Latest / Abide Meditation App / Bible Stories for Sleep_ Jesus and Zacchaeus

Transcript

Bible Stories for Sleep_ Jesus and Zacchaeus · Abide Meditation App

• 0:01
  Speaker 1: Welcome and thanks for meditating with Abide. For more guided
• 0:05
  Speaker 1: Christian meditations, download the Abide app in the iTunes or
• 0:08
  Speaker 1: Google Play store.
• 0:10
  Speaker 2: How would you.
• 0:10
  Speaker 3: Feel if Jesus stopped turn to you and whispered softly,
• 0:16
  Speaker 3: hurry up, come to me, my child. Well, welcome to
• 0:21
  Speaker 3: this time of quiet, relaxing Christian guided meditation tonight on Abide.
• 0:29
  Speaker 3: Close your eyes as I pray this prayer over you
• 0:31
  Speaker 3: from God's word. Dear peaceful Father, thank you for peace,
• 0:37
  Speaker 3: for your care, your love, your mercy, your salvation. As
• 0:42
  Speaker 3: this one, this child of yours, finds sleep tonight as
• 0:48
  Speaker 3: they sleep in bed, let them feel your presence over them.
• 0:52
  Speaker 3: Let them sleep in bed under your wings. And it's
• 0:56
  Speaker 3: in Jesus' name I pray over them.
• 0:58
  Speaker 2: Amen.
• 1:00
  Speaker 3: And now let's begin by familiarizing ourselves with the passage
• 1:04
  Speaker 3: from Luke, chapter nineteen, verse one through ten. Just rest
• 1:09
  Speaker 3: softly as you listen to me read you this bedtime story.
• 1:14
  Speaker 3: Jesus is entering Jericho and was just passing through. In
• 1:19
  Speaker 3: this ancient Palestinian town near the Jordan River lives a
• 1:24
  Speaker 3: man named Zachias. He is a chief tax collector and
• 1:28
  Speaker 3: is very rich. He hears that Jesus is passing through
• 1:32
  Speaker 3: today and is hoping to see this rabbi that everyone
• 1:35
  Speaker 3: has been talking about. The problem is, Zachias is pretty
• 1:40
  Speaker 3: short and he's nervous he won't be able to see
• 1:43
  Speaker 3: above the crowd, so he has an idea. Sachias runs
• 1:48
  Speaker 3: ahead and climbs up into a sycamore tree just inside
• 1:52
  Speaker 3: a walled garden in the middle of town. He thinks
• 1:56
  Speaker 3: maybe from that vantage point he will be able to
• 1:59
  Speaker 3: see this rabbi from Capernaum, and sure enough he can.
• 2:05
  Speaker 3: He sees the crowds approaching following Jesus, and when Jesus
• 2:10
  Speaker 3: comes to the garden, he looks up and says to him, Zachias,
• 2:15
  Speaker 3: hurry and come down, for I must stay at your
• 2:18
  Speaker 3: house today. So he hurries and comes down, and Jesus
• 2:22
  Speaker 3: receives him joyfully, And when the others in the crowd
• 2:27
  Speaker 3: see this, they all start to grumble a little bit.
• 2:30
  Speaker 3: The rabbi is going in to be the guest of
• 2:33
  Speaker 3: a man who is a sinner. But Psachias stands and
• 2:38
  Speaker 3: says to the Lord, behold, Lord, the half of my
• 2:43
  Speaker 3: goods I give to the poor, And if I have
• 2:47
  Speaker 3: defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold. Then Jesus
• 2:53
  Speaker 3: says to him, today salvation has come to you and
• 2:57
  Speaker 3: this house, since you also are a son of Abraham,
• 3:02
  Speaker 3: because I, the son of Man, have come to seek
• 3:06
  Speaker 3: and to save the lost. This is the word of
• 3:11
  Speaker 3: the Lord. Thanks be to God. Pause here for a
• 3:15
  Speaker 3: moment as you recall this scene, as you feel the
• 3:19
  Speaker 3: Holy Spirit breathing peace and tranquility over you. Pause here
• 3:24
  Speaker 3: for just a few moments. Make no mind of the
• 3:27
  Speaker 3: time tonight. I will watch the clock. Just ponder and
• 3:31
  Speaker 3: breathe softly as you feel transported, as you feel transformed
• 3:37
  Speaker 3: into this story. Settle there now. So now, visualize this
• 4:16
  Speaker 3: peaceful afternoon scene unfolding in your mind's eye. Imagine yourself
• 4:21
  Speaker 3: in the scene. Imagine being Zachias. You sense the scene
• 4:27
  Speaker 3: around you. Can you feel the early afternoon sun hitting
• 4:33
  Speaker 3: your face, the coolness of the breeze as you sit
• 4:38
  Speaker 3: high up in the sycamore tree, the leaves rustling around you.
• 4:44
  Speaker 3: You look around the town. You see the buildings, smoke
• 4:49
  Speaker 3: rising from fires being started for dinner. You see people
• 4:54
  Speaker 3: wandering about, talking, laughing, searching. You were sitting high on
• 5:03
  Speaker 3: a sturdy branch, your arms wrapped tightly around the trunk
• 5:07
  Speaker 3: of the tree, steadying yourself. Pause here for a moment
• 5:12
  Speaker 3: in this scene and just feel its peace. You know
• 5:49
  Speaker 3: from the soft whispered conversations around you that Jesus and
• 5:53
  Speaker 3: the crowds are approaching. You sense that this new Rabbi
• 5:58
  Speaker 3: is on his way and the opportunity. What would you
• 6:02
  Speaker 3: say to him? Do you feel worthy to even look
• 6:06
  Speaker 3: at him? You are a tax collector. No one wants
• 6:10
  Speaker 3: to be near you. But will Jesus Will he judge
• 6:15
  Speaker 3: you as others have?
• 6:18
  Speaker 2: Will Jesus show you.
• 6:19
  Speaker 3: The mercy that you seek, the mercy, the love and
• 6:25
  Speaker 3: forgiveness that you seek, and the mercy and the love
• 6:30
  Speaker 3: and forgiveness you crave from others? Will Jesus offer that
• 6:35
  Speaker 3: to you? You begin to whisper, Son of David Jesus,
• 6:42
  Speaker 3: Please have mercy on me, Son of David Jesus, Rabbi,
• 6:49
  Speaker 3: please have mercy on me. Son of David Jesus, please
• 6:55
  Speaker 3: have mercy on me. Pause here and let this be
• 6:59
  Speaker 3: your prayer as the Holy Spirit guides you to sleep.
• 7:03
  Speaker 3: Whisper it for a few moments until I return. Son
• 7:06
  Speaker 3: of David Jesus, have mercy on me, Son of David, Jesus,
• 7:14
  Speaker 3: have mercy on me. Here he is, finally, this rabbi
• 7:50
  Speaker 3: everyone has been talking about. Everyone is clamoring for his attention.
• 7:55
  Speaker 3: But the crowd is too thick, voices too loud. He
• 7:58
  Speaker 3: will never see you, surely never hear you. But you
• 8:03
  Speaker 3: whisper again, Rabbi Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me.
