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- 0:16Speaker 1: Abide Meditation has everything you need for peaceful night's sleep.
- 0:20Speaker 1: Download Abide from the app Store today. Welcome to a
- 0:32Speaker 1: time of peace and rest tonight. I'm going to read
- 0:37Speaker 1: to you from the prophet Isaiah. When Isaiah first spoke
- 0:42Speaker 1: these words, he was speaking to God's people at a
- 0:45Speaker 1: particularly difficult moment. They needed hope. They were hurt and confused.
- 0:54Speaker 1: They had seen their homes and their land destroyed, and
- 0:58Speaker 1: they wondered if they would ever again have a safe,
- 1:01Speaker 1: peaceful home, a home that would endure. In Isaiah twenty
- 1:08Speaker 1: five and twenty six, Isaiah sees a vision of cosmic peace,
- 1:15Speaker 1: a future in which God restores the whole world and
- 1:18Speaker 1: brings his peace, his shall oam to earth. Tonight, we'll
- 1:26Speaker 1: let Isaiah's peaceful vision guide us into deep, refreshing, restorative
- 1:31Speaker 1: rest as we imagine what our forever home might be like.
- 1:36Speaker 1: But before we begin, take a moment to get cozy,
- 1:41Speaker 1: adjust the lights, stretch out, or curl up, and let
- 1:45Speaker 1: the day's worries or thoughts of work still to be done,
- 1:49Speaker 1: drift away. Get your blankets just right, and let your
- 1:55Speaker 1: heads sink softly into your pillow. The Lord, your God
- 1:59Speaker 1: is with you. And promises to watch over you as
- 2:03Speaker 1: you sleep tonight. As you lay in comfort, take a
- 2:08Speaker 1: few moments to relax each part of your body. Begin
- 2:13Speaker 1: with your feet. Focus on each toe, softening and relaxing
- 2:19Speaker 1: as you slow your breath. Then focus your attention on
- 2:23Speaker 1: your ankles and calves, knees, and thighs. Slowly move your
- 2:31Speaker 1: attention up your body, relaxing each part one at a
- 2:35Speaker 1: time and breathing deeply until all your muscles are loose
- 2:41Speaker 1: and warm. If you're stressed, release your stress to God.
- 3:07Speaker 1: If you're worried, let those worries go. Bring your thoughts
- 3:13Speaker 1: and your feelings to God. Whatever they are, God can
- 3:19Speaker 1: hold them. Breathe in God's peace and breathe out your worries.
- 3:27Speaker 1: God is with you now. God is watching over you.
- 3:33Speaker 1: God is preparing a place for you, a home where
- 3:37Speaker 1: everything will be made right for right now you can
- 3:42Speaker 1: lie down and sleep in peace. Let's pray Heavenly Father,
- 3:52Speaker 1: We praise your name. Your loving kindness is from generation
- 3:57Speaker 1: to generation, and your mercies are new every morning. Even
- 4:04Speaker 1: when things seem dark or difficult. You are with us,
- 4:12Speaker 1: and you are with your child now as they rest.
- 4:17Speaker 1: Thank you for the good plans you have for them.
- 4:20Speaker 1: Thank you for the good plans you have for all
- 4:22Speaker 1: your people. Thank you for promising new heavens and a
- 4:27Speaker 1: new earth where your love will reign forever, and we
- 4:32Speaker 1: will all find a home that will endure to night.
- 4:37Speaker 1: Please bless this child with the gift of sleep. Free
- 4:42Speaker 1: your child from any worries, stresses, or anxieties. Calm their
- 4:47Speaker 1: nerves and heart, and quiet their body. And as I
- 4:52Speaker 1: read these words from Isaiah twenty five and twenty six,
- 4:57Speaker 1: let the words of the prophet guide them into a
- 5:00Speaker 1: deeper sense of your promise of hope and peace, and
- 5:03Speaker 1: I forever home. Relax. Let your breathing grow slow and steady.
- 5:12Speaker 1: As I read from Isaiah chapter twenty five, Oh Lord,
- 5:18Speaker 1: I will honor and praise your name, for you are
- 5:22Speaker 1: my God. You do such wonderful things. You plan them
- 5:27Speaker 1: long ago, and now you have accomplished them. You are
- 5:33Speaker 1: a tower of refuge to the poor, O Lord, a
- 5:37Speaker 1: tower of refuge to the needy and distress. You are
- 5:41Speaker 1: a refuge from the storm and a shelter from the heat.
- 5:46Speaker 1: For the oppressive acts of ruthless people are like a
- 5:49Speaker 1: storm beating against a wall, or like the relentless heat
- 5:53Speaker 1: of the desert. But you silence the roar of foreign
- 5:58Speaker 1: nations as the shade of a cloud cools relentless heat,
- 6:03Speaker 1: so the boastful songs of ruthless people are stilled. God,
- 6:09Speaker 1: we praise you for the glorious things you have done.
- 6:13Speaker 1: You will not let oppression and injustice win the day. Instead,
- 6:18Speaker 1: you bring freedom and justice for all those who trust
- 6:21Speaker 1: in you. Your eye is on the sparrow you care
- 6:26Speaker 1: for the smallest and weakest among us. Be a refuge
- 6:30Speaker 1: for this child to night, shelter them as they sleep,
- 6:34Speaker 1: Bring sweet dreams and deep rest, renew them. We ask
- 6:40Speaker 1: this in Jesus name. Amen. The prophet Isaiah continues painting
- 6:47Speaker 1: a picture of what God has prepared for those who
- 6:49Speaker 1: love him. In Jerusalem. The Lord of Heaven's armies will
- 6:55Speaker 1: spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world.
- 7:00Speaker 1: It will be a delicious banquet with clear, well aged
- 7:04Speaker 1: wine and choice meat. Picture yourself there, seated at God's
- 7:10Speaker 1: banqueting table, surrounded by people you love. Friends, old and new.
- 7:17Speaker 1: Lights are twinkling, and candles glow. As you look up
- 7:23Speaker 1: and down the table, you see people you never expected
- 7:27Speaker 1: to see Here The surprise brings you joy, and you
- 7:32Speaker 1: feel a smile blooming on your face at the wondrous
- 7:36Speaker 1: things God has done. You see people from every nation,
- 7:42Speaker 1: a clamor of happy voices, speaking in musical languages. People
- 7:47Speaker 1: who once were enemies are now friends. They pass bowls
- 7:52Speaker 1: of food down the length of the table, and there
- 7:56Speaker 1: is enough for everyone, more than enough. No one will
- 8:00Speaker 1: go hungry here, no one will be cold, No one
- 8:06Speaker 1: will be without a bed and a home and a
- 8:08Speaker 1: place of belonging. You pick up your fork and take
- 8:12Speaker 1: a bite, and you eat, and you look in amazement
- 8:16Speaker 1: at all God has done. Isaiah tells us more about
- 8:22Speaker 1: what the forever home will be like. There, God will
- 8:27Speaker 1: remove the cloud of gloom, the shadow of death that
- 8:31Speaker 1: hangs over the earth. He will swallow up death forever.
- 8:37Speaker 1: The sovereign Lord will wipe away all tears. He will
- 8:41Speaker 1: remove forever all insults and mockery against his land and people.
- 8:47Speaker 1: The Lord has spoken, and that day the people will proclaim,
- 8:52Speaker 1: this is our God. We trusted in him, and he
- 8:56Speaker 1: saved us. This is the Lord and whom we trusted.
- 9:01Speaker 1: Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings. Mighty God.
- 9:10Speaker 1: We proclaim that You are our God. You have swallowed
- 9:14Speaker 1: up death forever in the work of your son Jesus
- 9:17Speaker 1: on the cross. We look forward to the day when
- 9:20Speaker 1: you will make your home among us, seat us at
- 9:23Speaker 1: your banqueting table, and feed us with your love. Even
- 9:27Speaker 1: now we have tasted and seen your goodness, we proclaim
- 9:32Speaker 1: our trust in you alone. Watch over us and guide
- 9:37Speaker 1: us in to rest, that we may have the strength
- 9:41Speaker 1: we need to praise your name. And the day to come.
- 9:45Speaker 1: Pace your breathing as I continue reading from Isaiah twenty six.
- 9:53Speaker 1: In that day, everyone in the land of Judah will
- 9:56Speaker 1: sing the song. Our city is strong. We are surrounded
- 10:03Speaker 1: by the walls of God's salvation. Open the gates to
- 10:08Speaker 1: all who are righteous, allow the faithful to enter. Can
- 10:15Speaker 1: you picture this city. It's perfectly safe, not because it's
- 10:21Speaker 1: surrounded by a tall wall, but because it's surrounded by
- 10:24Speaker 1: God's salvation. In this city, God encircles you. You and
- 10:31Speaker 1: everyone else who has sought refuge in God finds a
- 10:35Speaker 1: welcoming home here. Because in God's Kingdom, salvation is free
- 10:40Speaker 1: to anyone who puts their faith in him. Anyone who
- 10:44Speaker 1: asks God for deliverance will find it will be brought
- 10:48Speaker 1: into this safe city, where the oppressors cannot reach them,
- 10:53Speaker 1: where violence has ended, where the shadow of death has
- 10:57Speaker 1: no more power. Isaiah continues, God, you will keep in
- 11:04Speaker 1: perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts
- 11:08Speaker 1: are fixed on you. Let me read that again. You
- 11:13Speaker 1: will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you,
- 11:18Speaker 1: all whose thoughts are fixed on you. God, help your
- 11:25Speaker 1: child now to fix their thoughts on you, to trust you,
- 11:30Speaker 1: and to rest in the perfect peace that you bring.
- 11:35Speaker 1: Let these words guide your breath. Breathing in you will
- 11:41Speaker 1: keep me breathing out in perfect peace. Inhaling, you will
- 11:52Speaker 1: keep me and exhaling in perfect peace. Isaiah continues, Trust
- 12:24Speaker 1: in the Lord always. For the Lord God is the
- 12:28Speaker 1: eternal rock. He humbles the proud and brings down the
- 12:32Speaker 1: arrogant city. He brings it down to the dust. The
- 12:38Speaker 1: poor and oppressed trample it underfoot, and the kneading walk
- 12:42Speaker 1: all over it. For those who are righteous, the way
- 12:48Speaker 1: is not steep and rough. You are a God who
- 12:51Speaker 1: does what is right, and you smooth out the path
- 12:55Speaker 1: ahead of them. Lord, we show our trust in you
- 13:00Speaker 1: by obeying your laws. Our heart's desire is to glorify
- 13:05Speaker 1: your name in the night I search for you in
- 13:09Speaker 1: the morning, I earnestly seek you. God smoothed the way
- 13:18Speaker 1: for your child. Raise up the valleys and lay low
- 13:22Speaker 1: the mountains, make a level path for your child to
- 13:26Speaker 1: come to you. May this child sleep in your peace
- 13:30Speaker 1: tonight and rise up in the morning ready to seek
- 13:34Speaker 1: you again. Sink deeply into sleep. As I read these
- 13:40Speaker 1: final words from Isaiah, he says, Lord, you will grant
- 13:46Speaker 1: us peace. All we have accomplished is really from you,
- 13:52Speaker 1: O Lord, our God. Others have ruled us, but you
- 13:57Speaker 1: alone are the one we worship. Isaiah is confident that
- 14:02Speaker 1: whatever trials we face, God is with us, and God
- 14:07Speaker 1: has a plan for restoring all things to himself. God
- 14:12Speaker 1: will bring peace to earth. God has brought peace to
- 14:17Speaker 1: earth in Jesus, and God's peace will come again in
- 14:22Speaker 1: its fullness to reign in our hearts and our lives.
- 14:27Speaker 1: Our forever home will be a place where God's justice
- 14:30Speaker 1: and love win the day. Let that confidence guide you
- 14:34Speaker 1: into peaceful rest tonight. There is nothing you need to accomplish.
- 14:42Speaker 1: God works on your behalf. God works as you rest.
- 14:48Speaker 1: God never grows weary, God never forgets you. All that
- 14:55Speaker 1: you have comes from God. He has made for you,
- 15:00Speaker 1: you a home that will endure. He alone is worthy
- 15:04Speaker 1: of worship. Gracious and powerful God, thank you for giving
- 15:10Speaker 1: us a vision of your dream for the world, of
- 15:13Speaker 1: what you have prepared for your people. We believe that
- 15:18Speaker 1: you will restore all things, You will make all things new,
- 15:22Speaker 1: and we eagerly await your coming and glory. We praise
- 15:27Speaker 1: and exalt you for your love endures forever. Thank you
- 15:34Speaker 1: for allowing us to see your work in the world. God,
- 15:40Speaker 1: I ask now that you would be with your child
- 15:42Speaker 1: as they sleep through this night. Give them peaceful dreams,
- 15:47Speaker 1: restore their spirit, and wake them in the morning to
- 15:51Speaker 1: a new day that you have made, that they may
- 15:55Speaker 1: rejoice and be glad in it, that they may experience
- 15:59Speaker 1: your fresh mercy, that they may work to help usher
- 16:04Speaker 1: your kingdom in on earth. In the name of the Father,
- 16:08Speaker 1: Son and Holy Spirit. Amen, Tonight, I'm going to read
- 16:18Speaker 1: to you from the prophet Isaiah. When Isaiah first spoke
- 16:23Speaker 1: these words, he was speaking to God's people at a
- 16:26Speaker 1: particularly difficult moment. They needed hope. They were hurt and confused.
- 16:34Speaker 1: They had seen their homes and their land destroyed, and
- 16:39Speaker 1: they wondered if they would ever again have a safe,
- 16:42Speaker 1: peaceful home, a home that would endure. In Isaiah twenty
- 16:49Speaker 1: five and twenty six, Isaiah sees a vision of cosmic peace,
- 16:55Speaker 1: a future in which God restores the whole world and
- 16:59Speaker 1: brings his peace, peace, his shall own to earth. Tonight,
- 17:06Speaker 1: we'll let Isaiah's peaceful vision guide us into deep, refreshing,
- 17:10Speaker 1: restorative rest as we imagine what our forever home might
- 17:15Speaker 1: be like. But before we begin, take a moment to
- 17:20Speaker 1: get cozy. Adjust the lights, stretch out, or curl up,
- 17:25Speaker 1: and let the day's worries or thoughts of work still
- 17:28Speaker 1: to be done, drift away. Get your blankets just right,
- 17:34Speaker 1: and let your heads sink softly into your pillow. The Lord,
- 17:39Speaker 1: your God, is with you and promises to watch over
- 17:43Speaker 1: you as you sleep.
- 17:44Speaker 2: Tonight.
- 17:46Speaker 1: As you lay in comfort, take a few moments to
- 17:50Speaker 1: relax each part of your body. Begin with your feet.
- 17:55Speaker 1: Focus on each toe, softening and relaxing as you slow
- 18:00Speaker 1: your breath. Then focus your attention on your ankles and calves, knees,
- 18:08Speaker 1: and thighs. Slowly move your attention up your body, relaxing
- 18:15Speaker 1: each part one at a time, and breathing deeply until
- 18:20Speaker 1: all your muscles are loose and warm. If you're stressed,
- 18:45Speaker 1: release your stressed to God. If you're worried, let those
- 18:50Speaker 1: worries go. Bring your thoughts and your feelings to God.
- 18:56Speaker 1: Whatever they are, God can hold them. Breathe in God's
- 19:03Speaker 1: peace and breathe out your worries. God is with you now.
- 19:10Speaker 1: God is watching over you. God is preparing a place
- 19:15Speaker 1: for you, a home where everything will be made right
- 19:20Speaker 1: for right now, you can lie down and sleep in peace.
- 19:29Speaker 1: Let's pray, Heavenly Father, we praise your name. Your loving
- 19:36Speaker 1: kindness is from generation to generation, and your mercies are
- 19:42Speaker 1: new every morning, even when things seem dark or difficult.
- 19:48Speaker 1: You are with us, and you are with your child
- 19:54Speaker 1: now as they rest. Thank you for the good plans
- 19:59Speaker 1: you have for them. Thank you for the good plans
- 20:02Speaker 1: you have for all your people. Thank you for promising
- 20:06Speaker 1: new heavens and a new earth where your love will
- 20:10Speaker 1: reign forever, and we will all find a home that
- 20:14Speaker 1: will endure tonight. Please bless this child with the gift
- 20:20Speaker 1: of sleep. Free your child from any worries, stresses, or anxieties.
- 20:27Speaker 1: Calm their nerves and heart, and quiet their body. And
- 20:32Speaker 1: as I read these words from Isaiah twenty five, and
- 20:35Speaker 1: twenty six. Let the words of the prophet guide them
- 20:40Speaker 1: into a deeper sense of your promise of hope and
- 20:43Speaker 1: peace and a forever home. Relax, Let your breathing grow
- 20:50Speaker 1: slow and steady, as I read from Isaiah chapter twenty five.
- 20:57Speaker 1: Oh Lord, I will and praise your name, for you
- 21:02Speaker 1: are my God. You do such wonderful things. You plan
- 21:07Speaker 1: them long ago, and now you have accomplished them. You
- 21:13Speaker 1: are a tower of refuge to the poor, O Lord,
- 21:17Speaker 1: a tower of refuge to the needy and distress. You
- 21:21Speaker 1: are a refuge from the storm and a shelter from
- 21:25Speaker 1: the heat. For the oppressive acts of ruthless people are
- 21:29Speaker 1: like a storm beating against a wall, or like the
- 21:33Speaker 1: relentless heat of the desert. But you silence the roar
- 21:38Speaker 1: of foreign nations as the shade of a cloud cools
- 21:42Speaker 1: relentless heat. So the boastful songs of ruthless people are stilled. God,
- 21:50Speaker 1: we praise you for the glorious things you have done.
