welcome to this abide bedtime story
where you will be guided into a deep and peaceful sleep hearing words of peace and
comfort from the bible i'm james seawood instead of your mind being filled with anxiety
you will be encouraged to think about the things that are true and lovely honorable
and pure excellent and worthy of praise let god speak to your heart as you hear
his word so settle deeply into your bed let your head rest heavily on your pillow as you
relax every muscle in your body ta
ke a deep slow breath hold it for a moment and then release
it feeling the tension of your day fade away feel the comfort of your warm covers
the peacefulness of this moment don't let in any distractions tell them to go away this is your time to be with the lord as
he guides you into deep sleep without worry or concern keep breathing deeply and slowly as
you listen letting your body ease into sleep father god i bring this child of yours before you
today and ask you for your favor i already
know that you love them deeply and i ask that you would
give them that assurance as well i pray that as they sleep their dreams would be of those things
that are honorable and lovely and worthy of praise keep away all distractions concerns and stresses
so that they can rest peacefully may the sound of my voice telling them of the wonders of you
and your world lull them quickly into sleep that lasts the whole night through and is refreshing
and rejuvenating i ask these things knowing that yo
ur desire is for them to live abundantly in
you it's in the name of jesus that i pray amen your purpose on this earth is to enjoy god
and to serve him forever to dwell on his excellent greatness to fill your
mind and heart with his word anything else you are given to
do will be fueled by these things philippians chapter 4 verse 8
and the amplified bible says finally believers whatever is true
whatever is honorable and worthy of respect whatever is right and confirmed by god's
word whateve
r is pure and wholesome whatever is lovely and brings peace
whatever is admirable and of good refute if there is any excellence if there is anything
worthy of praise think continually on these things center your mind on them and
implant them in your heart your time tonight will be spent
letting your mind dwell on these things first here are some things that are true told
by the scriptures romans chapter 8 verse 28 and we know that for those who love god all things work together for good for
those
who are called according to his purpose all things that's a promise god will
work all things together for good first john chapter 1 verse 9 if we
confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness faithful and just that's who god is if he
says he will do something you can be sure that he will do it if you have confessed your
sins you are cleansed from all unrighteousness john chapter 3 verse 16 for god so loved
the world that
he gave his only son that whoever believes in him should
not perish but have eternal life o beloved rest in that truth he loves you so much lord god your word is trustworthy let this
precious child dwell on these things as they sleep tonight write them on their heart
bind your truths to them so they live and breathe them day in and day out let them hear
only words of truth your word is truth amen now let those things that are
honorable dwell in your mind let's turn to the sermon on the moun
t from matthew
chapter to see behavior that is honorable to god jesus said you have heard that it was said
an eye for an eye and a tooth for tooth but i say to you do not resist the one who
is evil but if anyone slaps you on the right cheek turn to him the other also and if
anyone would sue you and take your tunic let him have your cloak as well and if anyone
forces you to go one mile go with him two miles give to the one who begs from you and do
not refuse the one who would borrow from yo
u you have heard that it was said you shall
love your neighbor and hate your enemy but i say to you love your enemies and pray
for those who persecute you so that you may be sons of your father who is in heaven for he makes
his son rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the just and on the unjust for if you
love those who love you what reward do you have do not even the tax collectors do the same
and if you greet only your brothers what more are you doing than others do
not eve
n the gentiles do the same let these honorable things dwell in your thoughts
jesus you don't ask us to do anything that you don't then enable us to do so as this child
of yours thinks about doing honorable things help them to know that they are not
doing them alone in their own strength but by the power and might of your
holy spirit dwelling within them and we will thank you and praise
you for that power in your name amen let your mind dwell on that which is just
deuteronomy chapter 10 ver
se 18 he executes justice for the fatherless and the widow and
loves the sojourner giving him food and clothing and chapter 32 verse 4 of that same
book the rock his work is perfect for all his ways are justice a god of faithfulness
and without iniquity just and upright is he give justice to the weak and the fatherless maintain the right of the
afflicted and the destitute god is a god of justice it is in his very nature
to be just let your mind dwell on these things lord god thank you for y
our justice that we can
always know that you will do the right thing whether we see it today or years from today we can
trust that you will follow through on your word help this child of yours tonight
as they dwell on your justice give them hope and courage
in the name of jesus amen think about those things that are pure psalm 12
verse 6 is a perfect place to start the words of the lord are pure words like silver refined
in a furnace on the ground purified seven times let the words of god
fill your dreams as
you hear him speak to you his words are pure psalm 19 verse 8 the precepts
of the lord are right rejoicing the heart the commandment of
the lord is pure enlightening the eyes first timothy chapter 1 verse 5 the aim of our
charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith when the temple of god was being built everything
was to be made of those things that were pure there were to be no impurities in the
temple now you are the temple o
f god the holy spirit dwells in you dwell
on the lord and keep your heart pure holy lord there is nothing pure aside from you so
i pray that his beloved child listening tonight will guard their heart from all impurities
as they dwell on your word that is true just and pure thank you for promising them
your strength in the name of jesus i pray amen here is what god considers lovely
then you should dwell on it psalm 84 verse 1 how lovely is your dwelling
place o lord of hosts isaiah chapter
52 verse 7 how lovely on the mountains are the feet
of him who brings good news who announces peace and brings good news of happiness who announces
salvation and says to zion your god reigns maybe you've thought about the fact that the feet
of those who bring the news of jesus are lovely but they are dwell on those messengers on those
who proclaim the messiah the savior of the world jesus you are the messiah you are the savior
of the world and those who would speak about you to others are l
ovely to dwell on i pray
that this precious one listening tonight will be one who has the lovely feet of a
messenger of your gospel grant them peace as they dwell on the loveliness of your dwelling
and the telling of the good news in your name amen in the new testament the early church
fathers were directed to appoint people who had good reputations they were devoted
to the lord and to their families they were ones who were worthy of being looked up to they
would fulfill their duties in th
e church well proverbs 22 verse 1 says a good name is to be chosen rather than great
riches and favor is better than silver or gold first timothy chapter 5 verses 9 through 10
describes a widow who could be given help by the church it says let a widow be enrolled
if she is not less than 60 years of age having been the wife of one husband and having
a reputation for good works if she has brought up children has shown hospitality
has washed the feet of the saints has cared for the afflicted a
nd has
devoted herself to every good work let your mind dwell on what it's like to know
a person such as this loves to serve others is hospitable cares for the afflicted let the
peace such a person brings envelope your heart father we praise you for your gifts that
allow us to serve others and to serve you i ask your blessing on this
beloved child as they sleep tonight that you would bring to their mind that
which is of good repute that they would dwell on that and not on those who do not
honor you it's all for the sake of jesus amen here is what is excellent and should
fill your thoughts psalm 150 verse 2 praise him for his mighty deeds praise
him according to his excellent greatness titus chapter 3 verse 8 the saying is trustworthy
and i want you to insist on these things so that those who have believed in god may
be careful to devote themselves to good works these things are excellent
and profitable for people hebrews chapter 8 verse 6 but as it is christ
has obtained a
ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates
is better since it is enacted on better promises excellent greatness excellent works a more
excellent covenant think upon these things dear heavenly father there is so much excellence
in your name and your character and your mighty works help this loved one tonight to dwell
on the excellent greatness of your name and the excellent ministry of our
lord jesus is they rest in you tonight it's in the matchless nam
e
of jesus that we pray amen and now we will close with the words of
revelation chapter 5 verse 11 through 13 which tells us why the lord jesus
above all else is worthy of praise then i looked and i heard around
the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels numbering
myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands saying with a loud voice worthy is the lamb who
was slain to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing and
i hea
rd every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea and all
that is in them saying to him who sits on the throne and to the lamb be blessing and
honor in glory and might forever and ever amen and amen sleep in peace dear
one dwelling on the things of god god speaks the words for you tonight
that he spoke to moses i will be with you he wants these words to burn bright and clear
before you like the fire that burned before moses he wants his words to break through your
darkness to penetrate deep into your inner being to grow in you confidence and love god is a blazing fire of goodness warmth and
hope yet it is often difficult for us to see him and to hear his faithful words i will be with you
these were words that moses had trouble hearing and trusting too his life before the burning
bush had been strange and messy nothing about his life made it obvious that god would choose
him to lead his people out of slavery to freedom he was the baby sent down the ri
ver in a basket a
hebrew raised in the palace of the egyptian king moses was a murderer who hid in the desert if there had been a job opening
for hero of the israelites moses would not have had a strong resume to our minds moses was an unlikely leader yet
god blesses he embraces he uses unlikely people moses doubted himself he doubted god too he was lost in the desert in the
despair of his terrible mistakes and even still god says to
him moses i will be with you and god will be with you too
god is with you
your life doesn't need to make sense to you or to others your life can be messy and strange
and even still god says to you i will be with you allow these words deeper into your
heart and mind i will be with you rehearse this good news in your breath allow the burning fire of god's voice to
shine into your darkness by breathing in and saying to your soul god is with me and then also breathing out pray
meditate and trust saying again god is with me when i say moses's
life wa
