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Rest By Still Waters, Restorative Sleep through Healing Scripture - Abide Meditation App · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Find rest as you listen to this peaceful bedtime story.
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  Speaker 1: For more Bible stories that bring you refreshing sleep, download
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  Speaker 1: the Abide app in the iTunes or Google play store.
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  Speaker 2: Welcome to this bedtime story from Abide, a sleep meditation
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  Speaker 2: written from the inspiration of the Scriptures to help you relax,
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  Speaker 2: release the worries of the day, and find true rest
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  Speaker 2: in God.
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  Speaker 3: Tonight.
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  Speaker 2: I encourage you to remove all distractions from the room,
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  Speaker 2: turn off all electronics, dim the lights, and get settled
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  Speaker 2: into bed. Make yourself comfortable. Settle your head onto the
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  Speaker 2: pillow and pull the soft covers around you.
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  Speaker 3: Take a few deep breaths in and out.
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  Speaker 2: Feel your muscles, relax from head to toe as you
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  Speaker 2: inhale and exhale. Now invite the Holy Spirit to be
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  Speaker 2: with you tonight. Above all else, His presence is what
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  Speaker 2: you need most to find peace and rest. Just knowing
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  Speaker 2: He is covering you, protecting you, and calming you is
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  Speaker 2: enough to help you sleep soundly tonight. Take this moment
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  Speaker 2: to rest quietly in the Lord's presence. Now, let's pray,
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  Speaker 2: Holy God, it is your presence we seek tonight. Above
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  Speaker 2: all other comforts. We ask for the covering of your peace.
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  Speaker 2: Please bless your beloved child with quietness.
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  Speaker 3: And rest.
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  Speaker 2: Help them release all worried thoughts and concerns to you.
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  Speaker 2: Steady their breathing into a soft rhythm with each breath.
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  Speaker 2: Help them remember you, the one who guards them and
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  Speaker 2: protects them as they sleep. Thank you, Lord for anointing
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  Speaker 2: your child with your presence. And it is in the
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  Speaker 2: precious name of your son that I pray.
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  Speaker 3: Amen. If you've ever heard the word.
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  Speaker 2: Anointed before, it may have been in the sense that
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  Speaker 2: God anointed certain people to be set apart to serve him.
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  Speaker 2: In fact, Jesus himself talked about anointing in Luke chapter
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  Speaker 2: four when he said, the spirit of the Lord is.
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  Speaker 3: Upon me.
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  Speaker 2: Because He has anointed me to proclaim the good news
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  Speaker 2: to the poor. The anointing of the Lord.
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  Speaker 3: Is precious.
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  Speaker 2: And purposeful. Settle your mind on God's anointing for several moments.
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  Speaker 2: In the Old Testament, Moses was given a recipe for
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  Speaker 2: the holy anointing oil. The Lord told him in Exodus
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  Speaker 2: chapter thirty to take the finest spices of murr sweet
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  Speaker 2: smelling cinnamon, aromatic calamus cassia in olive oil. These were
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  Speaker 2: valuable spices that the Lord called Moses to gather. He
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  Speaker 2: wanted only the finest ingredients for his holy anointing oil.
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  Speaker 2: The purest of murr, also called the murr of freedom
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  Speaker 2: in Hebrew, sweet smelling cinnamon, a rare spice that was
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  Speaker 2: much valued in that region, aromatic calamus, from the reed
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  Speaker 2: of a plant that grew close to the water.
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  Speaker 3: God was specific.
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  Speaker 2: About choosing the finest spices, and from these spices Moses
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  Speaker 2: was commanded to make a holy anointing oil, an ointment
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  Speaker 2: blended according to the art of the perfumer, to be
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  Speaker 2: used as an oil of consecration. Inhale the sweet smelling
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  Speaker 2: aroma of the whly anointing oil as it fills the room.
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  Speaker 2: This holy oil was used to consecrate the tabernacle of meeting,
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  Speaker 2: the ark of the testimony, and the altar of incense,
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  Speaker 2: in order to make them holy for the service of
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  Speaker 2: the Lord.
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  Speaker 3: How not only that.
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  Speaker 2: Aaron and his sons were anointed with oil to be
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  Speaker 2: sanctified as priests unto the Lord, that they might minister
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  Speaker 2: before him all of their days. This holy anointing was
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  Speaker 2: a symbol of being set apart for God. Set apart.
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  Speaker 2: Let those words sink in for several moments. Now, please
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  Speaker 2: hear this prayer of anointing. Holy God, we come humbly
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  Speaker 2: before you, seeking the anointing of your presence. We long
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  Speaker 2: to be set apart for you in all things. Lord,
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  Speaker 2: We offer ourselves in humble surrender, for in You we
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  Speaker 2: live and move and have our being. Please cover us
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  Speaker 2: with the sweet fragrance of your holy anointing oil tonight.
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  Speaker 2: Settle our hearts and minds in the presence of your
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  Speaker 2: love and grace. We seek true rest in you tonight,
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  Speaker 2: deep peaceful, uninterrupted sleep. In the mighty name of your
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  Speaker 2: Son Jesus.
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  Speaker 3: We pray.
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  Speaker 2: Amen in psal, a psalm of love and declaration. We
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  Speaker 2: read these words about God's anointing over his son. Therefore, God,
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  Speaker 2: your God has anointed you with the oil of gladness
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  Speaker 2: more than your companions. All your garments are scented with
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  Speaker 2: Myrrh and aloe and cassia, out of the ivory palaces
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  Speaker 2: by which they have made you glad. Therefore, God, your
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  Speaker 2: God has anointed you. Rest in the holiness of these words.
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  Speaker 2: For several moments. All your garments are scented with Mrrh
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  Speaker 2: and aloe and cassia, The scent of his garments or
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  Speaker 2: covered in the holy fragrance of God's anointing oil. Each
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  Speaker 2: strand of Jesus's sacrifice.
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  Speaker 3: Was woven into place.
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  Speaker 2: By the good, pleasing, and perfect will of the Father,
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  Speaker 2: just as a person weaves beautiful tapestry, ensuring that each
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  Speaker 2: thread appears in its proper place. God the Father wove
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  Speaker 2: his perfect plan through the life of his son so
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  Speaker 2: that we could live for eternity with him. Allow the
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  Speaker 2: tapestry of God's love and grace to secure you in
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  Speaker 2: Him is peace Tonight. God has anointed you with the
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  Speaker 2: oil of gladness. Joy and contentment fill the room. The
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  Speaker 2: anointing oil of gladness rests on you like a comforting blanket.
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  Speaker 3: All worries fade away.
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  Speaker 2: They are replaced with God's perfect peace.
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  Speaker 3: Oh, how good it is.
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  Speaker 2: To abide in the peace of God's holy anointing.
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  Speaker 3: Abide here now.
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  Speaker 2: And the oil of gladness for several moments. This beautiful
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  Speaker 2: passage in Psalm forty five describes the Lord Jesus as
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  Speaker 2: the anointed one. Your throne, O God is forever and ever.
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  Speaker 2: A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your kingdom,
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  Speaker 2: Your throne.
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  Speaker 3: O God is forever and ever.
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  Speaker 2: The security of knowing that God is on his throne
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  Speaker 2: allows us to rest assure that He is.
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  Speaker 3: In control.
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  Speaker 2: Over everything that concerns us. He reigns above every earthly kingdom.
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  Speaker 2: God rules. Let the eternal comfort of God's sovereignty settle
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  Speaker 2: deep in your heart. For several moments, we continue to
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  Speaker 2: hear about the precious anointing of Jesus. As the Psalmist rites,
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  Speaker 2: you are fairer than the sons of men. Grace is
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  Speaker 2: poured upon your lips. Therefore God has blessed you forever.
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  Speaker 2: Gird your sored upon your thigh, O Mighty One, with
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  Speaker 2: your glory and your majesty, And in your majesty ride
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  Speaker 2: prosperously because of truth, humility and righteousness. Fairer than the
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  Speaker 2: sons of men. Grace poured upon your lips, with glory
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  Speaker 2: and majesty, because of truth, humility, and righteousness. Rest in
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  Speaker 2: those beautiful discres riptions of the Lord Jesus. Grace was
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  Speaker 2: poured upon the lips of Jesus, that he would in
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  Speaker 2: turn bestow his grace on us. Oh, what mercy, what grace,
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  Speaker 2: and what forgiveness? We cannot comprehend the depths of His
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  Speaker 2: love for us. For you, even the deepest part of
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  Speaker 2: the sea is not deep enough to hold the grander
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  Speaker 2: of God's.
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  Speaker 3: Love for us.
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  Speaker 2: For all eternity, we will draw upon the waters of
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  Speaker 2: the Savior's love and drink deeply from the well that
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  Speaker 2: never runs dry. Here the continual flow of living water
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  Speaker 2: flowing from the throne of God's grace. Dear One, Jesus
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  Speaker 2: was anointed to bear our sin and shame. He fixed
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  Speaker 2: his eyes on the cross out of his unwavering love
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  Speaker 2: and mercy over us. His ultimate sacrifice is the foundation
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  Speaker 2: of our holy anointing.
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  Speaker 3: By his grace.
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  Speaker 2: Through faith, we are saved not by our own works,
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  Speaker 2: but by the gracious gift of the Father.
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  Speaker 3: Breathe deeply.
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  Speaker 2: A breath of thankfulness to the God who saves Jesus,
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  Speaker 2: our Savior, Holy, an anointed one anointed with grace, anointed
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  Speaker 2: with glory, anointed with a majesty. Our God reigns forever
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  Speaker 2: and ever. Rest in his glory. Tonight, O Lord, our Lord,
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  Speaker 2: how majestic is your name, And all the earth we
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  Speaker 2: praise you, for you are King of kings and Lord
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  Speaker 2: of lords. There is no one like you in your
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  Speaker 2: righteousness You reign forever and ever, and in that truth
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  Speaker 2: we find peace. By your anointing, we are yours. You
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  Speaker 2: are true to your word, and you never fail us,
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  Speaker 2: and you lead us in truth and righteousness. Thank you God,
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  Speaker 2: We praise you in the name of Jesus, my friend.
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  Speaker 2: As you drift off to sleep in the peaceful presence
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  Speaker 2: of the Lord. There is yet another anointing I would
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  Speaker 2: like to remind you of. It is far greater than
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  Speaker 2: the fragrant oil poured out in the tabernacle. It is
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  Speaker 2: the everlasting anointing of the Holy Spirit of God. For
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  Speaker 2: the Word says it is God who establishes you in
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  Speaker 2: Christ and has anointed you.
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  Speaker 3: He has also put his seal.
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  Speaker 2: On you and given you His spirit in your heart
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  Speaker 2: as a guarantee. His spirit is in your heart as
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  Speaker 2: a guarantee. Settle your heart and mind on the Holy
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  Speaker 2: Spirit tonight. This beautiful anointing by the Holy Spirit is
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  Speaker 2: not to be taken lightly. This anointing is the very
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  Speaker 2: hand of God.
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  Speaker 3: On our lives.
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  Speaker 2: The very same spirit who raised Jesus dwells in us.
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  Speaker 2: God has anointed us, sealed us, and inscribed on our
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  Speaker 2: hearts the guarantee that we will be with him forever.
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  Speaker 2: God's promises are immovable, unchangeable, and unfathomable. He has put
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  Speaker 2: his seal on us and given us his spirit in
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  Speaker 2: our hearts as a guarantee. Breathe deeply in that unchangeable,
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  Speaker 2: immovable blessing. Right now, Therefore, God, your God, has anointed
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  Speaker 2: you with the oil of gladness. More than your companions.
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  Speaker 2: All your garments are scented with myrrh and aloe and cassia,
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  Speaker 2: out of the ivory pylases by which they have made
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  Speaker 2: you glad with the sweet smelling aroma of God's holy
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  Speaker 2: anointing oil, surrounding you with peace.
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  Speaker 3: Breathe softly in and out.
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  Speaker 2: Take in the fragrance of Mrror, cinnamon, and cassia as
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  Speaker 2: a soothing balm of peace and gladness. God is with you,
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  Speaker 2: He loves you, He covers you with this presence. Most
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  Speaker 2: Holy God, we receive your anointing hand upon us tonight.
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  Speaker 2: We rest in the presence of your Holy Spirit. In
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  Speaker 2: the stillness of the room. We breathe in the fragrance
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  Speaker 2: of your love.
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  Speaker 3: You are holy and just.
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  Speaker 2: We abide in your holiness, now hushed.
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  Speaker 3: And settled.
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  Speaker 2: For you alone, lead us to safe and quiet places.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, Father, Thank you for your anointing over us
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  Speaker 2: by the seal of your spirit on our hearts in
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  Speaker 2: Jesus' name.