- 21:53Speaker 1: You will not let oppression and injustice win the day. Instead,
- 21:58Speaker 1: you bring freedom and just just for all those who
- 22:01Speaker 1: trust in you. Your eye is on the sparrow. You
- 22:06Speaker 1: care for the smallest and weakest among us. Be a
- 22:10Speaker 1: refuge for this child tonight, shelter them as they sleep,
- 22:15Speaker 1: bring sweet dreams and deep rest, Renew them. We ask
- 22:20Speaker 1: this in Jesus name. Amen. The prophet Isaiah continues painting
- 22:27Speaker 1: a picture of what God has prepared for those who
- 22:30Speaker 1: love him. In Jerusalem. The Lord of Heaven's armies will
- 22:36Speaker 1: spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world.
- 22:41Speaker 1: It will be a delicious banquet with clear, well aged
- 22:44Speaker 1: wine and choice meat. Picture yourself there, seated at God's
- 22:51Speaker 1: banqueting table, surrounded by people you love, friends, old and new.
- 22:58Speaker 1: Lights are twinkling and candle glow. As you look up
- 23:04Speaker 1: and down the table, you see people you never expected
- 23:07Speaker 1: to see here. The surprise brings you joy, and you
- 23:13Speaker 1: feel a smile blooming on your face at the wondrous
- 23:16Speaker 1: things God has done. You see people from every nation,
- 23:22Speaker 1: a clamor of happy voices, speaking in musical languages. People
- 23:27Speaker 1: who once were enemies are now friends. They pass bowls
- 23:33Speaker 1: of food down the length of the table, and there
- 23:36Speaker 1: is enough for everyone, more than enough. No one will
- 23:41Speaker 1: go hungry here, no one will be cold, No one
- 23:47Speaker 1: will be without a bed and a home and a
- 23:49Speaker 1: place of belonging. You pick up your fork and take
- 23:53Speaker 1: a bite, and you eat, and you look in amazement
- 23:57Speaker 1: at all God has done. Isaiah tells us more about
- 24:03Speaker 1: what the forever home will be like. There, God will
- 24:08Speaker 1: remove the cloud of gloom, the shadow of death that
- 24:11Speaker 1: hangs over the earth. He will swallow up death forever.
- 24:17Speaker 1: The sovereign Lord will wipe away all tears. He will
- 24:21Speaker 1: remove forever all insults and mockery against his land and people.
- 24:27Speaker 1: The Lord has spoken, and that day the people will proclaim.
- 24:33Speaker 1: This is our God. We trusted in him, and he
- 24:37Speaker 1: saved us. This is the Lord in whom we trusted.
- 24:42Speaker 1: Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings. Mighty God,
- 24:50Speaker 1: we proclaim that you are our God. You have swallowed
- 24:54Speaker 1: up death forever and the work of your son Jesus
- 24:57Speaker 1: on the cross. We look forward to the day when
- 25:00Speaker 1: you will make your home among us, seat us at
- 25:04Speaker 1: your banqueting table, and feed us with your love. Even
- 25:08Speaker 1: now we have tasted and seen your goodness, we proclaim
- 25:13Speaker 1: our trust in you alone, watch over us and guide us,
- 25:18Speaker 1: and to rest that we may have the strength we
- 25:21Speaker 1: need to praise your name. And the day to come,
- 25:26Speaker 1: pace your breathing as I continue reading from Isaiah twenty six,
- 25:34Speaker 1: in that day, everyone in the land of Judah will
- 25:37Speaker 1: sing the song. Our city is strong. We are surrounded
- 25:44Speaker 1: by the walls of God's salvation. Open the gates to
- 25:48Speaker 1: all who are righteous, Allow the faithful to enter. Can
- 25:56Speaker 1: you picture this city. It's perfectly safe, not because it's
- 26:01Speaker 1: surrounded by a tall wall, but because it's surrounded by
- 26:05Speaker 1: God's salvation. In this city, God encircles you. You and
- 26:11Speaker 1: everyone else who has sought refuge in God finds a
- 26:15Speaker 1: welcoming home here. Because in God's kingdom, salvation is free
- 26:20Speaker 1: to anyone who puts their faith in him. Anyone who
- 26:25Speaker 1: asks God for deliverance will find it. Will be brought
- 26:28Speaker 1: into this safe city, where the oppressors cannot reach them,
- 26:33Speaker 1: where violence has ended, where the shadow of death has
- 26:37Speaker 1: no more power. Isaiah continues, God, you will keep in
- 26:44Speaker 1: perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts
- 26:48Speaker 1: are fixed on you. Let me read that again. You
- 26:54Speaker 1: will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you,
- 26:59Speaker 1: all who thoughts are fixed on you. God, help your
- 27:06Speaker 1: child now to fix their thoughts on you, to trust you,
- 27:11Speaker 1: and to rest in the perfect peace that you bring.
- 27:16Speaker 1: Let these words guide your breath. Breathing in, you will
- 27:22Speaker 1: keep me breathing out in perfect peace. Inhaling, you will
- 27:32Speaker 1: keep me and exhaling in perfect peace. Isaiah continues, trust
- 28:05Speaker 1: in the Lord always. For the Lord God is the
- 28:09Speaker 1: eternal rock. He humbles the proud and brings down the
- 28:13Speaker 1: arrogant city. He brings it down to the dust. The
- 28:19Speaker 1: poor and oppressed trample it underfoot, and the needy walk
- 28:23Speaker 1: all over it. For those who are righteous, the way
- 28:28Speaker 1: is not steep and rough. You are a God who
- 28:32Speaker 1: does what is right, and you smooth out the path
- 28:35Speaker 1: ahead of them. Lord, we show our trust in you
- 28:41Speaker 1: by obeying your laws. Our heart's desire is to glorify
- 28:45Speaker 1: your name. In the night I search for you. In
- 28:50Speaker 1: the morning, I earnestly seek you. God, smooth the way
- 28:58Speaker 1: for your child. Raise up the valleys and lay low
- 29:02Speaker 1: the mountains, make a level path for your child to
- 29:06Speaker 1: come to you. May this child sleep in your peace
- 29:10Speaker 1: tonight and rise up in the morning ready to seek
- 29:14Speaker 1: you again. Sink deeply into sleep. As I read these
- 29:21Speaker 1: final words from Isaiah, he says, Lord, you will grant
- 29:27Speaker 1: us peace. All we have accomplished is really from you,
- 29:32Speaker 1: O Lord, our God. Others have ruled us, but You
- 29:37Speaker 1: alone are the one we worship. Isaiah is confident that
- 29:43Speaker 1: whatever trials we face, God is with us, and God
- 29:48Speaker 1: has a plan for restoring all things to himself. God
- 29:53Speaker 1: will bring peace to earth. God has brought peace to
- 29:57Speaker 1: earth in Jesus. God's peace will come again in its
- 30:02Speaker 1: fullness to reign in our hearts and our lives. Our
- 30:08Speaker 1: forever home will be a place where God's justice and
- 30:11Speaker 1: love win the day. Let that confidence guide you into
- 30:15Speaker 1: peaceful rest tonight. There is nothing you need to accomplish.
- 30:22Speaker 1: God works on your behalf. God works as you rest.
- 30:29Speaker 1: God never grows weary. God never forgets you. All that
- 30:35Speaker 1: you have comes from God. He has made for you
- 30:40Speaker 1: a home that will endure. He alone is worthy of worship.
- 30:47Speaker 1: Gracious and powerful God, thank you for giving us a
- 30:51Speaker 1: vision of your dream for the world, of what you
- 30:54Speaker 1: have prepared for your people. We believe that you will
- 30:58Speaker 1: restore all things. You will make all things new, and
- 31:03Speaker 1: we eagerly await your coming and glory. We praise and
- 31:08Speaker 1: exalt you for your love endures forever. Thank you for
- 31:14Speaker 1: allowing us to see your work in the world. God,
- 31:20Speaker 1: I ask now that you would be with your child
- 31:23Speaker 1: as they sleep through this night. Give them peaceful dreams,
- 31:28Speaker 1: restore their spirit, and wake them in the morning to
- 31:31Speaker 1: a new day that you have made, that they may
- 31:35Speaker 1: rejoice and be glad in it. That they may experience
- 31:39Speaker 1: your fresh mercies, that they may work to help usher
- 31:44Speaker 1: your kingdom in on earth. In the name of the Father,
- 31:49Speaker 1: Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. When you think of what
- 32:01Speaker 1: it means to store up treasure in heaven, it might
- 32:05Speaker 1: feel like an elusive thought, something that is distant and
- 32:10Speaker 1: out of reach. Yet storing up treasure on earth is
- 32:14Speaker 1: something most of us strive for and spend years of
- 32:18Speaker 1: our life trying to achieve. However, the pressures of building
- 32:23Speaker 1: earthly treasures can become overwhelming. We feel pressure to make
- 32:27Speaker 1: more money, get a better job, and build notable lives.
- 32:33Speaker 1: Worries about our jobs, finances, and the future try to
- 32:37Speaker 1: consume us. That's why we need to hear the promises
- 32:41Speaker 1: of God every day and receive his direction. We need
- 32:47Speaker 1: to turn our affections to what it means to store
- 32:50Speaker 1: up treasure in heaven. This will be our focus tonight,
- 32:56Speaker 1: storing up treasures in heaven as we hear in encouraging
- 33:00Speaker 1: words from the scriptures and receive comfort and knowing that
- 33:04Speaker 1: storing up treasure in heaven far surpasses our bank accounts
- 33:07Speaker 1: on earth. Rest on that statement for a moment. Storing
- 33:12Speaker 1: up treasure in heaven far surpasses our bank accounts on earth.
- 33:19Speaker 1: Before we begin our Bible meditation, please remove any distractions,
- 33:27Speaker 1: get comfortable, pull the soft covers around you, and simply rest.
- 33:37Speaker 1: Allow your breathing to become soft and steady. Start with
- 33:43Speaker 1: a deep breath in and slowly exhale. Fill your breath
- 33:48Speaker 1: fall into a steady cadence of peace. Let's pray. Dear God,
- 33:57Speaker 1: we invite you here tonight to fill the room with
- 34:00Speaker 1: your presence. We do not take this invitation lightly, Lord,
- 34:06Speaker 1: but instead we humble ourselves as you inhabit this room.
- 34:11Speaker 1: Without you, O Lord, we are empty. No amount of money, resources, talent,
- 34:18Speaker 1: or treasure can fill us up. We are nothing without you. Please, Lord,
- 34:26Speaker 1: speak through the dreams of this listener tonight and point
- 34:30Speaker 1: them heavenward in Christ Jesus, beyond the pressures of life.
- 34:35Speaker 1: Lift their thoughts to the highest of heights, the place
- 34:39Speaker 1: where you dwell, Heaven. We commit this sleep meditation to
- 34:45Speaker 1: you and ask for your continued guidance throughout the night.
- 34:50Speaker 1: Thank you Father for being faithful through the night watches
- 34:54Speaker 1: and into the start of a new day. And you
- 34:58Speaker 1: we put our trust, our hope, and our peace in
- 35:03Speaker 1: the precious name of Jesus. Amen Matthew recorded these beloved
- 35:11Speaker 1: words of Jesus in Chapter six, verses nineteen through twenty one.
- 35:17Speaker 1: Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where
- 35:22Speaker 1: moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
- 35:27Speaker 1: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
- 35:31Speaker 1: moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break
- 35:34Speaker 1: in and steal. Where your treasure is there your heart
- 35:41Speaker 1: will be also. Let this passage sink deep into your heart, mind,
- 35:47Speaker 1: and soul. Tonight, breathe in slowly and exhale. Feel the
- 35:58Speaker 1: presence of the Holy Spirit in the room. How comforting
- 36:03Speaker 1: it is to be in his presence. Every worry and
- 36:07Speaker 1: concern falls away when God is moving and active in
- 36:11Speaker 1: our lives. Remain in his presence. Now, Jesus was clear
- 36:19Speaker 1: when he said, do not lay up for yourselves treasures
- 36:24Speaker 1: on earth. This command is easier said than done, But
- 36:30Speaker 1: it is possible, my friend, for with God, all things
- 36:35Speaker 1: are possible. Rest assured in the possibilities that lay before you.
- 36:41Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, Breathe deeply of God's guidance as he
- 36:49Speaker 1: leads you to build up treasures in heaven, treasures of love, joy, goodness, kindness,
- 36:57Speaker 1: and peace. For the These holy treasures bring us the
- 37:01Speaker 1: deepest contentment. Feel the contentment God's holiness brings. The love
- 37:09Speaker 1: we have where our family and friends is a beautiful treasure.
- 37:14Speaker 1: The joy we experience in the beauty of God's creation
- 37:18Speaker 1: is a priceless experience. The goodness and kindness that builds
- 37:23Speaker 1: others up is equal to storehouses of treasure. The peace
- 37:28Speaker 1: that God gives us is more precious than silver or gold.
- 37:33Speaker 1: These godly attributes are heavenly treasures we can gather as
- 37:38Speaker 1: often as we want. They are not limited to time, money,
- 37:43Speaker 1: or any earthly pursuit. They are freely given and freely received.
- 37:50Speaker 1: Building up storehouses of treasure in heaven. For where your
- 37:56Speaker 1: treasure is there your heart may be. Also Align your
- 38:03Speaker 1: heart with God's heart. Tonight, let your heart cry be
- 38:07Speaker 1: that of David's. From Psalm fifty one, verse ten. Create
- 38:12Speaker 1: in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a
- 38:16Speaker 1: steadfast spirit within me, purity of heart, a steadfast spirit,
- 38:23Speaker 1: treasures in heaven. Allow these to be your heart's petition
- 38:28Speaker 1: before God Tonight. Release all earthly affections from money and increase.
- 38:37Speaker 1: For the steps of a man are established by the Lord.
- 38:41Speaker 1: When he delights in his way, You are established in God.
- 38:48Speaker 1: Remain in the sure foundation of Jesus Christ. He delights
- 38:53Speaker 1: in you when you abide in Him. Abide in the
- 38:58Speaker 1: true vine. Your steps are guided by a loving father.
- 39:04Speaker 1: Hear his voice say this is the way. Walk in it.
- 39:10Speaker 1: Delight in the place in which the Lord has established you. Tonight,
- 39:16Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, you are our delight and a world that
- 39:21Speaker 1: is full of quick fixes and instant gratifications, you are
- 39:25Speaker 1: our constant source of joy. Please remind us of this
- 39:31Speaker 1: when we strive to storm treasures on earth, make more money,
- 39:36Speaker 1: and fill our lives with superficial peace. Remind us that
- 39:41Speaker 1: where our treasure is there, our heart is also. Forgive us,
- 39:47Speaker 1: Lord for seeking other ways to bring happiness. Show us
- 39:53Speaker 1: what it means to have true joy, the joy that
- 39:57Speaker 1: comes from the fruit of your spirit. Please, Lord, cover
- 40:01Speaker 1: this beloved child with the assurance that you are their
- 40:05Speaker 1: peace and provision. They can fully depend on you in
- 40:10Speaker 1: Jesus' name.
- 40:12Speaker 2: Amen.
- 40:15Speaker 1: In your job, you can depend on Jesus. In your relationships.
- 40:21Speaker 1: You can depend on Jesus in your home. You can
- 40:25Speaker 1: depend on Jesus. Rust deeply in your dependency on him. Tonight,
- 40:33Speaker 1: do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where
- 40:37Speaker 1: moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
- 40:42Speaker 1: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
- 40:46Speaker 1: moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break
- 40:50Speaker 1: in and steal. For where your treasure is there, your
- 40:54Speaker 1: heart will be also. It was the Reverend Billy Graham
- 41:00Speaker 1: who once wrote, in the midst of sorrow and trouble,
- 41:05Speaker 1: this life has many blessings and enjoyments which have come
- 41:09Speaker 1: from the hand of God. Even our capacity for love
- 41:13Speaker 1: is a gift from God. We show our gratitude by
- 41:18Speaker 1: giving back to Him a part of that which He
- 41:21Speaker 1: has given to us. Blessings, enjoyment, and even our capacity
- 41:26Speaker 1: for love are God's gifts to us. His gifts are
- 41:32Speaker 1: so lavish, there is plenty to share. We can give
- 41:37Speaker 1: back to Him, and we can pass to blessing on
- 41:39Speaker 1: to others from His overflow of love. You extend that
- 41:47Speaker 1: love to others. From his extraordinary peace, you can display
- 41:53Speaker 1: that peace in your home and workplace. From his abundant joy,
- 41:58Speaker 1: you can radiate joy to everyone around you. These are
- 42:03Speaker 1: the beautiful treasures you build in heaven. Feel joy in
- 42:07Speaker 1: the abundance of your heavenly treasures. Now, there's an old
- 42:15Speaker 1: song titled There's a Treasure in Heaven. A portion of
- 42:20Speaker 1: the lyrics go like this, There's a treasure in heaven,
- 42:26Speaker 1: faithfully kept in God's care. Bridges beyond measure, silver and
- 42:32Speaker 1: gold can't compare. Saints will be there to join us
- 42:37Speaker 1: in a joyful reunion. We'll see there's a treasure in
- 42:41Speaker 1: heaven waiting there for me, Holy God, creator of heaven
- 42:49Speaker 1: and earth. I pray for this child of yours, that
- 42:54Speaker 1: they will know your peace and your presence. Give them
- 42:57Speaker 1: wonderful dreams, help them feeling refreshed and ready to serve
- 43:03Speaker 1: you another day. I pray for blessings for them today.
