1: pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing
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  Speaker 1: of your mind. Then you will be able to test
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  Speaker 1: and approve what God's will is, his good, pleasing and
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  Speaker 1: perfect will. Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord
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  Speaker 1: and who shall stand in his holy place, He who
• 1:00:10
  Speaker 1: has clean hands and a pure heart. The imagery of
• 1:00:16
  Speaker 1: Jesus on the hillside speaking to those who followed him
• 1:00:21
  Speaker 1: is comforting. He welcomes you, dear friend, to come and
• 1:00:28
  Speaker 1: listen and learn from him. Hear his words again, Blessed
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  Speaker 1: are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
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  Speaker 1: I can only imagine the gentleness in his voice, a
• 1:00:45
  Speaker 1: certain kindness for all who gathered around him to hear
• 1:00:48
  Speaker 1: his words of blessing and instruction. I imagine even the
• 1:00:54
  Speaker 1: birds fluttering in the trees, stopping for a moment to
• 1:00:58
  Speaker 1: crane their necks and hear what the Savior had to say.
• 1:01:04
  Speaker 1: Perhaps mothers with crying babies were soothed at the sound
• 1:01:09
  Speaker 1: of Jesus voice. With calm authority. He spoke about the
• 1:01:15
  Speaker 1: kingdom of Heaven, the kingdom at hand. How beautiful were
• 1:01:22
  Speaker 1: his words, words of life, hope, and truth. And we
• 1:01:30
  Speaker 1: pray for his word to continue to speak to us today.
• 1:01:36
  Speaker 1: Lord Jesus, please open the ears of this dear listener
• 1:01:41
  Speaker 1: tonight to hear your gentle voice and tender words of truth.
• 1:01:48
  Speaker 1: Let them hear your call to abide in you, the
• 1:01:52
  Speaker 1: true Vine. Lead them to quiet pastures in their soul
• 1:01:59
  Speaker 1: where they fill closest to You. Fill their dreams with
• 1:02:05
  Speaker 1: peaceful scenes of mountain peaks rising high above the earth,
• 1:02:10
  Speaker 1: touching the clouds, and as the sun sets giving way
• 1:02:17
  Speaker 1: to the moon and stars. Help your child feel the
• 1:02:21
  Speaker 1: blanket of peace that settles over all creation. Let the
• 1:02:25
  Speaker 1: pure radiance of your glory shine through the twinkling stars
• 1:02:30
  Speaker 1: and lighting of the moon as it reflects the sun.
• 1:02:35
  Speaker 1: Thank you for being with this child as they sleep.
• 1:02:40
  Speaker 1: It is in your name and by your grace sweepray Amen.
• 1:02:47
  Speaker 1: The writer of Hebrews said, Now, may the God of Peace,
• 1:02:51
  Speaker 1: who brought up our Lord, Jesus from the dead, that
• 1:02:55
  Speaker 1: great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the
• 1:02:58
  Speaker 1: everlasting Covenant, make you complete in every good work. To
• 1:03:03
  Speaker 1: do His will, working in you what is well pleasing
• 1:03:07
  Speaker 1: in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory
• 1:03:12
  Speaker 1: forever and ever. It is good to give him glory, honor,
• 1:03:19
  Speaker 1: and praise. And it is with pure hearts that we
• 1:03:23
  Speaker 1: lift holy hands of worship to our Savior. There is
• 1:03:29
  Speaker 1: a longing deep inside to honor him even more. We
• 1:03:36
  Speaker 1: might even ask Jesus, how can I honor you with
• 1:03:40
  Speaker 1: my whole heart? Psalm one hundred nineteen, verse ten says,
• 1:03:47
  Speaker 1: with my whole heart I have sought you. Oh, let
• 1:03:52
  Speaker 1: me not wander from your commandments. Allow your whole heart
• 1:03:58
  Speaker 1: to seek God to night, even as you sleep in
• 1:04:04
  Speaker 1: full surrender to the Lord. Let your hearts, cry be,
• 1:04:09
  Speaker 1: I will glorify you all of my days. My friend.
• 1:04:16
  Speaker 1: There is no perfect life, but there is a perfect God,
• 1:04:21
  Speaker 1: worthy of all our praise. He seeks those who have
• 1:04:26
  Speaker 1: a desire to follow after him, and he reminds us
• 1:04:30
  Speaker 1: of the blessing. Blessed are the pure in heart, for
• 1:04:34
  Speaker 1: they will see God. The ultimate longing of every believer
• 1:04:41
  Speaker 1: is to see Jesus face to face, to see him
• 1:04:45
  Speaker 1: as he is full of glory, as the old hymn goes.
• 1:04:52
  Speaker 1: What a day that will be when my Jesus I
• 1:04:55
  Speaker 1: shall see. Let this imagery fill your dreams tonight, as
• 1:05:02
  Speaker 1: visions of heaven satisfy your soul. There is a God
• 1:05:08
  Speaker 1: who loves you and is preparing a place for you.
• 1:05:14
  Speaker 1: He knows the deepest longing of your heart and will
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  Speaker 1: fulfill his promises. You can trust him to bless, keep guard,
• 1:05:24
  Speaker 1: and guide you now and always. Let's pray, Gracious God,
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  Speaker 1: Maker of heaven and earth. We can only imagine the
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  Speaker 1: day when we will be free from burden and care
• 1:05:42
  Speaker 1: safely in your presence for all eternity. I ask that
• 1:05:47
  Speaker 1: you bless this child with a renewed sense of hope tonight,
• 1:05:51
  Speaker 1: the hope of Heaven. Please purify their hearts as they
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  Speaker 1: sleep peacefully.
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  Speaker 2: Through the night.
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  Speaker 1: Awaken them in the warning with the renewed sense of
• 1:06:03
  Speaker 1: joy in the precious and holy name of Jesus. Amen.
• 1:06:11
  Speaker 1: Let's listen again to the sleep story exploring the beatitude.
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  Speaker 1: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
• 1:06:22
  Speaker 1: When studying the beatitude, blessed are the pure in heart,
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  Speaker 1: for they will see God. One commentator said, the pure
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  Speaker 1: in heart are happy, for they shall see God. Here,
• 1:06:38
  Speaker 1: holiness and happiness are fully described and put together. The
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  Speaker 1: heart must be purified by faith and kept, for God
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  Speaker 1: created me such a clean heart, O God. Now consider
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  Speaker 1: this explanation for a moment. The commentator trying to connect
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  Speaker 1: the dots between purity of heart and joy in the Lord.
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  Speaker 1: It's not a worldly happiness described here, but rather an
• 1:07:12
  Speaker 1: inner joy. Let the inner joy of God's presence fill
• 1:07:18
  Speaker 1: you tonight. It's the Father who creates in us a
• 1:07:24
  Speaker 1: clean heart through Jesus his Son. And as we are purified,
• 1:07:30
  Speaker 1: an indescribable joy fills our souls by God's grace. Through faith,
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  Speaker 1: our hearts are made clean by the blood of the Lamb.
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  Speaker 1: Allow this to sink in for a moment. Purity of
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  Speaker 1: heart comes from a surrendered life in Christ Jesus, a
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  Speaker 1: willingness to be set apart for him. When David prayed,
• 1:08:00
  Speaker 1: create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew
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  Speaker 1: a steadfast spirit within me, he knew he couldn't purify himself.
• 1:08:10
  Speaker 1: He needed God to wash away every impurity and renew
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  Speaker 1: his spirit. Let David's prayer become yours as you hear
• 1:08:21
  Speaker 1: the words again, Create in me a clean heart, O God,
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  Speaker 1: and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Lord, how we
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  Speaker 1: need your purifying work.
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  Speaker 2: In our lives.
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  Speaker 1: We have no way to keep ourselves pure without steadfast
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  Speaker 1: faith in your son and continued help from your spirit.
• 1:08:50
  Speaker 1: Please be our help today. I ask you to wash
• 1:08:55
  Speaker 1: over this listener anew, filling them with love, peace and
• 1:09:00
  Speaker 1: joy in your presence. I pray for strength in the
• 1:09:05
  Speaker 1: area of purity and for blessing as they obey your truth.
• 1:09:11
  Speaker 1: Thank you for your promises that never fail. We look
• 1:09:15
  Speaker 1: to you tonight and keeping those promises for your glory
• 1:09:19
  Speaker 1: and our good. In Jesus' holy name, we pray. Amen.
• 1:09:27
  Speaker 1: Listen to this familiar passage in Proverbs chapter four, verse
• 1:09:32
  Speaker 1: twenty three. It says above all else, guard your heart,
• 1:09:38
  Speaker 1: for it is the wellspring of life. Guarding your heart
• 1:09:44
  Speaker 1: means protecting, shielding, and keeping your heart with all diligence.
• 1:09:51
  Speaker 1: My friend, this is a beautiful word of wisdom for
• 1:09:55
  Speaker 1: each of us. We want to be people after God's
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  Speaker 1: own heart. We don't want anything to steal our affection
• 1:10:05
  Speaker 1: from Him, and we need his divine help to do this.
• 1:10:12
  Speaker 1: The Apostle Paul once wrote to Timothy, the purpose of
• 1:10:17
  Speaker 1: my instruction is that all believers would be filled with
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  Speaker 1: love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience,
• 1:10:24
  Speaker 1: and genuine faith. Paul's focus on love was foundational, and
• 1:10:32
  Speaker 1: as we follow the two greatest commandments, loving God with
• 1:10:36
  Speaker 1: all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength, and loving
• 1:10:41
  Speaker 1: our neighbors as ourself, we are living from a pure
• 1:10:46
  Speaker 1: heart of genuine faith. There's an old chorus that says,
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  Speaker 1: a pure heart, that's what I long for. A heart
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  Speaker 1: that follows hard after thee. The pure heart longs to
• 1:11:03
  Speaker 1: follow Jesus, to abide in his love and to be
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  Speaker 1: holy as He is holy. The scriptures say in Him
• 1:11:16
  Speaker 1: we live and move and breathe. This is how we
• 1:11:22
  Speaker 1: can abide by letting His life flow through us. Breathe
• 1:11:29
  Speaker 1: deeply of the Saviour's presence tonight, inhale and exhale, feeling
• 1:11:41
  Speaker 1: the peace of God in the room. In his presence
• 1:11:47
  Speaker 1: there is fullness of joy. Yet, even though He is
• 1:11:52
  Speaker 1: with us now, we long for the day when we
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  Speaker 1: will be with him side by side, face to face.
• 1:12:03
  Speaker 1: Imagine how the disciples must have felt when they heard
• 1:12:06
  Speaker 1: Jesus say, blessed are the pure in heart, for they
• 1:12:11
  Speaker 1: will see God. They had been walking with Jesus for
• 1:12:17
  Speaker 1: only a short time, yet they knew he wasn't an
• 1:12:21
  Speaker 1: ordinary teacher. They had been called to follow after him,
• 1:12:26
  Speaker 1: to drop their fishing nets to become fishers of men.
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  Speaker 1: My friend Jesus calls all of us to drop everything
• 1:12:35
  Speaker 1: for him, And as we step onto the narrow path
• 1:12:41
  Speaker 1: bearing his gentle yoke, we are blessed with seeing him
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  Speaker 1: work in our lives.
• 1:12:50
  Speaker 2: Could it be that the.
• 1:12:51
  Speaker 1: Promise of seeing God exists not only for the future,
• 1:12:55
  Speaker 1: but for the present. By the power of His Spirit
• 1:13:01
  Speaker 1: who works in us, and the beauty of His creation
• 1:13:04
  Speaker 1: that surrounds us, we recognize that we are seeing glimpses
• 1:13:08
  Speaker 1: of God's glory now. As Romans chapter one, verse twenty
• 1:13:15
  Speaker 1: reminds us, for since the creation of the world, God's
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  Speaker 1: invisible qualities is eternal power and divine nature, have been
• 1:13:25
  Speaker 1: clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so
• 1:13:31
  Speaker 1: that people are without excuse. Our eyes have been opened
• 1:13:37
  Speaker 1: to God's invisible qualities, is eternal power and his divine nature.