• 8:09
  Speaker 3: And suddenly, quite suddenly, Jesus stops. He stands still, the Messiah,
• 8:17
  Speaker 3: the Lord, the creator of the universe, your savior. He
• 8:23
  Speaker 3: stops and stands still for you. He turns his head
• 8:29
  Speaker 3: and looks up at you. How humbling is that you
• 8:33
  Speaker 3: should be the one kneeling and looking up at him?
• 8:36
  Speaker 3: But here is this Rabbi looking up at you. In
• 8:42
  Speaker 3: a moment that feels like an eternity, you hear Jesus say,
• 8:46
  Speaker 3: hurry and come down, for I must stay at your
• 8:50
  Speaker 3: house today. What are your emotions? Do you doubt he
• 8:56
  Speaker 3: is talking to you? Does shame your eyes? This fear
• 9:02
  Speaker 3: cause you to look away? You slowly slide out of
• 9:06
  Speaker 3: the tree and drop to the ground. You feel your
• 9:09
  Speaker 3: blanket of shame drop from your shoulders as you walk
• 9:13
  Speaker 3: towards the soothing voice of Jesus. You feel the weight
• 9:18
  Speaker 3: of your cloak of guilt slip off of your head
• 9:21
  Speaker 3: and mind. You feel the peaceful voice of Jesus transform
• 9:25
  Speaker 3: you as you step closer towards him. You feel Jesus's
• 9:30
  Speaker 3: arms embrace you, his hands on your shoulders, his hands
• 9:36
  Speaker 3: sliding up to cradle your face, and you hear his
• 9:39
  Speaker 3: soothing voice whisper in your ear. I want you, I
• 9:45
  Speaker 3: want to stay with you. I have chosen you. You
• 9:52
  Speaker 3: feel abandonment transform into approval. You feel aggravation become feelings
• 10:00
  Speaker 3: abiding and resting in the presence of Jesus, and you
• 10:04
  Speaker 3: tell him, behold Lord, half of my goods I give
• 10:08
  Speaker 3: to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything,
• 10:13
  Speaker 3: I restore it now fourfold. But you can visualize it
• 10:18
  Speaker 3: again in Jesus's eyes. Yes, but it is you that
• 10:23
  Speaker 3: I want.
• 10:25
  Speaker 2: It is you I want.
• 10:26
  Speaker 3: To stay with. It is you I have chosen. It
• 10:32
  Speaker 3: is you I give release from fear this evening, and
• 10:37
  Speaker 3: it is you I grant well being. It is you
• 10:43
  Speaker 3: I give rest tonight. I am here for you, dear child.
• 10:49
  Speaker 3: Pace your breathing now as you listen to the word
• 10:52
  Speaker 3: of God being prayed softly over you in this relaxation exercise.
• 10:58
  Speaker 3: Just breathe slow and deep. You listen to God's word
• 11:01
  Speaker 3: for you tonight from Psalms and other selected passages.
• 11:06
  Speaker 2: Just breathe.
• 11:08
  Speaker 3: Do you feel judgment from the world? Do you ever
• 11:11
  Speaker 3: feel wrapt in shame or guilt? Is bedtime sleep ever
• 11:16
  Speaker 3: elusive because of fear? Well, Jesus came to seek and
• 11:21
  Speaker 3: to save you. Hear his whisper tonight. Hurry up, my child,
• 11:27
  Speaker 3: and come to me. Hear his whisper tonight.
• 12:03
  Speaker 2: Come to me.
• 12:04
  Speaker 3: You are safe here, no condemnation, only my grace.
• 12:10
  Speaker 2: Come to me now tonight.
• 12:44
  Speaker 3: Salvation has come to you by God's grace alone, through
• 12:48
  Speaker 3: faith in Jesus alone.
• 12:50
  Speaker 2: Salvation is yours. Rest there now.
• 13:25
  Speaker 3: Tonight you will hear rest without a worry and sleep soundly.
• 14:02
  Speaker 2: Tonight.
• 14:03
  Speaker 3: The Holy Spirit is present and caring for you. The
• 14:07
  Speaker 3: Lord cares for his own even while you sleep in
• 14:11
  Speaker 3: your bed.
• 14:43
  Speaker 2: In peace.
• 14:44
  Speaker 3: You will both lie down and sleep, for the Lord
• 14:48
  Speaker 3: alone will help you rest, abide and dwell in safety.
• 15:26
  Speaker 3: Doze a little now, sleep tonight, Fold your hands and
• 15:31
  Speaker 3: rest in the presence of the Lord. Tonight you will
• 16:07
  Speaker 3: sleep and wake up refreshed. Because the Lord will protect
• 16:11
  Speaker 3: and care for you. Now tonight you can lie down
• 16:46
  Speaker 3: and sleep soundly because the Lord will keep you safe.
• 17:23
  Speaker 3: God is your fortress, He is your place of safety.
• 17:26
  Speaker 3: He is your God, and you can trust in him
• 17:30
  Speaker 3: for rest tonight. Tonight, the Lord is your protector, and
• 18:07
  Speaker 3: he won't go to sleep or let you stumble. Tonight,
• 18:10
  Speaker 3: the Protector of Israel doesn't doze or ever get drowsy.
• 18:15
  Speaker 3: So you can rest knowing he is watching over you.
• 18:51
  Speaker 3: The Lord will keep you safe from all harm, and
• 18:53
  Speaker 3: he will spread his wings over you and keep you
• 18:57
  Speaker 3: secure tonight. His faithfulness is like a shield. No need
• 19:35
  Speaker 3: tonight to keep carrying your heavy burdens. Jesus has taken them.
• 19:40
  Speaker 3: Jesus gives you rest. He is gentle, he is humble.
• 19:46
  Speaker 3: Rest in Jesus and find his rest. Right now, your
• 20:21
  Speaker 3: faith is firm, and the Lord gives you perfect peace.
• 20:25
  Speaker 3: He is forever your mighty rock and comfort. Don't be worried.
• 21:02
  Speaker 3: Have faith in God, and have faith in Jesus, and
• 21:05
  Speaker 3: have faith in the Holy Spirit to prepare a place
• 21:09
  Speaker 3: for you. Even tonight. He is preparing your heart to
• 21:13
  Speaker 3: be with him. Rest in that tranquil promise Your name
• 21:49
  Speaker 3: is now written on the hand of God. He knows you,
• 21:53
  Speaker 3: he cares for you. You are always in his thoughts.
• 21:57
  Speaker 3: Just rest there now. The Lord and the Spirit are
• 22:32
  Speaker 3: one and the same. And the Lord's spirit sets you
• 22:36
  Speaker 3: free tonight even when storms suddenly strike around you. Jesus
• 23:13
  Speaker 3: sleeps soundly, and so can you rest now with the
• 23:18
  Speaker 3: peace of Jesus. And now glory be to the Father
• 23:54
  Speaker 3: and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As
• 23:57
  Speaker 3: it was in the beginning, is now and every shall
• 24:00
  Speaker 3: be world without end.
• 24:03
  Speaker 2: Amen.