- 43:07Speaker 1: Please cover this beloved child with peace, Lead them from
- 43:12Speaker 1: one pleasant dream to another. Dreams of heavenly treasures. Overflow
- 43:18Speaker 1: them with your loving kindness, your goodness, and your faithful provision.
- 43:25Speaker 1: For in you we have everything we need. Bless this listener, Lord,
- 43:31Speaker 1: Bless them, keep them and guard them. Show them the
- 43:35Speaker 1: abundant blessings found in You. Whisper the truth in their ear,
- 43:41Speaker 1: and say to them, this is the way you should go.
- 43:45Speaker 1: We trust you Lord, above all earthly gain. We want
- 43:50Speaker 1: to build beautiful treasures in heaven. We want our lives
- 43:54Speaker 1: to fill heavenly storehouses with overflowing treasures of love, joy, goodness,
- 44:01Speaker 1: and kindness. For your word says against such things, there
- 44:07Speaker 1: is no law. We love you, Lord. We look to
- 44:11Speaker 1: you to provide just what we need for life and
- 44:14Speaker 1: for eternity. Thank you, We praise you for being our
- 44:19Speaker 1: ultimate treasure in heaven, our light and our salvation. It
- 44:25Speaker 1: is in the precious name of Jesus, I pray Amen.
- 44:52Speaker 1: When you think of what it means to store up
- 44:54Speaker 1: treasure in heaven, it might feel like an elusive thought,
- 45:00Speaker 1: something that is distant and out of reach. Yet storing
- 45:04Speaker 1: up treasure on earth is something most of us strive
- 45:07Speaker 1: for and spend years of our life trying to achieve. However,
- 45:13Speaker 1: the pressures of building earthly treasures can become overwhelming. We
- 45:18Speaker 1: feel pressure to make more money, get a better job,
- 45:22Speaker 1: and build notable lives. Worries about our jobs, finances, and
- 45:27Speaker 1: the future try.
- 45:29Speaker 2: To consume us.
- 45:31Speaker 1: That's why we need to hear the promises of God
- 45:34Speaker 1: every day and receive his direction. We need to turn
- 45:39Speaker 1: our affections to what it means to store up treasure
- 45:42Speaker 1: in heaven. This will be our focus tonight, storing up
- 45:48Speaker 1: treasures in heaven as we hear encouraging words from the
- 45:53Speaker 1: scriptures and receive comfort in knowing that storing up treasure
- 45:57Speaker 1: in heaven far surpasses our bank accounts on earth. Rest
- 46:02Speaker 1: on that statement for a moment. Storing up treasure in
- 46:05Speaker 1: heaven far surpasses our bank accounts on Earth. Before we
- 46:12Speaker 1: begin our Bible meditation, please remove any distractions, get comfortable,
- 46:21Speaker 1: pull the soft covers around you, and simply rest. Allow
- 46:29Speaker 1: your breathing to become soft and steady. Start with a
- 46:34Speaker 1: deep breath in and slowly exhale. Fill your breath fall
- 46:40Speaker 1: into a steady cadence of peace. Let's pray. Dear God,
- 46:49Speaker 1: we invite you here tonight to fill the room with
- 46:52Speaker 1: your presence. We do not take this invitation lightly, Lord,
- 46:57Speaker 1: but instead we humble ourselves as you inhabit this room
- 47:02Speaker 1: without you, Oh Lord, we are empty. No amount of money, resources, talent,
- 47:10Speaker 1: or treasure can fill us up. We are nothing without you. Please, Lord,
- 47:17Speaker 1: speak through the dreams of this listener tonight and point
- 47:21Speaker 1: them heaven word in Christ Jesus, beyond the pressures of life.
- 47:27Speaker 1: Lift their thoughts to the highest of heights, the place
- 47:31Speaker 1: where you dwell, Heaven. We commit this sleep meditation to
- 47:37Speaker 1: you and ask for your continued guidance throughout the night.
- 47:42Speaker 1: Thank you Father for being faithful through the night watches
- 47:46Speaker 1: and into the start of a new day. And you
- 47:50Speaker 1: we put our trust, our hope, and our peace in
- 47:55Speaker 1: the precious name of Jesus.
- 47:58Speaker 2: Amen.
- 48:01Speaker 1: Matthew recorded these beloved words of Jesus in Chapter six,
- 48:06Speaker 1: verses nineteen through twenty one. Do not lay up for
- 48:10Speaker 1: yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and
- 48:15Speaker 1: where thieves break in and steel. But lay up for
- 48:19Speaker 1: yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys,
- 48:24Speaker 1: and where thieves do not break in and steal. Where
- 48:30Speaker 1: your treasure is there your heart will be also. Let
- 48:35Speaker 1: this passage sink deep into your heart, mind, and soul. Tonight,
- 48:43Speaker 1: Breathe in slowly and exhale. Feel the presence of the
- 48:51Speaker 1: Holy Spirit in the room. How comforting it is to
- 48:55Speaker 1: be in his presence. Every worry and concern away. When
- 49:01Speaker 1: God is moving and active in our lives, Remain in
- 49:06Speaker 1: his presence now. Jesus was clear when he said, do
- 49:14Speaker 1: not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth. This command
- 49:19Speaker 1: is easier said than done. But it is possible, my friend,
- 49:25Speaker 1: For with God all things are possible. Rest assured in
- 49:30Speaker 1: the possibilities that lay before you in Jesus's name, Breathe
- 49:38Speaker 1: deeply of God's guidance as he leads you to build
- 49:42Speaker 1: up treasures in heaven, treasures of love, joy, goodness, kindness,
- 49:49Speaker 1: and peace. For these holy treasures bring us the deepest contentment.
- 49:56Speaker 1: Feel the contentment God's holiness brings. The love we have
- 50:02Speaker 1: for our family and friends is a beautiful treasure. The
- 50:06Speaker 1: joy we experience in the beauty of God's creation is
- 50:09Speaker 1: a priceless experience. The goodness and kindness that builds others
- 50:15Speaker 1: up is equal to storehouses of treasure. The peace that
- 50:20Speaker 1: God gives us is more precious than silver or gold.
- 50:25Speaker 1: These godly attributes are heavenly treasures we can gather as
- 50:30Speaker 1: often as we want. They are not limited to time, money,
- 50:35Speaker 1: or any earthly pursuit. They are freely given and freely received.
- 50:41Speaker 1: Building up storehouses of treasure in heaven. For where your
- 50:48Speaker 1: treasure is there your heart may be. Also Align your
- 50:54Speaker 1: heart with God's heart. Tonight, let your heart cry be
- 50:58Speaker 1: that of David's. From Psalm fifty one, verse ten. Create
- 51:04Speaker 1: in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a
- 51:08Speaker 1: steadfast spirit within me. Purity of heart, a steadfast spirit,
- 51:15Speaker 1: treasures in heaven. Allow these to be your heart's petition
- 51:20Speaker 1: before God tonight. Release all earthly affections for money and increase.
- 51:29Speaker 1: For the steps of a man are established by the Lord.
- 51:33Speaker 1: When he delights in his way. You are established in God.
- 51:40Speaker 1: Remain in the sure foundation of Jesus Christ. He delights
- 51:45Speaker 1: in you when you abide in Him. Abide in the
- 51:49Speaker 1: true vine. Your steps are guided by a loving father.
- 51:55Speaker 1: Hear his voice say this is the way. Walk in it.
- 52:01Speaker 1: Delight in the place in which the Lord has established you. Tonight,
- 52:08Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, you are our delight. And a world that
- 52:13Speaker 1: is full of quick fixes and instant gratifications, you are
- 52:17Speaker 1: our constant source of joy. Please remind us of this
- 52:23Speaker 1: when we strive to store treasures on earth, make more
- 52:27Speaker 1: money and fill our lives with superficial peace. Remind us
- 52:33Speaker 1: that where our treasure is, their heart is also. Forgive us,
- 52:39Speaker 1: Lord for seeking other ways to bring happiness. Show us
- 52:45Speaker 1: what it means to have true joy, the joy that
- 52:49Speaker 1: comes from the fruit of your spirit. Please, Lord, cover
- 52:53Speaker 1: this beloved child with the assurance that you are their
- 52:57Speaker 1: peace and provision. They can fully depend on you in
- 53:02Speaker 1: Jesus' name. Amen, in your job, you can depend on Jesus.
- 53:11Speaker 1: In your relationships. You can depend on Jesus in your home.
- 53:17Speaker 1: You can depend on Jesus. Rust deeply in your dependency
- 53:21Speaker 1: on him. Tonight, do not lay up for yourselves treasures
- 53:27Speaker 1: on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves
- 53:31Speaker 1: break in and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures
- 53:36Speaker 1: in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where
- 53:40Speaker 1: thieves do not break in and steal. For where your
- 53:44Speaker 1: treasure is there your heart will be also. It was
- 53:50Speaker 1: the Reverend Billy Graham who once rode in the midst
- 53:55Speaker 1: of sorrow and trouble. This life has many blessings and
- 53:59Speaker 1: enjoyments which have come from the hand of God. Even
- 54:04Speaker 1: our capacity for love is a gift from God. We
- 54:08Speaker 1: show our gratitude by giving back to him a part
- 54:12Speaker 1: of that which He has given to us. Blessings, enjoyment,
- 54:17Speaker 1: and even our capacity for love are God's gifts to us.
- 54:23Speaker 1: His gifts are so lavish. There is plenty to share.
- 54:28Speaker 1: We can give back to Him, and we can pass
- 54:30Speaker 1: to blessing on to others. From his overflow of love,
- 54:37Speaker 1: you extend that love to others. From his extraordinary peace,
- 54:44Speaker 1: you can display that peace in your home and workplace.
- 54:48Speaker 1: From his abundant joy, you can radiate joy to everyone
- 54:52Speaker 1: around you. These are the beautiful treasures you build in heaven.
- 54:58Speaker 1: Feel joy and the abundance of your heavenly treasures. Now,
- 55:06Speaker 1: there's an old song titled There's a Treasure in Heaven.
- 55:12Speaker 1: A portion of the lyrics go like this, There's a
- 55:16Speaker 1: treasure in heaven, faithfully kept in God's care. Bridges beyond measure,
- 55:23Speaker 1: silver and gold can't compare. Saints will be there to
- 55:28Speaker 1: join us in a joyful reunion. We'll see there's a
- 55:32Speaker 1: treasure in heaven waiting there for me, Holy God, creator
- 55:41Speaker 1: of heaven and earth. I pray for this child of
- 55:44Speaker 1: yours that they will know your peace. And your presence.
- 55:49Speaker 1: Give them wonderful dreams. Help them wake up feeling refreshed
- 55:53Speaker 1: and ready to serve You another day. I pray for
- 55:57Speaker 1: blessings for them today. Please please cover this beloved child
- 56:01Speaker 1: with peace. Lead them from one pleasant dream to another.
- 56:07Speaker 1: Dreams of heavenly treasures. Overflow them with your loving kindness,
- 56:12Speaker 1: your goodness, and your faithful provision. For in you we
- 56:18Speaker 1: have everything we need. Bless this listener, Lord, Bless them,
- 56:23Speaker 1: Keep them and guard them. Show them the abundant blessings
- 56:28Speaker 1: found in You. Whisper the truth in their ear, and
- 56:33Speaker 1: say to them, this is the way you should go.
- 56:37Speaker 1: We trust you, Lord, above all earthly gain. We want
- 56:42Speaker 1: to build beautiful treasures in heaven. We want our lives
- 56:46Speaker 1: to fill heavenly storehouses with overflowing treasures of love, joy, goodness,
- 56:53Speaker 1: and kindness. For your word says against such things, there
- 56:58Speaker 1: is no law. We love you, Lord. We look to
- 57:03Speaker 1: you to provide just what we need for life and
- 57:05Speaker 1: for eternity. Thank you, We praise you for being our
- 57:10Speaker 1: ultimate treasure in heaven, our light and our salvation. It
- 57:17Speaker 1: is in the precious name of Jesus, I pray.
- 57:20Speaker 2: Amen, heavenly made a story of comfort, peace and rest,
- 57:35Speaker 2: inspired by the scripture in Jeremiah chapter one, verse five
- 57:41Speaker 2: that says, before I formed you in the womb, I
- 57:46Speaker 2: knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you.
- 57:53Speaker 2: I appointed you a prophet to the nations. Let those
- 57:59Speaker 2: comfort words from Jeremiah sink deep into your mind as
- 58:05Speaker 2: you close your eyes and relax. Let go of the
- 58:11Speaker 2: stresses of the day, and invite God's presence to fill
- 58:16Speaker 2: the room. Breathe deeply in and out, resting securely in
- 58:31Speaker 2: the spirit of the Lord, as he covers you with peace.
- 58:38Speaker 2: He is with you, He knows you, He has known
- 58:44Speaker 2: you since before you were born. Let those words bring
- 58:50Speaker 2: you comfort tonight and fill you with joy and assurance
- 58:56Speaker 2: that you were formed by God, lovely fashioned and heavenly
- 59:03Speaker 2: made for his divine purpose. Now, as you breathe deeply,
- 59:13Speaker 2: allow your whole body to relax and the comforting presence
- 59:18Speaker 2: of the Lord. Feel his loving arms around you, protecting you,
- 59:27Speaker 2: guarding you as you sleep. Release all of your worries
- 59:32Speaker 2: to Him, letting go of any stress and anxiety, exhaling
- 59:39Speaker 2: every concern to him. Feel his presence, his holiness, his peace.
- 59:52Speaker 2: As you let your head sink deeper into the soft pillow.
- 59:59Speaker 2: He is with you, you, He comforts you, He knows you,
- 1:00:08Speaker 2: He has known you since before you were born. Just
- 1:00:13Speaker 2: as the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the Prophet, he speaks
- 1:00:19Speaker 2: to you as well. Imagine yourself conversing with Jeremiah about
- 1:00:30Speaker 2: the call of God on your life over a steaming
- 1:00:36Speaker 2: hot cup of coffee in the corner booth at your
- 1:00:39Speaker 2: local coffee shop. You lean in close. You slowly look
- 1:00:46Speaker 2: around to make sure no one can hear your Well, Um,
- 1:00:54Speaker 2: what feels like an embarrassing question? You whisper so so
- 1:01:00Speaker 2: very quietly. Jeremiah, I just don't understand God's call in
- 1:01:08Speaker 2: my life. I'm confused, And, as he has often been
- 1:01:15Speaker 2: called the weeping Prophet, says, yeah, yeah, I get it.
- 1:01:26Speaker 2: I totally get it. Jeremiah was called as a young man,
- 1:01:33Speaker 2: and his ministry lasted more than forty years. Because of
- 1:01:38Speaker 2: his calling, he had few friends and experienced great rejection
- 1:01:44Speaker 2: and pain. Jeremiah did not hold back his feelings. God
- 1:01:51Speaker 2: breathes purpose into your life, just like he did with Jeremiah.
- 1:02:00Speaker 2: That you may not immediately understand, God reminds you of
- 1:02:05Speaker 2: these truths from his word before I formed you in
- 1:02:10Speaker 2: the womb, I knew you, and before you were born,
- 1:02:16Speaker 2: I consecrated you. Hear those words tonight. Let them cover
- 1:02:24Speaker 2: you with peace, assurance, and rest. For if God knew
- 1:02:33Speaker 2: Jeremiah before he was born, he knew you before you
- 1:02:39Speaker 2: were born as well. He loves you. He has known
- 1:02:47Speaker 2: you from the beginning. He formed you with his loving
- 1:02:52Speaker 2: hands to know him, to love him, and to serve him.
- 1:02:59Speaker 2: All of you days. Allow those beautiful truths to bring
- 1:03:06Speaker 2: you great peace and rest tonight as I pray over you,
- 1:03:13Speaker 2: Dear God, creator of the universe, my heavenly Father. Long
- 1:03:23Speaker 2: ago you breathe life into me. You blessed me with
- 1:03:29Speaker 2: DNA and fingerprints, a heartbeat, family personality, the color of
- 1:03:39Speaker 2: my hair and eyes. You designed my interests in personal freedom.
- 1:03:47Speaker 2: I am filled with wonder and awe. Now feel the
- 1:03:56Speaker 2: presence of God fill the room. His spirit covers you
- 1:04:01Speaker 2: with his peace. Take soft breaths in and out. Relax
- 1:04:12Speaker 2: even more as you imagine the Lord fashioning you in
- 1:04:18Speaker 2: his likeness, in his image, lovingly forming you in the
- 1:04:24Speaker 2: womb as a potter forms the clay into a beautiful
- 1:04:31Speaker 2: vessel full of life and purpose. Dream of the way
- 1:04:40Speaker 2: God made you to love him and glorify him. Find
- 1:04:46Speaker 2: peace and joy in him. He knew you before you
- 1:04:53Speaker 2: were born. Feel his divine presence over you as you
- 1:05:00Speaker 2: breathe in and out softly, peacefully. Holy God, cover your
- 1:05:15Speaker 2: beloved tonight with comfort, rest and peace. Lord, help them
- 1:05:25Speaker 2: to know that you love them. Remind them that your
- 1:05:31Speaker 2: hands formed them and your spirit breathed life into their being.
