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Tonight's prayer is from Psalm 90:12.
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Episode Transcript
I'm Bishop T. D. Jakes, inviting you to unwind your
mind and spirit with tonight's sleep Song. So teach us
to count our days that we may gain a heart
of wisdom Psalm ninety twelve. Dear Lord, as I retire
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to bed, may I rest peacefully, undisturb by worries or fears.
For I have numbered my days and know that they
are finite. Yet I find absolute comfort that my eternity
is in You. Help me use my time on this
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earth wisely. I want to gain a heart of wisdom
and sleep settled in your soothing wisdom. God. To make
the most of each moment, cherish my loved ones, seek
knowledge and truth, and live with purpose and intention. May
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I wake in the morning renewed and ready to embrace
the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Thank You for
this day and all its blessings. Thank you for the
chance to continue growing and learning in Jesus' name. Amen,
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thank you for praying with me. I'm Bishop TD Jakes,
inviting you to unwind your mind and spirit with tonight's
sleep Song. Prepare your heart for this devotional from the
Book of Psalms, guiding you into a RESTful embrace under
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yours watchful eyes. Thank you for joining me. Bishop TD
Jakes for tonight's episode of the Sleep Palms podcast. If
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Hello, I'm Grace. For tonight's sleepsalm. Bye Pray dot com.
We will be meditating on Psalm ninety. Begin tonight's meditation
by surrendering to the Lord. Cast your cares and anxieties
on him. Tell him about your struggles from today. Know
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nothing can be hidden in the light of his presence.
He wants you to trust him with everything so that
you may find rest in him. Take a deep breath.
Breathe in His love and goodness. Breathe out your stress
and anxiety. Take another deep breath. Breathe in His mercy
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and grace. Breathe out your guilt and shame. Let the
favor of God rest on you tonight and fill your
heart with joy, hope, and peace. Close your eyes and
get ready to receive God's word. Allow his truth to
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fill you with his life and love. Allow his truth
to focus your heart on eternity. Breathe in and out.
In our ever changing world, we can find comfort in
the everlasting nature of God, knowing he has always existed
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and he always will. He is the Alpha and the Omega,
the one who gave us life, and the one who
will take us to his dwelling to rest. P. Ninety
from the King James's version says, Lord, thou hast been
our dwelling place in all generations, before the mountains were
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brought forth, or ever Thou hast formed the earth and
the world, even from everlasting to everlasting. Thou art God,
Thou turnest man to destruction, and sayest return, ye, children
of men, for a thousand years in thy sight are
but as yesterday when it is past, And as a
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watch in the night Thou carriest them away. As with flood,
they are as asleep in the morning. They are like grass,
which groweth up in the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up.
In the evening it is cut down and witheeth. For
we are consumed by Thine anger and by thy wrath.
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We are troubled. Thou hast set our iniquities before thee
our secret sins in the light of Thy countenance. For
all our days are passed away in thy wrath. We
spend our years as a tale that is told. The
days of our years are threescore years and ten. And
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if by reason of strength they befoescore years, yet is
their strength labor and sorrow, For it is soon cut
off and we fly away. Who knoweth the power of
thine anger? Even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
So teach us to number our days, that we may
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apply our hearts unto wisdom. Return, O Lord, how long,
and let it repent thee concerning thy servants. O satisfy
us early with thy mercy, that we may rejoice and
be glad all our days. Make us glad according to
the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years
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wherein we have seen evil. Let thy work appear unto
thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. And let
the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us.
And establish thou the works of our hands upon us. Yea,
the work of our hands establish thou. It God's word
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reminds us he is everlasting, He was, he is, and
he is yet to come. Meaning he is our past, present,
and future. He is our constant in this changing world.
We can dwell in his safety, for all the days
of our lives, and we can rest securely in His
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hands every night, and one day we will dwell in
His holy place for eternity, where our bodies will be
restored and our souls will be replenished. Breathe in and
out slowly, close your eyes and imagine a seed planted
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firmly in the ground, springing up through the soil in
the morning, looking for the sun's light to nourish it
and help it grow. Without water, the sun's rays become
too intense, and the sprout becomes dry and withered by sundown,
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like the plant. By evening, we are dry and withered
due to the trouble and sorrow we face in this world.
To night, drink from the Lord's eternal springs and allow
him to refresh your mind, body, and soul. We can
never hide our sins from God, our secret sins, the
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darkness within us is always brought to light in His presence.
So to night, let's not hold on to our sins
and struggles, but let's release them to God. Confession is
not to inform God of our sins, but to come
to God with our sins to be redeemed and restored
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by His grace and love. Acknowledge any unconfessed sin before
the Lord. Ask for his help to break free from
the sin that weighs you down. Take a deep breath,
lift your sin and shame to the Lord. Exhale slowly
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and feel awake. Lift off your shoulders. Feel your heart
lightened as God takes away your sin and covers you
with his forgiveness. Know His mercies are new for you
every morning. Rejoice in his unfailing love and compassion. Thank
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the Lord for fully knowing you and fully loving you.
Thank him for pouring out his favor upon you and
setting you apart for his work. Thank him for the
good days he has given you. Think of a person
who needs to experience God's forgiveness. To night, Pray he
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will touch their hearts and shed light on their darkness.
Pray he will release them from their guilt and shame
so that they may find rest. To night, come to
the Lord with your weariness and burdens and find rest
in him. Lay requests before him. Pray for the Lord
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to teach you to number your days, to realize how
fleeting time really is, so that you will never take
one day for granted, and you will strive to do
God's work every day. Pray for the Lord to bless
the work of your hands. Pray he will help you
find rest tonight to prepare you to be productive in
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your work and in his mission tomorrow. Pray for the
Lord to give you wisdom and understanding so that you
may receive His blessing and favor in this lifetime. Pray
he will help you rest in His truth tonight. Take
a deep breath, Exhale slowly, and release any stress and
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tension that is still lingering from today. Know your life
is in the hands of the Lord, in the hands
of the everlasting God, and he will be with you
wherever there you go until the end of time. Invite
God's presence as you sleep and find rest in Him
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to night and satisfaction in Him tomorrow
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