• 1:13:45
  Speaker 1: They are clearly seen throughout creation, and by this we
• 1:13:50
  Speaker 1: are blessed with the knowledge that God exists. One eighteenth
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  Speaker 1: century theologian said it would be absurd to deny the
• 1:14:01
  Speaker 1: existence of God because we cannot see him, as it
• 1:14:05
  Speaker 1: would be to deny the existence of air or wind
• 1:14:08
  Speaker 1: because we cannot see it. The pure in heart not
• 1:14:14
  Speaker 1: only believe in the existence of God, they seek him continually,
• 1:14:20
  Speaker 1: for they know they are powerless to keep themselves pure,
• 1:14:24
  Speaker 1: but must rely on Jesus alone. Seek Jesus alone. Tonight,
• 1:14:32
  Speaker 1: as you drift off to sleep, let every negative thought
• 1:14:37
  Speaker 1: be replaced with holy thoughts. As Philippians, chapter four, verse
• 1:14:44
  Speaker 1: eight says, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just,
• 1:14:52
  Speaker 1: whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, If
• 1:14:59
  Speaker 1: there is any exce if there is anything worthy of praise,
• 1:15:04
  Speaker 1: think about these things.
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  Speaker 2: As you rest.
• 1:15:09
  Speaker 1: Let's settle on this passage for several moments. Allow what
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  Speaker 1: is true to replace every falsehood. Let go of things
• 1:15:20
  Speaker 1: that don't align with the scriptures. Feel the weight of
• 1:15:24
  Speaker 1: the world lift as you are filled with the purity
• 1:15:28
  Speaker 1: of God's truth. Whatever is honorable, allow it to grace
• 1:15:35
  Speaker 1: your neck like a metal of peace. All dishonor floats
• 1:15:41
  Speaker 1: away as you surrender to the good, perfect and pleasing
• 1:15:45
  Speaker 1: will of the Father. Allow justice to shine forth like
• 1:15:52
  Speaker 1: the noonday sun, casting down injustice by God's holy judgment.
• 1:15:59
  Speaker 1: His ways are righteous and just. Whatever is pure, let
• 1:16:06
  Speaker 1: it sink deeply into your heart tonight, like the purity
• 1:16:11
  Speaker 1: of cleansing rain cascading down a windowpane. As the rain
• 1:16:18
  Speaker 1: washes away all dirt and grime, you're able to see
• 1:16:23
  Speaker 1: through the glass clearly and witness a glimpse of God's glory.
• 1:16:31
  Speaker 1: The leaves of the trees glisten with rain drops splashing
• 1:16:34
  Speaker 1: upon them. The flowers drink in the moisture, turning their
• 1:16:41
  Speaker 1: faces to Heaven with expressions of thanksgiving and praise. The
• 1:16:48
  Speaker 1: grass is made green by the falling rain, each blade
• 1:16:52
  Speaker 1: made strong and encouraged to grow. The earth is full
• 1:16:59
  Speaker 1: of the wonders of God. God a foreshadowing of the
• 1:17:02
  Speaker 1: things to come. Yes, it's true, the pure in heart
• 1:17:09
  Speaker 1: will see God in person, but for now they are
• 1:17:13
  Speaker 1: blessed with evidence of Him here on earth. The pure
• 1:17:19
  Speaker 1: in heart recognize the beauty of creation and praise God
• 1:17:24
  Speaker 1: who made the universe by his spoken word. They look
• 1:17:30
  Speaker 1: for the good around them and seek what is holy
• 1:17:35
  Speaker 1: with a deep love for God and his ways. They
• 1:17:39
  Speaker 1: guard themselves from anything that stands in opposition to the Lord.
• 1:17:46
  Speaker 1: He sees their desire to follow after him, and he
• 1:17:49
  Speaker 1: blesses them. Lord God, please give this child a desire
• 1:17:56
  Speaker 1: to follow after You in their work, their play, their relationships,
• 1:18:02
  Speaker 1: and their personal lives. I ask that you give them
• 1:18:06
  Speaker 1: a deep longing to be holy as you are.
• 1:18:09
  Speaker 2: Holy.
• 1:18:12
  Speaker 1: Thank you for your blessing of peace for those who
• 1:18:14
  Speaker 1: keep their minds on you. As Isaiah said, you will
• 1:18:19
  Speaker 1: keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because
• 1:18:24
  Speaker 1: he trusts in You. Thank you for giving us your
• 1:18:29
  Speaker 1: word to encourage comfort and God, we rely on your
• 1:18:36
  Speaker 1: peace as we fix our minds on you and trust
• 1:18:39
  Speaker 1: you continuously. Please remain with this listener as they sleep
• 1:18:47
  Speaker 1: in the holy name of Jesus. Amen, hear these comforting
• 1:18:54
  Speaker 1: words from the scriptures. Dear friends, Now we are children
• 1:19:00
  Speaker 1: of God, and what we will be has not yet
• 1:19:03
  Speaker 1: been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,
• 1:19:08
  Speaker 1: we shall be like him, for we shall see him
• 1:19:12
  Speaker 1: as he is. All who have this hope in him
• 1:19:15
  Speaker 1: purify themselves just as He is.
• 1:19:19
  Speaker 2: Pure.
• 1:19:22
  Speaker 1: Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of
• 1:19:26
  Speaker 1: God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,
• 1:19:31
  Speaker 1: holy and pleasing to God. This is your true and
• 1:19:35
  Speaker 1: proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world,
• 1:19:40
  Speaker 1: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then
• 1:19:44
  Speaker 1: you will be able to test and approve what God's
• 1:19:47
  Speaker 1: will is, His good, pleasing and perfect will. Who shall
• 1:19:53
  Speaker 1: ascend the hill of the Lord and who shall stand
• 1:19:57
  Speaker 1: in his holy place, He who has clean hands and
• 1:20:02
  Speaker 1: a pure heart. The imagery of Jesus on the hillside
• 1:20:08
  Speaker 1: speaking to those who followed him is comforting. He welcomes you,
• 1:20:15
  Speaker 1: dear friend, to come and listen and learn from him.
• 1:20:22
  Speaker 1: Hear his words again, Blessed are the pure in heart,
• 1:20:26
  Speaker 1: for they will see God. I can only imagine the
• 1:20:32
  Speaker 1: gentleness in his voice, a certain kindness for all who
• 1:20:36
  Speaker 1: gathered around him to hear his words of blessing and instruction.
• 1:20:43
  Speaker 1: I imagine even the birds fluttering in the trees stopping for
• 1:20:47
  Speaker 1: a moment to crane their necks and hear what the
• 1:20:50
  Speaker 1: Savior had to say. Perhaps mothers with crying babies were
• 1:20:57
  Speaker 1: soothed at the sound of Jesus voice. With calm authority.
• 1:21:04
  Speaker 1: He spoke about the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom at hand.
• 1:21:11
  Speaker 1: How beautiful were his words, words of life, hope, and truth.
• 1:21:19
  Speaker 1: And we pray for his word to continue to speak
• 1:21:22
  Speaker 1: to us today. Lord Jesus, please open the ears of
• 1:21:29
  Speaker 1: this dear listener tonight to hear your gentle voice and
• 1:21:34
  Speaker 1: tender words of truth. Let them hear your call to
• 1:21:40
  Speaker 1: abide in you the true vine. Lead them to quiet
• 1:21:46
  Speaker 1: pastures in their soul where they fell closest to you.
• 1:21:53
  Speaker 1: Fill their dreams with peaceful scenes of mountain peaks rising
• 1:21:58
  Speaker 1: high above the earth, touching the clouds, and as the
• 1:22:04
  Speaker 1: sun sets giving way to the moon and stars. Help
• 1:22:09
  Speaker 1: your child feel the blanket of peace that settles over
• 1:22:12
  Speaker 1: all creation. Let the pure radiance of your glory shine
• 1:22:18
  Speaker 1: through the twinkling stars and lighting of the moon as
• 1:22:21
  Speaker 1: it reflects the sun. Thank you for being with this
• 1:22:27
  Speaker 1: child as they sleep, it is in your name and
• 1:22:30
  Speaker 1: by your gray sweepray.
• 1:22:33
  Speaker 2: Amen.
• 1:22:36
  Speaker 1: The writer of Hebrews said, Now, may the God of Peace,
• 1:22:41
  Speaker 1: who brought up our Lord, Jesus from the dead, that
• 1:22:44
  Speaker 1: great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the
• 1:22:48
  Speaker 1: everlasting Covenant, make you complete in every good work, to
• 1:22:52
  Speaker 1: do His will working in you what is well pleasing
• 1:22:57
  Speaker 1: in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory
• 1:23:02
  Speaker 1: forever end ever. It is good to give him glory, honor,
• 1:23:09
  Speaker 1: and praise. And it is with pure hearts that we
• 1:23:12
  Speaker 1: lift holy hands of worship to our Savior. There's a
• 1:23:19
  Speaker 1: longing deep inside to honor him even more. We might
• 1:23:26
  Speaker 1: even ask Jesus, how can I honor you with my
• 1:23:29
  Speaker 1: whole heart Psalm one hundred nineteen, verse ten cents. With
• 1:23:37
  Speaker 1: my whole heart I have sought you. Oh, let me
• 1:23:41
  Speaker 1: not wander from your commandments. Allow your whole heart to
• 1:23:48
  Speaker 1: seek God tonight, even as you sleep in full surrender
• 1:23:55
  Speaker 1: to the Lord, Let your hearts cry be. I will
• 1:23:59
  Speaker 1: glorify you all of my days.
• 1:24:04
  Speaker 2: My friend.
• 1:24:05
  Speaker 1: There is no perfect life, but there is a perfect
• 1:24:09
  Speaker 1: God worthy of all our praise. He seeks those who
• 1:24:16
  Speaker 1: have a desire to follow after him, and he reminds
• 1:24:20
  Speaker 1: us of the blessing. Blessed are the pure in heart,
• 1:24:24
  Speaker 1: for they will see God. The ultimate longing of every
• 1:24:30
  Speaker 1: believer is to see Jesus face to face, to see
• 1:24:34
  Speaker 1: him as he is full of glory, as the old
• 1:24:40
  Speaker 1: hymn goes. What a day that will be when my
• 1:24:44
  Speaker 1: Jesus I shall see. Let this imagery fill your dreams tonight,
• 1:24:51
  Speaker 1: as visions of heaven satisfy your soul. There is a
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  Speaker 1: God who loves you and is preparing place for you.
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  Speaker 1: He knows the deepest longing of your heart and will
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  Speaker 1: fulfill his promises. You can trust him to bless, keep guard,
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  Speaker 1: and guide you now and always. Let's pray, Gracious God,
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  Speaker 1: Maker of heaven and earth. We can only imagine the
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  Speaker 1: day when we will be free from burden and care
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  Speaker 1: safely in your presence for all eternity. I ask that
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  Speaker 1: you bless this child with the renewed sense of hope tonight,
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  Speaker 1: the hope of heaven. Please purify their hearts as they
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  Speaker 1: sleep peacefully through the night, and awaken them in the
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  Speaker 1: morning with the renewed sense of joy. In the precious
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  Speaker 1: and holy name of Jesus. Amen, it's my hope that
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  Speaker 1: you found great comfort in this sleek meditation, as you
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  Speaker 1: heard from the Beatitudes and from Jesus himself. I pray
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  Speaker 1: you have been refreshed by the Holy Spirit. Although it
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  Speaker 1: might seem like Jesus is tarrying, the Bible says, for
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  Speaker 1: in just a little while, he who is coming will
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  Speaker 1: come and will not delay. Let this be the petition
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  Speaker 1: of your heart tonight, come Lord Jesus, and do not delay.
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  Speaker 1: With clean hands and a pure heart, continue to seek
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  Speaker 1: the Lord moment by moment, and as always, continue to
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  Speaker 1: abide in Christ. Perhaps you'll agree that there is no
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  Speaker 1: greater blessing we look forward to than that of seeing
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  Speaker 1: Jesus Is face to face. As John said, dear friends,
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  Speaker 1: we are already God's children, but He has not yet
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  Speaker 1: shown us what we will be like when Christ appears.