- 1:05:39Speaker 2: Let that comfort them tonight. Let it bring peace and
- 1:05:44Speaker 2: assurance that you cared deeply for them inside and out.
- 1:05:55Speaker 2: Help them to know that you formed them with a
- 1:05:58Speaker 2: wonderful purpose. In mind, your divine purpose and the precious
- 1:06:06Speaker 2: name of your son, Jesus, I pray Amen. When Jeremiah
- 1:06:17Speaker 2: was being formed in his mother's womb, God oversaw every
- 1:06:21Speaker 2: stage of his life. He ordained it. He knew Jeremiah
- 1:06:27Speaker 2: as a person from the very beginning. He was God's beloved,
- 1:06:34Speaker 2: his chosen one, And he spoke to Jeremiah these comforting
- 1:06:40Speaker 2: words of hope. I knew you before I formed you
- 1:06:45Speaker 2: in your mother's womb, before you were born. I set
- 1:06:50Speaker 2: you apart. Hear those words and know that they apply
- 1:06:57Speaker 2: to your life as well. Can you see yourself in
- 1:07:03Speaker 2: your mother's womb. God has a plan for you, and
- 1:07:09Speaker 2: no matter what anyone else has ever told you, you
- 1:07:14Speaker 2: were created by your Father in Heaven, who deeply loves you.
- 1:07:23Speaker 2: Just like the prophet Jeremiah, you were on the mind
- 1:07:28Speaker 2: of God before ever being placed in the womb. God
- 1:07:34Speaker 2: knew you, He sets you apart. You were not an accident,
- 1:07:43Speaker 2: You were not an afterthought. You were planned by a
- 1:07:49Speaker 2: loving Father all along. He loves you, He created you,
- 1:07:57Speaker 2: he formed you. Rest in those truths as I pray
- 1:08:04Speaker 2: over you now. Gracious God, surround this person with your
- 1:08:11Speaker 2: holy presence tonight. Help them know without a doubt that
- 1:08:17Speaker 2: you are there, loving them, guarding them, leading them into
- 1:08:25Speaker 2: deep and peaceful sleep. Father, assure them of your love,
- 1:08:37Speaker 2: assure them of your purpose. Help them to sense your
- 1:08:43Speaker 2: divine plan for them, and rest in your perfect will
- 1:08:50Speaker 2: in Jesus Holy name. Amen, Continue to breathe softly in.
- 1:09:01Speaker 1: And out.
- 1:09:03Speaker 2: Find comfort in the stillness of the room. Know that
- 1:09:08Speaker 2: God is with you tonight. He is watching over you,
- 1:09:14Speaker 2: He is covering you with his peace. He loves you.
- 1:09:22Speaker 2: Dream about His spirit guiding your life, guiding you in
- 1:09:27Speaker 2: the way you should go, leading you down paths of righteousness.
- 1:09:33Speaker 2: For His namesake, leading you beside still waters, calm, still waters,
- 1:09:46Speaker 2: flowing peacefully. Listen to these sweet words from Psalm one
- 1:09:52Speaker 2: thirty nine, verses thirteen and fourteen. For you formed my
- 1:09:58Speaker 2: inward parts, you covered me in my mother's womb. I
- 1:10:03Speaker 2: will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
- 1:10:10Speaker 2: Marvelous are your works, and that my soul knows very well.
- 1:10:17Speaker 2: Fearfully wonderfully you were made by the hands of God.
- 1:10:27Speaker 2: He fashioned you in a marvelous way to love Him,
- 1:10:33Speaker 2: to serve him. Rest in that truth tonight, peacefully, calmly
- 1:10:44Speaker 2: and completely, as I pray for you, Holy God, bless
- 1:10:53Speaker 2: this person with your presence and with deep and peaceful
- 1:10:58Speaker 2: sleep as they rest in you, knowing you are with them,
- 1:11:06Speaker 2: you love them, you comfort them, you know them. Please
- 1:11:15Speaker 2: cover them with your holiness, Let your spirit fill them,
- 1:11:23Speaker 2: surround them, guard them in perfect sleep, in perfect rest.
- 1:11:35Speaker 2: I ask these things in Jesus' name. Amen, feel yourself
- 1:11:44Speaker 2: sinking into a deep sleep as you breathe in and
- 1:11:50Speaker 2: out fully, relaxed, completely at ease and perfect rest, surrounded
- 1:12:05Speaker 2: with the protective arms of the Father. Inhale, exhale, think
- 1:12:17Speaker 2: only of the Lord's presence. Let all other thoughts fade
- 1:12:23Speaker 2: into the distance. Dream of God's love his provision over you.
- 1:12:32Speaker 2: His thoughts towards you are sweet. He loves you, he
- 1:12:38Speaker 2: knows you, he formed you. Be comforted by Psalm Chapter forty,
- 1:12:48Speaker 2: verse five that says God's thoughts over you are too
- 1:12:54Speaker 2: numerous to count. He thinks about you always. He values you. You
- 1:13:05Speaker 2: are precious to him. He thinks loving thoughts towards you.
- 1:13:13Speaker 2: Let that bring you perfect peace tonight. Let that comfort you.
- 1:13:21Speaker 2: Let that soothe you as you sink into a deep sleep.
- 1:13:29Speaker 2: His thoughts over you cannot be numbered. He knows you,
- 1:13:36Speaker 2: he loves you, He formed you. Marvelous are his works.
- 1:13:45Speaker 2: Rest in those beautiful promises as I pray over you
- 1:13:52Speaker 2: one more time. Heavenly Father, thank you for your presence
- 1:14:00Speaker 2: here tonight. I ask for your comforting hand to be
- 1:14:04Speaker 2: upon this person as they sleep and dream of your goodness.
- 1:14:12Speaker 2: Help them to know you, Lord, that you formed them
- 1:14:16Speaker 2: for a wonderful purpose. Your purpose. Give them complete assurance
- 1:14:24Speaker 2: of your love for them as they rest fully in
- 1:14:29Speaker 2: your presence, in your peace. Help them to always remember
- 1:14:37Speaker 2: that they were heavenly made, fashioned by your loving hands.
- 1:14:47Speaker 2: Remind them, that you knew them before they were born,
- 1:14:53Speaker 2: that you had a plan for them all along. I
- 1:14:58Speaker 2: commit this person to you you tonight in Jesus' name. Amen.
- 1:15:08Speaker 2: Imagine yourself conversing with Jeremiah about the call of God
- 1:15:15Speaker 2: on your life over a steaming hot cup of coffee
- 1:15:21Speaker 2: in the corner booth at your local coffee shop. You
- 1:15:26Speaker 2: lean in close, You slowly look around to make sure
- 1:15:31Speaker 2: no one can hear your Well, what feels like an
- 1:15:39Speaker 2: embarrassing question? You whisper so so very quietly, Jeremiah, I
- 1:15:50Speaker 2: just don't understand God's call of my life. I'm confused, And,
- 1:15:57Speaker 2: as he has often been called the weeping Prophet, says, yeah, yeah,
- 1:16:07Speaker 2: I get it. I totally get it. Jeremiah was called
- 1:16:15Speaker 2: as a young man, and his ministry lasted more than
- 1:16:19Speaker 2: forty years. Because of his calling, he had few friends
- 1:16:25Speaker 2: and experienced great rejection and pain. Jeremiah did not hold
- 1:16:31Speaker 2: back his feelings. God breathes purpose into your life, just
- 1:16:39Speaker 2: like he did with Jeremiah. That you may not immediately understand,
- 1:16:47Speaker 2: God reminds you of these truths from His word. Before
- 1:16:53Speaker 2: I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and
- 1:16:58Speaker 2: before you were born I consecrated you. Hear those words tonight.
- 1:17:07Speaker 2: Let them cover you with peace, assurance, and rest. For
- 1:17:15Speaker 2: if God knew Jeremiah before he was born, he knew
- 1:17:20Speaker 2: you before you were born as well. He loves you.
- 1:17:30Speaker 2: He has known you from the beginning. He formed you
- 1:17:34Speaker 2: with his loving hands to know him, to love him,
- 1:17:42Speaker 2: and to serve him all of your days. Allow those
- 1:17:47Speaker 2: beautiful truths to bring you great peace and rest tonight,
- 1:17:54Speaker 2: as I pray over you, Dear God, create of the universe,
- 1:18:03Speaker 2: my heavenly Father. Long ago you breathe life into me.
- 1:18:11Speaker 2: You blessed me with DNA and fingerprints, a heartbeat, family personality,
- 1:18:22Speaker 2: the color of my hair and eyes. You designed my
- 1:18:27Speaker 2: interests in personal freedom. I am filled with wonder and awe.
- 1:18:37Speaker 2: Now feel the presence of God fill the room as
- 1:18:43Speaker 2: his spirit covers you with his peace. Take soft breaths
- 1:18:50Speaker 2: in and out. Relax even more as you imagine the
- 1:18:59Speaker 2: Lord fashioning you in his likeness, in his image, lovingly
- 1:19:07Speaker 2: forming you in the womb as a potter forms the
- 1:19:12Speaker 2: clay into a beautiful vessel full of life and purpose.
- 1:19:22Speaker 2: Dream of the way God made you to love him
- 1:19:26Speaker 2: and glorify him. Find peace and joy in him. He
- 1:19:35Speaker 2: knew you before you were born. Feel His divine presence
- 1:19:41Speaker 2: over you as you breathe in and out softly, peacefully,
- 1:19:56Speaker 2: Holy God, cover your beloved with comfort, rest and peace. Lord,
- 1:20:08Speaker 2: help them to know that you love them. Remind them
- 1:20:14Speaker 2: that your hands formed them and your spirit breathed life
- 1:20:20Speaker 2: into their being. Let that comfort them tonight. Let it
- 1:20:26Speaker 2: bring peace and assurance that you cared deeply for them
- 1:20:34Speaker 2: inside and out. Help them to know that you formed
- 1:20:41Speaker 2: them with a wonderful purpose in mind, your divine purpose
- 1:20:49Speaker 2: and the precious name of your son, Jesus, I pray Amen.
- 1:20:59Speaker 2: When Jeremiah was being formed in his mother's womb, God
- 1:21:04Speaker 2: oversaw every stage of his life. He ordained it. He
- 1:21:10Speaker 2: knew Jeremiah as a person from the very beginning. He
- 1:21:16Speaker 2: was God's beloved, his chosen one, and he spoke to
- 1:21:21Speaker 2: Jeremiah these comforting words of hope. I knew you before
- 1:21:28Speaker 2: I formed you in your mother's womb, before you were born.
- 1:21:33Speaker 2: I set you apart. Hear those words and know that
- 1:21:39Speaker 2: they apply to your life as well. Can you see
- 1:21:45Speaker 2: yourself in your mother's womb? God has a plan for you,
- 1:21:52Speaker 2: and no matter what anyone else has ever told you
- 1:21:57Speaker 2: you were created by your Father in Heaven, who deeply
- 1:22:03Speaker 2: loves you. Just like the prophet Jeremiah, you were on
- 1:22:11Speaker 2: the mind of God before ever being placed in the womb.
- 1:22:17Speaker 2: God knew you, He sets you apart. You were not
- 1:22:24Speaker 2: an accident, You were not an afterthought. You were planned
- 1:22:32Speaker 2: by a loving Father all along. He loves you, He
- 1:22:39Speaker 2: created you, he formed you. Rest in those truths as
- 1:22:47Speaker 2: I pray over you now, Gracious God, surround this person
- 1:22:54Speaker 2: with your holy presence tonight. Help them know without a
- 1:23:00Speaker 2: doubt that you are there, loving them, guarding them, leading
- 1:23:08Speaker 2: them into deep and peaceful sleep. Father, assure them of
- 1:23:18Speaker 2: your love, assure them of your purpose. Help them to
- 1:23:26Speaker 2: sense your divine plan for them. And rest in your
- 1:23:31Speaker 2: perfect will in Jesus' holy name, Hey man, continue to
- 1:23:41Speaker 2: breathe softly in and out. Find comfort in the stillness
- 1:23:49Speaker 2: of the room. Know that God is with you tonight.
- 1:23:55Speaker 2: He is watching over you, He is covering you with
- 1:23:59Speaker 2: his peace. He loves you. Dream about His spirit guiding
- 1:24:07Speaker 2: your life, guiding you in the way you should go,
- 1:24:14Speaker 2: leading you down paths of righteousness for His namesake, leading
- 1:24:20Speaker 2: you beside still waters, calm, still waters, flowing peacefully. Listen
- 1:24:33Speaker 2: to these sweet words from Psalm one thirty nine, Verses
- 1:24:37Speaker 2: thirteen and fourteen. For you formed my inward parts, you
- 1:24:43Speaker 2: covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise you,
- 1:24:49Speaker 2: for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are your works,
- 1:24:56Speaker 2: and that my soul knows very well. Fearfully wonderfully you
- 1:25:05Speaker 2: were made by the hands of God. He fashioned you
- 1:25:12Speaker 2: in a marvelous way to love Him, to serve him.
- 1:25:19Speaker 2: Rest in that truth tonight, peacefully, calmly and completely, as
- 1:25:30Speaker 2: I pray for you, Holy God, bless this person with
- 1:25:37Speaker 2: your presence and with deep and peaceful sleep as they
- 1:25:44Speaker 2: rest in you, knowing you are with them, You love them,
- 1:25:52Speaker 2: you comfort them, you know them. Please cover them with you,
- 1:25:59Speaker 2: your holiness. Let your spirit fill them, surround them, guard
- 1:26:10Speaker 2: them in perfect sleep, in perfect rest. I ask these
- 1:26:20Speaker 2: things in Jesus' name. Amen, feel yourself sinking into a
- 1:26:28Speaker 2: deep sleep as you breathe in and out fully, relaxed,
- 1:26:39Speaker 2: completely at ease, in perfect rest. Surround it with the
- 1:26:49Speaker 2: protective arms of the Father. Inhale, exhale, Think only of
- 1:27:01Speaker 2: the Lord's presence. Let all other thoughts fade into the distance.
- 1:27:10Speaker 2: Dream of God's love, his provision over you. His thoughts
- 1:27:16Speaker 2: towards you are sweet. He loves you, He knows you,
- 1:27:25Speaker 2: he formed you. Be comforted by Psalm Chapter forty, verse
- 1:27:32Speaker 2: five that says God's thoughts over you are too numerous
- 1:27:38Speaker 2: to count. He thinks about you always. He values you. You
- 1:27:49Speaker 2: are precious to him. He thinks loving thoughts towards you.
- 1:27:57Speaker 2: Let that bring you perfect peace tonight. Let that comfort you.
- 1:28:04Speaker 2: Let that soothe you as you sink into a deep sleep.
- 1:28:13Speaker 2: His thoughts over you cannot be numbered. He knows you,
- 1:28:20Speaker 2: He loves you, He formed you. Marvelous are his works.
- 1:28:29Speaker 2: Rest in those beautiful promises as I pray over you
- 1:28:35Speaker 2: one more time. Heavenly Father, thank you for your presence
- 1:28:43Speaker 2: here tonight. I ask for your comforting hand to be
- 1:28:48Speaker 2: upon this person as they sleep and dream of your goodness.
- 1:28:56Speaker 2: Help them to know you, Lord, that you formed them
- 1:29:00Speaker 2: for a wonderful purpose. Your purpose. Give them complete assurance
- 1:29:08Speaker 2: of your love for them as they rest fully in
- 1:29:12Speaker 2: your presence, in your peace. Help them to always remember
- 1:29:20Speaker 2: that they were heavenly made, fashioned by your loving hands.
- 1:29:30Speaker 2: Remind them that you knew them before they were born,
- 1:29:36Speaker 2: that you had a plan for them all along. I
- 1:29:42Speaker 2: commit this person to you tonight in Jesus' name.
- 1:29:49Speaker 1: Amen, Tonight, I'm going to read to you from the
- 1:29:58Speaker 1: prophet Isaiah. When Isaiah first spoke these words, he was
- 1:30:04Speaker 1: speaking to God's people that a particularly difficult moment. They
- 1:30:08Speaker 1: needed hope. They were hurt and confused. They had seen
- 1:30:14Speaker 1: their homes and their land destroyed, and they wondered if
- 1:30:19Speaker 1: they would ever again have a safe, peaceful home, a
- 1:30:24Speaker 1: home that would endure. In Isaiah twenty five and twenty six,
- 1:30:30Speaker 1: Isaiah sees a vision of cosmic peace, a future in
- 1:30:35Speaker 1: which God restores the whole world and brings his peace,
- 1:30:40Speaker 1: his Shallam to earth. Tonight, we'll let Isaiah's peaceful vision
- 1:30:47Speaker 1: guide us into deep, refreshing, restorative rest as we imagine
- 1:30:53Speaker 1: what our forever home might be like. But before we begin,
- 1:30:58Speaker 1: take a moment to get cold, adjust the lights, stretch out,
- 1:31:03Speaker 1: or curl up, and let the day's worries or thoughts
- 1:31:07Speaker 1: of work still to be done, drift away. Get your
- 1:31:12Speaker 1: blankets just right, and let your head sink softly into
- 1:31:16Speaker 1: your pillow. The Lord, your God is with you and
- 1:31:21Speaker 1: promises to watch over you as you sleep tonight, as
- 1:31:25Speaker 1: you lay in comfort. Take a few moments to relax
- 1:31:29Speaker 1: each part of your body. Begin with your feet. Focus
- 1:31:35Speaker 1: on each toe, softening and relaxing as you slow your breath.
