Episode 396: Rest

Today's Prayer Meditation is on Rest

Your presence goes with me, Father, and you give me rest. I both lie down and sleep in peace, because you alone make me dwell in safety. Because you are my shepherd, I lack nothing. You give me rest in lush green pastures. You lead me beside still waters. You restore and refresh me. You are the strength of my heart and my portion forever. 

I do not labor in vain, because you are the one who builds my future. You watch over me. I do not eat the bread of anxious toil, getting up early and going to bed late. I am your beloved, and you give me restful sleep. 

You are the everlasting God, Creator of the ends of the earth. You do not faint or grow weary. You give me power when I am weary, you increase my strength. I do not fall exhausted. I wait on you, Father, and you renew me. I mount up with wings like an eagle. I run and don't grow weary. I walk and don't faint. You satisfy my soul when it is weary, and you replenish me. 

When the burdens and labor of this world become heavy, I come to you, Father, and you give me rest. I take your yoke upon me and learn from you. You are gentle and in you I find rest for my soul. Your yoke is easy and your burden is light. 

You give me your peace. Not the peace of the world which comes and goes like waves tossed by the wind, but a sure and steadfast peace. I do not let my heart be troubled and I am unafraid. For I rest in you. 

Though there is tribulation in this world, I take heart, because you have overcome the world, and in you I have peace and rest. Your peace, which surpasses all understanding, guards my heart and my mind in Christ Jesus. So I take all of my anxieties and cast them on you, because you care for me. 

You invite me to get away by myself to a desolate place and to rest. This was the example Jesus gave. He frequently went away by himself to spend time in your presence. 

So I come before you and I am still. I wait patiently for you. I don't fret myself over the one who prospers in his way or over those who do evil. I simply rest in your presence. I take the time to be still and to know that you are God. And I exalt you, Father. For you alone my soul waits in silence; my salvation comes from you. 

You gave me the example of working and then resting from my work, Father. You created the earth and everything in it in six days and then rested on the seventh day. Your blessing is upon a day of rest. You call it holy. It is a day to honor you and all you have done for me. It is a day to rest from my labor and be refreshed. It is a day of delight. I take delight in you, Father, and you make me ride on the heights of the earth. You feed me with the heritage of your covenant. 

No matter what the circumstances, in seed time and harvest, you have provided a day of rest for me. In returning and rest I shall be saved; in quietness and trust I find my strength. The sabbath was made for me. When I enter into your rest, I rest from my works just as you did from yours. So Father, I strive to enter into that rest. 

I listen to you and follow your word, Father, and I dwell secure and at ease, without dread of disaster. Fear and reverence of you leads to life, and I rest satisfied; I am not visited by harm. 

I work hard and my sleep is sweet. You keep me in perfect peace, Father, because my mind is stayed on you. I trust in you. I follow your words and seek your ancient paths where the good way is. I walk in it, and find rest for my soul. 

The promise of entering your rest still stands. I listen intently to your word. I mix it with faith and apply it to my life, and it benefits me in every way possible. I believe, and I enter into your rest. 

So be it.

Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing.

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Exodus 33:14; Psalm 4:8; Psalm 23:1-2; Psalm 73:26; Psalm 127:1-2; Isaiah 40:28-31; Jeremiah 31:25; Matthew 11:28-30; John 14:27; John 16:33; Philippians 4:7; 1 Peter 5:7; Mark 6:31; Psalm 37:7; Psalm 46:10; Psalm 62:1; Genesis 2:2-3; Exodus 20:8-11; Exodus 23:12; Isaiah 58:13-14; Exodus 34:21; Isaiah 30:15; Mark 2:27; Hebrews 4:9-11; Proverbs 1:33; Proverbs 19:23; Ecclesiastes 5:12; Isaiah 26:3; Jeremiah 6:16; Hebrews 4:1-3

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