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  Speaker 1: But we do know that we will be like him,
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  Speaker 1: for we will see Him as he really is, and
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  Speaker 1: all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure,
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  Speaker 1: just as He is pure. This powerful passage fills us
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  Speaker 1: with great joy of what is to come. It gives
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  Speaker 1: us something amazing to look forward to as we wait
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  Speaker 1: an eager expectation of Jesus' return. Long ago, Jesus offered
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  Speaker 1: a precious blessing to a multitude of people gathered on
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  Speaker 1: a hillside. He said, Blessed are the pure in heart,
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  Speaker 1: for they will see God, My friend. This beatitude is
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  Speaker 1: our focus to night. As we learn from the scriptures
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  Speaker 1: what it means to be pure in heart and receive
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  Speaker 1: the blessing, we will also discover the ways in which
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  Speaker 1: we are given glimpses of God's glory in the present,
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  Speaker 1: right here, right now, throughout creation and by his word
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  Speaker 1: we are shown characteristics of His divine nature in our
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  Speaker 1: every day lives. Yet there will be a day when
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  Speaker 1: the small glimpse of God's glory now will become a
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  Speaker 1: face to face view of the fullness of His majesty.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you again for joining me for to night's story.
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  Speaker 1: Now hear Jesus words once again. As you prepare to
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  Speaker 1: fall asleep, Blessed are the pure in heart, for they
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  Speaker 1: will see God. As you settle into bed and make
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  Speaker 1: yourself comfortable, I encourage you to take a moment to
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  Speaker 1: simply enjoy the peace and quiet without an interruption. Rest
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  Speaker 1: here for a moment, allowing the stillness of the room
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  Speaker 1: to become you. There aren't many times of the day
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  Speaker 1: when all is quiet, so it's important to allow yourself
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  Speaker 1: a few moments of peace as you prepare to fall asleep.
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  Speaker 1: It's likely your mind is filtering through all kinds of
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  Speaker 1: thoughts right now, so I encourage you to slow down
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  Speaker 1: the cycle by focusing on one thing, the face of Jesus.
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  Speaker 1: Let his gaze fill you with joy and peace. Allow
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  Speaker 1: him to slow your breath to a deep, calming pace.
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  Speaker 1: Feel your muscles relax as you keep your mind fixed
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  Speaker 1: on the Lord. The muscles in your face release all tension.
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  Speaker 1: Your mouth falls slightly open. The hunch on your shoulders softens.
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  Speaker 1: As your head sinks deeper into the pillow. You feel
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  Speaker 1: your arms and legs grow heavy, and even your toes
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  Speaker 1: release their grip. Your whole body is relaxed and ready
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  Speaker 1: for a peaceful night's sleep. As you picture Jesus looking
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  Speaker 1: into your eyes, you feel the deepest sense of belonging
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  Speaker 1: in him. There is warmth and acceptance unlike anything you've known.
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  Speaker 1: You inhale the sweetness of his presence and exhale all
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  Speaker 1: remnants of tension and stress. Your body is tired, and
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  Speaker 1: your mind is slowing down. Your thoughts become faint as
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  Speaker 1: you rest your mind on Jesus. If you like whisper
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  Speaker 1: his name and know that he is with you, he
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  Speaker 1: comforts you with his love. Now, please allow me to
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  Speaker 1: pray over you, Lord God, in this quiet moment of
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  Speaker 1: seeking you. I pray for this listener to be assured
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  Speaker 1: of your presence. Whatever they accomplish today and whatever they
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  Speaker 1: need to accomplish tomorrow, help them set all of that
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  Speaker 1: aside for now. Please be with this child, Lord as
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  Speaker 1: they hear from you, Fill their hearts with the perfect peace,
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  Speaker 1: you promise, as they keep their minds fixed on you.
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  Speaker 1: If anything is trying to interfere in this time of
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  Speaker 1: sweet fellowship, I pray that you will remove that distraction
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  Speaker 1: and replace it with your peace. Thank you, Lord for
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  Speaker 1: giving us glimpses of your glory here on earth, while
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  Speaker 1: also giving us something to look forward to eternity with.
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  Speaker 1: You give us the wisdom to know what it means
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  Speaker 1: to be pure of heart and receive with open arms
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  Speaker 1: the blessing of seeing you face to face. There will
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  Speaker 1: be no greater joy than that of meeting you in
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  Speaker 1: person and finally getting to see you as you are,
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  Speaker 1: Please bless keep Gud and guide this beloved child tonight
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  Speaker 1: in the precious name of Jesus.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: When studying the beatitude, Blessed are the pure in heart,
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  Speaker 1: for they will see God. One commentator said, the pure
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  Speaker 1: and heart are happy, for they shall see God. Here
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  Speaker 1: holiness and happiness are fully described and put together. The
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  Speaker 1: heart must be purified by faith and kept. For God
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  Speaker 1: create in me such a clean heart, O God. Now
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  Speaker 1: consider this explanation for a moment. The commentator was trying
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  Speaker 1: to connect the dots between purity of heart and joy
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  Speaker 1: in the Lord. It's not a worldly happiness described here,
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  Speaker 1: but rather an inner joy. Let the inner joy of
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  Speaker 1: God's presence fill you to night. It's the Father who
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  Speaker 1: creates in us a clean heart through Jesus his Son.
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  Speaker 2: And as we.
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  Speaker 1: Are purified, an indescribable joy fills our souls by God's grace.
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  Speaker 1: Through faith, our hearts are made clean by the blood
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  Speaker 1: of the Lamb. Allow this to sink in for a moment.
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  Speaker 1: Purity of heart comes from a surrendered life in Christ Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: a willingness to be set apart for him. When David prayed,
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  Speaker 1: create in me a clean heart O God, and renew
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  Speaker 1: a steadfast spirit within me. He knew he couldn't purify himself.
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  Speaker 1: He needed God to wash away every impurity and renew
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  Speaker 1: his spirit. Let David's prayer become yours as you hear
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  Speaker 1: the words again, Create in me a clean heart, O God,
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  Speaker 1: and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Lord, how we
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  Speaker 1: need your purifying work in our lives. We have no
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  Speaker 1: way to keep ourselves pure without steadfast faith in your
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  Speaker 1: son and continued help from your spirit. Please be our
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  Speaker 1: help today. I ask you to wash over this listener anew,
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  Speaker 1: filling them with love, peace, and joy in your presence.
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  Speaker 1: I pray for strength in the area of purity and
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  Speaker 1: for blessing as they obey your truth. Thank you for
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  Speaker 1: your promises that never fail. We look to you tonight
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  Speaker 1: and keeping those promises for your glory and our good.
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  Speaker 1: In Jesus' holy name, we pray.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Listen to this familiar passage in Proverbs chapter four, verse
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  Speaker 1: twenty three.
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  Speaker 2: It says, above.
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  Speaker 1: All else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring
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  Speaker 1: of life. Guarding your heart means protecting, shielding, and keeping
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  Speaker 1: your heart with all diligence. My friend, this is a
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  Speaker 1: beautiful word of wisdom for each of us. We want
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  Speaker 1: to be people after God's own heart. We don't want
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  Speaker 1: anything to steal our affection from Him and need his
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  Speaker 1: divine help to do this. The Apostle Paul once wrote
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  Speaker 1: to Timothy, the purpose of my instruction is that all
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  Speaker 1: believers would be filled with love that comes from a
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  Speaker 1: pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith. Paul's focus
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  Speaker 1: on love was foundational, and as we follow the two
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  Speaker 1: greatest commandments, loving God with all of our heart, mind, soul,
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  Speaker 1: and strength, and loving our neighbors as ourself, we are
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  Speaker 1: living from a pure heart of genuine faith. There's an
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  Speaker 1: old chorus that says, a pure heart, that's what I
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  Speaker 1: long for, A heart that follows hard after thee. The
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  Speaker 1: pure heart longs to follow Jesus, to abide in his love,
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  Speaker 1: and to be holy as He is holy. The scriptures say,
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  Speaker 1: in Him we live and move and breathe. This is
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  Speaker 1: how we can abide by letting His life flow through us.
• 1:38:21
  Speaker 1: Breathe deeply of the Saviour's presence tonight, inhale and exhale,
• 1:38:33
  Speaker 1: feeling the peace of God in the room. In his presence,
• 1:38:40
  Speaker 1: there is fullness of joy. Yet even though he is
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  Speaker 1: with us now, we long for the day when we
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  Speaker 1: will be with him side by side, face to face.
• 1:38:55
  Speaker 1: Imagine how the disciples must have felt when they heard
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  Speaker 1: Jesus say, blessed are the pure in heart, for they
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  Speaker 1: will see God. They had been walking with Jesus for
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  Speaker 1: only a short time, yet they knew he wasn't an
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  Speaker 1: ordinary teacher. They had been called to follow after him,
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  Speaker 1: to drop their fishing nets to become fishers of men.
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  Speaker 1: My friend Jesus calls all of us to drop everything
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  Speaker 1: for him, and as we step on to the narrow
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  Speaker 1: path bearing his gentle yoke, we are blessed with seeing
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  Speaker 1: him work in our lives. Could it be that the
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  Speaker 1: promise of seeing God exists not only for the future,
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  Speaker 1: but for the present. By the power of His spirit
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  Speaker 1: who works in us, and the beauty of His creation
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  Speaker 1: that surrounds us, we recognize that we are seeing glimpses
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  Speaker 1: of God's glory now, as Romans chapter one, verse twenty
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  Speaker 1: reminds us, for since the creation of the world, God's
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  Speaker 1: invisible qualities, his eternal power, and divine nature have been
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  Speaker 1: clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so
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  Speaker 1: that people are without excuse. Our eyes have been opened
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  Speaker 1: to God's invisible qualities, his eternal power, and his divine nature.
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  Speaker 1: They are clearly seen throughout creation, and by this we
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  Speaker 1: are blessed with the knowledge that God exists. One eighteenth
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  Speaker 1: century theologian said, it would be as absurd to deny
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  Speaker 1: the existence of God because we cannot see him, as
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  Speaker 1: it would be to deny the existence of air or
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  Speaker 1: wind because we cannot see it. The pure in heart
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  Speaker 1: not only believe in the existence of God, they seek
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  Speaker 1: him continually, for they know they are powerless to keep
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  Speaker 1: themselves pure, but must rely on Jesus alone. Seek Jesus alone. Tonight,
• 1:41:25
  Speaker 1: as you drift off to sleep, let every negative thought
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  Speaker 1: be replaced with holy thoughts. As Philippians, chapter four, verse
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  Speaker 1: eight says, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just,
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  Speaker 1: whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if
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  Speaker 1: there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise,
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  Speaker 1: Think about.
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  Speaker 2: These things as you rest.
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  Speaker 1: Let's settle on this passage for several moments. Allow what
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  Speaker 1: is true to replace every falsehood. Let go of things
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  Speaker 1: that don't align with the scriptures. Feel the weight of
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  Speaker 1: the world lift as you are filled with the purity
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  Speaker 1: of God's truth. Whatever is honorable, allow it to grace
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  Speaker 1: your neck like a metal of peace. All dishonor floats
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  Speaker 1: away as you surrender to the good, perfect and pleasing
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  Speaker 1: will of the Father. Allow justice to shine forth like
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  Speaker 1: the noonday sun, casting down injustice by God's holy judgment.
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  Speaker 1: His ways are righteous and just. Whatever is pure, let
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  Speaker 1: it sink deeply into your heart tonight, like the purity
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  Speaker 1: of cleansing rain cascading down a windowpane. As the rain
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  Speaker 1: washes away all dirt and grime, you're able to see
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  Speaker 1: through the glass clearly and witness a glimpse of God's glory.