s strange and messy i mean that his life did not move
in a nice clear clean straight line his life's journey had many twists and
turns many layers of confusion and suffering his mother took a papyrus basket and covered
it with tar and pitch so that it would float she placed moses as a baby inside and set
the basket among the reeds of the nile a wide long river his mother didn't
know where the basket would be found she sent her daughter to
follow it as it floated away it was the egyptian ki
ng's daughter
who drew him out of the water the egyptian king the pharaoh had ordered that all
hebrew baby boys were to be thrown into the nile and it was pharaoh's daughter who drew him out
of the water that is what moses's name means drew him out of the water how have you
been cast into the waters left to drown how have you been lost among the reeds
caught in the perilous current of life how have you been abandoned thrust out
of the safety of home jesus says to you i will be with you i h
ave been with you i will not leave you alone you are named moses too you are the one i draw out of the water i will draw you out of the pit out of the
miry clay and set your feet upon a rock you have been in the current of today's
dangerous rapid waters call out to god for help allow him to draw you up from the soul-numbing
currents of busyness rush and self-dependence as you allow yourself to go to sleep give yourself to god's care become god dependent in this story of moses we have a foresh
adowing
of what we gain in the waters of baptism the waters that are meant for death turn out
to be instead cleansing healing waters yes our enemy prowls around like a roaring lion
seeking whom he can devour yes like the egyptian king our enemy wants to drown you he wants you
to be covered by the dangerous waters of life yet through this danger through these
very same waters jesus meets you he reaches out to rescue you he
draws you out of death into new life allow these waters to wash you
ending a day giving yourself to sleep resting in god's love this is sacred holy precious as you are being washed you are more and more
free to be near god to enjoy his presence to trust in his watchful care rest sleep believe allowing these words deeper
into your heart and mind i will be with you see the burning bush of god's presence
speaking goodness into your heart rehearse this good news in your breath
breathing in saying to your soul you are with me and then also breathing out pray med
itate
and trust saying again you are with me moses's life had been strange messy and
confusing when he came of age he began to sort out the things that mattered most
to his life he understood in deeper ways that he was an alien and a stranger in the house
of pharaoh he was a hebrew one of the oppressed benefiting from the riches of the oppressor was
troubling how could he enjoy any good thing when his own people were enslaved working tirelessly
for the brutal king of egypt when he saw an e
gyptian beating one of his hebrew brothers one
day he was given a chance to prove his identity as an israelite in a fit of rage and
vindication he killed the egyptian hid the body in the sand and then fled into
the desert to hide from pharaoh's wrath years later moses had married raised a family
and was working for his father-in-law jethro tending sheep on the backside of mount horeb
moses was no doubt content to be removed and hidden from his previous life
as the son of pharaoh's daughter
he had no expectation that god
had any special plans for his life he had no idea that his life was about to
change there on the backside of mount horeb this was a wilderness place where
god spoke to moses in a burning bush you likely have not experienced
a literal burning bush but you have had some kind
of burning bush experience this would be that turning point when
you came to accept the truth of god in a way that changed the direction
of your life this would be a moment when he especi
ally revealed himself through a
person an experience maybe a worship service a time when you were serving someone perhaps
a time of prayer or even a powerful sermon something shifted inside of you
and you haven't been the same since you might protest here but i haven't
taken god as seriously as i should my life hasn't changed that much i still struggle
i still don't know how to trust god with my life i continue to resist him each day i live
more through my strength than god's love moses pr
otested too he said who
am i that you would speak to me be worried about his weaknesses i can't
speak for you i stutter when i open my mouth moses would drift away from god too
he would become impatient and angry with the people he was leading he would
continue to struggle with fear and doubt even still god says to moses i will be with you
and god still says to you i will be with you no matter how much doubt or fear that stir
inside of you god still says i will be with you no matter how mu
ch stubbornness and
anger god still says i will be with you once again place yourself before
the burning bush of god's presence rest sleep believe these words deeper into
your heart and mind i will be with you rehearse this good news in your breath breathing
in saying to your soul my god is with me and then also breathing out pray meditate
and trust saying again my god is with me as we bring this meditation to a close i invite
you to consider one more part of moses story god instructs mose
s to say to
pharaoh let my people go moses fusses but how can i go back how can i speak for
you why would the king of egypt listen to me god replies tell pharaoh that i am sent you i am the great i am is with you the
great i am sends you he is the true true he is the real real god is being behind and before
all other things he is the one by whom everything else in the universe was created he is the one in
whom all things hold together and have their being the great i am says to you tonight
i am with
you i am the being who will always be with you in peace give yourself to sleep rest in god's faithfulness for he
alone can make you dwell in safety may the lord bless you and protect you