- 1:31:42Speaker 1: Then focus your attention on your ankles and calves, knees,
- 1:31:47Speaker 1: and thighs. Slowly move your attention up your body, relaxing
- 1:31:54Speaker 1: each part one at a time and breathing deeply until
- 1:31:59Speaker 1: all your mothers are loose and warm. If you're stressed,
- 1:32:24Speaker 1: release your stressed to God. If you're worried, let those
- 1:32:29Speaker 1: worries go. Bring your thoughts and your feelings to God.
- 1:32:35Speaker 1: Whatever they are, God can hold them. Breathe in God's
- 1:32:42Speaker 1: peace and breathe out your worries. God is with you now.
- 1:32:50Speaker 1: God is watching over you. God is preparing a place
- 1:32:54Speaker 1: for you, a home where everything will be made right
- 1:33:00Speaker 1: for right now, you can lie down and sleep in peace.
- 1:33:08Speaker 1: Let's pray Heavenly Father, We praise your name. Your loving
- 1:33:15Speaker 1: kindness is from generation to generation, and your mercies are
- 1:33:21Speaker 1: new every morning. Even when things seem dark or difficult,
- 1:33:27Speaker 1: You are with us, and you are with your child
- 1:33:34Speaker 1: now as they rest. Thank you for the good plans
- 1:33:38Speaker 1: you have for them. Thank you for the good plans
- 1:33:41Speaker 1: you have for all your people. Thank you for promising
- 1:33:46Speaker 1: new heavens and a new earth where your love will
- 1:33:49Speaker 1: reign forever, and we will all find a home that
- 1:33:53Speaker 1: will endure tonight. Please bless this child with the gift
- 1:34:00Speaker 1: of sleep. Free your child from any worries, stresses, or anxieties.
- 1:34:07Speaker 1: Calm their nerves and heart, and quiet their body. And
- 1:34:12Speaker 1: as I read these words from Isaiah twenty five and
- 1:34:14Speaker 1: twenty six, let the words of the prophet guide them
- 1:34:19Speaker 1: into a deeper sense of your promise of hope and peace.
- 1:34:23Speaker 1: And if forever home, relax, let your breathing grow slow
- 1:34:30Speaker 1: and steady. As I read from Isaiah chapter twenty five,
- 1:34:37Speaker 1: O Lord, I will honor and praise your name, for
- 1:34:41Speaker 1: you are my God. You do such wonderful things. You
- 1:34:46Speaker 1: plan them long ago, and now you have accomplished them.
- 1:34:52Speaker 1: You are a tower of refuge to the poor, O Lord,
- 1:34:56Speaker 1: a tower of refuge to the needy and distress. You
- 1:35:01Speaker 1: are a refuge from the storm and a shelter from
- 1:35:04Speaker 1: the heat. For the oppressive acts of ruthless people are
- 1:35:09Speaker 1: like a storm beating against a wall, or like the
- 1:35:12Speaker 1: relentless heat of the desert. But you silence the roar
- 1:35:17Speaker 1: of foreign nations. As the shade of a cloud cools
- 1:35:21Speaker 1: relentless heat, so the boastful songs of ruthless people are stilled. God,
- 1:35:29Speaker 1: we praise you for the glorious things you have done.
- 1:35:33Speaker 1: You will not let oppression and injustice win the day. Instead,
- 1:35:38Speaker 1: you bring freedom and justice for all those who trust
- 1:35:41Speaker 1: in you. Your eye is on the sparrow. You care
- 1:35:45Speaker 1: for the smallest and weakest among us. Be a refuge
- 1:35:49Speaker 1: for this child to night, shelter them as they sleep,
- 1:35:54Speaker 1: Bring sweet dreams and deep rest, renew them. We ask
- 1:36:00Speaker 1: this in Jesus name. Amen. The prophet Isaiah continues painting
- 1:36:07Speaker 1: a picture of what God has prepared for those who
- 1:36:09Speaker 1: love him. In Jerusalem, the Lord of Heaven's armies will
- 1:36:15Speaker 1: spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world.
- 1:36:20Speaker 1: It will be a delicious banquet with clear, well aged
- 1:36:24Speaker 1: wine and choice meat. Picture yourself there, seated at God's
- 1:36:30Speaker 1: banqueting table, surrounded by people you love. Friends, old and new.
- 1:36:37Speaker 1: Lights are twinkling and candles glow. As you look up
- 1:36:43Speaker 1: and down the table, you see people you never expected
- 1:36:47Speaker 1: to see here. The surprise brings your joy, and you
- 1:36:52Speaker 1: feel a smile blooming on your face at the wondrous
- 1:36:55Speaker 1: things God has done. You see people from every nation,
- 1:37:02Speaker 1: a clamor of happy voices, speaking in musical languages. People
- 1:37:07Speaker 1: who once were enemies are now friends. They pass bowls
- 1:37:12Speaker 1: of food down the length of the table, and there
- 1:37:16Speaker 1: is enough for everyone, more than enough. No one will
- 1:37:20Speaker 1: go hungry here, no one will be cold, No one
- 1:37:26Speaker 1: will be without a bed and a home and a
- 1:37:28Speaker 1: place of belonging. You pick up your fork and take
- 1:37:32Speaker 1: a bite, and you eat, and you look in amazement
- 1:37:36Speaker 1: at all God has done. Isaiah tells us more about
- 1:37:42Speaker 1: what the forever home will be like. There, God will
- 1:37:47Speaker 1: remove the cloud of gloom, the shadow of death that
- 1:37:51Speaker 1: hangs over the earth. He will swallow up death forever.
- 1:37:56Speaker 1: The sovereign Lord will wipe away all tears. He will
- 1:38:00Speaker 1: remove forever all insults and mockery against his land and people.
- 1:38:06Speaker 1: The Lord has spoken in that day, the people will proclaim,
- 1:38:12Speaker 1: this is our God. We trusted in him, and he
- 1:38:16Speaker 1: saved us. This is the Lord in whom we trusted.
- 1:38:21Speaker 1: Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings. Mighty God,
- 1:38:30Speaker 1: we proclaim that you are our God. You have swallowed
- 1:38:34Speaker 1: up death forever in the work of your son Jesus
- 1:38:37Speaker 1: on the cross. We look forward to the day when
- 1:38:40Speaker 1: you will make your home among us, seat us at
- 1:38:43Speaker 1: your banqueting table, and feed us with your love. Even
- 1:38:47Speaker 1: now we have tasted and seen your goodness, we proclaim
- 1:38:52Speaker 1: our trust in you alone, watch over us and guide us,
- 1:38:57Speaker 1: and to rest that we may have the strength we
- 1:39:01Speaker 1: need to praise your name. And the day to come.
- 1:39:05Speaker 1: Pace your breathing as i continue reading from Isaiah twenty six.
- 1:39:13Speaker 1: In that day everyone in the land of Judah will
- 1:39:16Speaker 1: sing the song. Our city is strong. We are surrounded
- 1:39:23Speaker 1: by the walls of God's salvation. Open the gates to
- 1:39:28Speaker 1: all who are righteous, allow the faithful to enter. Can
- 1:39:35Speaker 1: you picture this city. It's perfectly safe, not because it's
- 1:39:40Speaker 1: surrounded by a tall wall, but because it's surrounded by
- 1:39:44Speaker 1: God's salvation. In this city, God encircles you. You and
- 1:39:51Speaker 1: everyone else who has sought refuge in God finds a
- 1:39:54Speaker 1: welcoming home here. Because in God's Kingdom, salvation is read
- 1:40:00Speaker 1: to anyone who puts their faith in him. Anyone who
- 1:40:04Speaker 1: asks God for deliverance will find it. Will be brought
- 1:40:08Speaker 1: into this safe city where the oppressors cannot reach them,
- 1:40:13Speaker 1: where violence has ended, where the shadow of death has
- 1:40:17Speaker 1: no more power. Isaiah continues, God, you will keep in
- 1:40:24Speaker 1: perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts
- 1:40:28Speaker 1: are fixed on you. Let me read that again. You
- 1:40:33Speaker 1: will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you,
- 1:40:38Speaker 1: all whose thoughts are fixed on you. God, help your
- 1:40:45Speaker 1: child now to fix their thoughts on you, to trust you,
- 1:40:50Speaker 1: and to rest in the perfect peace that you bring.
- 1:40:55Speaker 1: Let these words guide your breath. Breathing in, you will
- 1:41:01Speaker 1: keep me breathing out in perfect peace. Inhaling, you will
- 1:41:12Speaker 1: keep me and exhaling in perfect peace. Isaiah continues. Trust
- 1:41:44Speaker 1: in the Lord always. For the Lord God is the
- 1:41:48Speaker 1: eternal rock. He humbles the proud and brings down the
- 1:41:52Speaker 1: arrogant city. He brings it down to the dust. The
- 1:41:58Speaker 1: poor and oppressed trampolt underfoot, and the needy walk all
- 1:42:02Speaker 1: over it. For those who are righteous, the way is
- 1:42:08Speaker 1: not steep and rough. You are a God who does
- 1:42:11Speaker 1: what is right, and you smooth out the path ahead
- 1:42:15Speaker 1: of them. Lord, we show our trust in you by
- 1:42:20Speaker 1: obeying your laws. Our heart's desire is to glorify your name.
- 1:42:27Speaker 1: In the night I search for you, in the morning,
- 1:42:30Speaker 1: I earnestly seek you, God, smooth the way for your child.
- 1:42:40Speaker 1: Raise up the valleys and lay low the mountains, make
- 1:42:44Speaker 1: a level path for your child to come to you.
- 1:42:48Speaker 1: May this child sleep in your peace tonight and rise
- 1:42:52Speaker 1: up in the morning ready to seek you again. Sink
- 1:42:57Speaker 1: deeply into sleep. I read these final words from Isaiah.
- 1:43:03Speaker 1: He says, Lord, you will grant us peace. All we
- 1:43:09Speaker 1: have accomplished is really from you, O Lord, our God.
- 1:43:14Speaker 1: Others have ruled us, but you alone are the one
- 1:43:18Speaker 1: we worship. Isaiah is confident that whatever trials we face,
- 1:43:25Speaker 1: God is with us, and God has a plan for
- 1:43:28Speaker 1: restoring all things to himself. God will bring peace to earth.
- 1:43:35Speaker 1: God has brought peace to earth in Jesus, and God's
- 1:43:39Speaker 1: peace will come again in its fullness to reign in
- 1:43:44Speaker 1: our hearts and our lives. Our forever home will be
- 1:43:48Speaker 1: a place where God's justice and love win the day.
- 1:43:53Speaker 1: Let that confidence guide you into peaceful rest tonight. There
- 1:43:58Speaker 1: is nothing you need to accomplish. God works on your behalf.
- 1:44:05Speaker 1: God works as you rest. God never grows weary, God
- 1:44:12Speaker 1: never forgets you. All that you have comes from God.
- 1:44:18Speaker 1: He has made for you a home that will endure.
- 1:44:22Speaker 1: He alone is worthy of worship. Gracious and powerful God,
- 1:44:29Speaker 1: Thank you for giving us a vision of your dream
- 1:44:31Speaker 1: for the world, of what you have prepared for your people.
- 1:44:37Speaker 1: We believe that you will restore all things, You will
- 1:44:40Speaker 1: make all things new, and we eagerly await your coming
- 1:44:44Speaker 1: and glory. We praise and exalt you for your love
- 1:44:50Speaker 1: endures forever. Thank you for allowing us to see your
- 1:44:55Speaker 1: work in the world. God, I asked now that you
- 1:45:01Speaker 1: would be with your child as they sleep through this night.
- 1:45:05Speaker 1: Give them peaceful dreams, restore their spirit, and wake them
- 1:45:10Speaker 1: in the morning to a new day that you have made,
- 1:45:14Speaker 1: that they may rejoice and be glad in it, that
- 1:45:17Speaker 1: they may experience your fresh mercies, that they may work
- 1:45:23Speaker 1: to help usher your kingdom in on earth. And the
- 1:45:27Speaker 1: name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen, Tonight,
- 1:45:37Speaker 1: I'm going to read to you from the prophet Isaiah.
- 1:45:41Speaker 1: When Isaiah first spoke these words, he was speaking to
- 1:45:45Speaker 1: God's people at a particularly difficult moment. They needed hope.
- 1:45:51Speaker 1: They were hurt and confused. They had seen their homes
- 1:45:56Speaker 1: and their land destroyed, and they wondered if they would
- 1:46:00Speaker 1: ever again have a safe, peaceful home, a home that
- 1:46:05Speaker 1: would endure. In Isaiah twenty five and twenty six, Isaiah
- 1:46:11Speaker 1: sees a vision of cosmic peace, a future in which
- 1:46:16Speaker 1: God restores the whole world and brings his peace. His
- 1:46:21Speaker 1: shall oam to earth Tonight. We'll let Isaiah's peaceful vision
- 1:46:28Speaker 1: guide us into deep, refreshing, restorative rest as we imagine
- 1:46:33Speaker 1: what our forever home might be like. But before we begin,
- 1:46:39Speaker 1: take a moment to get cozy. Adjust the lights, stretch out,
- 1:46:44Speaker 1: or curl up, and let the day's worries or thoughts
- 1:46:47Speaker 1: of work still to be done, drift away. Get your
- 1:46:52Speaker 1: blankets just right, and let your heads sink softly into
- 1:46:56Speaker 1: your pillow. The Lord, your God, is with you and
- 1:47:02Speaker 1: promises to watch over you as you sleep tonight. As
- 1:47:06Speaker 1: you lay in comfort, take a few moments to relax
- 1:47:10Speaker 1: each part of your body. Begin with your feet. Focus
- 1:47:15Speaker 1: on each toe, softening and relaxing as you slow your breath.
- 1:47:22Speaker 1: Then focus your attention on your ankles and calves, knees,
- 1:47:27Speaker 1: and thighs. Slowly move your attention up your body, relaxing
- 1:47:34Speaker 1: each part one at a time, and breathing deeply until
- 1:47:39Speaker 1: all your muscles are loose and warm. If you're stressed,
- 1:48:05Speaker 1: release your stressed to God. If you're worried. Let those
- 1:48:09Speaker 1: worries go. Bring your thoughts and your feelings to God.
- 1:48:16Speaker 1: Whatever they are, God can hold them. Breathe in God's
- 1:48:23Speaker 1: peace and breathe out your worries. God is with you now.
- 1:48:30Speaker 1: God is watching over you. God is preparing a place
- 1:48:35Speaker 1: for you, a home where everything will be made right
- 1:48:40Speaker 1: for right now you can lie down and sleep in peace.
- 1:48:48Speaker 1: Let's pray, Heavenly Father, we praise your name. Your loving
- 1:48:56Speaker 1: kindness is from generation to generation, and your mercies are
- 1:49:01Speaker 1: new every morning. Even when things seem dark or difficult.
- 1:49:08Speaker 1: You are with us, and you are with your child
- 1:49:14Speaker 1: now as they rest. Thank you for the good plans
- 1:49:19Speaker 1: you have for them. Thank you for the good plans
- 1:49:22Speaker 1: you have for all your people. Thank you for promising
- 1:49:26Speaker 1: new heavens and a new earth where your love will
- 1:49:30Speaker 1: reign forever, and we will all find a home that
- 1:49:34Speaker 1: will endure to night. Please bless this child with the
- 1:49:40Speaker 1: gift of sleep. Free your child from any worries, stresses,
- 1:49:45Speaker 1: or anxieties. Calm their nerves and heart, and quiet their body.
- 1:49:52Speaker 1: And as I read these words from Isaiah twenty five
- 1:49:55Speaker 1: and twenty six, let the words of the prophet guide
- 1:49:59Speaker 1: them in to a deeper sense of your promise of
- 1:50:02Speaker 1: hope and peace, and I forever home. Relax. Let your
- 1:50:09Speaker 1: breathing grow slow and steady, as I read from Isaiah
- 1:50:14Speaker 1: chapter twenty five, O Lord, I will honor and praise
- 1:50:20Speaker 1: your name, for you are my God. You do such
- 1:50:25Speaker 1: wonderful things. You plan them long ago, and now you
- 1:50:30Speaker 1: have accomplished them. You are a tower of refuge to
- 1:50:35Speaker 1: the poor, O Lord, a tower of refuge to the
- 1:50:39Speaker 1: needy and distress. You are a refuge from the storm
- 1:50:44Speaker 1: and a shelter from the heat. For the oppressive acts
- 1:50:48Speaker 1: of ruthless people are like a storm beating against a wall,
- 1:50:52Speaker 1: or like the relentless heat of the desert. But you
- 1:50:56Speaker 1: silence the roar of foreign nations as the shade of
- 1:51:00Speaker 1: a cloud cools relentless heat. So the boastful songs of
- 1:51:05Speaker 1: ruthless people are stilled. God, we praise you for the
- 1:51:11Speaker 1: glorious things you have done. You will not let oppression
- 1:51:15Speaker 1: and injustice win the day. Instead, you bring freedom and
- 1:51:19Speaker 1: justice for all those who trust in you. Your eye
- 1:51:23Speaker 1: is on the sparrow you care for the smallest and
- 1:51:27Speaker 1: weakest among us. Be a refuge for this child tonight,
- 1:51:32Speaker 1: shelter them as they sleep, Bring sweet dreams and deep rest,
- 1:51:38Speaker 1: renew them. We ask this in Jesus name. Amen. The
- 1:51:44Speaker 1: prophet Isaiah continues painting a picture of what God has
- 1:51:49Speaker 1: prepared for those who love him. In Jerusalem, the Lord
- 1:51:54Speaker 1: of Heaven's armies will spread a wonderful feast for all
- 1:51:58Speaker 1: the people of the world. It will be a delicious
- 1:52:02Speaker 1: banquet with clear, well aged wine and choice meat. Picture
- 1:52:08Speaker 1: yourself there, seated at God's banqueting table, surrounded by people
- 1:52:14Speaker 1: you love, friends, old and new. Lights are twinkling, and
- 1:52:19Speaker 1: candles glow. As you look up and down the table,
- 1:52:26Speaker 1: you see people you never expected to see here. The
- 1:52:30Speaker 1: surprise brings you joy, and you feel a smile blooming
- 1:52:34Speaker 1: on your face at the wondrous things God has done.