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  Speaker 3: Amen.
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  Speaker 2: Now hear the melodious words of these lyrics from the
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  Speaker 2: worship song Holy an Anointed One. Let them wash over
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  Speaker 2: you with comfort and peace. Jesus, Jesus, Holy an Anointed One.
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  Speaker 2: Jesus Jesus, Risen and Exalted One. Your name is like
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  Speaker 2: honey on my lips, Your spirit like water to my soul.
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  Speaker 2: Your word is a lamp unto my feet.
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  Speaker 3: Jesus, I love you.
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  Speaker 2: I love you, Jesus Jesus, Holy an Anointed One. Rest
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  Speaker 2: in perfect peace under the anointing of Jesus, the Holy
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  Speaker 2: an Anointed One. Feel the hand of the Father. He
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  Speaker 2: pours his oil of consecration over your life. You are
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  Speaker 2: set apart for him. You are sealed by His spirit
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  Speaker 2: for all eternity.
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  Speaker 3: Rest in that truth.
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  Speaker 2: Remain in his presence, receive his anointing. Heavenly Father, we
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  Speaker 2: bow before you tonight, before your throne in humble adoration.
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  Speaker 2: We remain here in your presence. There's no place we'd
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  Speaker 2: rather be.
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  Speaker 3: Father. We want nothing more than to be set apart for.
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  Speaker 2: You to walk in your ways and to honor you.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, Good Father, for anointing your precious child with
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  Speaker 2: sleep tonight in your presence. They are comforted and loved
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  Speaker 2: as you stand watch over them in the night watches.
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  Speaker 3: They can sleep.
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  Speaker 2: Soundly knowing that you are with them. Thank you for
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  Speaker 2: covering them with your spirit. They will sleep peacefully in
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  Speaker 2: your presence, dreaming of your fragrant anointing oil, making them clean,
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  Speaker 2: whole and set apart for you. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen.
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  Speaker 2: The Lord sustains and protects you as you sleep. He
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  Speaker 2: is a shield guarding you throughout the night. He is
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  Speaker 2: the reason you have no fear. That's God's promise to you,
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  Speaker 2: and it was God's promise to King David three thousand
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  Speaker 2: years ago. To David was in danger and on the run.
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  Speaker 2: Yet in the midst of this he knew God would
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  Speaker 2: protect and provide for him. He rested in God's peace.
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  Speaker 2: David wrote, I lie down and sleep. I wake again
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  Speaker 2: because the Lord sustains me. As you prepare to enjoy
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  Speaker 2: this bedtime story, get comfortable and enjoy the moment. After all,
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  Speaker 2: you're receiving one of God's greatest gifts.
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  Speaker 3: Sleep.
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  Speaker 2: Feel your head sinking into the pillow. Stretch out your
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  Speaker 2: left arm, then your right arm, then your legs. Savor
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  Speaker 2: the sensation of.
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  Speaker 3: Your bed and your sheet.
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  Speaker 2: And your blanket. If something is not right, then simply
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  Speaker 2: pause the story and continue it when you're Choose a
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  Speaker 2: relaxing background sound on the Abide app. If you fall
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  Speaker 2: asleep during the story, that's great. The app will turn
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  Speaker 2: off on its own. Join with me as I pray.
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  Speaker 2: Dear Father, you are the source of peace, the god
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  Speaker 2: of sleep, and the reason that we live.
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  Speaker 3: You pour out your blessings on.
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  Speaker 2: Us each day with food and shelter. Thank you for
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  Speaker 2: our many blessings. The day's work is done. Lord, Now
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  Speaker 2: it is time to focus on rest.
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  Speaker 3: In your kingdom.
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  Speaker 2: I ask that you will bless your servant with dreams,
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  Speaker 2: help them to wake up, ready to spread hope and
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  Speaker 2: joy wherever they go. It's in your Son's name that
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  Speaker 2: I pray.
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  Speaker 3: Amen.
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  Speaker 2: King David wrote Psalm three after he and his court
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  Speaker 2: had fled Jerusalem in the middle of the night. Tragically,
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  Speaker 2: his jealous son Absalom was leading a rebellion that was
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  Speaker 2: trying to dethrone David. Eventually, they even tried to kill him.
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  Speaker 2: But in the midst of this, King David's faith remained strong.
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  Speaker 2: Let's take a journey back in time to one thousand
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  Speaker 2: BC and experience David's peace and joy in a story
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  Speaker 2: based on Psalm three and Second Samuel. You'll see how
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  Speaker 2: God provided for him, and you'll be encouraged by knowing
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  Speaker 2: that the same God who provided for and protected David
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  Speaker 2: does the same for you. As we enter our scene
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  Speaker 2: in ancient Israel, a reddish orange sun is rising in
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  Speaker 2: the east, just over the distant dusty hills.
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  Speaker 3: It's beautiful.
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  Speaker 2: The temperature is cool, but not cold. There's a slight
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  Speaker 2: breeze blowing in from the north, and you can smell
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  Speaker 2: the distinct aroma of lilies in the air. You're remember
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  Speaker 2: of King David's royal court, and you are tired, even
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  Speaker 2: a little worried. You fled Jerusalem in the middle of
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  Speaker 2: the night. But why didn't God put David in power?
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  Speaker 2: Doesn't God protect his anointed? Everyone, including King David, is grieving.
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  Speaker 2: You don't know what the future holds. Everyone is also hungry.
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  Speaker 2: In the rush to escape Jerusalem, most of the food
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  Speaker 2: was left behind. King David has ordered everyone to stop
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  Speaker 2: walking for a moment. You spot him in the crowd.
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  Speaker 2: At sixty years old. His face has aged since he
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  Speaker 2: took the throne thirty years ago. Still these wrinkles look
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  Speaker 2: more like wrinkles of wisdom than worry. People closest to
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  Speaker 2: him say he's a man after God's own heart. He
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  Speaker 2: prays often, and even now as you stare at him,
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  Speaker 2: he appears to be deep in contemplation and prayer, perhaps
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  Speaker 2: asking the Lord for guidance.
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  Speaker 3: Suddenly he opens.
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  Speaker 2: His eyes and speaks, Let's keep walking, he says. You
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  Speaker 2: put one foot in front of another, wishing you could
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  Speaker 2: rest a little longer, but you trust your king. As
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  Speaker 2: David and the rest of the royal court slowly descends
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  Speaker 2: the Mount of Olives, a stranger appears guiding two donkeys.
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  Speaker 2: The animals are loaded down with the stranger's goods. This
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  Speaker 2: man has blue eyes, a long black beard, and a
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  Speaker 2: tall wooden staff.
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  Speaker 3: As you get.
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  Speaker 2: Closer, you realize it's Zeba, a former servant of King Saul.
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  Speaker 2: My King, Zeba says, addressing David, I heard about your trouble.
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  Speaker 2: I bring provisions. Your eyes quickly study the goods loaded
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  Speaker 2: on the donkeys. It's enough food to feed King David's
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  Speaker 2: court several times over. How your heart is filled with joy.
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  Speaker 2: God has provided. A servant counts the food. There's two
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  Speaker 2: hundred loaves of bread, one hundred bunches of raisins, one
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  Speaker 2: hundred summer fruits, including apples and pomegranates, and a skin
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  Speaker 2: of wine. Hallelujah, someone exclaims. King David and Zeba speak
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  Speaker 2: for a few minutes, and then one of his servants
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  Speaker 2: passes out the bread, then the raisins, then the fruit.
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  Speaker 2: You take a large bite of a juicy red apple
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  Speaker 2: and savor the flavor. Just might be the best food
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  Speaker 2: you've ever had, and it gives you much needed energy.
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  Speaker 2: A few moments ago you were dejected, but now you
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  Speaker 2: are filled with optimism. The Living God, the God of Abraham,
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  Speaker 2: Isaac and Jacob, has once again taken care of his people.
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  Speaker 2: David speaks to the group. We need to keep moving,
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  Speaker 2: but first let's worship the Living God, who has provided
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  Speaker 2: this food. David begins singing, He's written a new psalm
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  Speaker 2: to God, Lord. How many are my foes, How many
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  Speaker 2: rise up against me? Many are saying of me, God
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  Speaker 2: will not deliver him. But you, Lord, are a shield
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  Speaker 2: around me, my glory, the one who lifts my head high.
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  Speaker 2: I call out to the Lord, and he answers me
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  Speaker 2: from his holy mountain.
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  Speaker 3: I lie down and sleep.
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  Speaker 2: I wake again because the Lord sustains me. I will
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  Speaker 2: not fear, though tens of thousands assail me on every side. Arise, Lord,
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  Speaker 2: deliver me, My God, Strike all my enemies on the jaw,
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  Speaker 2: break the teeth of the wicked. From the Lord comes deliverance.
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  Speaker 2: May your blessing beyond your people. King David often writes music,
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  Speaker 2: but this song is special meaning to you and the others,
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  Speaker 2: and encourages you.
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  Speaker 4: It gives you hope.
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  Speaker 2: King David, look at you and the others in your party,
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  Speaker 2: urging you to join him, as he sings his new
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  Speaker 2: psalm again, Lord, how many are my foes? How many
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  Speaker 2: rise up against me? Many are saying of me. God
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  Speaker 2: will not deliver him. But you, Lord, are a shield
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  Speaker 2: around me, My glory, the one who lifts my head high.
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  Speaker 2: Call out to the Lord, and he answers me from
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  Speaker 2: his holy mountain. I lie down and sleep. I wake
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  Speaker 2: again because the Lord sustains me. I will not fear,
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  Speaker 2: though tens of thousands assail me on every side. Arise, Lord,
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  Speaker 2: deliver me. My God, strike all my enemies on the jaw,
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  Speaker 2: break the teeth of the wicked. From the Lord comes deliverance.
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  Speaker 2: May your blessing beyond your people. You sleep well that night,
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  Speaker 2: knowing God is guarding you. Several days have passed since
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  Speaker 2: Zeba delivered his provisions. Since then, you've traveled by foot
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  Speaker 2: far from Jerusalem and across a variety of landscapes in Israel,
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  Speaker 2: over dry barren land, through a lush green forest, and
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  Speaker 2: just the other night, across the Jordan River. You had
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  Speaker 2: forgotten how beautiful the land of Israel is. Your ancestors
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  Speaker 2: labeled it a land flowing with milk and honey. No wonder,
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  Speaker 2: they called it the Promised Land. Still you miss your
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  Speaker 2: hometown of Jerusalem. You've prayed each day for God's deliverance,
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  Speaker 2: but so far God has chosen to let King David
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  Speaker 2: live a life on the run. Perhaps God is teaching
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  Speaker 2: David as spiritual lesson. Perhaps God is teaching you something
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  Speaker 2: to Today. King David has led you to a small town,
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  Speaker 2: Maha Nahim, which is filled with his allies. And once
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  Speaker 2: again you're hungry and thirsty and tired. The food Zeba
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  Speaker 2: Bron is running out. Perhaps we can fish somewhere around here.
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  Speaker 2: A friend says, we can't. Another person replies, the river
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  Speaker 2: is at least a day's journey behind us. You have
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  Speaker 2: heard stories of your ancestors complaining in the wilderness. How
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  Speaker 2: they begged Moses to take them back to Egypt, how
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  Speaker 2: they grumbled about the taste of manna, how they blamed
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  Speaker 2: God for abandoning them. How you're trying your as to
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  Speaker 2: have strong faith in God, a faith worthy of testing.
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  Speaker 2: You remember Zeba bringing you food. Perhaps God will perform
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  Speaker 2: another miracle. Yahweh, you pray quietly. You are the God
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  Speaker 2: of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. You've brought my ancestors into
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  Speaker 2: this land. You've protected us. You've provided for us again
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  Speaker 2: and again. Thank you, Lord, You are worthy of worship.
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  Speaker 2: Please don't abandon your servant David. Please, Lord, provide for
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  Speaker 2: us once again. You are our source of strength. You
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  Speaker 2: are the reason we live. Amen. About two hours have passed.
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  Speaker 2: It's the middle of the day, and you've been told
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  Speaker 2: King David is seeking God's direction for the next move.
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  Speaker 2: While you wait, you watch two brown squirrels chasing one
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  Speaker 2: another up and down an oak tree. These squirrels are
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  Speaker 2: battling for an acorn. An acorn you could eat if
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  Speaker 2: only you had enough water and time to prepare it.
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  Speaker 2: The entire tree, in fact, is filled with these bitter
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  Speaker 2: nuts that would make you sick if not cooked. Well,
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  Speaker 2: you tell yourself, at least the squirrels have enough food.
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  Speaker 3: Just then you hear the.
