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Lord, Save Our Nation! Meditation from Genesis 18:16-33 #190 · Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation

• 0:03
  Pastor Robert Young: Welcome to this week's Guided Christian Meditation.
• 0:06
  Pastor Robert Young: I am Pastor Robert Young and thank you for allowing me to be your guide on this journey.
• 0:13
  Pastor Robert Young: If you're new to Guided Christian Meditation, check out our episode 164, getting Started in Christian Meditation.
• 0:32
  Pastor Robert Young: Episode 164 explains the why and even the science of all the stages of meditation that we practice.
• 0:36
  Pastor Robert Young: Today's subject is about God finding 10 righteous people in each state of our union to pray to God to spare the nation from destruction because of the nation as a whole, turning from God.
• 0:55
  Pastor Robert Young: Today's meditation is entitled Lord, Save Our Nation.
• 1:00
  Pastor Robert Young: Our scripture is from Genesis, chapter 18, verses 16 through 33.
• 1:09
  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.
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  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, " Have mercy on me O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according to the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions, wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity and cleanse me from my sin, for I acknowledge my transgressions and my sin is ever before me.
• 2:17
  Pastor Robert Young: Before we start to reflect on Genesis, chapter 18, verses 16 through 33.
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  Pastor Robert Young: , let's prepare our mind by closing our eyes and taking a deep breath as we invite the presence of God to fill us.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Now, take a deep breath in for a count of seven.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Hold the breath for a count of five and slowly exhale.
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  Pastor Robert Young: For a count of seven
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  Pastor Robert Young: .
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  Speaker 2: hold the breath for a count of five and slowly exhale for a count of seven.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Now repeat.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Take a deep breath in for a count of seven, hold the breath for a count of five and slowly exhale for a count of seven.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Now let's prepare our body with muscle relaxation exercises.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We will simply tense each muscle group for three seconds and then release the muscle.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Remember, don't hold your breath for this portion of the meditation.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Let's begin with the calves.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Lightly tense the calf muscles for a count of three, now release.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Moving upward to the hamstrings, quads and glutes Lightly tense for three seconds, now release.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Moving to the abdominal, abdominals, chest and back area Lightly tense for three seconds, now release.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Finally, moving through the arms and shoulders, lightly tense these muscle groups for three, now release.
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  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.
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  Pastor Robert Young: All the earth.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Worship the Lord with gladness, come before him with joyful songs.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Take a moment to lift up your voice in praise and thanksgiving to our heavenly father, who is worthy of all honor and glory.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Repeat Psalms, chapter 8, verse 9, which says Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Now that we have prepared our minds, our bodies and our spirit, let's Let's begin to examine Genesis, chapter 18, verses 16 through 33.
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  Pastor Robert Young: It says: "and and looked toward Sodom, and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And the Lord said Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do, seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him, for I know him that he will command his children and his household after him and they shall keep the way of the Lord to do justice and judgment.
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  Pastor Robert Young: That the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And the Lord said Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and because their sin is very grievous, I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it which is come unto me, and if not, I will know.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And the men turned their faces from thence and went towards Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And Abraham drew near and said Will thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
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  Pastor Robert Young: Perhaps there be fifty righteous within the city.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Will thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
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  Pastor Robert Young: That be far from thee to do after this manner to slay the righteous with the wicked, and that the righteous should be as the wicked that be.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Far from thee.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Shall not the judge of all the earth do right.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And the Lord said If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And Abram answered and said Behold, now I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Perhaps there shall lack five of the righteous.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five?
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  Pastor Robert Young: And he said If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And Abraham spake unto him yet again and said Perhaps there shall be forty found there.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And the Lord said I will not do it for the sake of forty.
• 8:43
  Pastor Robert Young: And Abraham said unto him O, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Perhaps there shall be 30 found there.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And God said I will not do it if I find 30 there.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And Abraham said Behold, now I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Perhaps there shall be 20 found there.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And
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  Pastor Robert Young: In this passage we see cities that had become so wicked that the sound of their sins had reached heaven.
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  Pastor Robert Young: These cities were slated for destruction by God, but Abraham pleaded with God to spare the cities because there might be righteous people living there among the wicked.
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  Pastor Robert Young: He was able to talk God into sparing the city if 10 righteous .
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  Pastor Robert Young: .
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  Pastor Robert Young: We see throughout biblical history that God chastises and punishes cities, nations and kingdoms for sins against his holy standard.
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  Pastor Robert Young: In Proverbs, chapter 14, verses 34, Solomon solomon says righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.
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  Pastor Robert Young: America as a whole has turned its back on God.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We don't need to prove it, just look around.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Without repentance, America america will be punished or even destroyed by God for its wickedness.
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  Pastor Robert Young: However, as in Abraham's time and others, God god is looking for someone to stand in the gap and pray for this .
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  Pastor Robert Young: , Knowing knowing that your righteous prayers matter to God and could save America from destruction, will you be that person in your state to pray for America to come back to God through repentance?
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  Pastor Robert Young: I truly believe that if we have a minimum of 10 righteous people from each state praying that God would heal our land and not destroy it.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Let's take 3 minutes to really reflect on the concept of standing in the gap for America through prayer.
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  Pastor Robert Young: your voice cracking from the sheer magnitude of
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  Pastor Robert Young: next assignment, days Through Christ Jesus, I will accept the pledge to pray for the hearts of Americans to return to God.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Again, through Christ Jesus, I will accept the pledge to pray for the hearts time: Americans to return to God.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Our assignment listen to this meditation daily until it saturates your soul.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Pray your pledge as soon as you open your eyes from sleep.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Remember what God told the people as they dedicated the temple during Solomon's time If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
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  Pastor Robert Young: May it be so with America, amen.