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Showing God's Love with Mercy: Meditation from John 8:3-11 · Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation

• 0:05
  Pastor Robert Young: Welcome to this week's Guided Christian Meditation.
• 0:09
  Pastor Robert Young: Here we put aside all distractions to enter into God's presence and hear from God better and to allow the Holy Spirit to make us more like Christ.
• 0:23
  Pastor Robert Young: I am your host, Pastor Robert Young, and thank you for allowing me to be your guide on this journey.
• 0:32
  Pastor Robert Young: If you're new to Guided Christian Meditation, check out Episode 164, Getting Started in Guided Christian Meditation.
• 0:46
  Pastor Robert Young: Episode 164 explains the why and even the science of all of the stages of meditation that we practice.
• 0:57
  Pastor Robert Young: This week's subject is about showing God's love through mercy.
• 1:03
  Pastor Robert Young: Our scripture is from John chapter 8, verse 3 through 11.
• 1:10
  Pastor Robert Young: But first, according to Scriptures, God requires us to be completely involved and free from wrongful acts in mind, body, and spirit.
• 1:23
  Pastor Robert Young: Confession prepares the heart for being in the presence of Almighty God.
• 1:31
  Pastor Robert Young: Let's repeat the prayer that King David prayed in Psalms chapter 51, verses 1 through 4, where it says, Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness, according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
• 1:54
  Pastor Robert Young: Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
• 2:01
  Pastor Robert Young: For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
• 2:17
  Pastor Robert Young: Before we start to reflect on John chapter 8, verses 3 through eleven, let's prepare our mind by closing our eyes and taking a deep breath as we invite the presence of God to fill us.
• 2:35
  Pastor Robert Young: Now, take a deep breath in for account of seven, hold the breath for a count of five, and slowly exhale for a count of seven.
• 2:46
  Pastor Robert Young: Let's repeat.
• 2:52
  Pastor Robert Young: Take a deep breath in for a count of seven, hold the breath for account of five, and then slowly exhale for a count of seven.
• 3:10
  Pastor Robert Young: Now let's prepare our body with muscle relaxation exercises.
• 3:17
  Pastor Robert Young: We will simply tense each muscle group for three seconds and then release the muscle.
• 3:24
  Pastor Robert Young: As always, don't hold your breath for this portion of the meditation.
• 3:30
  Pastor Robert Young: Let's begin with the calf muscles.
• 3:33
  Pastor Robert Young: Lightly tense the calf muscles for a count of three.
• 3:38
  Pastor Robert Young: Now release.
• 3:41
  Pastor Robert Young: Moving upward to the hamstrings, quads, and glutes.
• 3:47
  Pastor Robert Young: Lightly tense for three seconds.
• 3:50
  Pastor Robert Young: Now release.
• 3:53
  Pastor Robert Young: Moving to the abdominals, chest, and back area.
• 3:58
  Pastor Robert Young: Lightly tense for three seconds.
• 4:01
  Pastor Robert Young: Now release.
• 4:04
  Pastor Robert Young: Now moving to the arms and the shoulders.
• 4:09
  Pastor Robert Young: Lightly tense these muscle groups for three seconds.
• 4:12
  Pastor Robert Young: Now release.
• 4:21
  Pastor Robert Young: Now we can enter into worship of our Heavenly Father by focusing on Psalms chapter 100, verses 1 through 3, where it tells us to shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
• 4:37
  Pastor Robert Young: Worship the Lord with gladness, come before Him with joyful songs.
• 4:43
  Pastor Robert Young: Let's take a moment to lift up our voice in praise and thanksgiving to our Heavenly Father, who is worthy of all honor and glory, by repeating Psalms chapter 8, verse 9, which says, Lord our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth.
• 5:33
  Pastor Robert Young: Now that we have prepared our mind, body and spirit, let's begin to focus on John chapter 8, verse 3 through 11 "And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery, and when they had set her in the midst, they said unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
• 5:50
  Pastor Robert Young: Now Moses in the law commanded us that such should be stoned, but what sayest thou?
• 5:58
  Pastor Robert Young: This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him.
• 6:05
  Pastor Robert Young: But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
• 6:13
  Pastor Robert Young: So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
• 6:27
  Pastor Robert Young: And again he stooped down and wrote on the ground, and they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last.
• 6:44
  Pastor Robert Young: And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
• 6:50
  Pastor Robert Young: When Jesus had lifted up himself and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers?
• 7:02
  Pastor Robert Young: Hath no man condemned thee?
• 7:05
  Pastor Robert Young: She said, No man, Lord.
• 7:08
  Pastor Robert Young: And Jesus said unto her, neither do I condemn thee.
• 7:14
  Pastor Robert Young: Go and sin no more.
• 7:18
  Pastor Robert Young: Imagine this woman was guilty, and according to the law, the penalty for her sin was death.
• 7:34
  Pastor Robert Young: Imagine the public humiliation and shame she must have felt at this moment.
• 7:42
  Pastor Robert Young: Imagine her rethinking all of her life's decision.
• 7:47
  Pastor Robert Young: Feel the regret that she must have felt at that exact time.
• 7:54
  Pastor Robert Young: The scripture doesn't say that she tried to pass blame on anyone or anything.
• 8:00
  Pastor Robert Young: She simply accepted her fate as she waited for the sentence to be pronounced.
• 8:07
  Pastor Robert Young: Now, feel the joy that this woman must have felt when she was told to be free and sin no more.
• 8:21
  Pastor Robert Young: Can you imagine that being given a chance to live, that she changed her whole life, that she in turn showed mercy to others in her life, even those who were guilty of wrong?
• 8:39
  Pastor Robert Young: Like the woman who received mercy, God has forgiven us of our wrongs through his Son Jesus Christ.
• 8:51
  Pastor Robert Young: Now we can experience unspeakable joy, heavenly, eternal joy.
• 8:58
  Pastor Robert Young: We are also commanded to share this gift of mercy that we've received with someone else.
• 9:12
  Pastor Robert Young: Let's take three minutes to really reflect on the following questions.
• 9:18
  Pastor Robert Young: One, do I show mercy and forgiveness to those in my life that have wronged me?
• 9:26
  Pastor Robert Young: Two, do I show God's mercy and understanding to those that I disagree with?
• 12:29
  Pastor Robert Young: Repeat the following affirmation now and for the next seven days.
• 12:35
  Pastor Robert Young: As God has shown me mercy, I will show it to others.
• 12:43
  Pastor Robert Young: Again, as God has shown me mercy, I will show it to others.
• 13:05
  Pastor Robert Young: Our Assignment: Listen to this meditation daily, until it saturates your soul. Follow up every day with the daily devotionals and watch how over time God gives you a heart of mercy and transforms you into a more Christ like person.
• 13:19
  Pastor Robert Young: Amen.