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  Speaker 2: Unmistakable sound of the sheep, and another sheep, and a
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  Speaker 2: third one. Walking alongside them are three men who are
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  Speaker 2: guiding not only the sheep, but also five donkeys. We
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  Speaker 2: heard you were hungry and thirsty, one of the men
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  Speaker 2: says to the king. You survey their gifts. They brought
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  Speaker 2: more food than zeba. Did you see? Wheat and barley,
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  Speaker 2: and flour, and beans, and lentils, and a honey, even cheese.
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  Speaker 3: It's so much.
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  Speaker 2: That it's weighing down the donkeys. But that's not all.
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  Speaker 2: These men also brought beds to sleep in in bowls,
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  Speaker 2: and cookwaar. To prepare meals. Three of King David's servants
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  Speaker 2: unload the donkeys and begin cooking the meat over a fire.
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  Speaker 2: You toss in another log, ensuring there is enough heat.
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  Speaker 2: Another servant starts handing out honeycomb and cheese for those
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  Speaker 2: who can't wait for the meal to be ready. That's you.
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  Speaker 2: You take a bite of honey. It's even sweeter than
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  Speaker 2: the juicy apple you ate all those days ago.
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  Speaker 3: You swallow it.
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  Speaker 2: And instantly feel a rush of energy. You feel refreshed,
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  Speaker 2: and most of all, thankful God has provided once again,
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  Speaker 2: He has provided. King David, not far from you, begins
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  Speaker 2: humming his new song. Then he begins singing, and every
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  Speaker 2: one joins in, Lord, how many are my foes? How
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  Speaker 2: many rise up against me? Many are saying of me,
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  Speaker 2: God will not deliver him. But you, Lord, are a
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  Speaker 2: shield around me, my glory, the one who lifts my
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  Speaker 2: head high. I call out to the Lord, and he
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  Speaker 2: answers me from his holy mountain. I lie down and sleep.
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  Speaker 2: I wake again because the Lord sustains me. I will
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  Speaker 2: not fear, though tens of thousands assail me on every side. Arise, Lord,
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  Speaker 2: deliver me, my God, Strike all my enemies on the jaw,
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  Speaker 2: break the teeth of the wicked. From the Lord comes deliverance.
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  Speaker 2: May your blessing beyond your people. The king then sings
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  Speaker 2: it again, Lord, how many are my foes? How many
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  Speaker 2: rise against me? Many are saying of me, God will
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  Speaker 2: not deliver him. But you, o Lord, are a shield
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  Speaker 2: around me. My glory, the one who lifts my head high.
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  Speaker 2: I call out to the Lord, and he answers me
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  Speaker 2: from his holy mountain. I lie down and sleep. I
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  Speaker 2: wake again because the Lord sustains me. I will not fear,
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  Speaker 2: though tens of thousands assail me on every side. Arise, Lord,
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  Speaker 2: deliver me, My God. Strike all my enemies on the jaw,
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  Speaker 2: break the teeth of the wicked. From the Lord comes deliverance.
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  Speaker 2: May your blessing beyond your people. That night, you sleep
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  Speaker 2: better than you have in weeks, even though you're so
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  Speaker 2: very far away from home. Even though you're living a
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  Speaker 2: life on the run. You know the God of the
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  Speaker 2: universe has provided meals when hope seemed lost. You know
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  Speaker 2: the father of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is watching over you.
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  Speaker 3: And that he will deliver you.
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  Speaker 2: As David Psalm said, you called out to the Lord,
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  Speaker 2: and he answered you. You laid down to sleep, and
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  Speaker 2: he sustained you. King David's army eventually defeated Absalom, and
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  Speaker 2: the king and his royal court returned to Jerusalem. But
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  Speaker 2: you never forgot the song that gave you hope amidst
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  Speaker 2: the trouble, Lord, how many are my foes, how many
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  Speaker 2: rise up against me? Many are saying of me. God
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  Speaker 2: will not deliver him. But you, Lord, are a shield
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  Speaker 2: around me, My glory, the one who lifts my head high.
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  Speaker 2: I call out to the Lord, and he answers me.
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  Speaker 2: From his holy mountain, I lie down and sleep. I
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  Speaker 2: wake again cause the Lord sustains me. I will not fear,
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  Speaker 2: though tens of thousands assail me on every side. Arise, Lord,
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  Speaker 2: deliver me, My God, Strike all my enemies on the jaw,
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  Speaker 2: break the teeth of the wicked. From the Lord comes deliverance.
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  Speaker 2: May your blessing beyond your people. God, the creator of
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  Speaker 2: the universe, is watching over you. He's protecting you. He's
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  Speaker 2: a shield around you. He's the lifter of your head.
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  Speaker 4: He gives you hope.
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  Speaker 2: When you call out to the Lord, he answers, just
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  Speaker 2: as he answered David. When you lie down and sleep,
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  Speaker 2: he sustains you. You have no reason to fear, because
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  Speaker 2: from the Lord comes deliverance. You are a child of God.
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  Speaker 2: Just like a loving parent cares for a child, God
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  Speaker 2: is caring for you.
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  Speaker 4: Right now.
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  Speaker 2: Rest in his loving arms, Abide in his mighty presence.
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  Speaker 2: Accept God's gift of sleep.
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  Speaker 3: And peace.
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  Speaker 2: Let me pray for you, dear Father, Thank you for
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  Speaker 2: this precious child of yours.
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  Speaker 5: Now.
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  Speaker 2: Praise you for being their shield and protector as they rest.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for being the lifter of their head. Now, Father,
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  Speaker 2: I ask that you will grant them peace and pleasant
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  Speaker 2: dreams of your kingdom. Your word says I lie down
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  Speaker 2: and sleep. I wake again because the Lord sustains me. Father,
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  Speaker 2: I ask that you will help this child of yours
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  Speaker 2: sleep deeply and then wake up refreshed, ready to serve
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  Speaker 2: you another day. It's in Christ's name that I pray.
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  Speaker 3: Amen.
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  Speaker 5: Tonight we'll learn how Jesus, the Savior of the world,
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  Speaker 5: slow down each day to in time alone with God
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  Speaker 5: and to rest. One day during his earthly ministry, he
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  Speaker 5: had worked so hard for so long that he looked
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  Speaker 5: at his disciples and told them, let's go off by
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  Speaker 5: ourselves to a quiet place. Then, in a beautiful scenic
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  Speaker 5: spot on the sea, he enjoyed time alone with God.
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  Speaker 5: The Bible tells us he rested. Even Jesus needed to
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  Speaker 5: get away. Even Jesus needed to block off time for solitude.
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  Speaker 5: Jesus knew it was necessary to slow down. His mind
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  Speaker 5: needed rest, his body did too. If the creator of
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  Speaker 5: the universe needed rest, than don't you two. Sleep is
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  Speaker 5: one of God's great gifts. It's like a wonderful present
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  Speaker 5: from God that you get to open every single day.
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  Speaker 5: It's a gift filled with peace, with solitude, with sweet dreams,
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  Speaker 5: and with time alone with your creator. It's a daily
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  Speaker 5: reminder that you need God. It's a daily reminder that
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  Speaker 5: there's more to life than chores and work. God created
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  Speaker 5: sleep for our good. It refreshes and renews us. Proverbs three,
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  Speaker 5: verse twenty four says you can go to bed without fear.
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  Speaker 5: You will lie down and sleep soundly. As you prepare
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  Speaker 5: for today's story, Get comfortable and make sure everything around
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  Speaker 5: you is the way you want it to be. If
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  Speaker 5: you fall asleep during the story, that's great. The abide
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  Speaker 5: app will turn off by itself. Take a long, relaxing
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  Speaker 5: breath Inhale slowly through your nose, and hand all your
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  Speaker 5: troubles to God. This moment is for you and Him.
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  Speaker 5: Now exhale slowly through your mouth. Breathe inn again through
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  Speaker 5: your nose with your eyes closed, picture God's presence all
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  Speaker 5: around you. Jesus caring for you like a loving shepherd
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  Speaker 5: caring for his sheep. God's angels are watching over you too.
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  Speaker 5: Then breathe out. As you continue breathing slowly, stretch out
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  Speaker 5: your hands and arms, and your feet and legs. Enjoy
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  Speaker 5: the sensation of your muscles and bones, relaxing after a long,
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  Speaker 5: hard day. Let tension dissolve away as you focus on God.
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  Speaker 5: Let your head sink into your pillow. Relish the comforting
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  Speaker 5: sensation of your sheet or your blanket. All are gifts
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  Speaker 5: from a marvelous God. Take another breath inhaling slowly through
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  Speaker 5: your nose and then exhaling out of your mouth. The
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  Speaker 5: day is over. Rejoice in your rest. Let me pray
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  Speaker 5: for you, Dear Father, Thank you for this child of God.
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  Speaker 5: Thank you for blessing them. Thank you for caring for them.
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  Speaker 5: Thank you for showing grace and mercy to them. Today. Father,
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  Speaker 5: I ask that you will surround this child of God
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  Speaker 5: with your presence, calm their anxious thoughts, take care of
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  Speaker 5: their problems. You are in control. God, You are their
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  Speaker 5: rock and their salvation. You have a purpose and a
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  Speaker 5: plan for this child of yours. Thank you, Father. Your
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  Speaker 5: word promises peace. And goodness to your children. Psalm one sixteen,
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  Speaker 5: verse seven says, return to your rest, my soul, for
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  Speaker 5: the Lord has been good to you. Help this child
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  Speaker 5: of yours feel your presence. Give them peace. Right now, Father,
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  Speaker 5: I ask that you will grant them rest and sweet
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  Speaker 5: dreams about your kingdom. Like a loving mother or father
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  Speaker 5: caring for a tiny baby, so too, you are caring
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  Speaker 5: for them. They are safe in your loving arms. It's
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  Speaker 5: in Christ's name that I pray Amen. For today's story,
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  Speaker 5: let's take a journey to the past, to the time
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  Speaker 5: of Christ. It's a beautiful day in the land of Israel,
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  Speaker 5: with only three or four small puffy clouds drifting slowly
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  Speaker 5: across a beautiful blue sky, like sailboats navigating across the
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  Speaker 5: Sea of Galilee. The sun, which has been up for
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  Speaker 5: a few hours, hangs in the sky high overhead, but
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  Speaker 5: it's not too hot. A cool breeze off the Sea
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  Speaker 5: of Galilee rushes across your skin and through your hair.
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  Speaker 5: The breeze carries with it familiar aromas that stir your spirit,
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  Speaker 5: lavender and tulip flowers along with the unmistakable fresh scent
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  Speaker 5: of the sea. You look to your left and marvel
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  Speaker 5: at a small field of flowers with an explosion of
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  Speaker 5: colors purple and red and yellow, swaying and dancing in
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  Speaker 5: the breeze as if they're worshiping the god who created them.
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  Speaker 5: Off in the distance to your left, you spot a
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  Speaker 5: shepherd on a small but lush, grassy hill, tending to
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  Speaker 5: his sheep. He is perhaps in his sixties. He has
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  Speaker 5: a gray beard and a wooden staff that towers above
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  Speaker 5: his head. He walks with purpose, as someone who has
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  Speaker 5: been doing this his entire life. He softly taps the
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  Speaker 5: backside of a wandering sheep, ensuring it doesn't get too
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  Speaker 5: far from the flock. It quickly rejoins the others. There
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  Speaker 5: are perhaps twenty sheep in the group. They obey his
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  Speaker 5: every command. Their constant sounds they're bleeding make you chuckle.
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  Speaker 5: The Sea of Galilee is to your right, and here
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  Speaker 5: may be a five minute walk from the edge. You
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  Speaker 5: spot a medium sized fishing boat anchored to the shore,
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  Speaker 5: and a group of ten or eleven men walking toward it. No,
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  Speaker 5: make that thirteen men. They're listening intently to the man
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  Speaker 5: at the front, a man who walks and speaks as
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  Speaker 5: one with authority, but whose frequent smiles and laughs sets
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  Speaker 5: his audience at ease. The man has a dark colored beard,
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  Speaker 5: and he's wearing a cream colored tunic. Like everyone in
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  Speaker 5: his party, he's wearing sandals. You quickly realize this man
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  Speaker 5: is none other than Jesus himself. He's gesturing with his
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  Speaker 5: hands as if he's making a point about something important.
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  Speaker 5: One of the apostles, you think it's Peter, nods in agreement.
