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Deep Forgiveness - Righteousness | Zach Clinton · Meditative Prayers by Pray.com

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  Speaker 1: Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy, break up
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  Speaker 1: your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the
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  Speaker 1: Lord till He come and rain righteousness upon you. Hosea 10,
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  Speaker 1: 12 Dear Heavenly Father, I know that a person reaps
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  Speaker 1: what they sow. I know what I put into my
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  Speaker 1: faith I will receive back. I want to sow righteousness. obedience,
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  Speaker 1: and devotion to you, yet sometimes my heart is too
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  Speaker 1: distant and my mind is too chaotic. Would you bring
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  Speaker 1: my heart close to you and rein in my wandering mind?
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  Speaker 1: I know my effectiveness as a Christian is dependent on
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  Speaker 1: my closeness to you. In Jesus' name, Amen. Thank you
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  Speaker 1: for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast,
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  Speaker 1: Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can draw close
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  Speaker 1: to God and find strength in Him.
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  Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on deep forgiveness.
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  Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use
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  Speaker 2: Pray.com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. Again,
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  Speaker 2: our goal for today's meditative prayer is all about deep forgiveness.
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  Speaker 2: So right now, Let's just pause for just a second.
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  Speaker 2: Maybe put aside the day's distractions and prepare to spend
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  Speaker 2: a moment with God. Close your eyes. Take a deep
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  Speaker 2: breath in. And then slowly breathe out. And now take
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  Speaker 2: every thought captive and shift your focus to what God
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  Speaker 2: has prepared for you. Again, today we'll be meditating on
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  Speaker 2: Hosea 10, verse 12 from the King James Version. Right now,
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  Speaker 2: my friends, take a moment just to pour out your
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  Speaker 2: adoration to God. God, I give you praise for your
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  Speaker 2: justice is perfect. I worship you for your righteousness is
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  Speaker 2: true and will not be withheld from your people. You
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  Speaker 2: pour out your mercy and with loving kindness you attract
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  Speaker 2: my heart. I praise you for you are the everlasting God.
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  Speaker 2: Your goodness and your faithfulness know no end. Forgiveness is
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  Speaker 2: for your benefit. As counterintuitive as this may sound, it
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  Speaker 2: is absolutely true. There is a biblical principle called the
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  Speaker 2: Law of the Harvest. And forgiveness falls under its jurisdiction.
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  Speaker 2: Know that your choices and your actions dictate what you
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  Speaker 2: receive from God. No exceptions. This is why forgiveness is
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  Speaker 2: sowed not for the benefit of others, but your own.
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  Speaker 2: Part of the reason why forgiveness can be so hard
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  Speaker 2: to give is because we feel that by forgiving we
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  Speaker 2: accept defeat. But the reality is nothing could be further
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  Speaker 2: from the truth. When you plant mercy and grace into
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  Speaker 2: those who wronged you, you are not accepting defeat. On
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  Speaker 2: the contrary, you are ensuring your victory. When you forgive
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  Speaker 2: those who sinned against you, you are activating a spiritual
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  Speaker 2: principle that cannot be broken. You are triggering God's legal
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  Speaker 2: spiritual authority to bless you, to be merciful and gracious
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  Speaker 2: to you. So do not give in to the temptation
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  Speaker 2: of unforgiveness and retribution. Do not sow for yourself venom, vengeance,
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  Speaker 2: and violence. For God does not excuse evil behavior by
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  Speaker 2: reason of retaliation or provocation. Instead, break up all unplowed
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  Speaker 2: ground in your life. Seek to cultivate a harvest of
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  Speaker 2: God's goodness and His faithful love of His blessings and
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  Speaker 2: His divine favor. Strive to do what is required of
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  Speaker 2: you for God to reign His righteousness over you. So
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  Speaker 2: right now, my friends, take this time. as your opportunity
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  Speaker 2: to remove all impediments to your harvest. Lay your seeds
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  Speaker 2: bare before the Lord and tell Him what is hindering
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  Speaker 2: your heart and preventing you from sowing forgiveness. Right now,
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  Speaker 2: come before God and confess those sins to Him. Now,
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  Speaker 2: my friends, as we transition, let's just take a few
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  Speaker 2: minutes to dwell on God's grace for you. Thank Him
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  Speaker 2: because His love for you is greater than any and
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  Speaker 2: all hurt. Thank the Holy Spirit for empowering you to
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  Speaker 2: overcome all bitterness. Think of past situations where God's grace
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  Speaker 2: transformed your heart. Thank God for those past experiences and
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  Speaker 2: future ones to come. Thank Him for His mercy and
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  Speaker 2: His faithfulness in your life. Thank God that through His righteousness,
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  Speaker 2: you will no longer be controlled by unforgiveness, but instead,
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  Speaker 2: you will live in freedom and in joy. God is present.
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  Speaker 2: And He is listening to you. So right now, this
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  Speaker 2: is your opportunity to ask for aid in planting your harvest.
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  Speaker 2: Reach out to God this moment and ask Him to
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  Speaker 2: fill you with His powerful love. Ask the Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 2: to transform your heart and to fill you with His grace.
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  Speaker 2: Ask Him to empower you to let go of grudges,
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  Speaker 2: of hate, and of bitterness. Ask the Holy Spirit to
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  Speaker 2: fill you with determination to sow forgiveness and to prepare
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  Speaker 2: for a harvest of love and of righteousness. Remember, God
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  Speaker 2: tells you to plant a harvest of love and righteousness
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  Speaker 2: for yourself. Forgiveness is not for the benefit of others.
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  Speaker 2: It's for your own. When you plant forgiveness and grace
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  Speaker 2: into those who wronged you, you are preparing yourself a
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  Speaker 2: harvest of justice and goodness. So do not be afraid
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  Speaker 2: and break up the idle ground in your life. Seek
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  Speaker 2: to do what is good and just in the eyes
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  Speaker 2: of the Lord and prepare for Him to reign righteousness
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  Speaker 2: over your life. Choose this day to cultivate justice and joy,
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  Speaker 2: renewal and righteousness, and step outside of unforgiveness and into
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  Speaker 2: the amazing future that God has waiting for you. My friends,
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  Speaker 2: thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on Pray.com. By
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