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  Speaker 1: The leaves of the trees glisten with rain drops splashing
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  Speaker 1: upon them. The flowers drink in the moisture, turning their
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  Speaker 1: faces to Heaven with expressions of thanksgiving and praise. The
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  Speaker 1: grass is made green by the falling rain, each blade
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  Speaker 1: made strong and encouraged to grow. The earth is full
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  Speaker 1: of the wonders of God, a foreshadowing of the things
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  Speaker 1: to come. Yes, it's true, the pure in heart will
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  Speaker 1: see God in person, but for now they are blessed
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  Speaker 1: with evidence of Him here on earth. The pure in
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  Speaker 1: heart recognize the beauty of creation and praise God, who
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  Speaker 1: made the universe by his spoken word. They look for
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  Speaker 1: the good around them and seek what is holy with
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  Speaker 1: a deep love for God and his ways. They guard
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  Speaker 1: themselves from anything that stands in opposition to the Lord.
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  Speaker 1: He sees their desire to follow after him, and he
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  Speaker 1: blesses them. Lord God, please give this child a desire
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  Speaker 1: to follow after You in their work, their play, their relationships,
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  Speaker 1: and their personal lives. I ask that you give them
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  Speaker 1: a deep longing to behold as you are Holy. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for your blessing of peace for those who keep
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  Speaker 1: their minds on you. As Isaiah said, you will keep
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  Speaker 1: in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because he
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  Speaker 1: trusts in You. Thank you for giving us your word
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  Speaker 1: to encourage comfort and God, we rely on your peace
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  Speaker 1: as we fix our minds on you and trust you continuously.
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  Speaker 1: Please remain with this listener as they sleep in the
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  Speaker 1: Holy name of Jesus. Amen, hear these comforting words from
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  Speaker 1: the scriptures. Dear friends, Now we are children of God,
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  Speaker 1: and what we will be has not yet been made known.
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  Speaker 1: But we know that when Christ appear years we shall
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  Speaker 1: be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
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  Speaker 1: All who have this hope in Him purify themselves just
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  Speaker 1: as He is pure. Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters,
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  Speaker 1: in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as
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  Speaker 1: a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. This is
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  Speaker 1: your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the
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  Speaker 1: pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing
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  Speaker 1: of your mind. Then you will be able to test
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  Speaker 1: and approve what God's will is, His good, pleasing and
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  Speaker 1: perfect will. Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord,
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  Speaker 1: and who shall stand in his holy place, He who
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  Speaker 1: has clean hands and a pure heart. The imagery of
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  Speaker 1: Jesus on the hills, speaking to those who followed him
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  Speaker 1: his comforting. He welcomes you, dear friend, to come and
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  Speaker 1: listen and learn from him. Hear his words again, Blessed
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  Speaker 1: are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
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  Speaker 1: I can only imagine the gentleness in his voice, a
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  Speaker 1: certain kindness for all who gathered around him to hear
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  Speaker 1: his words of blessing and instruction. I imagine even the birds
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  Speaker 1: fluttering in the trees, stopping for a moment to crane
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  Speaker 1: their necks and hear what the Savior had to say,
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  Speaker 1: perhaps mothers with crying babies were soothed at the sound.
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  Speaker 2: Of Jesus's voice.
• 1:47:55
  Speaker 1: With calm authority. He spoke about the Kingdom of Heaven,
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  Speaker 1: the king at hand. How beautiful were his words, words
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  Speaker 1: of life, hope, and truth. And we pray for his
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  Speaker 1: word to continue to speak to us today. Lord Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: please open the ears of this dear listener tonight to
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  Speaker 1: hear your gentle voice and tender words of truth. Let
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  Speaker 1: them hear your call to abide in you the true vine.
• 1:48:37
  Speaker 1: Lead them to quiet pastures in their soul where they
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  Speaker 1: feel closest to you. Fill their dreams with peaceful scenes
• 1:48:48
  Speaker 1: of mountain peaks rising high above the earth, touching the clouds,
• 1:48:56
  Speaker 1: and as the sun sets, giving way to the moon
• 1:48:59
  Speaker 1: and start ours. Help your child feel the blanket of
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  Speaker 1: peace that settles over all creation. Let the pure radiance
• 1:49:08
  Speaker 1: of your glory shine through the twinkling stars and lighting
• 1:49:12
  Speaker 1: of the moon as it reflects the sun. Thank you
• 1:49:18
  Speaker 1: for being with this child as they sleep. It is
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  Speaker 1: in your name and by your grace. Sweepray Amen. The
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  Speaker 1: writer of Hebrews said, now may the God of Peace
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  Speaker 1: who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that
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  Speaker 1: great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the
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  Speaker 1: everlasting Covenant, make you complete in every good work, to
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  Speaker 1: do His will working in you what is well pleasing
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  Speaker 1: in his sight. Through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory
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  Speaker 1: forever and ever. It is good to give him glory, honor,
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  Speaker 1: and praise. And it is with pure hearts that we
• 1:50:05
  Speaker 1: lift holy hands of worship to our Savior. There's a
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  Speaker 1: longing deep inside to honor him even more. We might
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  Speaker 1: even ask Jesus, how can I honor you with my
• 1:50:22
  Speaker 1: whole heart. Psalm one hundred nineteen, Verse ten says, with
• 1:50:30
  Speaker 1: my whole heart I have sought you. Oh, let me
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  Speaker 1: not wander from your commandments. Allow your whole heart to
• 1:50:40
  Speaker 1: seek God tonight. Even as you sleep in full surrender
• 1:50:48
  Speaker 1: to the Lord, Let your hearts cry be. I will
• 1:50:51
  Speaker 1: glorify you all of my days, My friend. There is
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  Speaker 1: no perfect life, but there is a perfect God, worthy
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  Speaker 1: of all our praise. He seeks those who have a
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  Speaker 1: desire to follow after him, and he reminds us of
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  Speaker 1: the blessing. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they
• 1:51:17
  Speaker 1: will see God. The ultimate longing of every believer is
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  Speaker 1: to see Jesus face to face, to see him as
• 1:51:27
  Speaker 1: he is full of glory, as the old hymn goes,
• 1:51:34
  Speaker 1: What a day that will be when my Jesus I
• 1:51:37
  Speaker 1: shall see. Let this imagery fill your dreams to night,
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  Speaker 1: as visions of heaven satisfy your soul. There is a
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  Speaker 1: God who loves you and is preparing a place for you.
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  Speaker 1: He knows the deepest longing of your heart and will
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  Speaker 1: fulfill his promises. You can trust him to bless, keep guard,
• 1:52:06
  Speaker 1: and guide you now and always. Let's pray, Gracious God,
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  Speaker 1: Maker of heaven and earth. We can only imagine the
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  Speaker 1: day when we will be free from burden and care
• 1:52:24
  Speaker 1: safely in your presence for all eternity. I ask that
• 1:52:29
  Speaker 1: you bless this child with a renewed sense of hope tonight,
• 1:52:34
  Speaker 1: the hope of heaven. Please purify their hearts as they
• 1:52:39
  Speaker 1: sleep peacefully through the night, and awaken them in the
• 1:52:42
  Speaker 1: morning with the renewed sense of joy in the precious
• 1:52:47
  Speaker 1: and holy name of Jesus. Amen. Let's listen again to
• 1:52:54
  Speaker 1: the sleep story, exploring the beatitude. Blessed are the pure
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  Speaker 1: in heart, for they will see God when studying the beatitude.
• 1:53:06
  Speaker 1: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
• 1:53:12
  Speaker 1: One commentator said, the pure and heart are happy, for
• 1:53:17
  Speaker 1: they shall see God. Here holiness and happiness are fully
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  Speaker 1: described and put together. The heart must be purified by
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  Speaker 1: faith and kept for God, create in me such a
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  Speaker 1: clean heart, O God. Now consider this explanation for a moment.
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  Speaker 1: The commentator was trying to connect the dots between purity
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  Speaker 1: of heart and joy in the Lord. It's not a
• 1:53:50
  Speaker 1: worldly happiness described here, but rather an inner joy. Let
• 1:53:58
  Speaker 1: the inner joy of God's prayer presence fill you tonight.
• 1:54:04
  Speaker 1: It's the Father who creates in us a clean heart
• 1:54:07
  Speaker 1: through Jesus his Son. And as we are purified, an
• 1:54:12
  Speaker 1: indescribable joy fills our souls by God's grace. Through faith,
• 1:54:21
  Speaker 1: our hearts are made clean by the blood of the Lamb.
• 1:54:25
  Speaker 1: Allow this to sink in for a moment. Purity of
• 1:54:30
  Speaker 1: heart comes from a surrendered life in Christ Jesus, a
• 1:54:35
  Speaker 1: willingness to be set apart for him. When David prayed,
• 1:54:42
  Speaker 1: create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew
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  Speaker 1: a steadfast spirit within me, he knew he couldn't purify himself.
• 1:54:52
  Speaker 1: He needed God to wash away every impurity and renew
• 1:54:57
  Speaker 1: his spirit let David's prayer become yours as you hear
• 1:55:03
  Speaker 1: the words again, Create in me a clean heart, O God,
• 1:55:10
  Speaker 1: and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Lord, how we
• 1:55:17
  Speaker 1: need your purifying work in our lives. We have no
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  Speaker 1: way to keep ourselves pure without steadfast faith in your
• 1:55:27
  Speaker 1: son and continued help from your spirit. Please be our
• 1:55:33
  Speaker 1: help to day. I ask you to wash over this
• 1:55:38
  Speaker 1: listener anew, filling them with love, peace, and joy in
• 1:55:43
  Speaker 1: your presence. I pray for strength in the area of
• 1:55:48
  Speaker 1: purity and for blessing as they obey your truth. Thank
• 1:55:53
  Speaker 1: you for your promises that never fail. We look to
• 1:55:57
  Speaker 1: you to night in keeping those promises for your glory
• 1:56:01
  Speaker 1: and our good. In Jesus' holy name, we pray. Amen.
• 1:56:09
  Speaker 1: Listen to this familiar passage in Proverbs chapter four, verse
• 1:56:14
  Speaker 1: twenty three. It says, above all else, guard your heart,
• 1:56:20
  Speaker 1: for it is the wellspring of life. Guarding your heart
• 1:56:26
  Speaker 1: means protecting, shielding, and keeping your heart with all diligence.
• 1:56:34
  Speaker 1: My friend, this is a beautiful word of wisdom for
• 1:56:37
  Speaker 1: each of us. We want to be people after God's
• 1:56:43
  Speaker 1: own heart. We don't want anything to steal our affection
• 1:56:48
  Speaker 1: from him, and we need his divine help to do this.
• 1:56:55
  Speaker 1: The Apostle Paul once wrote to Timothy, the purpose of
• 1:56:59
  Speaker 1: my instructure is that all believers would be filled with
• 1:57:02
  Speaker 1: love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience,
• 1:57:06
  Speaker 1: and genuine faith. Paul's focus on love was foundational, and
• 1:57:14
  Speaker 1: as we follow the two greatest commandments, loving God with
• 1:57:18
  Speaker 1: all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength, and loving
• 1:57:23
  Speaker 1: our neighbors as ourself, we are living from a pure
• 1:57:28
  Speaker 1: heart of genuine faith. There's an old chorus that says,
• 1:57:35
  Speaker 1: a pure heart, that's what I long for. A heart
• 1:57:39
  Speaker 1: that follows hard after thee. The pure heart longs to
• 1:57:45
  Speaker 1: follow Jesus, to abide in his love, and to be
• 1:57:51
  Speaker 1: holy as He is holy. The scriptures say in him we.
• 1:57:59
  Speaker 2: Live and move and breathe.
• 1:58:03
  Speaker 1: This is how we can abide by letting His life
• 1:58:07
  Speaker 1: flow through us. Breathe deeply of the Saviour's presence tonight
• 1:58:17
  Speaker 1: inhale and exhale, feeling the peace of God in the room.
• 1:58:28
  Speaker 1: In his presence, there is fullness of joy. Yet, even
• 1:58:34
  Speaker 1: though he is with us now, we long for the
• 1:58:37
  Speaker 1: day when we will be with Him side by side,
• 1:58:41
  Speaker 1: face to face. Imagine how the disciples must have felt
• 1:58:48
  Speaker 1: when they heard Jesus say, blessed are the pure in heart,
• 1:58:53
  Speaker 1: for they will see God. They had been walking with
• 1:58:58
  Speaker 1: Jesus for only a time, yet they knew he wasn't
• 1:59:03
  Speaker 1: an ordinary teacher. They had been called to follow after him,
• 1:59:08
  Speaker 1: to drop their fishing nets, to become fishers of men.