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  Speaker 5: He then motions toward the boat, and the men begin
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  Speaker 5: stepping into it one by one. James and John, who
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  Speaker 5: are still on land, hold the boat sturdy to make
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  Speaker 5: sure no one falls. Listen as we continue the story
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  Speaker 5: as I read God's Word from Mark chapter six, verses
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  Speaker 5: thirty three thirty two. The apostles returned to Jesus from
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  Speaker 5: their ministry tour and told him all they had done
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  Speaker 5: and taught. Then Jesus said, let's go off by ourselves
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  Speaker 5: to a quiet place and rest. Awhile he said this
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  Speaker 5: because there were so many people coming and going that
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  Speaker 5: Jesus and his apostles didn't even have time to eat,
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  Speaker 5: So they left my boat for a quiet place where
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  Speaker 5: they could be alone. Five minutes have passed since the
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  Speaker 5: disciples pushed the boat into the sea. They're far enough
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  Speaker 5: from land that no one will trouble them, but close
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  Speaker 5: enough that you can still see them. Four of the
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  Speaker 5: men had been busy paddling the boat away from shore,
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  Speaker 5: but a few moments ago Jesus motioned for them to
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  Speaker 5: stop and to sit down in the boat and rest.
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  Speaker 3: It was an.
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  Speaker 5: Amazing moment of kindness to watch a man of his
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  Speaker 5: stature encourage his disciples to stop working. Currently, the boat
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  Speaker 5: had settled on a spot on the sea with no wind.
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  Speaker 5: It's floating there lifelessly on the water, much like a
• 1:03:31
  Speaker 5: dead tree limb that's been carried helplessly into the sea.
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  Speaker 5: These peaceful waters are the perfect conditions for a RESTful nap,
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  Speaker 5: and that's apparently what Jesus had in mind too. You
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  Speaker 5: spot him in the back of the boat, his eyes
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  Speaker 5: closed and his hands collapsed behind his head in the
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  Speaker 5: form of a makeshift pillow. He's asleep. Five or six
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  Speaker 5: of the other disciples are napping. Two the rest of
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  Speaker 5: the disciples, the ones who are awake, are watching a
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  Speaker 5: bird flying high overhead, circling the waters as it hunts
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  Speaker 5: for its next meal. It's a bald eagle. Its majestic
• 1:04:22
  Speaker 5: snow white head and snow white tail, making it indistinguishable
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  Speaker 5: when set against the picturesque blue sky. Suddenly, the eagle
• 1:04:33
  Speaker 5: dives toward the water, spreads its wings, and glides through
• 1:04:38
  Speaker 5: the air just above the sea, racing faster than you've
• 1:04:43
  Speaker 5: ever run in your life. But then seconds its yellow
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  Speaker 5: talons have reached down and secured a small silver fish
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  Speaker 5: in the water. For this bald eagle, dinner is ready.
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  Speaker 5: You look back on at the boat. Jesus is still napping.
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  Speaker 5: Listen again as I read Mark Chapter six, verses thirty
• 1:05:12
  Speaker 5: through thirty two, this time in the Amplified Bible translation.
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  Speaker 5: The apostles, who had been sent out on a mission,
• 1:05:23
  Speaker 5: gathered together with Jesus and told him everything that they
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  Speaker 5: had done and taught. He said to them, come away
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  Speaker 5: by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a little while.
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  Speaker 5: For there were many people who were continually coming and going,
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  Speaker 5: and they could not even find time to eat. And
• 1:05:47
  Speaker 5: they went away by themselves in the boat to a
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  Speaker 5: secluded place. Too often we let work dominate our thoughts
• 1:05:58
  Speaker 5: and actions. Jesus, though, told his disciples to find a
• 1:06:04
  Speaker 5: secluded place and rest. He told his disciples to get
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  Speaker 5: away from the crowds, slow down, and stop working. He
• 1:06:17
  Speaker 5: told his disciples not to worry. It's a pattern God
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  Speaker 5: established for his people in Genesis when he rested on
• 1:06:28
  Speaker 5: the seventh day. It's also a pattern God established in
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  Speaker 5: his creation. The birds of the air rest, the animals
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  Speaker 5: on land rest, even fish, slow down and rest. Every day,
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  Speaker 5: daylight gives way to dark, daytime turns into nighttime, and
• 1:06:57
  Speaker 5: Jesus gives you permission to slow down. Cast all your
• 1:07:02
  Speaker 5: troubles on Him and rest and his loving care. He's
• 1:07:08
  Speaker 5: giving you permission not to worry. He's telling you, let's
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  Speaker 5: take a break and get a little rest. He's surrounding
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  Speaker 5: you with his presence and granting you peace. The creator
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  Speaker 5: of the mountains and the seas rested, The giver of
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  Speaker 5: life and the savior of the world took a break
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  Speaker 5: from his ministry. The maker of the sun and the
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  Speaker 5: moon and the stars slept on a boat. Just as
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  Speaker 5: the shepherd on the lush, grassy hillside cares for his sheep,
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  Speaker 5: so too does God care for and protect you. He
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  Speaker 5: knows everything you need. As Psalm twenty three says, the
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  Speaker 5: Lord is my shepherd. I have all that I need.
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  Speaker 5: He lets me rest in green meadows. He leads me
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  Speaker 5: beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me
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  Speaker 5: along right paths, bringing honor to His name. Even when
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  Speaker 5: I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid,
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  Speaker 5: for you are close beside me. Your rod and your
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  Speaker 5: staff protect and comfort me. You prepare a feast for
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  Speaker 5: me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me
• 1:08:43
  Speaker 5: by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings.
• 1:08:50
  Speaker 5: Surely your goodness and unfeeling love will pursue me all
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  Speaker 5: the days of my life, and I will live in
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  Speaker 5: the house of the Lord forever. God provides for you
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  Speaker 5: and blesses you. He lets you rest in green meadows.
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  Speaker 5: He leads you beside peaceful streams. He renews your strength.
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  Speaker 5: Rest tonight in his providential care. Let's pray. Father, you
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  Speaker 5: are the creator of all good things, the food we eat,
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  Speaker 5: the air we breathe, the friends and family we love.
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  Speaker 5: You also are the creator of time and of rest
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  Speaker 5: and of sleep. Father, I pray that you will watch
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  Speaker 5: over and protect this child of God tonight. Dissolve their
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  Speaker 5: anxious thoughts. Let them know that you alone are guiding
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  Speaker 5: their lives, You alone their source of wisdom and strength.
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  Speaker 5: Surround them with your presence, Grant them peace, Bless them
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  Speaker 5: with sweet dreams of your kingdom. It's in Christ's name
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  Speaker 5: that I pray. Amen, as Aaron told God's people in scripture,
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  Speaker 5: May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the
• 1:10:27
  Speaker 5: Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May
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  Speaker 5: the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace.
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  Speaker 6: Good Night, as you begin shift your mind slowly away
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  Speaker 6: from today's tasks and worries. Soak instead in God's presence
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  Speaker 6: and begin to get comfortable. Close your eyes and relax.
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  Speaker 6: Breathe in God's peace and breathe out your troubles. If
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  Speaker 6: you fall asleep, all the better. I give you permission
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  Speaker 6: now to fall asleep and dream sweet dreams. God is
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  Speaker 6: present too, even while you dream. Listen to me. Pray
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  Speaker 6: for you now as you begin to sleep.
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  Speaker 3: Dear God, for.
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  Speaker 6: This cherished child of yours. Fill their heart and mind
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  Speaker 6: fresh with your presence and peace. Invite them to you
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  Speaker 6: and give them the rest for their souls. Let their
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  Speaker 6: sleep be easy as you lift their burdens and sleep.
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  Speaker 6: And now may your Holy Spirit guide their dreams and
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  Speaker 6: renew their hearts as they rest in you in Jesus' name. Amen,
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  Speaker 6: Now drift off to the land of dreams. Just breathe
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  Speaker 6: slowly and deeply, as every few moments you hear God's
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  Speaker 6: word being offered to you. Now, just breathe and imagine
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  Speaker 6: and dream. Turn away from evil, do good, Seek peace,
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  Speaker 6: Pursue peace. Cast all of your anxieties on him because
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  Speaker 6: he cares for you. Sleep and wake up refreshed because
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  Speaker 6: the Lord will protect and care for you. Now, may
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  Speaker 6: the God of Peace himself sanctify you completely, and may
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  Speaker 6: your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless
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  Speaker 6: at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Aim for restoration,
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  Speaker 6: Comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace,
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  Speaker 6: and the God of love and peace will be with you. Now,
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  Speaker 6: May the Lord of Peace himself give you peace at
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  Speaker 6: all times in every.
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  Speaker 3: Way, the Lord be with you.
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  Speaker 6: Quiet, return to the safety of God's Word, the centering
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  Speaker 6: word from the Holy Spirit. Let it buffer you from distraction.
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  Speaker 6: Rest beloved. I pray that all may go well with you,
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  Speaker 6: and that you may be in good health as it
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  Speaker 6: goes well with your soul. And let the peace of
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  Speaker 6: Christ rule in your heart. To which indeed you were called,
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  Speaker 6: and be thankful hear his whisper tonight, come to me.
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  Speaker 6: You are safe here, no condemnation, only my grace.
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  Speaker 3: Come to me now.
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  Speaker 6: Tonight. Salvation has come to you by God's grace alone,
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  Speaker 6: through faith and Jesus alone.
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  Speaker 3: Salvation is yours. Rest there now.
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  Speaker 6: Tonight you will hear rest without a worry and sleep soundly.
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  Speaker 3: Tonight.
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  Speaker 6: The Holy Spirit is present and caring for you. The
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  Speaker 6: Lord cares for his own even while you sleep in
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  Speaker 6: your bed.
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  Speaker 3: In peace.
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  Speaker 6: You will both lie down and sleep, for the Lord
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  Speaker 6: alone will help you rest, abide and dwell in safety.
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  Speaker 6: Doze a little now, sleep tonight, fold your hands and
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  Speaker 6: rest in the presence of the Lord. Tonight you will
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  Speaker 6: sleep and wake up refreshed because the Lord will protect
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  Speaker 6: and care for you. Now tonight you can lie down
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  Speaker 6: and sleep soundly because the Lord will keep you safe.
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  Speaker 6: God is your fortress, He is your place of safety.
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  Speaker 6: He is your God, and you can trust in him
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  Speaker 6: for rest tonight.
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  Speaker 3: Tonight.
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  Speaker 6: The Lord is your protector, and he won't go to
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  Speaker 6: sleep or lets you stumble.
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  Speaker 3: Tonight.
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  Speaker 6: The Protector of Israel doesn't doze or ever get drowsy.
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  Speaker 6: So you can rest knowing he is watching over you.
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  Speaker 6: The Lord will keep you safe from all harm, and
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  Speaker 6: he will spread his wings over you and keep you
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  Speaker 6: secure tonight. His faithfulness is like a shield. Glory be
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  Speaker 6: to the Father and to the Son and to the
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  Speaker 6: Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now
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  Speaker 6: and ever shall be world without end. Our Father in heaven,
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  Speaker 6: like you send your son into the world. Send us
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  Speaker 6: now into the world, and the power of your Holy
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  Speaker 6: Spirit as ministers of reconciliation and ambassadors of your kingdom.
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  Speaker 6: As we go, please bless us and keep us. Make
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  Speaker 6: your face to shine upon us, and be gracious to us.
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  Speaker 6: Lift your countenance upon us.
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  Speaker 3: And give us peace.
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  Speaker 6: In the name of your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ.
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  Speaker 2: Amen, Tonight, I encourage you to remove all distractions from
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  Speaker 2: the room, turn off all electronics, dim the lights, and
• 1:26:35
  Speaker 2: get settled into bed. Make yourself comfortable. Settle your head
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  Speaker 2: onto the pillow.
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  Speaker 3: And pull the.
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  Speaker 2: Soft covers around you. Take a few deep breaths in
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  Speaker 2: and out, feel your muscles, relax from head to toe
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  Speaker 2: as you inhale and exhale. Now invite the Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 2: to be with you tonight. Above all else, his presence
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  Speaker 2: is what you need most to find peace and rest.
• 1:27:50
  Speaker 2: Just knowing He is covering you, protecting you, and calming
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  Speaker 2: you is another to help you sleep soundly tonight. Take
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  Speaker 2: this moment to rest quietly in the Lord's presence.
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  Speaker 3: Now, let's pray, Holy God.
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  Speaker 2: It is your presence we seek tonight. Above all other comforts.
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  Speaker 2: We ask for the covering of your peace. Please, bless
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  Speaker 2: your beloved child with quietness.
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  Speaker 3: And rest.
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  Speaker 2: Help them release all worried thoughts and concerns to you.
• 1:28:56
  Speaker 2: Steady their breathing into a soft rhythm with each breath.
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  Speaker 2: Help them remember you, the one who guards them and
• 1:29:13
  Speaker 2: protects them as they sleep. Thank you Lord for anointing
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  Speaker 2: your child with your presence. And it is in the
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  Speaker 2: precious name of your Son that I pray.
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  Speaker 3: Amen.