• 24:06
  Speaker 3: How would you feel if Jesus stopped, turned to you
• 24:10
  Speaker 3: and whispered softly, hurry up, Come to me, my child. Well,
• 24:16
  Speaker 3: welcome to this time of quiet, relaxing Christian guided meditation tonight.
• 24:22
  Speaker 3: On abide, close your eyes as I pray this prayer
• 24:26
  Speaker 3: over you from God's word. Dear peaceful Father, thank you
• 24:31
  Speaker 3: for peace, for your care, your love, your mercy, your salvation.
• 24:38
  Speaker 3: As this one, this child of yours, finds sleep tonight
• 24:43
  Speaker 3: as they sleep in bed, let them feel your presence
• 24:46
  Speaker 3: over them. Let them sleep in bed under your wings.
• 24:51
  Speaker 3: And it's in Jesus' name I.
• 24:52
  Speaker 2: Pray over them. Amen.
• 24:55
  Speaker 3: And now let's begin by familiarizing ourselves the passage from
• 25:01
  Speaker 3: Luke chapter nineteen, verse one through ten. Just rest softly
• 25:05
  Speaker 3: as you listen to me read you this bedtime story.
• 25:10
  Speaker 3: Jesus is entering Jericho and was just passing through. In
• 25:15
  Speaker 3: this ancient Palestinian town near the Jordan River lives a
• 25:20
  Speaker 3: man named Zachias. He is a chief tax collector and
• 25:24
  Speaker 3: is very rich. He hears that Jesus is passing through
• 25:28
  Speaker 3: today and is hoping to see this rabbi that everyone has.
• 25:31
  Speaker 2: Been talking about.
• 25:33
  Speaker 3: The problem is, Zachias is pretty short and he's nervous
• 25:38
  Speaker 3: he won't be able to see above the crowd. So
• 25:41
  Speaker 3: he has an idea. Sachias runs ahead and climbs up
• 25:45
  Speaker 3: into a sycamore tree just inside a walled garden in
• 25:49
  Speaker 3: the middle of town. He thinks maybe from that vantage
• 25:53
  Speaker 3: point he will be able to see this rabbi from Capernaum,
• 25:57
  Speaker 3: and sure enough he can. He sees the crowds approaching
• 26:03
  Speaker 3: following Jesus, and when Jesus comes to the garden, he
• 26:07
  Speaker 3: looks up and says to him, Zachias, hurry and come down,
• 26:13
  Speaker 3: for I must stay at your house today. So he
• 26:16
  Speaker 3: hurries and comes down, and Jesus receives him joyfully, And
• 26:21
  Speaker 3: when the others in the crowd see this, they all
• 26:24
  Speaker 3: start to grumble a little bit. The rabbi is going
• 26:27
  Speaker 3: in to be the guest of a man who is
• 26:30
  Speaker 3: a sinner. But Zachias stands and says to the Lord. Behold, Lord,
• 26:37
  Speaker 3: the half of my goods I give to the poor,
• 26:42
  Speaker 3: and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore
• 26:46
  Speaker 3: it fourfold. Then Jesus says to him, today, salvation has
• 26:52
  Speaker 3: come to you and this house, since you also are
• 26:56
  Speaker 3: a son of Abraham, because I, the son of Man,
• 27:01
  Speaker 3: have come to seek and to save the lost.
• 27:06
  Speaker 2: This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
• 27:10
  Speaker 3: Pause here for a moment as you recall this scene,
• 27:14
  Speaker 3: as you feel the Holy Spirit breathing peace and tranquility
• 27:18
  Speaker 3: over you, Pause here for just a few moments. Make
• 27:22
  Speaker 3: no mind of the time tonight. I will watch the clock.
• 27:26
  Speaker 3: Just ponder and breathe softly as you feel transported, as
• 27:31
  Speaker 3: you feel transformed into this story. Settle there now. So
• 28:09
  Speaker 3: now visualize this peaceful afternoon scene unfolding in your mind's eye.
• 28:16
  Speaker 3: Imagine yourself in the scene. Imagine being Zachias. You sense
• 28:22
  Speaker 3: the scene around you. Can you feel the early afternoon
• 28:28
  Speaker 3: sun hitting your face, the coolness of the breeze as
• 28:33
  Speaker 3: you sit high up in the sycamore tree, the leaves
• 28:37
  Speaker 3: rustling around you. You look around the town. You see
• 28:42
  Speaker 3: the buildings, smoke rising from fires being started for dinner.
• 28:49
  Speaker 3: You see people wandering about, talking, laughing, searching. You were
• 28:57
  Speaker 3: sitting high on a sturdy branch, your arms wrapped tightly
• 29:02
  Speaker 3: around the trunk of the tree, steadying yourself. Pause here
• 29:07
  Speaker 3: for a moment in this scene and just feel its peace.
• 29:45
  Speaker 3: You know from the soft whispered conversations around you that
• 29:48
  Speaker 3: Jesus and the crowds are approaching. You sense that this
• 29:53
  Speaker 3: new Rabbi is on his way. If given the opportunity,
• 29:57
  Speaker 3: what would you say to him? Do you feel worthy
• 30:00
  Speaker 3: to even look at him? You are a tax collector.
• 30:05
  Speaker 3: No one wants to be near you. But will Jesus?
• 30:10
  Speaker 3: Will he judge you as others have? Will Jesus show
• 30:15
  Speaker 3: you the mercy that you seek, the mercy, the love
• 30:20
  Speaker 3: and forgiveness that you seek, and the mercy and the
• 30:26
  Speaker 3: love and forgiveness you crave from others? Will Jesus offer
• 30:31
  Speaker 3: that to you? You begin to whisper, Son of David,
• 30:37
  Speaker 3: Jesus Please have mercy on me, Son of David, Jesus, Rabbi,
• 30:45
  Speaker 3: please have mercy on me. Son of David, Jesus, Please
• 30:50
  Speaker 3: have mercy on me. Pause here and let this be
• 30:55
  Speaker 3: your prayer as the Holy Spirit guides you to sleep.
• 30:59
  Speaker 3: Whisper it for a few moments until I return, Son
• 31:02
  Speaker 3: of David, Jesus, have mercy on me, Son of David, Jesus,
• 31:10
  Speaker 3: have mercy on me. Here he is, finally, this rabbi
• 31:46
  Speaker 3: everyone has been talking about. Everyone is clamoring for his attention.
• 31:51
  Speaker 3: But the crowd is too thick, voices too loud. He
• 31:54
  Speaker 3: will never see you, surely never hear you. But you
• 31:59
  Speaker 3: whisper again, Abi Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me.
• 32:05
  Speaker 3: And suddenly, quite suddenly, Jesus stops. He stands still, the Messiah,
• 32:13
  Speaker 3: the Lord, the creator of the universe, your Savior. He
• 32:19
  Speaker 3: stops and stands still for you. He turns his head
• 32:25
  Speaker 3: and looks up at you. How humbling is that you
• 32:29
  Speaker 3: should be the one kneeling and looking up at him.
• 32:32
  Speaker 3: But here is this rabbi looking up at you. In
• 32:38
  Speaker 3: a moment that feels like an eternity. You hear Jesus say, hurry,
• 32:43
  Speaker 3: and come down, for I must stay at your house today.
