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ONE-HOUR Guided Sleep Meditation | Encountering Peace | What Promises Does God Have For You? This guided biblical sleep meditation will help you drift off to sleep, reflecting on God's word and the comfort of His many promises and guarantees for you, His child.
Ezekiel 36:26 This meditation is a reflection on transformation-- receiving the gift of a heart transformed from self-willed stone to God-willed tenderness. * What of you is old and in need of restoration?
1 Thessalonians 5:15 This meditation from 1 Thessalonians 5 is a contemplation on doing good. Turn away from complacency and choose to do good. * What decision can you make today that will lead you away from complacency?
1 Corinthians 1:18 This meditation from 1 Corinthians 1 is a reflection on believing, in the healing, restorative ways of God’s saving power, no matter what others think. * How do you respond when others question or mock your beliefs?
2 Chronicles 7:14 This meditation from 2 Chronicles 7 is a reflection on restoration. You may feel isolated and forgotten by God but there is hope in the promise of forgiveness and God’s divine restoration. * Is there a part of you in need of cleaning and repair?
Matthew 1:21 This meditation from Matthew 1 reminds me of how Joseph must have felt as he stepped back to watch his wife gives birth to a Savior. * How might you help another discover the love of God?
Luke 2:22-38 This meditation from Luke 2 will follow Simeon on the morning when he sees the face of Christ. He has dreamed of this moment, which has finally arrived. * When did you first encounter Christ?
Luke 2:11 This meditation will follow the humble shepherds on their passage that evening as they received the birth announcement. They were the first to open it and the first to share it. * When did you first receive the gift of Christ?
Luke 2:8-21 This meditation from Luke 2 will follow the humble shepherds on their passage that evening, as they were the first to receive the birth announcement. * When did you first hear the Good News of Jesus?
Isaiah 7:14 This meditation from Isaiah 7 and Luke 2 will follow Mary and Joseph's journey on the evening that opened earth to heaven and changed the world forever. * Who in your life is still searching for the Child in the manger?
John 3:16-17 This meditation is a reflection on the truth that God did not send his Son into the world to condemn you, but in order that you might be saved through Him. * Is there someone in your life you need to forgive?
Luke 6:35 This meditation from Luke 6 is a reflection on a new kind of love-- one in which you care for others regardless of how, or whether, they care for you. * How can you love your enemies with a new love?
1 John 2:6 This meditation from 1 John 2 is a reflection on living your life, not using the world as a model, but living your life as Jesus lives His so you can lead a life marked by love, humility, and caring for others. * How might God use you to reveal Christ to someone else today?
2 John 1:6 I pray this meditation from the 2 John 6 will help you steer away from the counsel of the ungodly and delight in the law of the Lord as you walk by His commandments. * Where do you turn when you need answers?
Jude 1:20 I pray this meditation will help you experience the presence of the Holy Spirit, being baptized in the pneuma, the Holy Spirit, the very breath of God. * Is your faith based on doctrine or experience?
Psalm 90:12 This guided audio meditation from Psalm 90 is a reflection on helping other fellow travelers on the road, making the path brighter and easier as we journey on. * How can you make the path easier for fellow travelers?
Matthew 7:17-20 This meditation from Matthew 7 is a reflection on the outcome of what we plant, realizing that no matter our hopes, dreams, and best-laid plans, what we sow is what we will harvest. * What type of fruit does your life produce?
2 Corinthians 5:17 This meditation from 2 Corinthians 5 is a reflection on becoming a new creation, inspired by the very mind of God and far more beautiful than anything human hands could even imagine creating. * Where are you in the process of becoming new?
1 John 4:15 During this guided audio mediation on 1 John 4, we'll focus on setting aside our selfish desires to allow God to fill our minds, direct our wills, and transform our affections into those of Christ. * What sacrifices might you make to align with the affections of the Lord?
1 John 4:9 This meditation from 1 John 4 is a reflection on the gift of God’s one and only Son who is truly unique, and the only One of His kind. * How did God design you to receive love?
James 4:8 This meditation will encourage your desire to come near to our Creator. Submitting to the arms of God, humbling ourselves in his presence, and kneeling as we look up into the loving eyes of God. * When last did you spend time in God's presence without asking for anything?
Romans 1:16 This meditation will help you live by faith with the trust and courage to share the love of Christ. * Have you ever missed a moment to share Jesus? What happened?
Isaiah 26:9 This meditation from Isaiah 26 will help you place your trust in God. It is easy to state your trust in God, but do your actions match your words? * What doubts are you facing today?
Romans 8:6 The theme of this meditation from Romans 8 is transformation. I pray this contemplation will help you encounter and be transformed by the Holy Spirit. * Which secular motivations need to be shifted to ones that are sacred?
1 Peter 1:24 The theme of this meditation from 1 Peter 1 is true security. I pray this contemplation will help you find the true peace and safety you seek in the enduring presence of the Holy Spirit. * Where do you turn to for protection and safety?
Matthew 5:16 That is the theme of this meditation from Matthew 5 is about shining-- not from a sparkling ring or a bright smile but from inside of your heart. Everything you do shining the love of God. * How bright does God’s light shine from within you?
1 John 4:20 This meditation will help you discover the God you see in the handiwork of your life is the same One you can see in the lives of those you love and those you need to learn to love a bit more. * Do you harbor hatred? How can you love that person?
Mark 8:34-35 Following God is hard by your strength, but he gives you the strength and stamina to follow him. Today, we will meditate on the expense of following the highest goal of all-- following God. * What is your highest goal?
Matthew 5:48 I pray this contemplation will help you believe that God did not send his Son into the world to condemn you, but so that you might be saved through him and become holy as God is holy. * Is there someone in your life who needs God's forgiveness and holiness?