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  Speaker 2: If you've ever heard the word anointed before, it may
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  Speaker 2: have been in the sense that God anointed certain people
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  Speaker 2: to be set apart to serve him. In fact, Jesus
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  Speaker 2: himself talked about anointing in Luke chapter four when he said,
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  Speaker 2: the spirit of the Lord is.
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  Speaker 3: Upon me.
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  Speaker 2: Because He has anointed me to proclaim the good news
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  Speaker 2: to the poor. The anointing of the Lord.
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  Speaker 3: Is precious.
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  Speaker 2: And purposeful settle your mind on God's anointing. For several moments.
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  Speaker 2: In the Old Testament, Moses was given a recipe for
• 1:30:44
  Speaker 2: the holy anointing oil. The Lord told him in Exodus
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  Speaker 2: chapter thirty to take the finest spices of mer, sweet
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  Speaker 2: smelling cinnamon, aromatic calamus, cassia, an olive oil. These were
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  Speaker 2: valuable spices that the Lord called Moses to gather. He
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  Speaker 2: wanted only the finest ingredients for his holy anointing oil.
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  Speaker 2: The purest of murr also called the murr of freedom
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  Speaker 2: in Hebrew. Sweet smelling cinnamon, a rare spice that was
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  Speaker 2: much valued in that region. Aromatic calamus from the reed
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  Speaker 2: of a plant that grew close to the water.
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  Speaker 3: God was specific.
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  Speaker 2: About choosing the finest spices, and from these spices Moses
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  Speaker 2: was commanded to make a holy anointing oil an ointment
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  Speaker 2: blended according to the art of the perfumer, to be
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  Speaker 2: used as an oil of consecration inhale the sweet smelling
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  Speaker 2: aroma of the holy anointing oil as it fills the room.
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  Speaker 2: This holy oil was used to consecrate the tabernacle of Meeting,
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  Speaker 2: the ark of the Testimony, and the altar of incense
• 1:32:38
  Speaker 2: in order to make them holy for the service of
• 1:32:40
  Speaker 2: the Lord.
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  Speaker 3: How not only that.
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  Speaker 2: Aaron and his sons were anointed with oil to be
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  Speaker 2: sanctified as priests unto the Lord, that they might minister
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  Speaker 2: before him all of their days. This holy anointing was
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  Speaker 2: a symbol of being set apart for God, set apart.
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  Speaker 2: Let those words sink in for several moments. Now, please
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  Speaker 2: hear this prayer of anointing. Holy God, we come humbly
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  Speaker 2: before you, seeking the anointing of your presence. We long
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  Speaker 2: to be set apart for you in all things. Lord,
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  Speaker 2: we offer ourselves in humble surrender, for in You we
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  Speaker 2: live and move and have our being. Please cover us
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  Speaker 2: with the sweet fragrance of your holy anointing oil.
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  Speaker 3: Tonight.
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  Speaker 2: Settle our hearts and minds in the presence of your
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  Speaker 2: love and grace. We seek true rest in You. Tonight,
• 1:34:20
  Speaker 2: deep peaceful, uninterrupted sleep in the Mighty name of your Son, Jesus,
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  Speaker 2: we pray.
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  Speaker 3: Amen.
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  Speaker 2: In Psalm forty five, a psalm of love and declaration,
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  Speaker 2: we read these words about God's anointing over his son. Therefore, God,
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  Speaker 2: your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness.
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  Speaker 2: More than your companions. All your garments are scented with
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  Speaker 2: murr and aloe and cassia, out of the ivory palaces
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  Speaker 2: by which they have made you glad. Therefore, God, your God,
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  Speaker 2: has anointed you. Rest in the holiness of these words.
• 1:35:27
  Speaker 2: For several moments, all your garments are scented with murr
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  Speaker 2: and aloe and cassia, the scent of his garments, or
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  Speaker 2: covered in the holy fragrance of God's anointing oil. Each
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  Speaker 2: strand of Jesus's sacrifice.
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  Speaker 3: Was woven into place.
• 1:35:59
  Speaker 2: By the good, pleasing and perfect will of the Father,
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  Speaker 2: just as a person weaves beautiful tapestry, ensuring that each
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  Speaker 2: thread appears in its proper place. God the Father wove
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  Speaker 2: his perfect plan through the life of his son so
• 1:36:24
  Speaker 2: that we could live for eternity with him. Allow the
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  Speaker 2: tapestry of God's love and grace to secure you in
• 1:36:38
  Speaker 2: his peace. Tonight, God has anointed you with the oil
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  Speaker 2: of gladness. Joy and contentment fill the room. The anointing
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  Speaker 2: oil of gladness rests on you like a comforting blanket.
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  Speaker 3: All worries fade away.
• 1:37:05
  Speaker 2: They are replaced with God's perfect peace. Oh, how good
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  Speaker 2: it is to abide in the peace of God's holy anointing.
• 1:37:22
  Speaker 2: Abide here now in the oil of gladness for several moments.
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  Speaker 2: This beautiful passage in Psalm forty five describes the Lord
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  Speaker 2: Jesus as the anointed One. Your throne, O God is
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  Speaker 2: forever and ever. A scepter of righteousness is the scepter
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  Speaker 2: of your kingdom. Your throne, O God is forever.
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  Speaker 3: End ever.
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  Speaker 2: The security of knowing that God is on his throne
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  Speaker 2: allows us to rest assure that He is.
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  Speaker 3: In control.
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  Speaker 2: Over everything that concerns us. He reigns above every earthly kingdom.
• 1:38:19
  Speaker 2: God rules. Let the eternal comfort of God's sovereignty settle
• 1:38:27
  Speaker 2: deep in your heart. For several moments, we continue to
• 1:38:39
  Speaker 2: hear about the precious anointing of Jesus. As the Psalmist writes,
• 1:38:45
  Speaker 2: you are fairer than the sons of men. Grace is
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  Speaker 2: poured upon your lips. Therefore God has blessed you forever.
• 1:38:56
  Speaker 2: Gird your sword upon your thigh, O Mighty One, with
• 1:39:00
  Speaker 2: your glory and your majesty, And in your majesty, ride
• 1:39:06
  Speaker 2: prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness. Fairer than the
• 1:39:17
  Speaker 2: sons of men. Grace poured upon your lips with glory
• 1:39:25
  Speaker 2: and majesty because of truth, humility, and righteousness. Rest in
• 1:39:37
  Speaker 2: those beautiful descriptions of the Lord Jesus. Grace was poured
• 1:39:48
  Speaker 2: upon the lips of Jesus, that he would in turn
• 1:39:53
  Speaker 2: bestow his grace on us. Oh, what mercy, what grace,
• 1:40:00
  Speaker 2: and what forgiveness. We cannot comprehend the depths of his
• 1:40:05
  Speaker 2: love for us. For you, even the deepest part of
• 1:40:12
  Speaker 2: the sea is not deep enough to hold the grander
• 1:40:15
  Speaker 2: of God's love for us. For all eternity, we will
• 1:40:22
  Speaker 2: draw upon the waters of the Savior's love and drink
• 1:40:26
  Speaker 2: deeply from the well that never runs dry. Hear the
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  Speaker 2: continual flow of living water flowing from the throne of
• 1:40:44
  Speaker 2: God's grace. Dear one, Jesus was anointed to bear our
• 1:40:56
  Speaker 2: sin and shame. He fixed his eyes on the cross
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  Speaker 2: out of his unwavering love and.
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  Speaker 3: Mercy over us.
• 1:41:06
  Speaker 2: His ultimate sacrifice is the foundation of our holy anointing.
• 1:41:14
  Speaker 2: By his grace through faith, we are saved not by
• 1:41:19
  Speaker 2: our own works, but by the gracious gift of the Father.
• 1:41:27
  Speaker 2: Breathe deeply a breath of thankfulness to the God who
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  Speaker 2: saves Jesus, our Savior, Holy, an anointed one anointed with grace,
• 1:41:51
  Speaker 2: anointed with glory, anointed with a majesty. Our God reigns
• 1:42:00
  Speaker 2: forever and ever. Rest in his glory Tonight, O Lord,
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  Speaker 2: our Lord, how majestic is your name, And.
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  Speaker 3: All the earth.
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  Speaker 2: We praise you, for you are King of kings and
• 1:42:20
  Speaker 2: Lord of lords. There is no one like you in
• 1:42:25
  Speaker 2: your righteousness. You reign forever and ever, and in that
• 1:42:30
  Speaker 2: truth we find peace. By your anointing, we are yours.
• 1:42:38
  Speaker 2: You are true to your word, and you never fail us.
• 1:42:43
  Speaker 2: You lead us in truth and righteousness. Thank you God.
• 1:42:49
  Speaker 2: We praise you in the name of Jesus, my friend.
• 1:43:03
  Speaker 2: As you drift off to sleep in the peaceful presence
• 1:43:07
  Speaker 2: of the Lord. There is yet another anointing I would
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  Speaker 2: like to remind you of. It is far greater than
• 1:43:15
  Speaker 2: the fragrant oil poured out in the tabernacle. It is
• 1:43:21
  Speaker 2: the everlasting anointing of the Holy Spirit of God. For
• 1:43:28
  Speaker 2: the Word says it is God who establishes you in
• 1:43:32
  Speaker 2: Christ and has anointed you.
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  Speaker 3: He has also put his seal.
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  Speaker 2: On you and given you His spirit in your heart
• 1:43:43
  Speaker 2: as a guarantee. His spirit is in your heart as
• 1:43:50
  Speaker 2: a guarantee. Settle your heart and mind on the Holy
• 1:43:58
  Speaker 2: Spirit tonight. This beautiful anointing by the Holy Spirit is
• 1:44:09
  Speaker 2: not to be taken lightly. This anointing is the very
• 1:44:13
  Speaker 2: hand of God on our lives. The very same spirit
• 1:44:18
  Speaker 2: who raised Jesus dwells in us. God has anointed us,
• 1:44:29
  Speaker 2: sealed us, and inscribed on our hearts the guarantee that
• 1:44:39
  Speaker 2: we will be with Him forever. God's promises are immovable, unchangeable,
• 1:44:51
  Speaker 2: and unfathomable. He has put his seal on us and
• 1:45:01
  Speaker 2: given us his spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
• 1:45:07
  Speaker 2: Breathe deeply in that unchangeable, immovable blessing. Right now. Therefore, God,
• 1:45:23
  Speaker 2: your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness.
• 1:45:29
  Speaker 2: More than your companions. All your garments are scented with
• 1:45:33
  Speaker 2: myrrh and aloe and cassia, out of the ivory pylasis
• 1:45:41
  Speaker 2: by which they have made you glad, with the sweet
• 1:45:48
  Speaker 2: smelling aroma of God's holy anointing oil, surrounding you with peace.
• 1:45:54
  Speaker 3: Breathe softly in and out.
• 1:46:06
  Speaker 2: Take in the fragrance of murror, cinnamon and cassia as
• 1:46:13
  Speaker 2: a soothing balm of peace and gladness.
• 1:46:19
  Speaker 3: God is with you. He loves you.
• 1:46:25
  Speaker 2: It covers you with His presence, Most Holy God, we
• 1:46:36
  Speaker 2: receive your anointing hand upon us tonight. We rest in
• 1:46:40
  Speaker 2: the presence of your Holy Spirit. In the stillness of
• 1:46:46
  Speaker 2: the room, we breathe in the fragrance of your love.
• 1:46:54
  Speaker 3: You are holy and just.
• 1:47:00
  Speaker 2: We abide in your holiness. Now hushed.
• 1:47:07
  Speaker 3: And settled.
• 1:47:09
  Speaker 2: For you alone lead us to safe and quiet places.
• 1:47:14
  Speaker 2: Thank you, Father, Thank you for your anointing over us
• 1:47:22
  Speaker 2: by the seal of your spirit on our hearts and
• 1:47:26
  Speaker 2: Jesus name.
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  Speaker 3: Amen. Now hear the.
• 1:47:38
  Speaker 2: Melodious words of these lyrics from the worship song Holy
• 1:47:43
  Speaker 2: an Anointed One. Let them wash over you with comfort
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  Speaker 2: and peace. Jesus Jesus, Holy an Anointed One. Jesus Jesus,
• 1:48:00
  Speaker 2: risen in Exalted One. Your name is like honey on
• 1:48:06
  Speaker 2: my lips, Your spirit like water to my soul. Your
• 1:48:13
  Speaker 2: word is a lamp unto my feet.
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  Speaker 3: Jesus, I love you.
