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Experience a peaceful, guided biblical meditation focused on personal affirmation and discovering your true worth in God… (visit YouTube for more)
Transcript
In Romans 12, verse three, Paul tells us to think of ourselves with sober judgment as neither better nor worse than we are. So in this guided meditation, we’ll take some time to reflect on what God says about us through his word. And here’s a spoiler, my friend. You may sin, but as God’s word says, you are still pretty wonderful.
First, let’s just breathe in and out. This breath is given us by God, and this helps us to settle and prepare for meditation. Three times, we’ll breathe in deeply for seven seconds and out for seven seconds. Follow my voice and the progress bar.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
And again, breathe in.
Breathe out.
Last time, breathe in.
Breathe out.
Before we meditate, please offer a brief prayer in your head or out loud, thanking God for his word and asking him to meet with you today. I’ll give you a moment to pray.
We’ll meditate on three passages, starting with the wonderful and well-known Psalm eight verse four.
What is man that you are mindful of him and the son of man that you care for him?
Please repeat that after me out loud or in your mind.
What is man that you are mindful of him
and the son of man that you care for him.
As a meditation aide, I’m going to ask two questions. I’ll leave the passage and the questions on screen for you. Do pause the video if you’d like more time on this.
Question one: why does God care for us?
Question two: what does it mean for God to be mindful of us?
Our second meditation passage is two Corinthians three, verse five.
Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God.
Repeat that after me.
Not that we are sufficient in ourselves
to claim anything as coming from us,
but our sufficiency is from God.
Two more questions.
Question one: what does it mean to be sufficient or complete?
Question two: what has God given you, which makes you sufficient?
Our final scripture comes from Ephesians chapter one verses three to four a.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.
Please repeat that passage now.
Blessed be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in Christ
with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places
even as he chose us in him
before the foundation of the world,
that we should be wholly and blameless before him.
And two questions.
The first is, in what way did God choose you?
And the second question, how has God made you holy and blameless?
Father God, we thank you that you take such a keen interest in every single one of us. You love us, and you call us to be your own adopted children. We thank you that you care about us enough to give us everything we need for life and for godliness. Please continue your work in us as you conform us to the likeness of your beloved son. Amen.
I’ll make some space now for you to offer your own prayer to God or simply to rest quietly in his presence as you reflect on this time of meditation.
Please come back to this meditation as often as it helps you. God is infinite and he can show us so many different things in just one verse. With the Holy Spirit’s guidance, each time we meditate, can be fresh and full of his life.
Can I pray a blessing over you?
Lord God, you see my friend clearly and truly. You know every concern, every need, every anguish, and all the desires of the heart. I ask that you will now fill my friend with your unexplainable peace and the knowledge of your care, concern and love. Please grant my friend the discernment to use that sober judgment about all aspects of character and life. And grant too the strength and tenacity to keep pressing into you. For the sake of your glory and for the gospel I ask this, in the precious name of Jesus. Amen.
