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The Prince of Peace is Born: Meditation from Isaiah 9:6 #173 · Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation

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  Pastor Robert Young: Hi friends, this is Pastor Young.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Hi friends, and welcome to this week's guided Christian meditation.
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  Pastor Robert Young: I am your host, pastor Robert Young, and thank you for allowing me to be your guide on this journey.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Today's meditation is entitled the Prince of Peace is Born.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Our scripture is from Isaiah, chapter 9, verse 6.
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  Pastor Robert Young: But first, proper worship of God requires us to be completely involved and free from sin in mind, body and spirit.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Let's prepare our hearts by asking God to forgive us of sin that might be in our lives.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Before we start to reflect on Isaiah, chapter 9, verse 6, let's prepare our mind by closing our eyes and taking a deep breath as we invite the presence of God to fill us.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Now take a deep breath in for a count of seven.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Hold the breath for a count of five and slowly exhale for a count of seven.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Repeat the exercise.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Now let's prepare our body with muscle relaxation exercises.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We will simply tense each muscle group for three seconds and then release the muscle.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Remember, don't hold your breath for this portion of the meditation.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Let's begin with the calf muscles.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Lightly tense the calves for a count of three, now release.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Moving upward to the hamstrings, quads and glutes, Lightly tense for three seconds, now release.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Moving to the abdominals, chest and back area Lightly tense for three seconds, now release.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Finally, moving to the arms and shoulders, lightly tense these muscle groups for three seconds, now release.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We can begin to enter into worship of our Heavenly Father by focusing on the book of Psalms, chapter 100, verses 1 through 3, where it tells us to shout for joy to the Lord all the earth.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Worship the Lord with gladness, come before him with joyful songs.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Take a moment to lift up your voice in praise and thanksgiving to our Heavenly Father, who is worthy of all honor and glory.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Now that we have prepared our minds, our body and our spirit, let's begin to meditate on Isaiah, chapter 9, verse 6, where it says< For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders and he will be called Wonderful Counselor, mighty God, everlasting Father, prince of Peace.
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  Pastor Robert Young: This passage, and over 40 others from the Old Testament, talks about the birth of Christ the Savior and his eventual return to rule the earth for a thousand years to fulfill promises.
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  Pastor Robert Young: It is not, as some might suggest, just a symbol of hope and anticipation, but it is a divine promise that started with the birth of Jesus Christ.
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  Pastor Robert Young: As we celebrate Christ's birth, we eagerly await his triumphant return to fulfill all of God's promises of peace and freedom from sin and disease.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Let's take one minute to reflect on the following questions.
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  Pastor Robert Young: The questions are: one has the chaos of this world clouded my vision of the hope that is in Christ?
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  Pastor Robert Young: 2.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Have I allowed the hectic consumerism of the season to cloud my thinking of the real reason for the season
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  Pastor Robert Young: you, thank, you Thank you Repeat the following affirmations, now and for the next seven days Jesus is the reason for the season.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Again, jesus is the reason for the season.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Imagine the world, the whole world, even the animals and nature itself, being at peace and Jesus reigning over all of creation.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Imagine the joy and fulfillment of your soul.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Our assignment for this week.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Our assignment for this week listen to this meditation daily until it becomes permanent in your spirit.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Find other references to the coming of Jesus being foretold and rest in the joyful anticipation of knowing that God fulfills his promises.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Amen, you.