• 32:48
  Speaker 3: What are your emotions? Do you doubt he is talking
• 32:52
  Speaker 3: to you? Does shame drop your eyes? Does fear cause
• 32:58
  Speaker 3: you to look away? You slowly slide out of the
• 33:02
  Speaker 3: tree and drop to the ground. You feel your blanket
• 33:06
  Speaker 3: of shame drop from your shoulders. As you walk towards
• 33:09
  Speaker 3: the soothing voice of Jesus. You feel the weight of
• 33:14
  Speaker 3: your cloak of guilt slip off of your head and mind.
• 33:18
  Speaker 3: You feel the peaceful voice of Jesus transform you as
• 33:21
  Speaker 3: you step closer towards him. You feel Jesus's arms embrace you,
• 33:28
  Speaker 3: his hands on your shoulders, his hands sliding up to
• 33:33
  Speaker 3: cradle your face, and you hear his soothing voice whisper
• 33:37
  Speaker 3: in your ear.
• 33:38
  Speaker 2: I want you.
• 33:40
  Speaker 3: I want to stay with you. I have chosen you.
• 33:48
  Speaker 3: You feel abandonment transform into approval. You feel aggravation become
• 33:55
  Speaker 3: feelings of abiding and resting in the presence of Jesus,
• 34:00
  Speaker 3: and you tell him, behold Lord, half of my goods
• 34:04
  Speaker 3: I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded
• 34:07
  Speaker 3: anyone of anything, I restore it now fourfold. But you
• 34:12
  Speaker 3: can visualize it again.
• 34:14
  Speaker 2: In Jesus's eyes. Yes, but it is you that I want.
• 34:21
  Speaker 2: It is you I want to stay with.
• 34:24
  Speaker 3: It is you I have chosen. It is you I
• 34:29
  Speaker 3: give release from fear this evening, and it is you
• 34:34
  Speaker 3: I grant well being. It is you I give rest tonight.
• 34:41
  Speaker 3: I am here for you, dear child. Pace your breathing
• 34:46
  Speaker 3: now as you listen to the word of God being
• 34:49
  Speaker 3: prayed softly over you in this relaxation exercise. Just breathe
• 34:54
  Speaker 3: slow and deep as you listen to God's word for
• 34:57
  Speaker 3: you tonight from Psalms and other selected pastores.
• 35:00
  Speaker 2: Just breathe.
• 35:03
  Speaker 3: Do you feel judgment from the world? Do you ever
• 35:07
  Speaker 3: feel wrapt in shame or guilt? Is bedtime sleep ever
• 35:12
  Speaker 3: elusive because of fear? Well, Jesus came to seek and
• 35:16
  Speaker 3: to save you. Hear his whisper tonight. Hurry up, my child,
• 35:22
  Speaker 3: and come to me. Hear his whisper tonight. Come to me.
• 36:00
  Speaker 3: You are safe here, no condemnation, only my grace. Come
• 36:06
  Speaker 3: to me now.
• 36:38
  Speaker 2: Tonight.
• 36:39
  Speaker 3: Salvation has come to you by God's grace alone, through
• 36:43
  Speaker 3: faith and Jesus alone.
• 36:45
  Speaker 2: Salvation is yours. Rest there now.
• 37:21
  Speaker 3: Tonight you will hear rest without a worry and sleep soundly.
• 37:58
  Speaker 2: Tonight.
• 37:59
  Speaker 3: The Holy Spirit is present in caring for you. The
• 38:03
  Speaker 3: Lord cares for his own even while you sleep in
• 38:07
  Speaker 3: your bed.
• 38:39
  Speaker 2: In peace.
• 38:40
  Speaker 3: You will both lie down and sleep, for the Lord
• 38:44
  Speaker 3: alone will help you rest, abide and dwell in safety.
• 39:22
  Speaker 3: Doze a little now, sleep tonight, fold your hands and
• 39:27
  Speaker 3: rest in the presence of the Lord. Tonight, you will
• 40:03
  Speaker 3: sleep and wake up refreshed because the Lord will protect
• 40:07
  Speaker 3: and care for you. Now tonight, you can lie down
• 40:42
  Speaker 3: and sleep soundly because the Lord will keep you safe.
• 41:18
  Speaker 3: God is your fortress. He is your place of safety.
• 41:22
  Speaker 3: He is your God, and you can trust in him
• 41:26
  Speaker 3: for rest tonight. Tonight, the Lord is your protector, and
• 42:02
  Speaker 3: he won't go to sleep or let you stumble.
• 42:05
  Speaker 2: Tonight.
• 42:06
  Speaker 3: The Protector of Israel doesn't doze or ever get drowsy,
• 42:11
  Speaker 3: so you can rest knowing he is watching over you.
• 42:46
  Speaker 3: The Lord will keep you safe from all harm, and
• 42:49
  Speaker 3: he will spread his wings over you and keep you
• 42:53
  Speaker 3: secure tonight. His faithfulness is like a shield. No need
• 43:31
  Speaker 3: tonight to keep carrying your heavy burdens. Jesus has taken them.
• 43:36
  Speaker 3: Jesus gives you rest. He is gentle, he is humble.
• 43:42
  Speaker 3: Rest in Jesus and find his rest right Now your
• 44:17
  Speaker 3: faith is firm, and the Lord gives you perfect peace.
• 44:21
  Speaker 3: He is forever your mighty rock and comfort. Don't be worried.
• 44:57
  Speaker 3: Have faith in God, and have faith Jesus, and have
• 45:01
  Speaker 3: faith in the Holy Spirit to prepare a place for you.
• 45:05
  Speaker 3: Even tonight, He is preparing your heart to be with him.
• 45:10
  Speaker 3: Rest in that tranquil promise. Your name is now written
• 45:46
  Speaker 3: on the hand of God. He knows you, He cares
• 45:49
  Speaker 3: for you. You are always in his thoughts. Just rest
• 45:54
  Speaker 3: there Now. The Lord and the Spirit are one and
• 46:29
  Speaker 3: the same, and the Lord's Spirit sets you free tonight
• 47:05
  Speaker 3: even when storms suddenly strike around you. Jesus sleeps soundly,
• 47:11
  Speaker 3: and so can you rest now with the peace of Jesus.
• 47:48
  Speaker 3: And now glory be to the Father and to the
• 47:50
  Speaker 3: Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in
• 47:53
  Speaker 3: the beginning, is now and ever shall be world without end. Amen,
• 48:10
  Speaker 3: How would you feel if Jesus stopped, turned to you
• 48:14
  Speaker 3: and whispered softly, hurry up, come to me, my child. Well,
• 48:21
  Speaker 3: welcome to this time of quiet, relaxing Christian guided meditation.
• 48:26
  Speaker 3: Tonight on abide close your eyes as I pray this
• 48:30
  Speaker 3: prayer over you from God's word. Dear peaceful Father, Thank
• 48:35
  Speaker 3: you for peace, for your care, your love, your mercy,
• 48:41
  Speaker 3: your salvation. As this one, this child of yours, finds
• 48:46
  Speaker 3: sleep tonight as they sleep in bed, Let them feel
• 48:50
  Speaker 3: your presence over them. Let them sleep in bed under
• 48:54
  Speaker 3: your wings. And it's in Jesus name I pray over them.