• 1:59:14
  Speaker 1: My friend Jesus calls all of us to drop everything
• 1:59:18
  Speaker 1: for him, And as we step on to the narrow
• 1:59:23
  Speaker 1: path bearing his gentle yoke, we are blessed with seeing
• 1:59:28
  Speaker 1: him work in our lives.
• 1:59:32
  Speaker 2: Could it be that the.
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  Speaker 1: Promise of seeing God exists not only for the future,
• 1:59:38
  Speaker 1: but for the present. By the power of His spirit
• 1:59:43
  Speaker 1: who works in us, and the beauty of His creation
• 1:59:46
  Speaker 1: that surrounds us, we recognize that we are seeing glimpses
• 1:59:51
  Speaker 1: of God's glory now, as Romans chapter one, verse twenty
• 1:59:57
  Speaker 1: reminds us, For since the creation of the world, God's
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  Speaker 1: invisible qualities is eternal power and divine nature have been
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  Speaker 1: clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so
• 2:00:13
  Speaker 1: that people are without excuse. Our eyes have been opened
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  Speaker 1: to God's invisible qualities, is eternal power and his divine nature.
• 2:00:28
  Speaker 1: They are clearly seen throughout creation, and by this we
• 2:00:32
  Speaker 1: are blessed with the knowledge that God exists. One eighteenth
• 2:00:39
  Speaker 1: century theologian said, it would be as absurd to deny
• 2:00:43
  Speaker 1: the existence of God because we cannot see him, as
• 2:00:47
  Speaker 1: it would be to deny the existence of air or
• 2:00:50
  Speaker 1: wind because we cannot see it. The pure in heart
• 2:00:56
  Speaker 1: not only believe in the existence of God, they see
• 2:01:00
  Speaker 1: Him continually, for they know they are powerless to keep
• 2:01:05
  Speaker 1: themselves pure, but must rely on Jesus alone. Seek Jesus
• 2:01:13
  Speaker 1: alone tonight as you drift off to sleep, let every
• 2:01:18
  Speaker 1: negative thought be replaced with holy thoughts. As Philippians, chapter four,
• 2:01:26
  Speaker 1: verse eight says, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever
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  Speaker 1: is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable,
• 2:01:41
  Speaker 1: if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy
• 2:01:44
  Speaker 1: of praise, think.
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  Speaker 2: About these things as you rest.
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  Speaker 1: Let's settle on this passage for several moments. Allow what
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  Speaker 1: is true to replace every falsehood. Let go of things
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  Speaker 1: that don't align.
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  Speaker 2: With the scriptures.
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  Speaker 1: Feel the weight of the world lift as you are
• 2:02:09
  Speaker 1: filled with the purity of God's truth. Whatever is honorable,
• 2:02:16
  Speaker 1: allow it to grace your neck like a metal of peace.
• 2:02:22
  Speaker 1: All dishonor floats away as you surrender to the good,
• 2:02:26
  Speaker 1: perfect and pleasing will of the Father. Allow justice to
• 2:02:33
  Speaker 1: shine forth like the noonday sun, casting down injustice by
• 2:02:38
  Speaker 1: God's holy judgment. His ways are righteous and just. Whatever
• 2:02:47
  Speaker 1: is pure, let it sink deeply into your heart tonight,
• 2:02:53
  Speaker 1: like the purity of cleansing rain cascading down a window pane.
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  Speaker 1: As the rain washes away all dirt and grime, you're
• 2:03:05
  Speaker 1: able to see through the glass clearly and witness a
• 2:03:08
  Speaker 1: glimpse of God's glory. The leaves of the trees glisten
• 2:03:15
  Speaker 1: with rain drops splashing upon them. The flowers drink in
• 2:03:21
  Speaker 1: the moisture, turning their faces to Heaven with expressions of
• 2:03:25
  Speaker 1: thanksgiving and praise. The grass is made green by the
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  Speaker 1: falling rain, each blade made strong and encouraged to grow.
• 2:03:40
  Speaker 1: The earth is full of the wonders of God, a
• 2:03:43
  Speaker 1: foreshadowing of the things to come. Yes, it's true, the
• 2:03:50
  Speaker 1: pure in heart will see God in person, but for
• 2:03:54
  Speaker 1: now they are blessed with evidence of Him here on earth.
• 2:04:01
  Speaker 1: The pure in heart recognize the beauty of creation and
• 2:04:05
  Speaker 1: praise God, who made the universe by his spoken word.
• 2:04:11
  Speaker 1: They look for the good around them and seek what
• 2:04:14
  Speaker 1: is holy with a deep love for God. And his ways.
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  Speaker 1: They guard themselves from anything that stands in opposition to
• 2:04:25
  Speaker 1: the Lord. He sees their desire to follow after him,
• 2:04:31
  Speaker 1: and he blesses them. Lord God, please give this child
• 2:04:38
  Speaker 1: a desire to follow after you in their work, their play,
• 2:04:43
  Speaker 1: their relationships, and their personal lives. I ask that you
• 2:04:47
  Speaker 1: give them a deep longing to be holy as you
• 2:04:50
  Speaker 1: are holy. Thank you for your blessing of peace for
• 2:04:56
  Speaker 1: those who keep their minds on you, As Isaiah sa,
• 2:05:01
  Speaker 1: you will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is
• 2:05:04
  Speaker 1: steadfast because he trusts in you. Thank you for giving
• 2:05:11
  Speaker 1: us your word to encourage comfort. And God, we rely
• 2:05:17
  Speaker 1: on your peace as we fix our minds on you
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  Speaker 1: and trust you continuously. Please remain with this listener as
• 2:05:27
  Speaker 1: they sleep in the holy name of Jesus. Amen, hear
• 2:05:35
  Speaker 1: these comforting words from the scriptures. Dear friends, Now we
• 2:05:41
  Speaker 1: are children of God, and what we will be has
• 2:05:45
  Speaker 1: not yet been made known. But we know that when
• 2:05:49
  Speaker 1: Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall
• 2:05:53
  Speaker 1: see him as he is. All who have this hope
• 2:05:57
  Speaker 1: in him purify themselves just as He is pure. Therefore,
• 2:06:04
  Speaker 1: I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy,
• 2:06:10
  Speaker 1: to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and
• 2:06:14
  Speaker 1: pleasing to God. This is your true and proper worship.
• 2:06:19
  Speaker 1: Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but
• 2:06:22
  Speaker 1: be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then ye
• 2:06:27
  Speaker 1: will be able to test and approve what God's will is,
• 2:06:31
  Speaker 1: his good, pleasing and perfect will. Who shall ascend the
• 2:06:36
  Speaker 1: hill of the Lord, and who shall stand in his
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  Speaker 1: holy place, He who has clean hands and a pure heart.
• 2:06:47
  Speaker 1: The imagery of Jesus on the hill side speaking to
• 2:06:51
  Speaker 1: those who followed him is comforting. He welcomes you, dear friend,
• 2:06:59
  Speaker 1: to come and listen and learn from him. Hear his
• 2:07:04
  Speaker 1: words again, Blessed are the pure in heart, for they
• 2:07:09
  Speaker 1: will see God. I can only imagine the gentleness in
• 2:07:15
  Speaker 1: his voice, a certain kindness for all who gathered around
• 2:07:19
  Speaker 1: him to hear his words of blessing and instruction. I imagine
• 2:07:26
  Speaker 1: even the birds fluttering in the trees stopping for a
• 2:07:29
  Speaker 1: moment to crane their necks and hear what the Savior
• 2:07:33
  Speaker 1: had to say. Perhaps mothers with crying babies were soothed
• 2:07:40
  Speaker 1: at the sound of jesus voice. With calm authority, he
• 2:07:47
  Speaker 1: spoke about the Kingdom of Heaven, the kingdom at hand.
• 2:07:53
  Speaker 1: How beautiful were his words, words of life, hope, and truth,
• 2:08:01
  Speaker 1: And we pray for his word to continue to speak
• 2:08:04
  Speaker 1: to us today. Lord Jesus, please open the ears of
• 2:08:12
  Speaker 1: this dear listener tonight to hear your gentle voice and
• 2:08:16
  Speaker 1: tender words of truth. Let them hear your call to
• 2:08:22
  Speaker 1: abide in you the true vine. Lead them to quiet
• 2:08:28
  Speaker 1: pastures in their soul where they feel closest to you.
• 2:08:35
  Speaker 1: Fill their dreams with peaceful scenes of mountain peaks rising
• 2:08:40
  Speaker 1: high above the earth, touching the clouds, and as the
• 2:08:46
  Speaker 1: sun sets giving way to the moon and stars. Help
• 2:08:51
  Speaker 1: your child feel the blanket of peace that settles over
• 2:08:55
  Speaker 1: all creation. Let the pure radiance of your glory shed
• 2:09:00
  Speaker 1: through the twinkling stars and lighting of the moon as
• 2:09:03
  Speaker 1: it reflects the sun. Thank you for being with this
• 2:09:09
  Speaker 1: child as they sleep. It is in your name and
• 2:09:13
  Speaker 1: by your grace. Sweep pray.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
• 2:09:19
  Speaker 1: The writer of Hebrews said, Now, may the God of Peace,
• 2:09:23
  Speaker 1: who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that
• 2:09:27
  Speaker 1: great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the
• 2:09:30
  Speaker 1: everlasting Covenant, make you complete in every good work, to
• 2:09:35
  Speaker 1: do his will, working in you what is well pleasing
• 2:09:39
  Speaker 1: in his sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory
• 2:09:44
  Speaker 1: forever end ever. It is good to give him glory, honor,
• 2:09:51
  Speaker 1: and praise. And it is with pure hearts that we
• 2:09:55
  Speaker 1: lift holy hands of worship to our savior. There's a
• 2:10:01
  Speaker 1: longing deep inside to honor him even more. We might
• 2:10:08
  Speaker 1: even ask Jesus, how can I honor you with my
• 2:10:12
  Speaker 1: whole heart Psalm one hundred nineteen, verse ten cents. With
• 2:10:20
  Speaker 1: my whole heart I have sought you. Oh, let me
• 2:10:24
  Speaker 1: not wander from your commandments. Allow your whole heart to
• 2:10:30
  Speaker 1: seek God tonight. Even as you sleep in full surrender
• 2:10:37
  Speaker 1: to the Lord, let your hearts cry be. I will
• 2:10:41
  Speaker 1: glorify you all of my days, My friend. There is
• 2:10:48
  Speaker 1: no perfect life, but there is a perfect God, worthy
• 2:10:53
  Speaker 1: of all our praise. He seeks those who have a
• 2:10:58
  Speaker 1: desire to follow out after him, and he reminds us
• 2:11:02
  Speaker 1: of the blessing. Blessed are the pure in heart, for
• 2:11:06
  Speaker 1: they will see God. The ultimate longing of every believer
• 2:11:13
  Speaker 1: is to see Jesus face to face, to see him
• 2:11:17
  Speaker 1: as he is full of glory, as the old hymn goes,
• 2:11:23
  Speaker 1: What a day that will be when my Jesus I
• 2:11:27
  Speaker 1: shall see. Let this imagery fill your dreams tonight, as
• 2:11:34
  Speaker 1: visions of heaven satisfy your soul. There is a God
• 2:11:40
  Speaker 1: who loves you and is preparing a place for you.
• 2:11:46
  Speaker 1: He knows the deepest longing of your heart and will
• 2:11:50
  Speaker 1: fulfill his promises. You can trust him to bless, keep guard,
• 2:11:56
  Speaker 1: and guide you now and always. Let's pray, Gracious God,
• 2:12:06
  Speaker 1: Maker of heaven and earth. We can only imagine the
• 2:12:10
  Speaker 1: day when we will be free from burden and care
• 2:12:14
  Speaker 1: safely in your presence for all eternity. I ask that
• 2:12:19
  Speaker 1: you bless this child with the renewed sense of hope tonight,
• 2:12:23
  Speaker 1: the hope of heaven. Please purify their hearts as they
• 2:12:29
  Speaker 1: sleep peacefully through the night, and awaken them in the
• 2:12:32
  Speaker 1: morning with the renewed sense of joy in the precious
• 2:12:37
  Speaker 1: and holy name of Jesus.