• 1:48:18
  Speaker 2: I love you, Jesus Jesus, Holy an Anointed One. Rest
• 1:48:29
  Speaker 2: in perfect peace under the anointing of Jesus, the Holy
• 1:48:33
  Speaker 2: an Anointed One. Feel the hand of the Father as
• 1:48:38
  Speaker 2: he pours his oil of consecration over your life. You
• 1:48:46
  Speaker 2: are set apart for him. You are sealed by His
• 1:48:50
  Speaker 2: spirit for all eternity. Rest in that truth, remain in
• 1:48:59
  Speaker 2: his presence, receives anointing. Heavenly Father, we bow before you tonight,
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  Speaker 2: before your throne.
• 1:49:21
  Speaker 3: In humble.
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  Speaker 2: Adoration. We remain here in your presence. There's no place
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  Speaker 2: we'd rather be.
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  Speaker 3: Father.
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  Speaker 2: We want nothing more than to be set apart for you,
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  Speaker 2: to walk in your ways.
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  Speaker 3: And to honor you.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, good Father, for anointing your precious child with
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  Speaker 2: sleep tonight in your presence. They are comforted and loved
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  Speaker 2: as you stand watch over them.
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  Speaker 3: And the night watches.
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  Speaker 2: They can sleep soundly knowing that you are with them.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for covering them with your spirit. They will
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  Speaker 2: sleep peacefully in your presence, dreaming of your fragrant anointing oil,
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  Speaker 2: making them clean, whole and set apart for you. In
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  Speaker 2: Jesus name, I pray.
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  Speaker 3: Amen.
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  Speaker 2: The Lord sustains and protects you as you sleep. He
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  Speaker 2: is a shield guarding you throughout the night. He is
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  Speaker 2: the reason you have no fear. That's God's promise to you,
• 1:51:01
  Speaker 2: and it was God's promise to King David three thousand
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  Speaker 2: years ago. To David was in danger and on the run.
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  Speaker 2: Yet in the midst of this he knew God would
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  Speaker 2: protect and provide for him.
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  Speaker 3: He rested in God's peace.
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  Speaker 2: David wrote, I lie down and sleep. I wake again
• 1:51:36
  Speaker 2: because the Lord sustains me. As you prepare to enjoy
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  Speaker 2: this bedtime story, get comfortable and enjoy the moment. After all,
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  Speaker 2: you're receiving one of God's greatest gifts.
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  Speaker 3: Sleep.
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  Speaker 2: Feel your head sinking into the pillow. Stretch out your
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  Speaker 2: left arm, then your right arm, then your legs. Savor
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  Speaker 2: the sensation of your bed.
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  Speaker 3: And your sheet and your blanket.
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  Speaker 2: If something is not right, then simply pause the story
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  Speaker 2: and continue it when you're ready. Choose a relaxing background
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  Speaker 2: sound on the Abide app. If you fall asleep during
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  Speaker 2: the story, that's great. The app will turn off on
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  Speaker 2: its own. Join with me as I pray. Dear Father,
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  Speaker 2: you are the source of peace, the god of sleep,
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  Speaker 2: and the reason that we live. You pour out your
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  Speaker 2: blessings on us each day with food and shelter. Thank
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  Speaker 2: you for our many blessings. The day's work is done. Lord,
• 1:53:29
  Speaker 2: Now it is time to focus on rest in your kingdom.
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  Speaker 2: I ask that you will bless your servant with pleasant dreams,
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  Speaker 2: help them to wake up ready to spread hope and
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  Speaker 2: joy wherever they go. It's in your Son's name that
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  Speaker 2: I pray Amen. King David wrote Psalm three. He in
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  Speaker 2: his court had fled Jerusalem in the middle of the night. Tragically,
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  Speaker 2: his jealous son Absalom was leading a rebellion that was
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  Speaker 2: trying to dethrone David. Eventually they even tried to kill him.
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  Speaker 2: But in the midst of this, King David's faith remained strong.
• 1:54:30
  Speaker 2: Let's take a journey back in time to one thousand
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  Speaker 2: BC and experienced David's peace and joy in a story
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  Speaker 2: based on Psalm III and Second Samuel. You'll see how
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  Speaker 2: God provided for him, and you'll be encouraged by knowing
• 1:54:52
  Speaker 2: that the same God who provided for and protected David
• 1:54:57
  Speaker 2: does the same for you. Because we enter our scene
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  Speaker 2: in ancient Israel, a reddish orange sun is rising in
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  Speaker 2: the east, just over the distant dusty hills. It's beautiful.
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  Speaker 2: The temperature is cool, but not cold. There's a slight
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  Speaker 2: breeze blowing in from the north, and you can smell
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  Speaker 2: the distinct aroma of lilies in the air. You're a
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  Speaker 2: member of King David's royal court, and you are tired,
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  Speaker 2: even a little worried. You fled Jerusalem in the middle
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  Speaker 2: of the night. But why didn't God put David in power?
• 1:55:55
  Speaker 2: Doesn't God protect his anointed? Everyone, including King David, is grieving.
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  Speaker 2: You don't know what the future holds. Everyone is also hungry.
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  Speaker 2: In the rush to escape Jerusalem, most of the food
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  Speaker 2: was left behind. King David has ordered everyone to stop
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  Speaker 2: walking for a moment. You spot him in the crowd.
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  Speaker 3: At sixty years old.
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  Speaker 2: His face has aged since he took the throne thirty
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  Speaker 2: years ago. Still these wrinkles look more like wrinkles of
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  Speaker 2: wisdom than worry. People closest to him say he's a
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  Speaker 2: man after God's own heart. He prays often, and even now,
• 1:56:59
  Speaker 2: as you stare at him, he appears to be deep
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  Speaker 2: in contemplation and prayer, perhaps asking the Lord for guidance.
• 1:57:12
  Speaker 2: Suddenly he opens his eyes and speaks, Let's keep walking,
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  Speaker 2: He says. You put one foot in front of another,
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  Speaker 2: wishing you could rest a little longer, but you trust
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  Speaker 2: your King. As David and the rest of the royal
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  Speaker 2: court slowly descends the Mount of Olives, a stranger appears
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  Speaker 2: guiding two donkeys. The animals are loaded down with the
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  Speaker 2: stranger's goods. This man has blue eyes, a long black beard,
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  Speaker 2: and a tall wood and staff. As you get closer,
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  Speaker 2: you realize it's Zeba, a former servant of King Saul.
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  Speaker 2: My King Zeba says, addressing David, I heard about your trouble.
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  Speaker 2: I brain provisions your eyes quickly study the goods loaded
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  Speaker 2: on the donkeys. It's enough food to feed King David's
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  Speaker 2: court several times over. How your heart is filled with joy.
• 1:58:38
  Speaker 2: God has provided. A servant counts the food. There's two
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  Speaker 2: hundred loaves of bread, one hundred bunches of raisins, one
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  Speaker 2: hundred summer fruits, including apples and pomegranates, and a skin
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  Speaker 2: of wine. Hallelujah, someone exclaims. King David and Zeba speak
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  Speaker 2: for a few minutes, and then one of his servants
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  Speaker 2: passes out the bread, then the raisins, then the fruit.
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  Speaker 2: You take a large bite of a juicy red apple
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  Speaker 2: and savor the flavor. Just might be the best food
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  Speaker 2: you've ever had, and it gives you much needed energy.
• 1:59:34
  Speaker 2: A few moments ago you were dejected, but now you
• 1:59:39
  Speaker 2: are filled with optimism. The Living God, the God of Abraham,
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  Speaker 2: Isaac and Jacob has once again taken care of his people.
• 1:59:52
  Speaker 2: David speaks to the group. We need to keep moving,
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  Speaker 2: but first let's worship the living God who has provided
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  Speaker 2: this food. David begins singing, He's written a new psalm
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  Speaker 2: to God. Lord, How many are my foes? How many
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  Speaker 2: rise up against me? Many are saying of me. God
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  Speaker 2: will not deliver him, But you, Lord, are a shield
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  Speaker 2: around me, My glory, the one who lifts my head high.
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  Speaker 2: I call out to the Lord, and he answers me
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  Speaker 2: from his holy mountain. I lie down and sleep. I
• 2:00:48
  Speaker 2: wake again because the Lord sustains me. I will not fear,
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  Speaker 2: though tens of thousands assail me on every side. Arise, Lord,
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  Speaker 2: deliver me, My God, Strike all my enemies on the jaw,
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  Speaker 2: break the teeth of the wicked. From the Lord comes deliverance.
• 2:01:12
  Speaker 2: May your blessing beyond your people. King David often writes music,
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  Speaker 2: but this song is special meaning to you and the
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  Speaker 2: others and encourages you.
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  Speaker 4: It gives you hope.
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  Speaker 2: King David looks at you and the others in your party,
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  Speaker 2: urging you to join him, as he sings his new
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  Speaker 2: psalm again, Lord, how many are my foes? How many
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  Speaker 2: rise up? Against me. Many are saying of me. God
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  Speaker 2: will not deliver him. But you, Lord, are a shield
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  Speaker 2: around me. My glory, the one who lifts my head high.
• 2:02:10
  Speaker 2: Call out to the Lord, and he answers me from
• 2:02:13
  Speaker 2: his holy mountain. I lie down and sleep. I wake
• 2:02:18
  Speaker 2: again because the Lord sustains me. I will not fear,
• 2:02:24
  Speaker 2: though tens of thousands assail me on every side. Arise, Lord,
• 2:02:30
  Speaker 2: deliver me, My God. Strike all my enemies on the jaw,
• 2:02:35
  Speaker 2: break the teeth of the wicked. From the Lord comes deliverance.
• 2:02:42
  Speaker 2: May your blessing beyond your people. You sleep well that night,
• 2:02:53
  Speaker 2: knowing God is guarding you. Several days have passed since
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  Speaker 2: Zeba delivered his provisions. Since then, you've traveled by foot
• 2:03:13
  Speaker 2: far from Jerusalem and across a variety of landscapes in Israel,
• 2:03:18
  Speaker 2: over dry barren land, through a lush green forest, and
• 2:03:25
  Speaker 2: just the other night, across the Jordan River. You had
• 2:03:32
  Speaker 2: forgotten how beautiful the land of Israel is. No wonder
• 2:03:39
  Speaker 2: your ancestors labeled it a land flowing with milk and honey.
• 2:03:47
  Speaker 3: No wonder.
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  Speaker 2: They called it the Promised Land. Still you miss your
• 2:03:58
  Speaker 2: hometown of Jerusalem. You've prayed each day for God's deliverance.
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  Speaker 3: But so far.
• 2:04:08
  Speaker 2: God has chosen to let King David live a life
• 2:04:11
  Speaker 2: on the run. Perhaps God is teaching David as spiritual lesson.
• 2:04:20
  Speaker 2: Perhaps God is teaching you something to today. King David
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  Speaker 2: has led you to a small town, Maha Naim, which
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  Speaker 2: is filled.
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  Speaker 3: With his allies.
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  Speaker 2: And once again you're hungry and thirsty and tired. The
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  Speaker 2: food zebra broad is running out. Perhaps we can fish
• 2:05:01
  Speaker 2: somewhere around here. A friend says, we can't. Another person replies,
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  Speaker 2: the river is at least a day's journey behind us.
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  Speaker 3: You have heard.
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  Speaker 2: Stories of your ancestors complaining in the wilderness, how they
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  Speaker 2: begged Moses to take them back to Egypt, how they
• 2:05:27
  Speaker 2: grumbled about the taste of manna, how they blamed God
• 2:05:33
  Speaker 2: for abandoning them. You're trying your best to have strong
• 2:05:41
  Speaker 2: faith in God, a faith worthy of testing. He remembers
• 2:05:49
  Speaker 2: Zeba bringing you food. Perhaps God will perform another miracle.
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  Speaker 2: Yeahweh you pray quietly. You are the God of Abraham,
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  Speaker 2: Isaac and Jacob. You've brought my ancestors into this land.
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  Speaker 2: You've protected us, You've provided for us again and again.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, Lord, You are worthy of worship. Please don't
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  Speaker 2: abandon your servant, David. Please, Lord provide for us once again.
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  Speaker 2: You are our source of strength. You are the reason
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  Speaker 2: we live. Amen. About two hours have passed. It's the
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  Speaker 2: middle of the day. You've been told. King David is
• 2:07:02
  Speaker 2: seeking God's direction for the next move. While you wait,
• 2:07:10
  Speaker 2: you watch two brown squirrels chasing one another up and
• 2:07:13
  Speaker 2: down an oak tree. These squirrels are battling for an acorn,
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  Speaker 2: an acorn you could eat if only you had enough
• 2:07:23
  Speaker 2: water and time to prepare it. The entire tree, in fact,
• 2:07:30
  Speaker 2: is filled with these bitter nuts that would make you
• 2:07:35
  Speaker 2: sick if not cooked. Well, you tell yourself, at least
• 2:07:43
  Speaker 2: the squirrels have enough food. Just then you hear the
• 2:07:49
  Speaker 2: unmistakable sound of a sheep, and another sheep, and a
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  Speaker 2: third one. Walking alongside them are three men who are
• 2:08:00
  Speaker 2: guiding not only the sheep, but also five donkeys. We
• 2:08:08
  Speaker 2: heard you were hungry and thirsty, one of the men
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  Speaker 2: says to the king.