• 48:58
  Speaker 2: Amen.
• 49:00
  Speaker 3: And now let's begin by familiarizing ourselves with the passage
• 49:05
  Speaker 3: from Luke, chapter nineteen, verse one through ten. Just rest
• 49:09
  Speaker 3: softly as you listen to me read you this bedtime story.
• 49:14
  Speaker 3: Jesus is entering Jericho and was just passing through. In
• 49:20
  Speaker 3: this ancient Palestinian town near the Jordan River lives a
• 49:24
  Speaker 3: man named Zachias. He is a chief tax collector and
• 49:28
  Speaker 3: is very rich. He hears that Jesus is passing through
• 49:32
  Speaker 3: today and is hoping to see this rabbi that everyone
• 49:36
  Speaker 3: has been talking about. The problem is, Zachias is pretty
• 49:41
  Speaker 3: short and he's nervous he won't be able to see
• 49:43
  Speaker 3: above the crowd, So he has an idea. Sachias runs
• 49:49
  Speaker 3: ahead and climbs up into a sycamore tree just inside
• 49:52
  Speaker 3: a walled garden in the middle of town. He thinks
• 49:56
  Speaker 3: maybe from that vantage point he will be able to
• 49:59
  Speaker 3: see this rabbi from Capernaum, and sure enough he can.
• 50:05
  Speaker 3: He sees the crowds approaching following Jesus, And when Jesus
• 50:10
  Speaker 3: comes to the garden, he looks up and says to him, Zachias,
• 50:15
  Speaker 3: hurry and come down, for I must stay at your
• 50:18
  Speaker 3: house today. So he hurries and comes down, and Jesus
• 50:23
  Speaker 3: receives him joyfully. And when the others in the crowd
• 50:27
  Speaker 3: see this, they all start to grumble a little bit.
• 50:31
  Speaker 3: The rabbi is going in to be the guest of
• 50:33
  Speaker 3: a man who is a sinner. But Zachias stands and
• 50:38
  Speaker 3: says to the Lord. Behold, Lord, the half of my
• 50:43
  Speaker 3: goods I give to the poor, and if I have
• 50:47
  Speaker 3: defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold. Then Jesus
• 50:53
  Speaker 3: says to him, today salvation has come to you and
• 50:58
  Speaker 3: this house, since you all also are a son of Abraham,
• 51:02
  Speaker 3: because I, the son of Man, have come to seek
• 51:07
  Speaker 3: and to save the lost.
• 51:10
  Speaker 2: This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
• 51:15
  Speaker 3: Pause here for a moment as you recall this scene,
• 51:18
  Speaker 3: as you feel the Holy Spirit breathing peace and tranquility
• 51:23
  Speaker 3: over you, Pause here for just a few moments. Make
• 51:26
  Speaker 3: no mind of the time tonight, I will watch the clock.
• 51:31
  Speaker 3: Just ponder and breathe softly as you feel transported, as
• 51:35
  Speaker 3: you feel transformed into this story. Settle there now. So
• 52:13
  Speaker 3: now visualize this peaceful afternoon scene unfolding in your mind's eye.
• 52:20
  Speaker 3: Imagine yourself in the scene. Imagine being Zachias. You sense
• 52:27
  Speaker 3: the scene around you. Can you feel the early afternoon
• 52:32
  Speaker 3: sun hitting your face, the coolness of the breeze as
• 52:37
  Speaker 3: you sit high up in the sycamore tree, the leaves
• 52:41
  Speaker 3: rustling around you. You look around the town. You see
• 52:47
  Speaker 3: the buildings, smoke rising from fires being started for dinner.
• 52:54
  Speaker 3: You see people wandering about, talking, laughing, searching. You were
• 53:02
  Speaker 3: sitting high on a sturdy branch, your arms wrapped tightly
• 53:07
  Speaker 3: around the trunk of the tree, steadying yourself. Pause here
• 53:12
  Speaker 3: for a moment in this scene and just feel it's peace.
• 53:49
  Speaker 3: You know from the soft whispered conversations around you that
• 53:53
  Speaker 3: Jesus and the crowds are approaching. You sense that this
• 53:57
  Speaker 3: new Rabbi is on his way. If given the opportunity,
• 54:02
  Speaker 3: what would you say to him? Do you feel worthy
• 54:05
  Speaker 3: to even look at him? You are a tax collector.
• 54:09
  Speaker 3: No one wants to be near you. But will Jesus
• 54:15
  Speaker 3: Will he judge you as others have.
• 54:18
  Speaker 2: Will Jesus show you.
• 54:19
  Speaker 3: The mercy that you seek, the mercy, the love and
• 54:25
  Speaker 3: forgiveness that you seek, and the mercy and the love
• 54:31
  Speaker 3: and forgiveness you crave from others? Will Jesus offer that
• 54:35
  Speaker 3: to you? You begin to whisper, Son of David, Jesus,
• 54:43
  Speaker 3: please have mercy on me, Son of David, Jesus, Rabbi,
• 54:50
  Speaker 3: please have mercy on me, Son of David Jesus, Please
• 54:55
  Speaker 3: have mercy on me. Pause here and let this be
• 54:59
  Speaker 3: your prayer as the Holy Spirit guides you to sleep.
• 55:03
  Speaker 3: Whisper it for a few moments until I return. Son
• 55:06
  Speaker 3: of David, Jesus, have mercy on me, Son of David, Jesus,
• 55:14
  Speaker 3: have mercy on me.
• 55:48
  Speaker 2: Here he is.
• 55:48
  Speaker 3: Finally, this Rabbi everyone has been talking about. Everyone is
• 55:53
  Speaker 3: clamoring for his attention. But the crowd is too thick,
• 55:57
  Speaker 3: voices too loud. He will never see you, surely never
• 56:01
  Speaker 3: hear you. But you whisper again, Rabbi Jesus, Son of David,
• 56:07
  Speaker 3: have mercy on me. And suddenly, quite suddenly, Jesus stops.
• 56:15
  Speaker 3: He stands still. The Messiah, the Lord, the creator of
• 56:20
  Speaker 3: the universe, your savior. He stops and stands still for you.
• 56:28
  Speaker 3: He turns his head and looks up at you. How
• 56:32
  Speaker 3: humbling is that you should be the one kneeling and
• 56:35
  Speaker 3: looking up at him? But here is this Rabbi looking
• 56:39
  Speaker 3: up at you. In a moment that feels like an eternity,
• 56:44
  Speaker 3: you hear Jesus say, hurry and come down, for I
• 56:49
  Speaker 3: must stay at your house today. What are your emotions?
• 56:55
  Speaker 3: Do you doubt he is talking to you? Do shame
• 57:00
  Speaker 3: drop your eyes? This fear cause you to look away.