- 1:52:39Speaker 1: You see people from every nation, a clamor of happy voices,
- 1:52:44Speaker 1: speaking in musical languages. People who once were enemies are
- 1:52:49Speaker 1: now friends. They pass bowls of food down the length
- 1:52:54Speaker 1: of the table, and there is enough for everyone, more
- 1:52:58Speaker 1: than enough. No one will go hungry here, no one
- 1:53:04Speaker 1: will be cold, no one will be without a bed
- 1:53:08Speaker 1: and a home and a place of belonging. You pick
- 1:53:12Speaker 1: up your fork and take a bite, and you eat,
- 1:53:15Speaker 1: and you look in amazement at all God has done.
- 1:53:21Speaker 1: Isaiah tells us more about what the forever home will
- 1:53:24Speaker 1: be like. There, God will remove the cloud of gloom,
- 1:53:30Speaker 1: the shadow of death that hangs over the earth. He
- 1:53:33Speaker 1: will swallow up death forever. The sovereign Lord will wipe
- 1:53:38Speaker 1: away all tears. He will remove forever all insults and
- 1:53:43Speaker 1: mockery against his land and people. The Lord has spoken,
- 1:53:50Speaker 1: and that day the people will proclaim. This is our God.
- 1:53:55Speaker 1: We trusted in him, and he saved us. This is
- 1:53:59Speaker 1: the Lord in whom we trusted. Let us rejoice in
- 1:54:02Speaker 1: the salvation he brings. Mighty God, we proclaim that you
- 1:54:11Speaker 1: are our God. You have swallowed up death forever in
- 1:54:15Speaker 1: the work of your son Jesus on the cross. We
- 1:54:19Speaker 1: look forward to the day when you will make your
- 1:54:21Speaker 1: home among us, seat us at your banqueting table, and
- 1:54:25Speaker 1: feed us with your love. Even now we have tasted
- 1:54:30Speaker 1: and seen your goodness, we proclaim our trust in you alone,
- 1:54:36Speaker 1: watch over us and guide us, and to rest that
- 1:54:40Speaker 1: we may have the strength we need to praise your name.
- 1:54:43Speaker 1: And the day to come. Pace your breathing. As I
- 1:54:47Speaker 1: continue reading from Isaiah twenty six. In that day, everyone
- 1:54:55Speaker 1: in the land of Judah will sing this song. Our
- 1:55:01Speaker 1: city is strong. We are surrounded by the walls of
- 1:55:04Speaker 1: God's salvation. Open the gates to all who are righteous,
- 1:55:10Speaker 1: Allow the faithful to enter. Can you picture this city.
- 1:55:18Speaker 1: It's perfectly safe, not because it's surrounded by a tall wall,
- 1:55:23Speaker 1: but because it's surrounded by God's salvation. In this city,
- 1:55:29Speaker 1: God encircles you. You and every one else who has
- 1:55:32Speaker 1: sought refuge in God finds a welcoming home here. Because
- 1:55:37Speaker 1: in God's Kingdom, salvation is free to any one who
- 1:55:41Speaker 1: puts their faith in him. Any One who asks God
- 1:55:45Speaker 1: for deliverance will find it. Will be brought into this
- 1:55:49Speaker 1: safe city, where the oppressors cannot reach them, where violence
- 1:55:54Speaker 1: has ended, where the shadow of death has no more power.
- 1:56:00Speaker 1: Isaiah continues, God, you will keep in perfect peace all
- 1:56:05Speaker 1: who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you.
- 1:56:11Speaker 1: Let me read that again. You will keep in perfect
- 1:56:15Speaker 1: peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are
- 1:56:20Speaker 1: fixed on you. God, help your child now to fix
- 1:56:27Speaker 1: their thoughts on you, to trust you, and to rest
- 1:56:31Speaker 1: in the perfect peace that you bring. Let these words
- 1:56:36Speaker 1: guide your breath, breathing in You will keep me breathing
- 1:56:44Speaker 1: out in perfect peace. Inhaling, you will keep me and
- 1:56:54Speaker 1: exhaling in perfect peace. Isaiah continues, trust in the Lord always.
- 1:57:27Speaker 1: For the Lord God is the eternal rock. He humbles
- 1:57:31Speaker 1: the proud and brings down the arrogant city. He brings
- 1:57:36Speaker 1: it down to the dust. The poor and oppressed trample
- 1:57:40Speaker 1: it underfoot, and the needy walk all over it. For
- 1:57:46Speaker 1: those who are righteous, the way is not steep and rough.
- 1:57:51Speaker 1: You are a God who does what is right, and
- 1:57:54Speaker 1: you smooth out the path ahead of them. Lord, we
- 1:57:59Speaker 1: show our trust in you by obeying your laws. Our
- 1:58:03Speaker 1: heart's desire is to glorify your name. In the night
- 1:58:08Speaker 1: I search for you. In the morning, I earnestly seek you.
- 1:58:15Speaker 1: God smoothed the way for your child. Raise up the
- 1:58:21Speaker 1: valleys and lay low the mountains, make a level path
- 1:58:25Speaker 1: for your child to come to you. May this child
- 1:58:29Speaker 1: sleep in your peace tonight and rise up in the
- 1:58:33Speaker 1: morning ready to seek you again. Sink deeply into sleep
- 1:58:40Speaker 1: as I read these final words from Isaiah, he says, Lord,
- 1:58:46Speaker 1: you will grant us peace. All we have accomplished is
- 1:58:50Speaker 1: really from you, O Lord, our God. Others have ruled us,
- 1:58:57Speaker 1: but you alone are the one we worship. Isaiah is
- 1:59:02Speaker 1: confident that whatever trials we face, God is with us,
- 1:59:07Speaker 1: and God has a plan for restoring all things to himself.
- 1:59:12Speaker 1: God will bring peace to earth. God has brought peace
- 1:59:17Speaker 1: to earth in Jesus, and God's peace will come again
- 1:59:22Speaker 1: in its fullness to reign in our hearts and our lives.
- 1:59:27Speaker 1: Our forever home will be a place where God's justice
- 1:59:30Speaker 1: and love win the day. Let that confidence guide you
- 1:59:35Speaker 1: into peaceful rest tonight. There is nothing you need to accomplish.
- 1:59:42Speaker 1: God works on your behalf. God works as you rest.
- 1:59:48Speaker 1: God never grows weary. God never forgets you. All that
- 1:59:55Speaker 1: you have comes from God. He has made for you
- 2:00:00Speaker 1: a home that will endure. He alone is worthy of worship.
- 2:00:06Speaker 1: Gracious and powerful God, thank you for giving us a
- 2:00:11Speaker 1: vision of your dream for the world, of what you
- 2:00:14Speaker 1: have prepared for your people. We believe that you will
- 2:00:18Speaker 1: restore all things. You will make all things new, and
- 2:00:23Speaker 1: we eagerly await your coming and glory. We praise and
- 2:00:27Speaker 1: exalt you for your love endures forever. Thank you for
- 2:00:34Speaker 1: allowing us to see your work in the world. God,
- 2:00:40Speaker 1: I ask now that you would be with your child
- 2:00:42Speaker 1: as they sleep through this night. Give them peaceful dreams,
- 2:00:48Speaker 1: restore their spirit, and wake them in the morning to
- 2:00:51Speaker 1: a new day that you have made, that they may
- 2:00:55Speaker 1: rejoice and be glad in it, that they may experience
- 2:00:59Speaker 1: your fresh mercies, that they may work to help usher
- 2:01:04Speaker 1: your kingdom in on earth. And the name of the Father,
- 2:01:09Speaker 1: Son and Holy Spirit.
- 2:01:12Speaker 2: Amen.
- 2:01:20Speaker 1: When you think of what it means to store up
- 2:01:23Speaker 1: treasure in heaven, it might feel like an elusive thought,
- 2:01:28Speaker 1: something that is distant and out of reach. Yet storing
- 2:01:32Speaker 1: up treasure on earth is something most of us strive
- 2:01:35Speaker 1: for and spend years of our life trying to achieve. However,
- 2:01:41Speaker 1: the pressures of building earthly treasures can become overwhelming. We
- 2:01:46Speaker 1: feel pressure to make more money, get a better job,
- 2:01:50Speaker 1: and build notable lives. Worries about our jobs, finances, and
- 2:01:55Speaker 1: the future try to consume us. That's why we need
- 2:02:00Speaker 1: to hear the promises of God every day and receive
- 2:02:05Speaker 1: his direction. We need to turn our affections to what
- 2:02:09Speaker 1: it means to store up treasure in heaven. This will
- 2:02:14Speaker 1: be our focus tonight, storing up treasures in heaven as
- 2:02:19Speaker 1: we hear encouraging words from the scriptures and receive comfort
- 2:02:22Speaker 1: in knowing that storing up treasure in heaven far surpasses
- 2:02:26Speaker 1: our bank accounts on Earth. Rest on that statement for
- 2:02:30Speaker 1: a moment. Storing up treasure in heaven far surpasses our
- 2:02:35Speaker 1: bank accounts on Earth. Before we begin our Bible meditation,
- 2:02:42Speaker 1: please remove any distractions, get comfortable, pull the soft covers
- 2:02:51Speaker 1: around you, and simply rest. Allow your breathing to become
- 2:02:59Speaker 1: soft and steady. Start with a deep breath in and
- 2:03:04Speaker 1: slowly exhale. Fill your breath fall into a steady cadence
- 2:03:10Speaker 1: of peace. Let's pray. Dear God, we invite you here
- 2:03:18Speaker 1: tonight to fill the room with your presence. We do
- 2:03:23Speaker 1: not take this invitation lightly, Lord, but instead we humble
- 2:03:27Speaker 1: ourselves as you inhabit this room. Without you, Oh Lord,
- 2:03:33Speaker 1: we are empty. No amount of money, resources, talent, or
- 2:03:38Speaker 1: treasure can fill us up. We are nothing without you. Please, Lord,
- 2:03:46Speaker 1: speak through the dreams of this listener tonight and point
- 2:03:49Speaker 1: them heavenward in Christ Jesus, beyond the pressures of life.
- 2:03:55Speaker 1: Lift their thoughts to the highest of heights, the place
- 2:03:59Speaker 1: where you dwell Heaven. We commit this sleep meditation to
- 2:04:05Speaker 1: you and ask for your continued guidance throughout the night.
- 2:04:10Speaker 1: Thank you, Father, for being faithful through the night watches
- 2:04:14Speaker 1: and into the start of a new day. And you
- 2:04:18Speaker 1: we put our trust, our hope, and our peace in
- 2:04:23Speaker 1: the precious name of Jesus. Amen Matthew recorded these beloved
- 2:04:31Speaker 1: words of Jesus in Chapter six, verses nineteen through twenty one.
- 2:04:37Speaker 1: Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where
- 2:04:41Speaker 1: moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
- 2:04:46Speaker 1: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
- 2:04:51Speaker 1: moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break
- 2:04:54Speaker 1: in and steal. Where your treasure is there your heart
- 2:05:01Speaker 1: will be also. Let this passage sink deep into your heart, mind,
- 2:05:07Speaker 1: and soul. Tonight, breathe in slowly and exhale. Feel the
- 2:05:18Speaker 1: presence of the Holy Spirit in the room. How comforting
- 2:05:23Speaker 1: it is to be in his presence. Every worry and
- 2:05:27Speaker 1: concern falls away when God is moving and active in
- 2:05:31Speaker 1: our lives. Remain in his presence. Now, Jesus was clear
- 2:05:39Speaker 1: when he said, do not lay up for yourselves treasures
- 2:05:44Speaker 1: on earth. This command is easier said than done. But
- 2:05:50Speaker 1: it is possible, my friend, For with God, all things
- 2:05:55Speaker 1: are possible. Rest assured in the possibilities that lay before you.
- 2:06:01Speaker 1: In Jesus's name, Breathe deeply of God's guidance as he
- 2:06:09Speaker 1: leads you to build up treasures in heaven, treasures of love, joy, goodness, kindness,
- 2:06:17Speaker 1: and peace. For these holy treasures bring us the deepest contentment,
- 2:06:24Speaker 1: feel the contentment God's holiness brings. The love we have
- 2:06:30Speaker 1: for our family and friends is a beautiful treasure. The
- 2:06:34Speaker 1: joy we experience in the beauty of God's creation is
- 2:06:37Speaker 1: a priceless experience. The goodness and kindness that builds others
- 2:06:43Speaker 1: up is equal to store houses of treasure. The peace
- 2:06:47Speaker 1: that God gives us is more precious than silver or gold.
- 2:06:53Speaker 1: These godly attributes are heavenly treasures we can gather as
- 2:06:58Speaker 1: often as we want. They are not limited to time, money,
- 2:07:03Speaker 1: or any earthly pursuit. They are freely given and freely received.
- 2:07:09Speaker 1: Building up storehouses of treasure in heaven, For where your
- 2:07:16Speaker 1: treasure is there, your heart may be also Align your
- 2:07:22Speaker 1: heart with God's heart tonight, Let your heart cry be
- 2:07:26Speaker 1: that of David's. From Psalm fifty one, verse ten. Create
- 2:07:32Speaker 1: in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a
- 2:07:36Speaker 1: steadfast spirit within me. Purity of heart, a steadfast spirit,
- 2:07:43Speaker 1: treasures in heaven. Allow these to be your heart's petition
- 2:07:48Speaker 1: before God. Tonight, release all earthly affections from money and increase.
- 2:07:57Speaker 1: For the steps of a man are established by the Lord.
- 2:08:01Speaker 1: When he delights in his way, you are established in God.
- 2:08:08Speaker 1: Remain in the sure foundation of Jesus Christ. He delights
- 2:08:13Speaker 1: in you when you abide in Him. Abide in the
- 2:08:18Speaker 1: true vine. Your steps are guided by a loving father.
- 2:08:23Speaker 1: Hear his voice say, this is the way. Walk in it.
- 2:08:29Speaker 1: Delight in the place in which the Lord has established you. Tonay,
- 2:08:36Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, you are our delight and a world that
- 2:08:41Speaker 1: is full of quick fixes and instant gratifications, you are
- 2:08:45Speaker 1: our constant source of joy. Please remind us of this
- 2:08:51Speaker 1: when we strive to stop treasures on earth, make more money,
- 2:08:56Speaker 1: and fill our lives with superficial peace. Remind us that
- 2:09:01Speaker 1: where our treasure is, their heart is also. Forgive us,
- 2:09:07Speaker 1: Lord for seeking other ways to bring happiness. Show us
- 2:09:13Speaker 1: what it means to have true joy, the joy that
- 2:09:17Speaker 1: comes from the fruit of your spirit. Please, Lord, cover
- 2:09:21Speaker 1: this beloved child with the assurance that you are their
- 2:09:25Speaker 1: peace and provision. They can fully depend on you. In
- 2:09:30Speaker 1: Jesus' name, Amen in your job. You can depend on
- 2:09:37Speaker 1: Jesus in your relationships. You can depend on Jesus in
- 2:09:44Speaker 1: your home. You can depend on Jesus rust deeply in
- 2:09:48Speaker 1: your dependency on him. Tonight, do not lay up for
- 2:09:54Speaker 1: yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and
- 2:09:59Speaker 1: where thieves break and steal. But lay up for yourselves
- 2:10:03Speaker 1: treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and
- 2:10:08Speaker 1: where thieves do not break in and steal. For where
- 2:10:12Speaker 1: your treasure is there, your heart will be also. It
- 2:10:18Speaker 1: was the Reverend Billy Graham who once wrote, in the
- 2:10:23Speaker 1: midst of sorrow and trouble, this life has many blessings
- 2:10:27Speaker 1: and enjoyments which have come from the hand of God.
- 2:10:31Speaker 1: Even our capacity for love is a gift from God.
- 2:10:36Speaker 1: We show our gratitude by giving back to him a
- 2:10:40Speaker 1: part of that which He has given to us. Blessings, enjoyment,
- 2:10:45Speaker 1: and even our capacity for love are God's gifts to us.
- 2:10:51Speaker 1: His gifts are so lavish, there is plenty to share.
- 2:10:56Speaker 1: We can give back to him, and we can pass
- 2:10:58Speaker 1: the blessing on to others. From his overflow of love.
- 2:11:06Speaker 1: You extend that love to others from his extraordinary piece.
- 2:11:12Speaker 1: You can display that peace in your home and workplace.