• 2:12:39
  Speaker 2: Amen.
• 2:12:43
  Speaker 1: Let's listen again to the sleep story exploring the beatitude.
• 2:12:47
  Speaker 1: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
• 2:12:54
  Speaker 1: When studying the beatitude, blessed are the pure in heart,
• 2:12:59
  Speaker 1: for they will see God. One commentator said, the pure
• 2:13:04
  Speaker 1: and heart are happy, for they shall see God. Here
• 2:13:09
  Speaker 1: holiness and happiness are fully described and put together the
• 2:13:15
  Speaker 1: heart must be purified by faith and kept for God
• 2:13:20
  Speaker 1: created me such a clean heart, O God. Now consider
• 2:13:28
  Speaker 1: this explanation for a moment. The commentator was trying to
• 2:13:32
  Speaker 1: connect the dots between purity of heart and joy in
• 2:13:36
  Speaker 1: the Lord. It's not a worldly happiness described here, but
• 2:13:43
  Speaker 1: rather an inner joy. Let the inner joy of God's
• 2:13:49
  Speaker 1: presence fill you tonight. It's the Father who creates in
• 2:13:55
  Speaker 1: us a clean heart through Jesus his Son, and as
• 2:14:00
  Speaker 1: we are purified, an indescribable joy fills our souls by
• 2:14:08
  Speaker 1: God's grace. Through faith, our hearts are made clean by
• 2:14:12
  Speaker 1: the blood of the Lamb. Allow this to sink in
• 2:14:16
  Speaker 1: for a moment. Purity of heart comes from a surrendered
• 2:14:22
  Speaker 1: life in Christ Jesus, a willingness to be set apart
• 2:14:26
  Speaker 1: for Him. When David prayed, create in me a clean heart,
• 2:14:33
  Speaker 1: O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me, he
• 2:14:39
  Speaker 1: knew he couldn't purify himself. He needed God to wash
• 2:14:43
  Speaker 1: away every impurity and renew his spirit. Let David's prayer
• 2:14:51
  Speaker 1: become yours as you hear the words again, creating me
• 2:14:57
  Speaker 1: a clean heart, Oh God, knew a steadfast spirit within me. Lord,
• 2:15:06
  Speaker 1: how we need your purifying work in our lives. We
• 2:15:12
  Speaker 1: have no way to keep ourselves pure without steadfast faith
• 2:15:17
  Speaker 1: in your son and continued help from your spirit. Please
• 2:15:23
  Speaker 1: be our help today. I ask you to wash over
• 2:15:27
  Speaker 1: this listener anew, filling them with love, peace and joy
• 2:15:32
  Speaker 1: in your presence. I pray for strength in the area
• 2:15:38
  Speaker 1: of purity and for blessing as they obey your truth.
• 2:15:43
  Speaker 1: Thank you for your promises that never fail. We look
• 2:15:47
  Speaker 1: to you tonight and keeping those promises for your glory
• 2:15:51
  Speaker 1: and our good. In Jesus's holy name, we pray amen
• 2:16:00
  Speaker 1: to this familiar passage in Proverbs chapter four, verse twenty three.
• 2:16:05
  Speaker 1: It says, above all else, guard your heart, for it
• 2:16:10
  Speaker 1: is the wellspring of life. Guarding your heart means protecting, shielding,
• 2:16:18
  Speaker 1: and keeping your heart with all diligence. My friend, this
• 2:16:25
  Speaker 1: is a beautiful word of wisdom for each of us.
• 2:16:31
  Speaker 1: We want to be people after God's own heart. We
• 2:16:35
  Speaker 1: don't want anything to steal our affection from Him, and
• 2:16:39
  Speaker 1: we need his divine help to do this. The apostle
• 2:16:45
  Speaker 1: Paul once wrote to Timothy, the purpose of my instruction
• 2:16:50
  Speaker 1: is that all believers would be filled with love that
• 2:16:52
  Speaker 1: comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience and genuine faith.
• 2:17:00
  Speaker 1: Paul's focus on love was foundational. And as we follow
• 2:17:04
  Speaker 1: the two greatest commandments, loving God with all our heart, mind, soul,
• 2:17:11
  Speaker 1: and strength, and loving our neighbors as ourself, we are
• 2:17:16
  Speaker 1: living from a pure heart of genuine faith. There's an
• 2:17:22
  Speaker 1: old chorus that says, a pure heart, that's what I
• 2:17:27
  Speaker 1: long for. A heart that follows hard after thee. The
• 2:17:34
  Speaker 1: pure heart longs to follow Jesus, to abide in his love,
• 2:17:40
  Speaker 1: and to be holy as he is holy. The scriptures say,
• 2:17:48
  Speaker 1: in him we live and move and breathe. This is
• 2:17:54
  Speaker 1: how we can abide by letting his life flow through us.
• 2:18:01
  Speaker 1: Breathe deeply of the Saviour's presence tonight, inhale and exhale,
• 2:18:12
  Speaker 1: feeling the peace of God in the room. In his
• 2:18:18
  Speaker 1: presence there is fullness of joy. Yet, even though he
• 2:18:24
  Speaker 1: is with us now, we long for the day when
• 2:18:28
  Speaker 1: we will be with him side by side, face to face.
• 2:18:35
  Speaker 1: Imagine how the disciples must have felt when they heard
• 2:18:38
  Speaker 1: Jesus say, blessed are the pure in heart, for they
• 2:18:43
  Speaker 1: will see God. They had been walking with Jesus for
• 2:18:49
  Speaker 1: only a short time, yet they knew he wasn't an
• 2:18:53
  Speaker 1: ordinary teacher, they had been called to follow after him,
• 2:18:58
  Speaker 1: to drop their fishing nets to come fishers of men.
• 2:19:03
  Speaker 1: My friend Jesus calls all of us to drop everything
• 2:19:07
  Speaker 1: for him, And as we step on to the narrow
• 2:19:12
  Speaker 1: path bearing his gentle yoke, we are blessed with seeing
• 2:19:18
  Speaker 1: him work in our lives. Could it be that the
• 2:19:23
  Speaker 1: promise of seeing God exists not only for the future,
• 2:19:27
  Speaker 1: but for the present. By the power of His Spirit
• 2:19:33
  Speaker 1: who works in us, and the beauty of His creation
• 2:19:36
  Speaker 1: that surrounds us, we recognize that we are seeing glimpses
• 2:19:40
  Speaker 1: of God's glory now, as Romans chapter one, verse twenty
• 2:19:47
  Speaker 1: reminds us, for since the creation of the world, God's
• 2:19:52
  Speaker 1: invisible qualities as eternal power and divine nature have been
• 2:19:57
  Speaker 1: clearly seen, being under stood from what has been made,
• 2:20:02
  Speaker 1: so that people are without excuse. Our eyes have been
• 2:20:09
  Speaker 1: opened to God's invisible qualities, his eternal power, and his
• 2:20:15
  Speaker 1: divine nature. They are clearly seen through our creation, and
• 2:20:21
  Speaker 1: by this we are blessed with the knowledge that God exists.
• 2:20:28
  Speaker 1: One eighteenth century theologian said it would be as absurd
• 2:20:32
  Speaker 1: to deny the existence of God because we cannot see him,
• 2:20:37
  Speaker 1: as it would be to deny the existence of air
• 2:20:39
  Speaker 1: or wind because we cannot see it. The pure in
• 2:20:45
  Speaker 1: heart not only believe in the existence of God, they
• 2:20:49
  Speaker 1: seek him continually, for they know they are powerless to
• 2:20:54
  Speaker 1: keep themselves pure, but must rely on Jesus alone. Seek
• 2:21:02
  Speaker 1: Jesus alone tonight as you drift off to sleep, Let
• 2:21:07
  Speaker 1: every negative thought be replaced with holy thoughts. As Philippians
• 2:21:15
  Speaker 1: chapter four, verse eight says, whatever is true, whatever is honorable,
• 2:21:22
  Speaker 1: whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever
• 2:21:29
  Speaker 1: is commendable, If there is any excellence, if there is
• 2:21:33
  Speaker 1: anything worthy of praise, think about these things as you rest.
• 2:21:41
  Speaker 1: Let's settle on this passage for several moments. Allow what
• 2:21:48
  Speaker 1: is true to replace every falsehood. Let go of things
• 2:21:52
  Speaker 1: that don't align.
• 2:21:53
  Speaker 2: With the scriptures.
• 2:21:55
  Speaker 1: Feel the weight of the world lift as you are
• 2:21:58
  Speaker 1: filled with the purity of God's truth. Whatever is honorable,
• 2:22:06
  Speaker 1: allow it to grace your neck like a metal of peace.
• 2:22:12
  Speaker 1: All dishonor floats away as you surrender to the good,
• 2:22:16
  Speaker 1: perfect and pleasing will of the Father. Allow justice to
• 2:22:23
  Speaker 1: shine forth like the noonday sun, casting down injustice by
• 2:22:28
  Speaker 1: God's holy judgment. His ways are righteous and just. Whatever
• 2:22:37
  Speaker 1: is pure, let it sink deeply into your heart tonight,
• 2:22:42
  Speaker 1: like the purity of cleansing rain cascading down a window pane.
• 2:22:49
  Speaker 1: As the rain washes away all dirt and grime, you're
• 2:22:54
  Speaker 1: able to see through the glass clearly and witness a
• 2:22:58
  Speaker 1: glimpse of God's glory. The leaves of the trees glisten
• 2:23:04
  Speaker 1: with rain drops splashing upon them. The flowers drink in
• 2:23:11
  Speaker 1: the moisture, turning their faces to Heaven with expressions of
• 2:23:15
  Speaker 1: thanksgiving and praise. The grass is made green by the
• 2:23:21
  Speaker 1: falling rain, each blade made strong and encouraged to grow.
• 2:23:29
  Speaker 1: The earth is full of the wonders of God, a
• 2:23:33
  Speaker 1: foreshadowing of the things to come. Yes, it's true the
• 2:23:40
  Speaker 1: pure in heart will see God in person, but for
• 2:23:44
  Speaker 1: now they are blessed with evidence of Him here on earth.
• 2:23:51
  Speaker 1: The pure in heart recognize the beauty of creation and
• 2:23:54
  Speaker 1: praise God, who made the universe by his spoken word.
• 2:24:01
  Speaker 1: They look for the good around them and seek what
• 2:24:04
  Speaker 1: is holy with a deep love for God and his ways.
• 2:24:11
  Speaker 1: They guard themselves from anything that stands in opposition to
• 2:24:14
  Speaker 1: the Lord. He sees their desire to follow after him,
• 2:24:21
  Speaker 1: and he blesses them. Lord God, please give this child
• 2:24:28
  Speaker 1: a desire to follow after You in their work, their play,
• 2:24:33
  Speaker 1: their relationships, and their personal lives. I ask that you
• 2:24:37
  Speaker 1: give them a deep longing to be holy as you
• 2:24:40
  Speaker 1: are holy. Thank you for your blessing of peace for
• 2:24:46
  Speaker 1: those who keep their minds on you. As Isaiah said,
• 2:24:50
  Speaker 1: you will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is
• 2:24:54
  Speaker 1: steadfast because he trusts in you. Thank you for giving
• 2:25:00
  Speaker 1: us your word to encourage comfort than God. We rely
• 2:25:07
  Speaker 1: on your peace as we fix our minds on you
• 2:25:11
  Speaker 1: and trust you continuously. Please remain with this listener as
• 2:25:17
  Speaker 1: they sleep in the holy name of Jesus. Amen, hear
• 2:25:25
  Speaker 1: these comforting words from the scriptures. Dear friends, Now we
• 2:25:31
  Speaker 1: are children of God, and what we will be has
• 2:25:35
  Speaker 1: not yet been made known. But we know that when
• 2:25:38
  Speaker 1: Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall
• 2:25:43
  Speaker 1: see him as he is. All who have this hope
• 2:25:47
  Speaker 1: in Him purify themselves just as He is pure. Therefore,
• 2:25:54
  Speaker 1: I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy,
• 2:25:59
  Speaker 1: to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and
• 2:26:04
  Speaker 1: pleasing to God. This is your true and proper worship.