• 57:05
  Speaker 3: You slowly slide out of the tree and drop to
• 57:08
  Speaker 3: the ground. You feel your blanket of shame drop from
• 57:12
  Speaker 3: your shoulders. As you walk towards the soothing voice of Jesus.
• 57:17
  Speaker 3: You feel the weight of your cloak of guilt slip
• 57:20
  Speaker 3: off of your head and mind. You feel the peaceful
• 57:24
  Speaker 3: voice of Jesus transform you. As you step closer towards him.
• 57:29
  Speaker 3: You feel Jesus's arms embrace you, his hands on your shoulders,
• 57:35
  Speaker 3: his hands sliding up to cradle your face, and you
• 57:39
  Speaker 3: hear his soothing voice whisper in your ear. I want you,
• 57:45
  Speaker 3: I want to stay with you. I have chosen you.
• 57:52
  Speaker 3: You feel abandonment transform into approval. You feel aggravation become
• 57:59
  Speaker 3: feeling of abiding and resting in the presence of Jesus,
• 58:04
  Speaker 3: and you tell him, behold Lord, half of my goods
• 58:08
  Speaker 3: I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded
• 58:12
  Speaker 3: anyone of anything, I restore it now fourfold that you
• 58:17
  Speaker 3: can visualize it again in Jesus's eyes. Yes, but it
• 58:22
  Speaker 3: is you that I want. It is you I want
• 58:26
  Speaker 3: to stay with. It is you I have chosen. It
• 58:33
  Speaker 3: is you I give release from fear this evening, and
• 58:37
  Speaker 3: it is you I grant well being. It is you
• 58:43
  Speaker 3: I give rest tonight. I am here for you, dear child.
• 58:50
  Speaker 3: Pace your breathing now as you listen to the word
• 58:52
  Speaker 3: of God being prayed softly over you in this relaxation exercise.
• 58:58
  Speaker 3: Just breathe slow and deep as you listen to God's
• 59:01
  Speaker 3: word for you tonight from Psalms and other selected passages.
• 59:06
  Speaker 2: Just breathe. Do you feel.
• 59:08
  Speaker 3: Judgment from the world? Do you ever feel rapt in
• 59:12
  Speaker 3: shame or guilt? Is bedtime sleep ever elusive because of fear? Well,
• 59:19
  Speaker 3: Jesus came to seek and to save you. Hear his
• 59:23
  Speaker 3: whisper tonight hurry up, my child, and come to me.
• 1:00:01
  Speaker 3: Hear his whisper tonight.
• 1:00:03
  Speaker 2: Come to me.
• 1:00:05
  Speaker 3: You are safe here, no condemnation, only my grace.
• 1:00:10
  Speaker 2: Come to me now tonight. Salvation has come to.
• 1:00:45
  Speaker 3: You by God's grace alone, through faith and Jesus alone.
• 1:00:50
  Speaker 3: Salvation is yours. Rest there now tonight you will hear
• 1:01:27
  Speaker 3: rest without a worry and sleep soundly.
• 1:02:03
  Speaker 2: Tonight.
• 1:02:03
  Speaker 3: The Holy Spirit is present and caring for you. The
• 1:02:08
  Speaker 3: Lord cares for his own even while you sleep in
• 1:02:12
  Speaker 3: your bed.
• 1:02:44
  Speaker 2: In peace.
• 1:02:44
  Speaker 3: You will both lie down and sleep, for the Lord
• 1:02:48
  Speaker 3: alone will help you rest, abide and dwell in safety.
• 1:03:27
  Speaker 3: Doze a little now, sleep tonight, Fold your hands and
• 1:03:31
  Speaker 3: rest in the presence of the Lord. Tonight you will
• 1:04:07
  Speaker 3: sleep and wake up refreshed because the Lord will protect
• 1:04:11
  Speaker 3: and care for you. Now tonight you can lie down
• 1:04:46
  Speaker 3: and sleep soundly because the Lord will keep you safe.
• 1:05:23
  Speaker 3: God is your fortress, He is your place of safety.
• 1:05:27
  Speaker 3: He is your God, and you can trust in him
• 1:05:31
  Speaker 3: for rest tonight.
• 1:06:05
  Speaker 2: Tonight.
• 1:06:05
  Speaker 3: The Lord is your protector, and he won't go to
• 1:06:08
  Speaker 3: sleep or let you stumble.
• 1:06:09
  Speaker 2: Tonight.
• 1:06:11
  Speaker 3: The Protector of Israel doesn't doze or ever get drowsy,
• 1:06:16
  Speaker 3: So you can rest, knowing he is watching over you.
• 1:06:51
  Speaker 3: The Lord will keep you safe from all harm, and
• 1:06:53
  Speaker 3: he will spread his wings over you and keep you
• 1:06:57
  Speaker 3: secure tonight. His faithful is like a shield. No need
• 1:07:35
  Speaker 3: tonight to keep carrying your heavy burdens. Jesus has taken them.
• 1:07:41
  Speaker 3: Jesus gives you rest. He is gentle, he is humble.
• 1:07:46
  Speaker 3: Rest in Jesus and find his rest.
• 1:07:49
  Speaker 2: Right now.
• 1:08:21
  Speaker 3: Your faith is firm, and the Lord gives you perfect peace.
• 1:08:26
  Speaker 3: He is forever your mighty rock and comfort. Don't be worried.
• 1:09:02
  Speaker 3: Have faith in God, and have faith in Jesus, and
• 1:09:05
  Speaker 3: have faith in the Holy Spirit to prepare a place
• 1:09:09
  Speaker 3: for you.
• 1:09:10
  Speaker 2: Even tonight.
• 1:09:11
  Speaker 3: He is preparing your heart to be with him. Rest
• 1:09:15
  Speaker 3: in that tranquil promise. Your name is now written on
• 1:09:51
  Speaker 3: the hand of God. He knows you, He cares for you.
• 1:09:55
  Speaker 3: You are always in his thoughts. Just rest there Now.
• 1:10:31
  Speaker 3: The Lord and the Spirit are one and the same.
• 1:10:34
  Speaker 3: And the Lord's spirit sets you free tonight, even when
• 1:11:10
  Speaker 3: storms suddenly strike around you, Jesus sleeps soundly and soaking
• 1:11:16
  Speaker 3: You rest now with the peace of Jesus. And now
• 1:11:53
  Speaker 3: glory be to the Father and to the Son and
• 1:11:55
  Speaker 3: to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning,
• 1:11:58
  Speaker 3: is now and ever shall be world without end.
• 1:12:03
  Speaker 2: Amen. How would you.
• 1:12:07
  Speaker 3: Feel if Jesus stopped, turned to you and whispered softly,
• 1:12:13
  Speaker 3: hurry up, come to me, my child. Well, welcome to
• 1:12:18
  Speaker 3: this time of quiet, relaxing Christian guided meditation tonight on abide,
• 1:12:26
  Speaker 3: close your eyes as I pray this prayer over you
• 1:12:28
  Speaker 3: from God's word. Dear peaceful Father, thank you for peace,
• 1:12:34
  Speaker 3: for your care, your love, your mercy, your salvation. As
• 1:12:39
  Speaker 3: this one, this child of yours, finds sleep tonight as
• 1:12:45
  Speaker 3: they sleep in bed, let them feel your presence over them.