- 2:11:16Speaker 1: From His abundant joy, you can radiate joy to everyone
- 2:11:20Speaker 1: around you. These are the beautiful treasures you build in heaven.
- 2:11:26Speaker 1: Feel joy in the abundance of your heavenly treasures. Now,
- 2:11:34Speaker 1: there's an old song titled There's a Treasure in Heaven.
- 2:11:40Speaker 1: A portion of the lyrics go like this, There's a
- 2:11:44Speaker 1: treasure in heaven, faithfully kept in God's care. Bridges beyond measure,
- 2:11:51Speaker 1: silver and gold can't compare. Saints will be there to
- 2:11:56Speaker 1: join us in a joyful reunion. We see there's a
- 2:12:00Speaker 1: treasure in heaven waiting there for me, Holy God, Creator
- 2:12:09Speaker 1: of heaven and Earth. I pray for this child of
- 2:12:12Speaker 1: yours that they will know your peace and your presence.
- 2:12:17Speaker 1: Give them wonderful dreams. Help them wake up feeling refreshed
- 2:12:21Speaker 1: and ready to serve You another day. I pray for
- 2:12:25Speaker 1: blessings for them today. Please cover this beloved child with peace,
- 2:12:31Speaker 1: Lead them from one pleasant dream to another. Dreams of
- 2:12:36Speaker 1: heavenly treasures. Overflow them with your loving kindness, your goodness,
- 2:12:42Speaker 1: and your faithful provision. For in You we have everything
- 2:12:47Speaker 1: we need. Bless this listener, Lord, Bless them, keep them
- 2:12:52Speaker 1: and guard them, show them the abundant blessings found in you,
- 2:12:58Speaker 1: Whisper the truth in theirs, and say to them, this
- 2:13:03Speaker 1: is the way you should go. We trust you Lord
- 2:13:07Speaker 1: above all earthly gain. We want to build beautiful treasures
- 2:13:12Speaker 1: in heaven. We want our lives to fill heavenly storehouses
- 2:13:17Speaker 1: with overflowing treasures of love, joy, goodness, and kindness. For
- 2:13:23Speaker 1: your word says against such things, there is no law.
- 2:13:29Speaker 1: We love you, Lord. We look to you to provide
- 2:13:32Speaker 1: just what we need for life and for eternity. Thank you,
- 2:13:37Speaker 1: We praise you for being our ultimate treasure in heaven,
- 2:13:41Speaker 1: our light and our salvation. It is in the precious
- 2:13:46Speaker 1: name of Jesus, I pray Amen. When you think of
- 2:14:13Speaker 1: what it means to store up treasure in heaven, it
- 2:14:17Speaker 1: might feel like an elusive thought, something that is distant
- 2:14:21Speaker 1: and out of reach. Yet storing up treasure on earth
- 2:14:26Speaker 1: is something most of us strive for and spend years
- 2:14:29Speaker 1: of our life trying to achieve. However, the pressures of
- 2:14:34Speaker 1: building earthly treasures can become overwhelming. We feel pressure to
- 2:14:39Speaker 1: make more money, get a better job, and build notable lives.
- 2:14:44Speaker 1: Worries about our jobs, finances, and the future try to
- 2:14:49Speaker 1: consume us. That's why we need to hear the promises
- 2:14:53Speaker 1: of God every day and receive his direction. We need
- 2:14:59Speaker 1: to turn our as to what it means to store
- 2:15:01Speaker 1: up treasure in heaven. This will be our focus tonight,
- 2:15:08Speaker 1: storing up treasures in heaven as we hear encouraging words
- 2:15:12Speaker 1: from the scriptures and receive comfort in knowing that storing
- 2:15:16Speaker 1: up treasure in heaven far surpasses our bank accounts on earth.
- 2:15:21Speaker 1: Rest on that statement for a moment. Storing up treasure
- 2:15:25Speaker 1: in heaven far surpasses our bank accounts on earth. Before
- 2:15:31Speaker 1: we begin our Bible meditation, please remove any distractions, get comfortable,
- 2:15:41Speaker 1: pull the soft covers around you, and simply rest. Allow
- 2:15:49Speaker 1: your breathing to become soft and steady. Start with a
- 2:15:54Speaker 1: deep breath in and slowly exhale. Feel your breath fall
- 2:16:00Speaker 1: into a steady cadence of peace. Let's pray. Dear God,
- 2:16:09Speaker 1: we invite you here tonight to fill the room with
- 2:16:12Speaker 1: your presence. We do not take this invitation lightly, Lord,
- 2:16:17Speaker 1: but instead we humble ourselves as you inhabit this room.
- 2:16:22Speaker 1: Without you, Oh Lord, we are empty. No amount of money, resources, talent,
- 2:16:29Speaker 1: or treasure can fill us up. We are nothing without you. Please, Lord,
- 2:16:37Speaker 1: speak through the dreams of this listener tonight and point
- 2:16:41Speaker 1: them heavenward in Christ Jesus, beyond the pressures of life.
- 2:16:47Speaker 1: Lift their thoughts to the highest of heights, the place
- 2:16:51Speaker 1: where you dwell, Heaven. We commit this sleep meditation to
- 2:16:56Speaker 1: you and ask for your continued guide ends throughout the night.
- 2:17:02Speaker 1: Thank you Father for being faithful through the night watches
- 2:17:06Speaker 1: and into the start of a new day. And you
- 2:17:10Speaker 1: we put our trust, our hope, and our peace in
- 2:17:15Speaker 1: the precious name of Jesus. Amen Matthew recorded these beloved
- 2:17:23Speaker 1: words of Jesus in Chapter six, verses nineteen through twenty one.
- 2:17:29Speaker 1: Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where
- 2:17:33Speaker 1: moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
- 2:17:38Speaker 1: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
- 2:17:42Speaker 1: moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break
- 2:17:46Speaker 1: in and steal. Where your treasure is there your heart
- 2:17:52Speaker 1: will be also. Let this passage sink deep into your heart, mind,
- 2:17:58Speaker 1: and soul. Tonight, breathe in slowly and exhale. Feel the
- 2:18:10Speaker 1: presence of the Holy Spirit in the room. How comforting
- 2:18:14Speaker 1: it is to be in his presence. Every worry and
- 2:18:18Speaker 1: concern falls away when God is moving and active in
- 2:18:23Speaker 1: our lives. Remain in his presence now. Jesus was clear
- 2:18:31Speaker 1: when he said, do not lay up for yourselves treasures
- 2:18:36Speaker 1: on earth. This command is easier said than done. But
- 2:18:42Speaker 1: it is possible, my friend, For with God all things
- 2:18:47Speaker 1: are possible. Rest assured in the possibilities that lay before you.
- 2:18:53Speaker 1: In Jesus's name, Breathe deeply of God's guidance as he
- 2:19:01Speaker 1: leads you to build up treasures in heaven, treasures of love, joy, goodness, kindness,
- 2:19:09Speaker 1: and peace. For these holy treasures bring us the deepest
- 2:19:13Speaker 1: contentment feel the contentment God's holiness brings. The love we
- 2:19:21Speaker 1: have for our family and friends is a beautiful treasure.
- 2:19:26Speaker 1: The joy we experience in the beauty of God's creation
- 2:19:29Speaker 1: is a priceless experience. The goodness and kindness that builds
- 2:19:34Speaker 1: others up is equal to store houses of treasure. The
- 2:19:39Speaker 1: peace that God gives us is more precious than silver
- 2:19:43Speaker 1: or gold. These godly attributes are heavenly treasures we can
- 2:19:49Speaker 1: gather as often as we want. They are not limited
- 2:19:53Speaker 1: to time, money, or any earthly pursuit. They are freely
- 2:19:58Speaker 1: given and freely received. Building up storehouses of treasure in heaven.
- 2:20:07Speaker 1: For where your treasure is there your heart may be.
- 2:20:11Speaker 1: Also align your heart with God's heart. Tonight, let your
- 2:20:17Speaker 1: heart cry be that of David's. From Psalm fifty one,
- 2:20:21Speaker 1: verse ten. Create in me a pure heart, O God,
- 2:20:27Speaker 1: and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Purity of heart,
- 2:20:33Speaker 1: a steadfast spirit, treasures in heaven. Allow these to be
- 2:20:38Speaker 1: your heart's petition before God. Tonight. Release all earthly affections
- 2:20:45Speaker 1: from money and increase. For the steps of a man
- 2:20:50Speaker 1: are established by the Lord. When he delights in his way.
- 2:20:57Speaker 1: You are established in God. Remain in the sure foundation
- 2:21:02Speaker 1: of Jesus Christ. He delights in you when you abide
- 2:21:06Speaker 1: in Him. Abide in the true vine. Your steps are
- 2:21:12Speaker 1: guided by a loving father. Hear his voice say this
- 2:21:18Speaker 1: is the way. Walk in it. Delight in the place
- 2:21:22Speaker 1: in which the Lord has established you. Tonight, Heavenly Father,
- 2:21:29Speaker 1: you are our delight. And a world that is full
- 2:21:33Speaker 1: of quick fixes and instant gratifications, you are our constant
- 2:21:38Speaker 1: source of joy. Please remind us of this when we
- 2:21:43Speaker 1: strive to stop treasures on earth, make more money, and
- 2:21:48Speaker 1: fill our lives with superficial peace. Remind us that where
- 2:21:53Speaker 1: our treasure is there, our heart is also. Forgive us
- 2:21:59Speaker 1: Lord for seeking other ways to bring happiness. Show us
- 2:22:04Speaker 1: what it means to have true joy, the joy that
- 2:22:08Speaker 1: comes from the fruit of your spirit. Please, Lord, cover
- 2:22:13Speaker 1: this beloved child with the assurance that you are their
- 2:22:16Speaker 1: peace and provision. They can fully depend on you in
- 2:22:22Speaker 1: Jesus name, Amen. In your job, you can depend on Jesus.
- 2:22:31Speaker 1: In your relationships. You can depend on Jesus in your home.
- 2:22:36Speaker 1: You can depend on Jesus. Rust deeply in your dependency
- 2:22:41Speaker 1: on Him. Tonight, do not lay up for yourselves treasures
- 2:22:47Speaker 1: on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves
- 2:22:51Speaker 1: break in and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures
- 2:22:55Speaker 1: in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where
- 2:23:00Speaker 1: thieves do not break in and steal. For where your
- 2:23:04Speaker 1: treasure is there, your heart will be also. It was
- 2:23:10Speaker 1: the Reverend Billy Graham who once wrote, in the midst
- 2:23:15Speaker 1: of sorrow and trouble, this life has many blessings and
- 2:23:19Speaker 1: enjoyments which have come from the hand of God. Even
- 2:23:23Speaker 1: our capacity for love is a gift from God. We
- 2:23:28Speaker 1: show our gratitude by giving back to Him a part
- 2:23:32Speaker 1: of that which He has given to us. Blessings, enjoyment,
- 2:23:37Speaker 1: and even our capacity for love are God's gifts to us.
- 2:23:43Speaker 1: His gifts are so lavish. There is plenty to share.
- 2:23:48Speaker 1: We can give back to him, and we can pass
- 2:23:50Speaker 1: the blessing on to others. From his overflow of love,
- 2:23:57Speaker 1: you extend that love to others. From his extraordinary piece,
- 2:24:04Speaker 1: you can display that peace in your home and workplace.
- 2:24:08Speaker 1: From his abundant joy, you can radiate joy to everyone
- 2:24:12Speaker 1: around you. These are the beautiful treasures you build in heaven.
- 2:24:18Speaker 1: Feel joy in the abundance of your heavenly treasures. Now
- 2:24:26Speaker 1: there's an old song titled There's a Treasure in Heaven.
- 2:24:32Speaker 1: A portion of the lyrics go like this, There's a
- 2:24:36Speaker 1: treasure in heaven, faithfully kept in God's care. Bridges beyond measure,
- 2:24:43Speaker 1: silver and gold can't compare. Saints will be there to
- 2:24:48Speaker 1: join us in a joyful reunion. We'll see there's a
- 2:24:52Speaker 1: treasure in heaven waiting there for me, Holy God, creator
- 2:25:01Speaker 1: of heaven and earth. I pray for this child of yours,
- 2:25:05Speaker 1: that they will know your peace and your presence. Give
- 2:25:09Speaker 1: them wonderful dreams, help them wake up feeling refreshed and
- 2:25:13Speaker 1: ready to serve you another day. I pray for blessings
- 2:25:17Speaker 1: for them to day. Please cover this beloved child with peace.
- 2:25:23Speaker 1: Lead them from one pleasant dream to another, dreams of
- 2:25:27Speaker 1: heavenly treasures. Overflow them with your loving kindness, your goodness,
- 2:25:34Speaker 1: and your faithful provision. For in you we have everything
- 2:25:39Speaker 1: we need. Bless this listener, Lord, Bless them, Keep them
- 2:25:44Speaker 1: and guard them. Show them the abundant blessings found in you.
- 2:25:50Speaker 1: Whisper the truth in their ear, and say to them,
- 2:25:54Speaker 1: this is the way you should go. We trust you, Lord,
- 2:25:59Speaker 1: above all earthly gain. We want to build beautiful treasures
- 2:26:03Speaker 1: in heaven. We want our lives to fill heavenly storehouses
- 2:26:08Speaker 1: with overflowing treasures of love, joy, goodness, and kindness. For
- 2:26:15Speaker 1: your word says against such things, there is no law.
- 2:26:20Speaker 1: We love you, Lord. We look to you to provide
- 2:26:24Speaker 1: just what we need for life and for eternity. Thank you,
- 2:26:29Speaker 1: We praise you for being our ultimate treasure in heaven,
- 2:26:33Speaker 1: our light and our salvation. It is in the precious
- 2:26:37Speaker 1: name of Jesus.
- 2:26:38Speaker 2: I pray Amen, heavenly maide A story of comfort, peace
- 2:26:53Speaker 2: and rest inspired by the scripture in Jeremiah Chapter one
- 2:27:00Speaker 2: five that says, before I formed you in the womb,
- 2:27:06Speaker 2: I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you.
- 2:27:13Speaker 2: I appointed you a prophet to the nations. Let those
- 2:27:19Speaker 2: comforting words from Jeremiah sink deep into your mind as
- 2:27:25Speaker 2: you close your eyes and relax, Let go of the
- 2:27:31Speaker 2: stresses of the day, and invite God's presence to fill
- 2:27:36Speaker 2: the room. Breathe deeply in and out, resting securely in
- 2:27:51Speaker 2: the spirit of the Lord as he covers you with peace.
- 2:27:58Speaker 2: He is with you, He knows you, He has known
- 2:28:04Speaker 2: you since before you were born. Let those words bring
- 2:28:10Speaker 2: you comfort tonight and fill you with joy and assurance
- 2:28:16Speaker 2: that you were formed by God, lovingly fashioned and heavenly
- 2:28:23Speaker 2: made for his divine purpose. Now, as you breathed deeply,
- 2:28:33Speaker 2: allow your whole body to relax and the comforting presence
- 2:28:37Speaker 2: of the Lord. Feel his loving arms around you, protecting you,
- 2:28:47Speaker 2: guarding you as you sleep. Release all of your worries
- 2:28:52Speaker 2: to him, letting go of any stress and anxiety, exhaling
- 2:28:59Speaker 2: every concern to him. Feel his presence, his holiness, his peace.
- 2:29:12Speaker 2: As you let your head sink deeper into the soft pillow.
- 2:29:19Speaker 2: He is with you. He comforts you, He knows you,
- 2:29:28Speaker 2: He has known you since before you were born. Just
- 2:29:33Speaker 2: as the Lord spoke to Jeremiah, the Prophet, he speaks
- 2:29:39Speaker 2: to you as well. Imagine yourself conversing with Jeremiah about
- 2:29:50Speaker 2: the call of God on your life over a steaming
- 2:29:55Speaker 2: hot cup of coffee in the corner booth at your
- 2:29:59Speaker 2: local coffee shop. You lean in close, You slowly look
- 2:30:06Speaker 2: around to make sure no one can hear your Well,
- 2:30:14Speaker 2: what feels like an embarrassing question? You whisper so so
- 2:30:20Speaker 2: very quietly, Jeremiah, I just don't understand God's call in
- 2:30:28Speaker 2: my life. I'm confused, And, as he has often been
- 2:30:35Speaker 2: called the Weeping Prophet, says, yeah, yeah, I get it.
- 2:30:46Speaker 2: I totally get it. Jeremiah was called as a young man,
- 2:30:53Speaker 2: and his ministry lasted more than forty years. Because of
- 2:30:58Speaker 2: his calling, he had few friends and experienced great rejection
- 2:31:04Speaker 2: and pain. Jeremiah did not hold back his feelings. God
- 2:31:11Speaker 2: breathes purpose into your life, just like he did with Jeremiah.
- 2:31:19Speaker 2: That you may not immediately understand, God reminds you of
- 2:31:25Speaker 2: these truths from His word. Before I formed you in
- 2:31:30Speaker 2: the womb, I knew you, and before you were born,
- 2:31:36Speaker 2: I consecrated you. Hear those words tonight. Let them cover
- 2:31:44Speaker 2: you with peace, assurance, and rest. For if God knew
- 2:31:53Speaker 2: Jeremiah before he was born, he knew you before you
- 2:31:59Speaker 2: were born as well. He loves you. He has known
- 2:32:07Speaker 2: you from the beginning. He formed you with his loving
- 2:32:11Speaker 2: hands to know him, to love him, and to serve
- 2:32:18Speaker 2: him all of your days. Allow those beautiful truths to
- 2:32:26Speaker 2: bring you great peace and rest tonight, as I pray
- 2:32:31Speaker 2: over you, Dear God, creator of the Universe, my heavenly Father.