• 2:26:08
  Speaker 1: Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but
• 2:26:12
  Speaker 1: be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you
• 2:26:16
  Speaker 1: will be able to test and approve what God's will is,
• 2:26:20
  Speaker 1: His good, pleasing and perfect will. Who shall ascend the
• 2:26:26
  Speaker 1: hill of the Lord, and who shall stand in his
• 2:26:29
  Speaker 1: holy place, He who has clean hands and a pure heart.
• 2:26:37
  Speaker 1: The imagery of Jesus on the hillside speaking to those
• 2:26:41
  Speaker 1: who followed him is comforting. He welcomes you, dear friend,
• 2:26:49
  Speaker 1: to come and listen and learn from him. Hear his
• 2:26:54
  Speaker 1: words again, Blessed are the pure in heart, for they
• 2:26:58
  Speaker 1: will see God. I can only imagine the gentleness in
• 2:27:04
  Speaker 1: his voice, a certain kindness for all who gathered around
• 2:27:09
  Speaker 1: him to hear his words of blessing and instruction. I imagine
• 2:27:15
  Speaker 1: even the birds fluttering in the trees stopping for a
• 2:27:19
  Speaker 1: moment to crane their necks and hear what the Savior
• 2:27:22
  Speaker 1: had to say. Perhaps mothers with crying babies were soothed
• 2:27:29
  Speaker 1: at the sound of jesus voice. With calm authority. He
• 2:27:36
  Speaker 1: spoke about the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom at hand.
• 2:27:43
  Speaker 1: How beautiful were his words, words of life, hope, and truth.
• 2:27:51
  Speaker 1: And we pray for his word to continue to speak
• 2:27:54
  Speaker 1: to us today. Lord Jesus, please open the ears of
• 2:28:01
  Speaker 1: this dear listener tonight to hear your gentle voice and
• 2:28:06
  Speaker 1: tender words of truth. Let them hear your call to
• 2:28:12
  Speaker 1: abide in you the true vine. Lead them to quiet
• 2:28:18
  Speaker 1: pastures in their soul where they feel closest to you.
• 2:28:25
  Speaker 1: Fill their dreams with peaceful scenes of mountain peaks rising
• 2:28:30
  Speaker 1: high above the earth, touching the clouds, and as the
• 2:28:36
  Speaker 1: sun sets giving way to the moon and stars. Help
• 2:28:41
  Speaker 1: your child feel the blanket of peace that settles over
• 2:28:44
  Speaker 1: all creation. Let the pure radiance of your glory shine
• 2:28:50
  Speaker 1: through the twinkling stars and lighting of the moon as
• 2:28:53
  Speaker 1: it reflects the sun. Thank you for being with this
• 2:28:59
  Speaker 1: child as they sleep. It is in your name and
• 2:29:02
  Speaker 1: by your gray sweep pray.
• 2:29:05
  Speaker 2: Amen.
• 2:29:08
  Speaker 1: The writer of Hebrews said, Now, may the God of Peace,
• 2:29:13
  Speaker 1: who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that
• 2:29:16
  Speaker 1: great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the
• 2:29:20
  Speaker 1: everlasting Covenant, make you complete in every good work, to
• 2:29:24
  Speaker 1: do his will, working in you what is well pleasing
• 2:29:29
  Speaker 1: in his sight. Through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory
• 2:29:34
  Speaker 1: forever end ever. It is good to give him glory, honor,
• 2:29:41
  Speaker 1: and praise. And it is with pure hearts that we
• 2:29:44
  Speaker 1: lift holy hands of worship to our savior. There is
• 2:29:51
  Speaker 1: a longing deep inside to honor him even more. We
• 2:29:57
  Speaker 1: might even ask Jesus, how can I honor you with
• 2:30:01
  Speaker 1: my whole heart Psalm one hundred nineteen, verse ten cents.
• 2:30:09
  Speaker 1: With my whole heart I have sought you. Oh, let
• 2:30:13
  Speaker 1: me not wander from your commandments. Allow your whole heart
• 2:30:20
  Speaker 1: to seek God tonight, even as you sleep in full
• 2:30:26
  Speaker 1: surrender to the Lord, let your hearts cry be. I
• 2:30:31
  Speaker 1: will glorify you all of my days. My friend. There
• 2:30:37
  Speaker 1: is no perfect life, but there is a perfect God,
• 2:30:42
  Speaker 1: worthy of all our praise. He seeks those who have
• 2:30:48
  Speaker 1: a desire to follow after him, and he reminds us
• 2:30:52
  Speaker 1: of the blessing. Blessed are the pure in heart, for
• 2:30:56
  Speaker 1: they will see God. The ultimate longing of every believer
• 2:31:03
  Speaker 1: is to see Jesus face to face, to see him
• 2:31:06
  Speaker 1: as he is full of glory, as the old hymn goes.
• 2:31:13
  Speaker 1: What a day that will be when my Jesus I
• 2:31:16
  Speaker 1: shall see. Let this imagery fill your dreams tonight, as
• 2:31:23
  Speaker 1: visions of heaven satisfy your soul. There is a God
• 2:31:29
  Speaker 1: who loves you and is preparing a place for you.
• 2:31:36
  Speaker 1: He knows the deepest longing of your heart and will
• 2:31:39
  Speaker 1: fulfill his promises. You can trust him to bless, keep guard,
• 2:31:46
  Speaker 1: and guide you now and always. Let's pray, Gracious God,
• 2:31:55
  Speaker 1: Maker of heaven and earth. We can only imagine that
• 2:32:00
  Speaker 1: day when we will be free from burden and care
• 2:32:03
  Speaker 1: safely in your presence for all eternity. I ask that
• 2:32:09
  Speaker 1: you bless this child with the renewed sense of hope tonight,
• 2:32:13
  Speaker 1: the hope of Heaven. Please purify their hearts as they
• 2:32:18
  Speaker 1: sleep peacefully through the night, and awaken them in the
• 2:32:22
  Speaker 1: morning with the renewed sense of joy in the precious
• 2:32:27
  Speaker 1: and holy name of Jesus.
• 2:32:29
  Speaker 2: Amen.
• 2:32:32
  Speaker 1: Let's listen again to the sleep story exploring the beatitude,
• 2:32:37
  Speaker 1: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
• 2:32:43
  Speaker 1: When studying the beatitude, blessed are the pure in heart,
• 2:32:48
  Speaker 1: for they will see God, one commentator said, the pure
• 2:32:54
  Speaker 1: in heart are happy, for they shall see God. Here,
• 2:32:59
  Speaker 1: holyness and happiness are fully described and put together. The
• 2:33:04
  Speaker 1: heart must be purified by faith and kept, for God
• 2:33:10
  Speaker 1: created me such a clean heart, O God. Now consider
• 2:33:17
  Speaker 1: this explanation for a moment. The commentator was trying to
• 2:33:22
  Speaker 1: connect the dots between purity of heart and joy in
• 2:33:26
  Speaker 1: the Lord. It's not a worldly happiness described here, but
• 2:33:33
  Speaker 1: rather an inner joy. Let the inner joy of God's
• 2:33:39
  Speaker 1: presence fill you tonight. It's the Father who creates in
• 2:33:45
  Speaker 1: us a clean heart through Jesus his Son, and as
• 2:33:49
  Speaker 1: we are purified, an indescribable joy fills our souls by
• 2:33:57
  Speaker 1: God's grace. Through faith, our hearts are made clean by
• 2:34:02
  Speaker 1: the blood of the Lamb. Allow this to sink in
• 2:34:06
  Speaker 1: for a moment. Purity of heart comes from a surrendered
• 2:34:11
  Speaker 1: life in Christ Jesus, a willingness to be set apart
• 2:34:16
  Speaker 1: for him. When David prayed, create in me a clean heart,
• 2:34:23
  Speaker 1: O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me, he
• 2:34:28
  Speaker 1: knew he couldn't purify himself. He needed God to wash
• 2:34:33
  Speaker 1: away every impurity and renew his spirit. Let David's prayer
• 2:34:41
  Speaker 1: become yours. As you hear the words again, create in
• 2:34:46
  Speaker 1: me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast
• 2:34:51
  Speaker 1: spirit within me. Lord, how we need your purifying work
• 2:34:58
  Speaker 1: in our lives. We have no way to keep ourselves
• 2:35:04
  Speaker 1: pure without steadfast faith in your son and continued help
• 2:35:10
  Speaker 1: from your spirit. Please be our help to day. I
• 2:35:16
  Speaker 1: ask you to wash over this listener anew, filling them
• 2:35:20
  Speaker 1: with love, peace, and joy in your presence. I pray
• 2:35:26
  Speaker 1: for strength in the area of purity and for blessing
• 2:35:30
  Speaker 1: as they obey your truth. Thank You for your promises
• 2:35:34
  Speaker 1: that never fail. We look to you tonight and keeping
• 2:35:38
  Speaker 1: those promises for your glory and our good. In Jesus
• 2:35:43
  Speaker 1: Holy name, we pray.
• 2:35:45
  Speaker 2: Amen.
• 2:35:49
  Speaker 1: Listen to this familiar passage in Proverbs chapter four, verse
• 2:35:53
  Speaker 1: twenty three. It says, above all else, guard your heart,
• 2:36:00
  Speaker 1: for it is the wellspring of life. Guarding your heart
• 2:36:05
  Speaker 1: means protecting, shielding, and keeping your heart with all diligence.
• 2:36:13
  Speaker 1: My friend, this is a beautiful word of wisdom for
• 2:36:17
  Speaker 1: each of us. We want to be people after God's
• 2:36:22
  Speaker 1: own heart. We don't want anything to steal our affection
• 2:36:27
  Speaker 1: from Him, and we need his divine help to do this.
• 2:36:34
  Speaker 1: The Apostle Paul once wrote to Timothy, the purpose of
• 2:36:38
  Speaker 1: my instruction is that all believers would be filled with
• 2:36:41
  Speaker 1: love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience,
• 2:36:46
  Speaker 1: and genuine faith. Paul's focus on love was foundational, and
• 2:36:53
  Speaker 1: as we follow the two greatest commandments, loving God with
• 2:36:57
  Speaker 1: all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength, and loving
• 2:37:02
  Speaker 1: our neighbors as ourself. We are living from a pure
• 2:37:07
  Speaker 1: heart of genuine faith. There's an old chorus that says,
• 2:37:15
  Speaker 1: a pure heart, that's what I long for, A heart
• 2:37:18
  Speaker 1: that follows hard after thee. The pure heart longs to
• 2:37:25
  Speaker 1: follow Jesus, to abide in his love, and to be
• 2:37:30
  Speaker 1: holy as he is holy. The scriptures say, in him
• 2:37:38
  Speaker 1: we live and move and breathe. This is how we
• 2:37:44
  Speaker 1: can abide by letting his life flow through us. Breathe
• 2:37:51
  Speaker 1: deeply of the Saviour's presence tonight in heale and ex
• 2:38:02
  Speaker 1: feeling the peace of God in the room. In his
• 2:38:08
  Speaker 1: presence there is fullness of joy. Yet, even though he
• 2:38:14
  Speaker 1: is with us now, we long for the day when
• 2:38:17
  Speaker 1: we will be with him side by side, face to face.
• 2:38:25
  Speaker 1: Imagine how the disciples must have felt when they heard
• 2:38:28
  Speaker 1: Jesus say, blessed are the pure in heart, for they
• 2:38:33
  Speaker 1: will see God. They had been walking with Jesus for
• 2:38:38
  Speaker 1: only a short time, yet they knew he wasn't an
• 2:38:43
  Speaker 1: ordinary teacher. They had been called to follow after him,
• 2:38:47
  Speaker 1: to drop their fishing nets, to become fishers of men.