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  Speaker 3: You survey their gifts.
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  Speaker 2: They brought more food than zeba. Did you see wheat
• 2:08:24
  Speaker 2: and barley, and flour, and beans and lentils, and honey,
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  Speaker 2: even cheese.
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  Speaker 3: It's so much.
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  Speaker 2: That it's weighing down the donkeys.
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  Speaker 3: But that's not all.
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  Speaker 2: These men also brought beds to sleep in, and bowls
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  Speaker 2: and cookwaar to prepare meals. Three of King David's servants
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  Speaker 2: unload the donkeys and begin cooking the meat over a fire.
• 2:09:04
  Speaker 2: You toss in another log, ensuring.
• 2:09:07
  Speaker 3: There is enough heat.
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  Speaker 2: Another servant starts handing out honeycomb and cheese for those
• 2:09:14
  Speaker 2: who can't wait for.
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  Speaker 3: The meal to be ready.
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  Speaker 2: That's you. You take a bite of honey. It's even
• 2:09:27
  Speaker 2: sweeter than the juicy apple you ate.
• 2:09:29
  Speaker 3: All those days ago. You swallow it.
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  Speaker 2: And instantly feel a rush of energy. You feel refreshed,
• 2:09:44
  Speaker 2: and most of all, thankful God has provided once again
• 2:09:51
  Speaker 2: He has provided. King David, not far from you, begins
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  Speaker 2: hum his new song. Then he begins singing, and everyone
• 2:10:04
  Speaker 2: joins in, Lord, how many are my foes? How many
• 2:10:13
  Speaker 2: rise up against me? Many are saying of me. God
• 2:10:18
  Speaker 2: will not deliver him. But you, Lord, are a shield
• 2:10:23
  Speaker 2: around me, my glory, the one who lifts my head high.
• 2:10:30
  Speaker 2: I call out to the Lord, and he answers me
• 2:10:33
  Speaker 2: from his holy mountain. I lie down and sleep. I
• 2:10:39
  Speaker 2: wake again because the Lord sustains me. I will not fear,
• 2:10:45
  Speaker 2: though tens of thousands assail me on every side. Arise, Lord,
• 2:10:52
  Speaker 2: deliver me, my God. Strike all my enemies on the jaw,
• 2:10:58
  Speaker 2: Break the teeth of the wicked. From the Lord comes deliverance.
• 2:11:05
  Speaker 2: May your blessing be on your people. The king then
• 2:11:13
  Speaker 2: sings it again, Lord, how many are my foes, How
• 2:11:21
  Speaker 2: many rise against me? Many are saying of me. God
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  Speaker 2: will not deliver him. But you, o Lord, are a
• 2:11:31
  Speaker 2: shield around me. My glory, the one who lifts my
• 2:11:35
  Speaker 2: head high. I call out to the Lord, and he
• 2:11:40
  Speaker 2: answers me from his holy mountain. I lie down and sleep.
• 2:11:45
  Speaker 2: I wake again because the Lord sustains me. I will
• 2:11:52
  Speaker 2: not fear, though tens of thousands assail me on every side. Arise, Lord,
• 2:12:00
  Speaker 2: deliver me, my God. Strike all my enemies on the jaw,
• 2:12:04
  Speaker 2: Break the teeth of the wicked. From the Lord comes deliverance.
• 2:12:12
  Speaker 2: May your blessing beyond your people. That night, you sleep
• 2:12:24
  Speaker 2: better than you have in weeks, even though you're so
• 2:12:30
  Speaker 2: very far away from home, even though you're living a
• 2:12:36
  Speaker 2: life on the run. You know the God of the
• 2:12:42
  Speaker 2: universe has provided meals when hope seemed lost. You know
• 2:12:50
  Speaker 2: the father of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is watching over you.
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  Speaker 3: And that he will deliver you.
• 2:13:00
  Speaker 2: As David Psalm said, you called out to the Lord,
• 2:13:06
  Speaker 2: and he answered you. You laid down to sleep, and
• 2:13:11
  Speaker 2: he sustained you. King David's army eventually defeated Absalom, and
• 2:13:22
  Speaker 2: the king and his royal court returned to Jerusalem. But
• 2:13:30
  Speaker 2: you never forgot the song that gave you hope amidst
• 2:13:33
  Speaker 2: the trouble. Lord, how many are my foes, how many
• 2:13:44
  Speaker 2: rise up against me? Many are saying of me. God
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  Speaker 2: will not deliver him. But you, Lord, are a shield
• 2:13:56
  Speaker 2: around me, my glory, the one who lifts my head high.
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  Speaker 2: I call out to the Lord, and he answers me.
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  Speaker 3: From his holy mountain. I lie down and sleep.
• 2:14:15
  Speaker 2: I wake again because the Lord sustains me. I will
• 2:14:21
  Speaker 2: not fear, though tens of thousands assail me on every side. Arise, Lord,
• 2:14:29
  Speaker 2: deliver me, My God, Strike all my enemies on the jaw,
• 2:14:34
  Speaker 2: break the teeth of the wicked. From the Lord comes deliverance.
• 2:14:44
  Speaker 2: May your blessing beyond your people. God, the creator of
• 2:14:56
  Speaker 2: the universe, is watching over He's protecting you. He's a
• 2:15:06
  Speaker 2: shield around you. He's the lifter of your head.
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  Speaker 4: He gives you hope.
• 2:15:17
  Speaker 2: When you call out to the Lord, he answers, just
• 2:15:23
  Speaker 2: as he answered David. When you lie down and sleep,
• 2:15:29
  Speaker 2: he sustains you. You have no reason to fear, because
• 2:15:40
  Speaker 2: from the Lord comes deliverance. You are a child of God.
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  Speaker 2: Just like a loving parent cares for a child, God
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  Speaker 2: is caring for you.
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  Speaker 4: Right now.
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  Speaker 2: Rest in his loving arms, Abide in his mighty presence.
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  Speaker 2: Accept God's gift of sleep.
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  Speaker 3: And peace. Let me pray for you, dear Father.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for this precious child of yours. I praise
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  Speaker 2: you for being their shield and protector as they rest.
• 2:16:35
  Speaker 2: Thank you for being the lifter of their head. Now, Father,
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  Speaker 2: I ask that you will grant them peace and pleasant
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  Speaker 2: dreams of your kingdom. Your word says I lie down
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  Speaker 2: and sleep. I wake again because the Lord sustains me. Father,
• 2:17:06
  Speaker 2: I ask that you will help this child of your
• 2:17:08
  Speaker 2: sleep deeply and then wake up refreshed, ready to serve
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  Speaker 2: you another day. It's in Christ's name that I pray.
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  Speaker 3: Amen.
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  Speaker 5: Tonight, we'll learn how Jesus, the Savior of the world,
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  Speaker 5: slowed down each day to spend time alone with God
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  Speaker 5: and to rest. One day during his earthly ministry, he
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  Speaker 5: had worked so hard for so long that he looked
• 2:17:54
  Speaker 5: at his disciples and told them, let's go off by
• 2:17:58
  Speaker 5: ourselves to a quiet place. Then, in a beautiful scenic
• 2:18:04
  Speaker 5: spot on the sea, he enjoyed time alone with God.
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  Speaker 5: The Bible tells us he rested. Even Jesus needed to
• 2:18:17
  Speaker 5: get away, even Jesus needed to block off time for solitude.
• 2:18:25
  Speaker 5: Jesus knew it was necessary to slow down. His mind
• 2:18:30
  Speaker 5: needed rest, His body did too. If the creator of
• 2:18:36
  Speaker 5: the universe needed rest, then don't you two. Sleep is
• 2:18:43
  Speaker 5: one of God's great gifts. It's like a wonderful present
• 2:18:47
  Speaker 5: from God that you get to open every single day.
• 2:18:52
  Speaker 5: It's a gift filled with peace, with solitude, with sweet dreams,
• 2:18:59
  Speaker 5: and with time alone with your creator. It's a daily
• 2:19:04
  Speaker 5: reminder that you need God. It's a daily reminder that
• 2:19:10
  Speaker 5: there's more to life than chores and work. God created
• 2:19:16
  Speaker 5: sleep for our good. It refreshes and renews us. Proverbs three,
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  Speaker 5: verse twenty four says you can go to bed without fear.
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  Speaker 5: You will lie down and sleep soundly as you prepare
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  Speaker 5: for today's story. Get comfortable and make sure everything around
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  Speaker 5: you is the way you want it to be. If
• 2:19:46
  Speaker 5: you fall asleep, during the story. That's great, the abide
• 2:19:51
  Speaker 5: app will turn off by itself. Take a long, relaxing
• 2:19:57
  Speaker 5: breath inhales slow through your nose, and hand all your
• 2:20:03
  Speaker 5: troubles to God. This moment is for you and Him.
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  Speaker 5: Now exhale slowly through your mouth. Breathe inn again through
• 2:20:19
  Speaker 5: your nose with your eyes closed. Picture God's presence all
• 2:20:26
  Speaker 5: around you, Jesus caring for you like a loving shepherd
• 2:20:32
  Speaker 5: caring for his sheep. God's angels are watching over you too.
• 2:20:39
  Speaker 5: Then breathe out. As you continue breathing slowly, stretch out
• 2:20:49
  Speaker 5: your hands and arms, and your feet and legs. Enjoy
• 2:20:56
  Speaker 5: the sensation of your muscles and bones. Relaxing after a long,
• 2:21:03
  Speaker 5: hard day. Let tension dissolve away as you focus on God.
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  Speaker 5: Let your head sink into your pillow. Relish the comforting
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  Speaker 5: sensation of your sheet or your blanket. All are gifts
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  Speaker 5: from a marvelous God. Take another breath inhaling slowly through
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  Speaker 5: your nose, and then exhaling out of your mouth. The
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  Speaker 5: day is over. Rejoice in your rest. Let me pray
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  Speaker 5: for you, dear Father. Thank you for this child of God.
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  Speaker 5: Thank you for blessing them, Thank you for caring for them.
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  Speaker 5: Thank you for showing grace and mercy to them today. Father,
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  Speaker 5: I ask that you will surround this child of God
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  Speaker 5: with your presence, calm their anxious thoughts, take care of
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  Speaker 5: their problems. You are in control. God, You are their
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  Speaker 5: rock and their salvation. You have a purpose and a
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  Speaker 5: plan for this child of yours. Thank you, Father. Your
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  Speaker 5: word promises peace and goodness to your children. Psalm one sixteen,
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  Speaker 5: verse seven says, return to your rest, my soul, for
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  Speaker 5: the Lord has been good to you. Help this child
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  Speaker 5: of yours feel your presence. Give them peace. Right now, Father,
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  Speaker 5: I ask that you will grant them rest and sweet
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  Speaker 5: dreams about your kingdom. Like a loving mother or father
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  Speaker 5: caring for a tiny baby, So too, you are caring
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  Speaker 5: for them. They are safe in your loving arms. It's
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  Speaker 5: in Christ's name that I pray Amen for to day's story.
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  Speaker 5: Let's take a journey to the past, to the time
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  Speaker 5: of Christ. It's a beautiful day in the land of Israel,
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  Speaker 5: with only three or four small puffy clouds drifting slowly
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  Speaker 5: across a beautiful blue sky, like sailboats navigating across the
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  Speaker 5: Sea of Galilee. The sun which has been up for
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  Speaker 5: a few hours hangs in the sky high overhead, but
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  Speaker 5: it's not too hot. A cool breeze off the Sea
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  Speaker 5: of Galilee rushes across your skin and through your hair.
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  Speaker 5: The breeze carries with it familiar aromas that stir your spirit,
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  Speaker 5: Lavender and tulip flowers along with the unmistakable fresh scent
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  Speaker 5: of the sea. You look to your left and marvel
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  Speaker 5: at a small field of flowers with an explosion of
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  Speaker 5: colors purple and red and yellow, swaying and dancing in
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  Speaker 5: the breeze as if they're worshiping the god who created them.
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  Speaker 5: Off in the distance to your left, you spot a
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  Speaker 5: shepherd on a small but lush, grassy hill, tending to
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  Speaker 5: his sheep. He is perhaps in his sixties. He has
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  Speaker 5: a gray beard and a wooden staff that towers above
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  Speaker 5: his head. He walks with purpose, as some one who
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  Speaker 5: has been doing this his entire life. He softly taps
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  Speaker 5: the back side of a wandering sheep, insuring it doesn't
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  Speaker 5: get too far from the flock. It quickly rejoins the others.