• 1:12:49
  Speaker 3: Let them sleep in bed under your wings. And it's
• 1:12:53
  Speaker 3: in Jesus' name.
• 1:12:54
  Speaker 2: I pray over them. Amen.
• 1:12:57
  Speaker 3: And now let's begin by familiar you're rising ourselves with
• 1:13:01
  Speaker 3: the passage from Luke, chapter nineteen, verse one through ten.
• 1:13:05
  Speaker 3: Just rests softly as you listen to me read you
• 1:13:08
  Speaker 3: this bedtime story. Jesus is entering Jericho and was just
• 1:13:14
  Speaker 3: passing through. In this ancient Palestinian town near the Jordan
• 1:13:19
  Speaker 3: River lives a man named Zachias. He is a chief
• 1:13:24
  Speaker 3: tax collector and is very rich. He hears that Jesus
• 1:13:28
  Speaker 3: is passing through today and is hoping to see this
• 1:13:31
  Speaker 3: rabbi that everyone has been talking about. The problem is,
• 1:13:36
  Speaker 3: Zachias is pretty short and he's nervous he won't be
• 1:13:39
  Speaker 3: able to see above the crowd. So he has an idea.
• 1:13:44
  Speaker 3: Sachias runs ahead and climbs up into a sycamore tree
• 1:13:48
  Speaker 3: just inside a walled garden in the middle of town.
• 1:13:52
  Speaker 3: He thinks maybe from that vantage point he will be
• 1:13:56
  Speaker 3: able to see this rabbi from Capernaum, and sure enough
• 1:14:00
  Speaker 3: he can. He sees the crowds approaching following Jesus, and
• 1:14:06
  Speaker 3: when Jesus comes to the garden, he looks up and
• 1:14:09
  Speaker 3: says to him, Zachias, hurry and come down, for I
• 1:14:14
  Speaker 3: must stay at your house today. So he hurries and
• 1:14:18
  Speaker 3: comes down, and Jesus receives him joyfully. And when the
• 1:14:23
  Speaker 3: others in the crowd see this, they all start to
• 1:14:26
  Speaker 3: grumble a little bit. The rabbi is going in to
• 1:14:29
  Speaker 3: be the guest of a man who is a sinner.
• 1:14:33
  Speaker 3: But Zachias stands and says to the Lord, behold, Lord,
• 1:14:39
  Speaker 3: the half of my goods I give to the poor,
• 1:14:43
  Speaker 3: and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore
• 1:14:47
  Speaker 3: it fourfold. Then Jesus says to him. Today, salvation has
• 1:14:53
  Speaker 3: come to you and this house, since you also are
• 1:14:57
  Speaker 3: a son of Abraham, because I, the son of Man,
• 1:15:02
  Speaker 3: have come to seek and to save the lost.
• 1:15:07
  Speaker 2: This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
• 1:15:11
  Speaker 3: Pause here for a moment as you recall this scene,
• 1:15:15
  Speaker 3: as you feel the Holy Spirit breathing peace and tranquility
• 1:15:19
  Speaker 3: over you. Pause here for just a few moments. Make
• 1:15:23
  Speaker 3: no mind of the time tonight. I will watch the clock.
• 1:15:27
  Speaker 3: Just ponder and breathe softly as you feel transported, as
• 1:15:32
  Speaker 3: you feel transformed into this story. Settle there now. So
• 1:16:10
  Speaker 3: now visualize this peaceful afternoon scene unfolding in your mind's eye.
• 1:16:17
  Speaker 3: Imagine yourself in the scene. Imagine being Zachias. You sense
• 1:16:23
  Speaker 3: the scene around you. Can you feel the early afternoon
• 1:16:29
  Speaker 3: sun hitting your face, the coolness of the breeze as
• 1:16:34
  Speaker 3: you sit high up in the sycamore tree, the leaves
• 1:16:38
  Speaker 3: rustling around you. You look around the town. You see
• 1:16:43
  Speaker 3: the buildings, smoke rising from fires being started for dinner.
• 1:16:50
  Speaker 3: You see people wandering about, talking, laughing, searching. You were
• 1:16:59
  Speaker 3: sitting high a sturdy branch, your arms wrapped tightly around
• 1:17:04
  Speaker 3: the trunk of the tree, steadying yourself. Pause here for
• 1:17:09
  Speaker 3: a moment in this scene and just feel its peace.
• 1:17:46
  Speaker 3: You know from the soft whispered conversations around you that
• 1:17:49
  Speaker 3: Jesus and the crowds are approaching. You sense that this
• 1:17:54
  Speaker 3: new rabbi is on his way. If given the opportunity,
• 1:17:58
  Speaker 3: what would you say to him? Do you feel worthy
• 1:18:02
  Speaker 3: to even look at him? You are a tax collector.
• 1:18:06
  Speaker 3: No one wants to be near you. But will Jesus
• 1:18:11
  Speaker 3: Will he judge you as others have? Will Jesus show
• 1:18:16
  Speaker 3: you the mercy that you seek, the mercy, the love
• 1:18:22
  Speaker 3: and forgiveness that you seek, and the mercy and the
• 1:18:27
  Speaker 3: love and forgiveness you crave from others? Will Jesus offer
• 1:18:32
  Speaker 3: that to you? You begin to whisper, Son of David Jesus,
• 1:18:39
  Speaker 3: please have mercy on me, Son of David Jesus, Rabbi,
• 1:18:46
  Speaker 3: please have mercy on me. Son of David Jesus, please
• 1:18:52
  Speaker 3: have mercy on me. Pause here and let this be
• 1:18:56
  Speaker 3: your prayer as the Holy Spirit guides you to sleep
• 1:19:00
  Speaker 3: whispered for a few moments until I return. Son of
• 1:19:03
  Speaker 3: David Jesus, have mercy on me, Son of David Jesus,
• 1:19:11
  Speaker 3: have mercy on me.
• 1:19:44
  Speaker 2: Here he is.
• 1:19:45
  Speaker 3: Finally this rabbi everyone has been talking about. Everyone is
• 1:19:49
  Speaker 3: clamoring for his attention.
• 1:19:52
  Speaker 2: But the crowd is.
• 1:19:53
  Speaker 3: Too thick, voices too loud. He will never see you,
• 1:19:57
  Speaker 3: surely never hear you. But you whisper again, Rabbi Jesus,
• 1:20:02
  Speaker 3: son of David, have mercy on me. And suddenly, quite suddenly,
• 1:20:09
  Speaker 3: Jesus stops. He stands still, the Messiah, the Lord, the
• 1:20:16
  Speaker 3: creator of the universe, your savior. He stops and stands
• 1:20:22
  Speaker 3: still for you. He turns his head and looks up
• 1:20:27
  Speaker 3: at you. How humbling is that you should be the
• 1:20:31
  Speaker 3: one kneeling and looking up at him. But here is
• 1:20:34
  Speaker 3: this Rabbi looking up at you. In a moment that
• 1:20:39
  Speaker 3: feels like an eternity, you hear Jesus say, hurry and
• 1:20:44
  Speaker 3: come down, for I must stay at your house today.