• 2:38:53
  Speaker 1: My friend Jesus calls all of us to drop everything
• 2:38:57
  Speaker 1: for him, And as we step on to the narrow
• 2:39:02
  Speaker 1: path bearing his gentle yoke. We are blessed with seeing
• 2:39:07
  Speaker 1: Him work in our lives. Could it be that the
• 2:39:13
  Speaker 1: promise of seeing God exists not only for the future,
• 2:39:17
  Speaker 1: but for the present. By the power of His Spirit
• 2:39:23
  Speaker 1: who works in us, and the beauty of His creation
• 2:39:26
  Speaker 1: that surrounds us, we recognize that we are seeing glimpses
• 2:39:30
  Speaker 1: of God's glory now, as Romans Chapter one, verse twenty
• 2:39:37
  Speaker 1: reminds us, For since the creation of the world, God's
• 2:39:41
  Speaker 1: invisible qualities, is eternal power, and divine nature have been
• 2:39:47
  Speaker 1: clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so
• 2:39:52
  Speaker 1: that people are without excuse. Our eyes have been opened
• 2:39:59
  Speaker 1: to god invisible qualities, his eternal power, and his divine nature.
• 2:40:07
  Speaker 1: They are clearly seen throughout creation, and by this we
• 2:40:12
  Speaker 1: are blessed with the knowledge that God exists. One eighteenth
• 2:40:18
  Speaker 1: century theologian said it would be as absurd to deny
• 2:40:23
  Speaker 1: the existence of God because we cannot see him, as
• 2:40:26
  Speaker 1: it would be to deny the existence of air or
• 2:40:29
  Speaker 1: wind because we cannot see it. The pure in heart
• 2:40:35
  Speaker 1: not only believe in the existence of God, they seek
• 2:40:39
  Speaker 1: him continually, for they know they are powerless to keep
• 2:40:44
  Speaker 1: themselves pure, but must rely on Jesus alone. Seek Jesus alone. Tonight,
• 2:40:54
  Speaker 1: as you drift off to sleep, let every negative thought
• 2:40:58
  Speaker 1: be replaced with holy thoughts. As Philippians chapter four, verse
• 2:41:05
  Speaker 1: eight says, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just,
• 2:41:14
  Speaker 1: whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if
• 2:41:20
  Speaker 1: there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, Think.
• 2:41:25
  Speaker 2: About these things as you rest.
• 2:41:31
  Speaker 1: Let's settle on this passage for several moments. Allow what
• 2:41:37
  Speaker 1: is true to replace every falsehood. Let go of things
• 2:41:42
  Speaker 1: that don't align.
• 2:41:43
  Speaker 2: With the scriptures.
• 2:41:45
  Speaker 1: Feel the weight of the world lift as you are
• 2:41:48
  Speaker 1: filled with the purity of God's truth. Whatever is honorable,
• 2:41:55
  Speaker 1: allow it to grace your neck like a metal of peace.
• 2:42:01
  Speaker 1: All dishonor floats away as you surrender to the good,
• 2:42:05
  Speaker 1: perfect and pleasing will of the Father. Allow justice to
• 2:42:12
  Speaker 1: shine forth like the noonday sun, casting down injustice by
• 2:42:18
  Speaker 1: God's holy judgment. His ways are righteous and just. Whatever
• 2:42:26
  Speaker 1: is pure, let it sink deeply into your heart tonight,
• 2:42:32
  Speaker 1: like the purity of cleansing rain cascading down a window pane.
• 2:42:39
  Speaker 1: As the rain washes away all dirt and grime, you're
• 2:42:44
  Speaker 1: able to see through the glass clearly and witness a
• 2:42:48
  Speaker 1: glimpse of God's glory. The leaves of the trees glisten
• 2:42:54
  Speaker 1: with rain drops splashing upon them, drinking the moisture, turning
• 2:43:02
  Speaker 1: their faces to Heaven with expressions of thanksgiving and praise.
• 2:43:09
  Speaker 1: The grass is made green by the falling rain, each
• 2:43:13
  Speaker 1: blade made strong and encouraged to grow. The earth is
• 2:43:20
  Speaker 1: full of the wonders of God, a foreshadowing of the
• 2:43:24
  Speaker 1: things to come. Yes, it's true the pure in heart
• 2:43:31
  Speaker 1: will see God in person, but for now they are
• 2:43:35
  Speaker 1: blessed with evidence of Him here on earth. The pure
• 2:43:41
  Speaker 1: in heart recognize the beauty of creation and praise God,
• 2:43:45
  Speaker 1: who made the universe by his spoken word. They look
• 2:43:51
  Speaker 1: for the good around them and seek what is holy
• 2:43:57
  Speaker 1: with a deep love for God and his ways. They
• 2:44:00
  Speaker 1: guard themselves from anything that stands in opposition to the Lord.
• 2:44:07
  Speaker 1: He sees their desire to follow after him, and he
• 2:44:11
  Speaker 1: blesses them. Lord God, please give this child a desire
• 2:44:18
  Speaker 1: to follow after You in their work, their play, their relationships,
• 2:44:23
  Speaker 1: and their personal lives. I ask that you give them
• 2:44:27
  Speaker 1: a deep longing to be holy as you are.
• 2:44:30
  Speaker 2: Holy.
• 2:44:33
  Speaker 1: Thank you for your blessing of peace, for those who
• 2:44:36
  Speaker 1: keep their minds on you. As Isaiah said, you will
• 2:44:40
  Speaker 1: keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because
• 2:44:45
  Speaker 1: he trusts in you. Thank you for giving us your
• 2:44:50
  Speaker 1: word to encourage comfort and God, we rely on your
• 2:44:57
  Speaker 1: peace as we fix our minds on you and trust
• 2:45:01
  Speaker 1: you continuously. Please remain with this listener as they sleep
• 2:45:08
  Speaker 1: in the Holy.
• 2:45:09
  Speaker 2: Name of Jesus.
• 2:45:11
  Speaker 1: Amen, hear these comforting words from the scriptures. Dear friends,
• 2:45:20
  Speaker 1: Now we are children of God, and what we will
• 2:45:24
  Speaker 1: be has not yet been made known. But we know
• 2:45:28
  Speaker 1: that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for
• 2:45:32
  Speaker 1: we shall see him as he is. All who have
• 2:45:36
  Speaker 1: this hope in him purify themselves just as He is.
• 2:45:41
  Speaker 2: Pure.
• 2:45:43
  Speaker 1: Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of
• 2:45:47
  Speaker 1: God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,
• 2:45:52
  Speaker 1: holy and pleasing to God. This is your true and
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  Speaker 1: proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world,
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  Speaker 1: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then
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  Speaker 1: you will be able to test and approve what God's
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  Speaker 1: will is, his good, pleasing and perfect will. Who shall
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  Speaker 1: ascend the hill of the Lord, and who shall stand
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  Speaker 1: in his holy place, He who has clean hands and
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  Speaker 1: a pure heart. The imagery of Jesus on the hillside
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  Speaker 1: speaking to those who followed him is comforting. He welcomes you,
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  Speaker 1: dear friend, to come and listen and learn from him.
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  Speaker 1: Hear his words again. Blessed are the pure in heart,
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  Speaker 1: for they will see God. I can only imagine the
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  Speaker 1: gentleness in his voice, a certain kindness for all who
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  Speaker 1: gathered around him to hear his words of blessing and instruction.
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  Speaker 1: I imagine even the birds fluttering in the trees stopping for
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  Speaker 1: a moment to crane their necks and hear what the
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  Speaker 1: Savior had to say. Perhaps mothers with crying babies were
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  Speaker 1: soothed at the sound of jesus voice. With calm authority.
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  Speaker 1: He spoke about the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom at hand.
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  Speaker 1: How beautiful were his words, words of life, hope, and truth.
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  Speaker 1: And we pray for his word to continue to speak
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  Speaker 1: to us today. Lord Jesus, please open the ears of
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  Speaker 1: this dear listener tonight to hear your gentle voice and
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  Speaker 1: tender words of truth. Let them hear your call to
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  Speaker 1: abide in you the true vine. Lead them to quiet
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  Speaker 1: pastures in their soul where they fell closest to you.
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  Speaker 1: Fill their dreams with peaceful scenes of mountain peaks rising
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  Speaker 1: high above the earth, touching the clouds, and as the
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  Speaker 1: sun sets giving way to the moon and stars. Help
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  Speaker 1: your child feel the blanket of peace that settles over
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  Speaker 1: all creation. Let the pure radiance of your glory shine
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  Speaker 1: through the twinkling stars and lighting of the moon as
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  Speaker 1: it reflects the sun. Thank you for being with this
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  Speaker 1: child as they sleep. It is in your name and
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  Speaker 1: by your gray sweep. Pray Amen, the writer of Hebrews.
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  Speaker 2: Now.
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  Speaker 1: May the God of Peace, who brought up our Lord
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  Speaker 1: Jesus from the dead, that great shepherd of the sheep,
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  Speaker 1: through the blood of the everlasting Covenant, make you complete
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  Speaker 1: in every good work, to do his will, working in
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  Speaker 1: you what is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ,
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  Speaker 1: to whom be glory forever end ever. It is good
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  Speaker 1: to give him glory, honor, and praise. And it is
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  Speaker 1: with pure hearts that we lift holy hands of worship
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  Speaker 1: to our Savior. There's a longing deep inside to honor
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  Speaker 1: him even more. We might even ask Jesus, how can
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  Speaker 1: I honor you with my whole heart? Psalm one hundred,
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  Speaker 1: nineteen verse ten cents. With my whole heart I have
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  Speaker 1: sought you. Oh, let me not wander from your commandments.
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  Speaker 1: Allow your whole heart to seek God tonight, even as
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  Speaker 1: you sleep in full surrender to the Lord, let your
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  Speaker 1: hearts cry be. I will glorify you all of my days.
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  Speaker 1: My friend. There is no perfect life, but there is
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  Speaker 1: a perfect God, worthy of all our praise. He seeks
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  Speaker 1: those who have a desire to follow after him, and
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  Speaker 1: he reminds us of the blessing. Blessed are the pure
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  Speaker 1: in heart, for they will see God. The ultimate longing
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  Speaker 1: of every believer is to see Jesus face to face,
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  Speaker 1: to see him as he is full of glory, as
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  Speaker 1: the old hymn goes, What a day that will be
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  Speaker 1: when my Jesus I shall see. Let this imagery fill
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  Speaker 1: your dreams tonight, as visions of heaven satisfy your soul.
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  Speaker 1: There is a God who loves you and is preparing
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  Speaker 1: a place for you. He knows the deepest longing of
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  Speaker 1: your heart and will fulfill his promises. You can trust
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  Speaker 1: him to bless, keep, gud and guide you now and always.
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  Speaker 1: Let's pray, Gracious God, Maker of heaven and earth. We
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  Speaker 1: can only imagine the day when we will be free
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  Speaker 1: from burden and care safely in your presence for all eternity.
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  Speaker 1: I ask that you bless this with the renewed sense
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  Speaker 1: of hope tonight, the hope of Heaven. Please purify their
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  Speaker 1: hearts as they sleep peacefully through the night, and awaken
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  Speaker 1: them in the morning with the renewed sense of joy
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  Speaker 1: in the precious and holy name of Jesus.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: It's my hope that you found great comfort in this
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  Speaker 1: sleep meditation as you heard from the Beatitudes and from
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  Speaker 1: Jesus himself. I pray you have been refreshed by the
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  Speaker 1: Holy Spirit. Although it might seem like Jesus is tarrying,
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  Speaker 1: the Bible says, for in just a little while, he
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  Speaker 1: who is coming will come and will not delay. Let
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  Speaker 1: this be the petition of your heart tonight, Come Lord Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: and do not delay. With clean hands, in a pure heart,
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  Speaker 1: continue to seek the Lord moment by moment, and as always,
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  Speaker 1: continue to abide in Christ.