027 Thanks be to God for His Indescribable Gift - A Guided Christian Meditation Podcast 2 Corinthians 9:9-15 How to feel God’s Peace.

 

 

Guided Relaxation / Guided Meditation:

Stop. Listen.

Notice your breath. Notice your body. Allow the rushing of thoughts to slow in your mind. Allow your focus to rest on your breathing. As you do this focus on allowing your breath to slow. Allow your focus to soften. There is no need for your to tense your focus. Allow it to rest gently on your slow and easy breath. One of the powerful aspects of meditation is how we can train our minds to slow. As we reinforce this trend it allows to think clearer at other times. As you continue to breathe deeply, you feel your muscles softening. You feel the tension leaving your body with no active will of your own. You feel your body and your mind prepare to receive the healing word of God. God’s message for you is unique and powerful. He can help you. Remain open to God’s word in the scripture I am about to read.

As you here these words focus on the rejoicing nature of these words. Search the rejoicing response in your own heart.  

Bible verse for meditation:

This scripture is in 2 Corrinthians 9:9-15

NABRE

9 As it is written:

“He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor;

his righteousness endures forever.”

10 The one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.

11 You are being enriched in every way for all generosity, which through us produces thanksgiving to God,

12 for the administration of this public service is not only supplying the needs of the holy ones but is also overflowing in many acts of thanksgiving to God.

13 Through the evidence of this service, you are glorifying God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your contribution to them and to all others,

14 while in prayer on your behalf they long for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.

15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

 

What though, image, impression, or memory accompanied this story. Reflect on that.

 

As prepare to read another translation look for the similarities and differences.

NIV

9 As it is written:

“They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor;

   their righteousness endures forever.”

10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. 13 Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. 14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

 

What does this scripture mean?

What message materialized as you listened to this scritpure?

 

Meditation on scripture / bible verse meditation:

How do you bless others? What gifts have you been given that bless others? What are the seeds of this giving?

This scripture shows us how deeply our generosity is connected to God. Our generosity comes from being enriched by God. God is the one who provides the seeds of our giving. It is through the generosity that resides in our hearts, inspired by God, and in turn our generosity results in gratitude to God. This happens in our hearts and also in those who