- 2:32:42Speaker 2: Long ago you breathe life into me. You blessed me
- 2:32:49Speaker 2: with DNA and fingerprints, a heartbeat, family, personality, the color
- 2:32:58Speaker 2: of my hair and eyes. You designed my interests in
- 2:33:05Speaker 2: personal freedom. I am filled with wonder and awe. Now
- 2:33:15Speaker 2: feel the presence of God fill the room as his
- 2:33:20Speaker 2: spirit covers you with his peace. Take soft breaths in
- 2:33:29Speaker 2: and out. Relax even more as you imagine the Lord
- 2:33:37Speaker 2: fashioning you in his likeness, in his image, lovingly forming
- 2:33:44Speaker 2: you in the womb as a potter forms the clay
- 2:33:50Speaker 2: into a beautiful vessel full of life and purpose. Dream
- 2:33:59Speaker 2: of the way goes. God made you to love him
- 2:34:02Speaker 2: and glorify Him. Find peace and joy in him. He
- 2:34:11Speaker 2: knew you before you were born. Feel His divine presence
- 2:34:18Speaker 2: over you as you breathe in and out softly, peacefully.
- 2:34:32Speaker 2: Holy God, cover your beloved tonight with comfort, rest and peace. Lord,
- 2:34:44Speaker 2: help them to know that you love them. Remind them
- 2:34:50Speaker 2: that your hands formed them and your spirit breathed life
- 2:34:56Speaker 2: into their being. Let that comfort them tonight. Let it
- 2:35:03Speaker 2: bring peace and assurance that you cared deeply for them
- 2:35:10Speaker 2: inside and out. Help them to know that you formed
- 2:35:17Speaker 2: them with a wonderful purpose. In mind, your divine purpose
- 2:35:25Speaker 2: and the precious name of your son, Jesus, I pray Amen.
- 2:35:35Speaker 2: When Jeremiah was being formed in his mother's womb, God
- 2:35:40Speaker 2: oversaw every stage of his life. He ordained it. He
- 2:35:46Speaker 2: knew Jeremiah as a person from the very beginning. He
- 2:35:52Speaker 2: was God's beloved, his chosen one, and he spoke to
- 2:35:57Speaker 2: Jeremiah these comforting words of hope. I knew you before
- 2:36:04Speaker 2: I formed you in your mother's womb, before you were born.
- 2:36:09Speaker 2: I set you apart. Hear those words and know that
- 2:36:16Speaker 2: they apply to your life as well. Can you see
- 2:36:22Speaker 2: yourself in your mother's womb. God has a plan for you,
- 2:36:29Speaker 2: and no matter what anyone else has ever told you.
- 2:36:34Speaker 2: You were created by your Father in Heaven, who deeply
- 2:36:39Speaker 2: loves you. Just like the prophet Jeremiah, you were on
- 2:36:47Speaker 2: the mind of God before ever being placed in the womb.
- 2:36:53Speaker 2: God knew you, He sets you apart. You not an accident,
- 2:37:03Speaker 2: You were not an afterthought. You were planned by a
- 2:37:09Speaker 2: loving Father all along. He loves you, He created you,
- 2:37:17Speaker 2: he formed you. Rest in those truths as I pray
- 2:37:24Speaker 2: over you now, Gracious God, surround this person with your
- 2:37:31Speaker 2: holy presence tonight. Help them know without a doubt that
- 2:37:37Speaker 2: you are there, loving them, guarding them, leading them into
- 2:37:45Speaker 2: deep and peaceful sleep. Father, assure them of your love,
- 2:37:57Speaker 2: Assure them of your purpose. Help them to sense your
- 2:38:03Speaker 2: divine plan for them. And rest in your perfect will
- 2:38:10Speaker 2: in Jesus' holy name, Hey man, continue to breathe softly
- 2:38:18Speaker 2: in and out. Find comfort in the stillness of the room.
- 2:38:28Speaker 2: Know that God is with you tonight. He is watching
- 2:38:32Speaker 2: over you, He is covering you with his peace. He
- 2:38:39Speaker 2: loves you. Dream about his spirit guiding your life, guiding
- 2:38:46Speaker 2: you in the way you should go, leading you down
- 2:38:51Speaker 2: paths of righteousness for His namesake, leading you beside still waters, calm,
- 2:39:02Speaker 2: still waters, flowing peacefully. Listen to these sweet words from
- 2:39:11Speaker 2: Psalm one thirty nine, verses thirteen and fourteen. For you
- 2:39:17Speaker 2: formed my inward parts, you covered me in my mother's womb.
- 2:39:23Speaker 2: I will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
- 2:39:29Speaker 2: Marvelous are your works, and that my soul knows very well. Fearfully,
- 2:39:39Speaker 2: wonderfully you were made by the hands of God. He
- 2:39:47Speaker 2: fashioned you in a marvelous way to love Him, to
- 2:39:53Speaker 2: serve Him. Rest in that truth tonight fully, calmly and completely,
- 2:40:06Speaker 2: as I pray for you, Holy God, bless this person
- 2:40:13Speaker 2: with your presence and with deep and peaceful sleep as
- 2:40:20Speaker 2: they rest in you, knowing you are with them, You
- 2:40:26Speaker 2: love them, you comfort them, you know them. Please cover
- 2:40:35Speaker 2: them with your holiness. Let your spirit fill them, surround them,
- 2:40:46Speaker 2: guard them in perfect sleep and perfect rest. I ask
- 2:40:56Speaker 2: these things in Jesus' name. Amen, feel yourself sinking into
- 2:41:04Speaker 2: a deep sleep as you breathe in and out fully relaxed,
- 2:41:16Speaker 2: completely at ease and perfect rest, surrounded with the protective
- 2:41:26Speaker 2: arms of the Father. Inhale exhale. Think only of the
- 2:41:38Speaker 2: Lord's presence. Let all other thoughts fade into the distance.
- 2:41:46Speaker 2: Dream of God's love, his provision over you. His thoughts
- 2:41:52Speaker 2: towards you are sweet. He loves you, He knows you,
- 2:42:01Speaker 2: he formed you. Be comforted by Psalm Chapter forty, verse
- 2:42:08Speaker 2: five that says God's thoughts over you are too numerous
- 2:42:14Speaker 2: to count. He thinks about you always. He values you.
- 2:42:25Speaker 2: You are precious to him. He thinks loving thoughts towards you.
- 2:42:33Speaker 2: Let that bring you perfect peace tonight. Let that comfort you.
- 2:42:41Speaker 2: Let that soothe you as you sink into a deep sleep.
- 2:42:49Speaker 2: His thoughts over you cannot be numbered. He knows you,
- 2:42:56Speaker 2: He loves you, He formed you. Marvelous are his works.
- 2:43:05Speaker 2: Rest in those beautiful promises as I pray over you
- 2:43:11Speaker 2: one more time. Heavenly Father, thank you for your presence
- 2:43:20Speaker 2: here tonight. I ask for your comforting hand to be
- 2:43:24Speaker 2: upon this person as they sleep and dream of your goodness.
- 2:43:32Speaker 2: Help them to know you, Lord, that you formed them
- 2:43:36Speaker 2: for a wonderful purpose. Your purpose. Give them complete assurance
- 2:43:44Speaker 2: of your love for them as they rest fully in
- 2:43:49Speaker 2: your presence, in your peace. Help them to always remember
- 2:43:57Speaker 2: that they were heavenly made, fashioned by your loving hands.
- 2:44:06Speaker 2: Remind them that you knew them before they were born,
- 2:44:12Speaker 2: that you had a plan for them all along. I
- 2:44:18Speaker 2: commit this person to you tonight in Jesus' name. Amen.
- 2:44:28Speaker 2: Imagine yourself conversing with Jeremiah about the call of God
- 2:44:35Speaker 2: on your life over a steaming hot cup of coffee
- 2:44:41Speaker 2: in the corner booth at your local coffee shop. You
- 2:44:45Speaker 2: lean in close. You slowly look around to make sure
- 2:44:51Speaker 2: no one can hear your Well, what feels like an
- 2:44:58Speaker 2: embarrassing question. You whisper so so very quietly. Jeremiah, I
- 2:45:10Speaker 2: just don't understand God's call in my life. I'm confused, And,
- 2:45:17Speaker 2: as he has often been called the weeping Prophet, says, yeah, yeah,
- 2:45:27Speaker 2: I get it. I totally get it. Jeremiah was called
- 2:45:35Speaker 2: as a young man, and his ministry lasted more than
- 2:45:38Speaker 2: forty years. Because of his calling, he had few friends
- 2:45:45Speaker 2: and experienced great rejection and pain. Jeremiah did not hold
- 2:45:51Speaker 2: back his feelings. God breathes purpose into your life, just
- 2:45:59Speaker 2: like he did with Jeremiah. That you may not immediately understand,
- 2:46:07Speaker 2: God reminds you of these truths from his word. Before
- 2:46:13Speaker 2: I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and
- 2:46:18Speaker 2: before you were born, I consecrated you. Hear those words tonight,
- 2:46:27Speaker 2: Let them cover you with peace. Assurance and rest. For
- 2:46:35Speaker 2: if God knew Jeremiah before he was born, he knew
- 2:46:40Speaker 2: you before you were born as well. He loves you.
- 2:46:49Speaker 2: He has known you from the beginning. He formed you
- 2:46:54Speaker 2: with his loving hands to know him, to him and
- 2:47:02Speaker 2: to serve him all of your days. Allow those beautiful
- 2:47:08Speaker 2: truths to bring you great peace and rest tonight, as
- 2:47:14Speaker 2: I pray over you, Dear God, creator of the Universe,
- 2:47:23Speaker 2: my heavenly Father. Long ago you breathe life into me.
- 2:47:31Speaker 2: You blessed me with DNA and fingerprints, a heartbeat, family personality,
- 2:47:41Speaker 2: the color of my hair and eyes. You designed my
- 2:47:47Speaker 2: interests and personal freedom. I am filled with wonder and awe.
- 2:47:57Speaker 2: Now feel the presence of God. Fill the room as
- 2:48:03Speaker 2: his spirit covers you with his peace. Take soft breaths
- 2:48:09Speaker 2: in and out. Relax even more as you imagine the
- 2:48:19Speaker 2: Lord fashioning you in his likeness, in his image, lovingly
- 2:48:27Speaker 2: forming you in the womb as a potter forms the
- 2:48:32Speaker 2: clay into a beautiful vessel full of life and purpose.
- 2:48:42Speaker 2: Dream of the way God made you to love him
- 2:48:46Speaker 2: and glorify him. Find peace and joy in Him. He
- 2:48:54Speaker 2: knew you before you were born. Feel his divine presence
- 2:49:01Speaker 2: over you. As you breathe in and out softly, peacefully,
- 2:49:15Speaker 2: Holy God, cover your beloved tonight with comfort, rest and peace. Lord,
- 2:49:28Speaker 2: help them to know that you love them. Remind them
- 2:49:34Speaker 2: that your hands formed them, and your spirit breathe life
- 2:49:39Speaker 2: into their being. Let that comfort them tonight. Let it
- 2:49:46Speaker 2: bring peace and assurance that you cared deeply for them
- 2:49:53Speaker 2: inside and out. Help them to I know that you
- 2:50:00Speaker 2: formed them with a wonderful purpose in mind, your divine
- 2:50:06Speaker 2: purpose and the precious name of your son, Jesus, I
- 2:50:13Speaker 2: pray Amen. When Jeremiah was being formed in his mother's womb,
- 2:50:23Speaker 2: God oversaw every stage of his life. He ordained it.
- 2:50:30Speaker 2: He knew Jeremiah as a person from the very beginning.
- 2:50:35Speaker 2: He was God's beloved, his chosen one, and he spoke
- 2:50:41Speaker 2: to Jeremiah these comforting words of hope. I knew you
- 2:50:47Speaker 2: before I formed you in your mother's womb, before you
- 2:50:52Speaker 2: were born. I set you apart. Hear those words and
- 2:50:59Speaker 2: know that they all apply to your life as well.
- 2:51:05Speaker 2: Can you see yourself in your mother's womb? God has
- 2:51:10Speaker 2: a plan for you, And no matter what anyone else
- 2:51:14Speaker 2: has ever told you, you were created by your Father
- 2:51:19Speaker 2: in Heaven, who deeply loves you. Just like the prophet Jeremiah.
- 2:51:30Speaker 2: You were on the mind of God before ever being
- 2:51:34Speaker 2: placed in the womb. God knew you, He sets you apart.
- 2:51:43Speaker 2: You were not an accident, You were not an afterthought.
- 2:51:50Speaker 2: You were planned by a loving Father all along. He
- 2:51:56Speaker 2: loves you, He created you, he formed you. Rest in
- 2:52:05Speaker 2: those truths as I pray over you now. Gracious God,
- 2:52:12Speaker 2: surround this person with your holy presence tonight. Help them
- 2:52:18Speaker 2: know without a doubt that you are there, loving them,
- 2:52:25Speaker 2: guarding them, leading them into deep and peaceful sleep. Father,
- 2:52:37Speaker 2: Assure them of your love, Assure them of your purpose.
- 2:52:45Speaker 2: Help them to sense your divine plan for them, and
- 2:52:50Speaker 2: rest in your perfect will in Jesus' holy name. Heymen,
- 2:53:00Speaker 2: continue to breathe softly in and out. Find comfort in
- 2:53:08Speaker 2: the stillness of the room. Know that God is with
- 2:53:13Speaker 2: you tonight. He is watching over you. He is covering
- 2:53:19Speaker 2: you with his peace. He loves you. Dream about His
- 2:53:26Speaker 2: spirit guiding your life, guiding you in the way you
- 2:53:31Speaker 2: should go, leading you down paths of righteousness for His namesake,
- 2:53:39Speaker 2: leading you beside still waters, calm, still waters, flowing peacefully.
- 2:53:53Speaker 2: Listen to these sweet words from Psalm one thirty nine
- 2:53:57Speaker 2: verses thirteen and fourteen. For you formed my inward parts,
- 2:54:03Speaker 2: you covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise you,
- 2:54:08Speaker 2: for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are your works,
- 2:54:16Speaker 2: and that my soul knows very well. Fearfully wonderfully you
- 2:54:25Speaker 2: were made by the hands of God. He fashioned you
- 2:54:32Speaker 2: in a marvelous way to love Him, to serve Him.
- 2:54:39Speaker 2: Rest in that truth to night, peacefully, calmly and completely,
- 2:54:50Speaker 2: as I pray for you, Holy God, bless this person
- 2:54:57Speaker 2: with your presence and with deep and peaceful sleep as
- 2:55:03Speaker 2: they rest in you, knowing you are with them, you
- 2:55:09Speaker 2: love them, you comfort them, you know them. Please cover
- 2:55:19Speaker 2: them with your holiness. Let your spirit fill them, surround them,
- 2:55:29Speaker 2: guard them in perfect sleep, in perfect rest. I ask
- 2:55:39Speaker 2: these things in Jesus name. Amen, feel yourself sinking into
- 2:55:48Speaker 2: a deep sleep as you breathe in and out fully, relaxed,
- 2:55:59Speaker 2: completely at ease and perfect rest, surrounded with the protective
- 2:56:10Speaker 2: arms of the Father. Inhale, exhale, Think only of the
- 2:56:21Speaker 2: Lord's presence. Let all other thoughts fade into the distance.
- 2:56:30Speaker 2: Dream of God's love, his provision over you, his thoughts
- 2:56:36Speaker 2: towards you are sweet he loves you, He knows you,
- 2:56:44Speaker 2: he formed you. Be comforted by Psalm Chapter forty, verse
- 2:56:52Speaker 2: five that says God's thoughts over you are too numerous
- 2:56:58Speaker 2: to count. He thinks about you always. He values you.
- 2:57:09Speaker 2: You are precious to him. He thinks loving thoughts towards you.
- 2:57:17Speaker 2: Let that bring you perfect peace tonight. Let that comfort you.
- 2:57:24Speaker 2: Let that soothe you as you sink into a deep sleep.
- 2:57:33Speaker 2: His thoughts over you cannot be numbered. He knows you,
- 2:57:39Speaker 2: He loves you, He formed you. Marvelous are his works.
- 2:57:49Speaker 2: Rest in those beautiful promises as I pray over you
- 2:57:55Speaker 2: one more time. Heavenly Father, thank you for your presence
- 2:58:03Speaker 2: here tonight. I ask for your comforting hand to be
- 2:58:08Speaker 2: upon this person as they sleep and dream of your goodness.
- 2:58:15Speaker 2: Help them to know you, Lord, that you formed them
- 2:58:19Speaker 2: for a wonderful purpose, your purpose. Give them complete assurance
- 2:58:28Speaker 2: of your love for them as they rest fully in
- 2:58:32Speaker 2: your presence, in your peace. Help them to always remember
- 2:58:40Speaker 2: that they were heavenly made, fashioned by your loving hands.
- 2:58:50Speaker 2: Remind them that you knew them before they were born,
- 2:58:56Speaker 2: that you had a plan for them all along. I
- 2:59:02Speaker 2: commit this person to you tonight in Jesus's name, amen.