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  Speaker 5: There are perhaps twenty sheep in the group. They obey
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  Speaker 5: his every command. Their constant sounds, their bleeding make you chuckle.
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  Speaker 5: The Sea of Galilee is to your right, and here
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  Speaker 5: may be a five minute walk from the edge. You
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  Speaker 5: spot a medium sized fishing boat anchored to the shore
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  Speaker 5: and a group of ten or eleven men walking toward it. No,
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  Speaker 5: make that thirteen men. They're listening intently to the man
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  Speaker 5: at the front, a man who walks and speaks as
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  Speaker 5: one with authority, but whose frequent smiles and laughs sets
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  Speaker 5: his audience at ease. The man has a dark colored beard,
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  Speaker 5: and he's wearing a cream colored tunic. Like everyone in
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  Speaker 5: his party, he's wearing sandals. You quickly realize this man
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  Speaker 5: is none other than Jesus himself. He's gesturing with his
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  Speaker 5: hands as if he's making a point about something important.
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  Speaker 5: One of the Apostles, you think it's Peter, nods in agreement.
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  Speaker 5: He then motions toward the boat, and the men begin
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  Speaker 5: stepping into it one by one. James and John, who
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  Speaker 5: are still on land, hold the boat sturdy to make
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  Speaker 5: sure no one falls. Listen as we continue the story,
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  Speaker 5: as I read God's Word from Mark chapter six, verses
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  Speaker 5: thirty through thirty two. The apostles returned to Jesus from
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  Speaker 5: their ministry tour and told him all they had done
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  Speaker 5: and taught. Then Jesus said, let's go off by ourselves
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  Speaker 5: to a quiet place and rest. Awhile he said this
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  Speaker 5: because there were so many people coming and going that
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  Speaker 5: Jesus and his apostles didn't even have time to eat.
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  Speaker 5: So they left my boat for a quiet place where
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  Speaker 5: they could be alone. Five minutes have passed since the
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  Speaker 5: disciples pushed the boat into the sea. They're far enough
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  Speaker 5: from land that no one will trouble them, but close
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  Speaker 5: enough that you can still see them. Four of the
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  Speaker 5: men had been busy paddling the boat away from shore,
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  Speaker 5: but a few moments ago Jesus motioned for them to
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  Speaker 5: stop and to sit down in the boat and rest.
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  Speaker 3: It was an.
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  Speaker 5: Amazing moment of kindness to watch a man of his
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  Speaker 5: stature encourage his disciples to stop working. Currently, the boat
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  Speaker 5: had settled on a spot on the sea with no wind.
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  Speaker 5: It's floating there lifelessly on the water, much like a
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  Speaker 5: dead tree limb that's been carried helplessly into the sea.
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  Speaker 5: These peaceful waters are the perfect conditions for a RESTful nap,
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  Speaker 5: and that's apparently what Jesus had in mind too. You
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  Speaker 5: spot him in the back of the boat, his eyes
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  Speaker 5: closed and his hands collapsed behind his head in the
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  Speaker 5: form of a makeshift pillow. He's asleep. Five or six
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  Speaker 5: of the other disciples are napping. Two the rest of
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  Speaker 5: the disciples, the ones who are awake, are watching a
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  Speaker 5: bird flying high overhead, circling the waters as it hunts
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  Speaker 5: for its next meal. It's a bald eagle, its majestic
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  Speaker 5: snow white head and snow white tail making it indistinguishable
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  Speaker 5: when set against the picturesque blue sky. Suddenly, the eagle
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  Speaker 5: dives toward the water, spreads its wings, and glides through
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  Speaker 5: the air just above the sea, racing faster than you've
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  Speaker 5: ever run in your life. Within seconds, its yellow talons
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  Speaker 5: have reached down and secured a small silver fish in
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  Speaker 5: the water. For this bald eagle, dinner is ready. You
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  Speaker 5: look back over at the boat. Jesus is still napping.
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  Speaker 5: Listen again as I read Mark Chapter six, verses thirty
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  Speaker 5: through thirty two, this time in the amplified Bible translation.
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  Speaker 5: The apostles had been sent out on a mission, gathered
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  Speaker 5: together with Jesus and told him everything that they had
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  Speaker 5: done and taught. He said to them, come away by
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  Speaker 5: yourselves to a secluded place and rest a little while.
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  Speaker 5: For there were many people who were continually coming and going,
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  Speaker 5: and they could not even find time to eat. And
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  Speaker 5: they went away by themselves in the boat to a
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  Speaker 5: secluded place. Too often we let work dominate our thoughts
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  Speaker 5: and actions. Jesus, though, told his disciples to find a
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  Speaker 5: secluded place and rest. He told his disciples to get
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  Speaker 5: away from the crowds, slow down, and stop working. He
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  Speaker 5: told his disciples not to worry. It's a pattern God
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  Speaker 5: established for his people in Genesis when he rested on
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  Speaker 5: the seventh day. It's also a pattern God established in
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  Speaker 5: his creation. The birds of the air rest, the animals
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  Speaker 5: on land rest, even fish slow down and rest. Every day,
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  Speaker 5: daylight gives way to dark, daytime turns into nighttime, and
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  Speaker 5: Jesus gives you permission to slow down, cast all your
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  Speaker 5: troubles on him and rest and his loving care. He's
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  Speaker 5: giving you permission not to worry. He's telling you, let's
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  Speaker 5: take a break and get a little rest. He's surrounding
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  Speaker 5: you with his presence and granting you peace. The creator
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  Speaker 5: of the mountains and the seas rested, the giver of
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  Speaker 5: life and the savior of the world. Took a break
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  Speaker 5: from his ministry. The maker of the Sun and the
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  Speaker 5: moon and the stars slept on a boat. Just as
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  Speaker 5: the shepherd on the lush, grassy hillside cares for his sheep,
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  Speaker 5: so too does God care for and protect you. He
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  Speaker 5: knows everything you need. As Psalm twenty three says, the
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  Speaker 5: Lord is my shepherd. I have all that I need.
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  Speaker 5: He lets me rest in green meadows. He leads me
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  Speaker 5: beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me
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  Speaker 5: along right paths, bringing honor to His name. Even when
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  Speaker 5: I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid,
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  Speaker 5: for you are close beside me. Your rod and your
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  Speaker 5: staff protect and comfort me. You prepare a feast for
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  Speaker 5: me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me
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  Speaker 5: by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings.
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  Speaker 5: Surely your goodness and unfeeling love will pursue me all
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  Speaker 5: the days of my life, and I will live in
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  Speaker 5: the house of the Lord forever. God provides for you
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  Speaker 5: and blesses you. He lets you rest in green meadows.
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  Speaker 5: He leads you beside peaceful streams. He renews your strength.
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  Speaker 5: Rest to night in his providential care. Let's pray. Father,
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  Speaker 5: you are the creator of all good things, the food
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  Speaker 5: we eat, the air we breathe, the friends and family
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  Speaker 5: we love. You also are the creator of time, and
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  Speaker 5: of rest and of sleep. Father, I pray that you
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  Speaker 5: will watch over and protect this child of God tonight.
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  Speaker 5: Dissolve their anxious thoughts. Let them know that you alone
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  Speaker 5: are guiding their lives. You alone are their source of
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  Speaker 5: wisdom and strength. Surround them with your presence, Grant them peace,
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  Speaker 5: Bless them with sweet dreams of your kingdom. It's in
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  Speaker 5: Christ's name that I pray. Amen, as Aaron told God's
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  Speaker 5: Peace in scripture, May the Lord bless you and protect you.
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  Speaker 5: May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you.
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  Speaker 5: May the Lord show you his favor and give you
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  Speaker 5: his peace.
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  Speaker 6: Good Night, as you begin shift your mind slowly away
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  Speaker 6: from today's tasks and worries. Soak instead in God's presence
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  Speaker 6: and begin to get comfortable. Close your eyes and relax.
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  Speaker 6: Breathe in God's peace and breathe out your troubles.
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  Speaker 3: If you fall asleep, all the better.
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  Speaker 6: I give you permission now to fall asleep and dream
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  Speaker 6: sweet dreams. God is present too, even while you dream.
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  Speaker 6: Listen to me. Pray for you now as you begin
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  Speaker 6: to sleep. Dear God, for this cherished child of yours,
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  Speaker 6: fill their heart and mind fresh with your presence and peace.
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  Speaker 6: Invite them to you and give them the rest for
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  Speaker 6: their souls. Let their sleep be easy as you lift
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  Speaker 6: their burdens and sleep. And now may your Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 6: guide their dreams and renew their hearts as they rest
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  Speaker 6: in you. In Jesus' name, Amen, Now drift off to
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  Speaker 6: the land of dreams. Just breathe slowly and deeply, as
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  Speaker 6: every few moments you hear God's word being offered to you. Now,
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  Speaker 6: just breathe and imagine and dream. Turn away from evil,
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  Speaker 6: Do good, seek peace, Pursue peace. Cast all of your
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  Speaker 6: anxieties on him because he cares for you. Sleep and
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  Speaker 6: wake up refreshed because the Lord will protect.
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  Speaker 3: And care for you.
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  Speaker 6: Now, may the God of Peace himself sanctify you completely,
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  Speaker 6: and may your whole spirit and soul and body be
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  Speaker 6: kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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  Speaker 6: Aim for restoration, Comfort one another, agree with one another,
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  Speaker 6: live in peace, and the God of Love and peace
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  Speaker 6: will be with you.
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  Speaker 3: Now, may the Lord.
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  Speaker 6: Of Peace himself, give you peace at all times in
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  Speaker 6: every way.
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  Speaker 3: The Lord be with you.
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  Speaker 6: Quiet Return to the safety of God's word, the centering
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  Speaker 6: word from the Holy Spirit. Let it buffer you from distraction. Rest, beloved.
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  Speaker 6: I pray that all may go well with you, and
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  Speaker 6: that you may be in good health, as it goes
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  Speaker 6: well with your soul. H And let the peace of
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  Speaker 6: Christ rule in your heart, to which indeed you were called.
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  Speaker 3: And be thankful.
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  Speaker 6: Hear his whispered tonight, come to me.
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  Speaker 3: You are safe here.
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  Speaker 6: No condemnation, only my grace.
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  Speaker 3: Come to me now tonight.
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  Speaker 6: Salvation has come to you by God's grace alone, through
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  Speaker 6: faith and Jesus alone.
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  Speaker 3: Salvation is yours.
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  Speaker 6: Rest there now tonight you will hear rest without a
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  Speaker 6: worry and sleep soundly.
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  Speaker 3: Tonight.
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  Speaker 6: The Holy Spirit is present and caring for you. The
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  Speaker 6: Lord cares for his own even while you sleep in
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  Speaker 6: your bed.
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  Speaker 3: In peace.
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  Speaker 6: You will both lie down and sleep, for the Lord
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  Speaker 6: alone will help you rest, abide and dwell in safety.
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  Speaker 6: Doze a little now, sleep tonight, fold your hands and
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  Speaker 6: rest in the presence of the Lord. Tonight you will
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  Speaker 6: sleep and wake up refreshed because the Lord will protect
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  Speaker 6: and care for you. Now Tonight you can lie down
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  Speaker 6: and sleep soundly because the Lord will keep you safe.
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  Speaker 6: God is your fortress. He is your place of safety.
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  Speaker 6: He is your God, and you can trust in him
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  Speaker 6: for rest tonight. Tonight, the Lord is your protector, and
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  Speaker 6: he won't go to sleep or let you stumble.
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  Speaker 4: Tonight.
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  Speaker 6: The Protector of Israel doesn't doze or ever get drowsy.
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  Speaker 6: So you can rest knowing he is watching over you.
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  Speaker 6: The Lord will keep you safe from all harm, and
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  Speaker 6: he will spread his wings over you and keep you
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  Speaker 6: secure tonight. His faithfulness is like a shield. Glory be
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  Speaker 6: to the Father and to the Son and to the
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  Speaker 6: Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now
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  Speaker 6: and ever shall be world without end, Our Father in heaven,
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  Speaker 6: like you send your son into the world, Send us
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  Speaker 6: now into the world, and the power of your Holy
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  Speaker 6: Spirit as ministers of reconciliation and ambassadors of your kingdom.
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  Speaker 6: As we go, please bless us and keep us. Make
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  Speaker 6: your face to shine upon us, and be gracious to us.
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  Speaker 6: Lift your countenance upon us, and give us peace. In
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  Speaker 6: the name of your Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
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  Speaker 3: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: I feel like when I listen to the sleep meditations
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  Speaker 1: that I have a friend next to me,