• 1:20:50
  Speaker 3: What are your emotions? Do you doubt he is talking
• 1:20:53
  Speaker 3: to you? Does shame drop your eyes? This fear cause
• 1:21:00
  Speaker 3: you to look away? You slowly slide out of the
• 1:21:03
  Speaker 3: tree and drop to the ground. You feel your blanket
• 1:21:07
  Speaker 3: of shame drop from your shoulders as you walk towards
• 1:21:11
  Speaker 3: the soothing voice of Jesus. You feel the weight of
• 1:21:15
  Speaker 3: your cloak of guilt slip off of your head and mind.
• 1:21:20
  Speaker 3: You feel the peaceful voice of Jesus transform you as
• 1:21:23
  Speaker 3: you step closer towards him. You feel Jesus's arms embrace you,
• 1:21:29
  Speaker 3: his hands on your shoulders, his hands sliding up to
• 1:21:34
  Speaker 3: cradle your face, and you hear his soothing voice whisper
• 1:21:38
  Speaker 3: in your ear.
• 1:21:39
  Speaker 2: I want you.
• 1:21:41
  Speaker 3: I want to stay with you. I have chosen you. You
• 1:21:49
  Speaker 3: feel abandonment transform into approval. You feel aggravation become feelings
• 1:21:56
  Speaker 3: of abiding and resting in the presence of Jesus, and
• 1:22:01
  Speaker 3: you tell him, behold Lord, half of my goods I
• 1:22:05
  Speaker 3: give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone
• 1:22:09
  Speaker 3: of anything, I restore it now fourfold. But you can
• 1:22:14
  Speaker 3: visualize it again in Jesus's eyes. Yes, but it is
• 1:22:19
  Speaker 3: you that I want. It is you I want to
• 1:22:23
  Speaker 3: stay with. It is you I have chosen. It is
• 1:22:30
  Speaker 3: you I give release from fear this evening, and it
• 1:22:34
  Speaker 3: is you I grant well being. It is you I
• 1:22:40
  Speaker 3: give rest tonight. I am here for you, dear child.
• 1:22:46
  Speaker 3: Pace your breathing now as you listen to the word
• 1:22:49
  Speaker 3: of God being prayed softly over you in this relaxation exercise.
• 1:22:55
  Speaker 3: Just Breathe slow and deep as you listen to God's
• 1:22:58
  Speaker 3: word for you tonight from Psalms and other selected passages.
• 1:23:03
  Speaker 2: Just breathe. Do you feel.
• 1:23:05
  Speaker 3: Judgment from the world? Do you ever feel wrapt in
• 1:23:09
  Speaker 3: shame or guilt? Is bedtime sleep ever elusive because of fear? Well,
• 1:23:16
  Speaker 3: Jesus came to seek and to save you. Hear his
• 1:23:20
  Speaker 3: whisper tonight. Hurry up, my child, and come to me.
• 1:23:58
  Speaker 3: Hear his whisper tonight.
• 1:24:00
  Speaker 2: Come to me.
• 1:24:01
  Speaker 3: You are safe here, no condemnation, only my grace.
• 1:24:07
  Speaker 2: Come to me now tonight.
• 1:24:41
  Speaker 3: Salvation has come to you by God's grace alone, through
• 1:24:45
  Speaker 3: faith and Jesus alone. Salvation is yours. Rest there now
• 1:25:22
  Speaker 3: tonight you will hear rest without a worry and sleep soundly.
• 1:26:00
  Speaker 2: The night.
• 1:26:00
  Speaker 3: The Holy Spirit is present and caring for you. The
• 1:26:04
  Speaker 3: Lord cares for his own even while you sleep in
• 1:26:08
  Speaker 3: your bed.
• 1:26:40
  Speaker 2: In peace.
• 1:26:41
  Speaker 3: You will both lie down and sleep, for the Lord
• 1:26:45
  Speaker 3: alone will help you rest, abide and dwell in safety.
• 1:27:23
  Speaker 3: Doze a little now, sleep tonight, fold your hands and
• 1:27:28
  Speaker 3: rest in the presence of the Lord. Tonight you will
• 1:28:04
  Speaker 3: sleep and wake up refreshed because the Lord will protect
• 1:28:08
  Speaker 3: and care for you. Now Tonight you can lie down
• 1:28:43
  Speaker 3: and sleep soundly because the Lord will keep you safe.
• 1:29:20
  Speaker 3: God is your fortress. He is your place of safety.
• 1:29:23
  Speaker 3: He is your God, and you can trust in him
• 1:29:27
  Speaker 3: for rest tonight. Tonight, the Lord is your protector, and
• 1:30:04
  Speaker 3: he won't go to sleep or let you stumble.
• 1:30:06
  Speaker 2: Tonight.
• 1:30:07
  Speaker 3: The Protector of Israel doesn't doze or ever get drowsy,
• 1:30:12
  Speaker 3: So you can rest knowing he is watching over you.
• 1:30:48
  Speaker 3: The Lord will keep you safe from all harm, and
• 1:30:50
  Speaker 3: he will spread his wings over you and keep you
• 1:30:54
  Speaker 3: secure tonight. His faithfulness is like a shield. No need
• 1:31:32
  Speaker 3: tonight to keep carrying your heavy burdens. Jesus has taken them.
• 1:31:37
  Speaker 3: Jesus gives you rest. He is gentle, he is humble.
• 1:31:43
  Speaker 3: Rest in Jesus and find his rest. Right now, your
• 1:32:18
  Speaker 3: faith is firm, and the Lord gives you perfect peace.
• 1:32:22
  Speaker 3: He is forever your mighty rock and comfort. Don't be worried.
• 1:32:59
  Speaker 3: Have faith in God, God, and have faith in Jesus,
• 1:33:02
  Speaker 3: and have faith in the Holy Spirit to prepare a
• 1:33:05
  Speaker 3: place for you. Even tonight, He is preparing your heart
• 1:33:10
  Speaker 3: to be with him. Rest in that tranquil promise. Your
• 1:33:46
  Speaker 3: name is now written on the hand of God. He
• 1:33:49
  Speaker 3: knows you, He cares for you. You are always in
• 1:33:53
  Speaker 3: his thoughts. Just rest there now. The Lord and the
• 1:34:28
  Speaker 3: Spirit are one and the same, And the Lord's Spirit
• 1:34:33
  Speaker 3: sets you free tonight, even when storms suddenly strike around you.
• 1:35:09
  Speaker 3: Jesus sleeps soundly, and so can you. Rest now with
• 1:35:15
  Speaker 3: the peace of Jesus. And now glory be to the
• 1:35:50
  Speaker 3: Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
• 1:35:53
  Speaker 3: As it was in the beginning, is now and ever
• 1:35:57
  Speaker 3: shall be world without end.
• 1:36:00
  Speaker 2: Amen.
• 1:36:02
  Speaker 1: We hope this meditation brought you peace. For more Christian meditations,
• 1:36:07
  Speaker 1: download the Abide app in iTunes or the Google Play Store.