as you sleep may his face shine upon you like the radiance of a burning bush may he be gracious and kind granting you deep
healing sleep may you be filled with peace continue to allow yourself to let go of today by rehearsing in your breathing in and breathing
out my god is with me my god is with
me my god is with me amen tonight our sleep story is
about god's passionate promise our story reveals how god pours out his spirit
upon all his people you will hear the comforting message from god's word but before we begin get
comfortable breathe deeply inhale god's peace as you relax you feel god's amazing
love for you as you sink into your mattress your breath becomes deliberate relaxed your muscles go from being
tight to soft like cotton close your eyes imagine god's
holy light washing
over you picture yourself giving him all of
your burdens your thoughts and concerns breathe in his hope exhale his love the bible says that god will pour out his spirit
upon all people that sons and daughters will prophesy and young men will see
visions old men will dream dreams with that join me as we explore this
passionate promise god has given us when you receive christ into your
life his spirit lives inside you however that is just the beginning god longs for you to understand the dep
th
of what this means to experience his power to move in the miraculous to extend his
grace and to shine his light into the world ask god to open the eyes of your heart
let his light flood you with truth feel his heavenly touch his love
filling every part of your being as you do this breathe deeply inhale is love
exhale your burdens and cares keep breathing slowly and steadily as you listen to my voice
and feel the presence of the lord with you embrace the stillness around you listen for g
od in the silence
experience the rest you have longed for dear heavenly father i am ready for more of you i am grateful
for every prayer you have answered every blessing you have bestowed on
me the very life you have given me i also know there is so much more for me
to learn so much more of you to experience the bible says that your people perish
for a lack of wisdom make me wise god make me more like you forgive me of my sins
show me where i am missing the mark i want to be everything you
created me to be so that i can one
day hear well done my good and faithful servant help me to fully grasp what your
promises are to me i love you i trust you deepen my trust as you deepen my sleep
tonight in jesus name i pray amen your eyes are closed your head
rests gently on your pillow you continue breathing deeply and slowly relaxing the sound of the wind blowing eases your soul you think about the dreams and visions
that god has promised to give to his people you long for that you ask
god to
show you himself in your dreams you ask god to show you himself in your dreams i'm so glad you asked for that says a far
away voice come you look around wondering who is talking to you no one is there but
feel a presence a warm glow growing inside you you step outside and begin
to walk slowly down a path on one side glimmers of sunlight shine upon
a river flowing with crystal blue water tall trees full of life and bearing
fruit you've never seen decorate the bank brightly colored f
lowers of purple red
orange and pink burst through the ground the other side of the path is full of flowers and
trees as well but there is no fruit on the trees the flowers are wilted the colors fading some
are tangled in weeds the river is stagnant you come to a fork in the path and pause you
listen for the voice that beckoned you out of bed but there is only silence i'm still here you look up and even though you don't see anyone
you realize this is the voice of god i pour out my spirit on
everyone
but not everyone recognizes me the two sides of the path are examples
of what happens when you believe in me and when you try and do things on your own
when you spend time with me listen to my words pay attention to the signs wonders
dreams and visions i send you every day you will survive every storm life brings every
day you will get stronger when you share my love with others you will experience miracles
you will do great and mighty things in my name guide motions to the other
side of the path when you do things the world's way
you don't follow in my footsteps and listen for my voice life is harder
you don't have the peace i promised i created you to soar on wings like eagles i
am always blessing my people with signs wonders visions and dreams but some are too busy to listen
others have let their hearts become hardened some people have an idea of me
but that idea is only a part of me they like to keep me in a box they dismiss
the supernatural power the very nat
ure of me therefore when the rain comes
and the storms of life hit they aren't able to experience
the fullness of me within them it is my deepest desire that all of my
people experience the fullness of me i send them just like i am sending you tonight dreams
visions signs and wonders to stir their spirit i want to renew your heart and revive your soul i want you to walk in victory and in power
this is my will my purpose and my plan for you you hold on to god's voice it leads you over a stee
p hill mist fills the
foggy air you pause to wipe the dew from your eyes you hear the laughter of children you take one more step up and stand still in awe
majestic mountains surround you people of all ages colors and nationalities dive
into breathtaking turquoise water their smiles exceed their faces
it's as if they are diving into life they throw their heads back laughing
and rejoicing in glorious glee there is a white beach the sun shines
brilliantly the sand feels like silk children si
t at a small white picnic table
while adults read with them they're shaded by enormous trees draped with spanish moss that
looks like tinsel hung on a christmas tree you reach down and dip your hand into the
water instinctively you pull your hand back the water is electric powerful it feels like love are you in heaven you've
never felt like this before love penetrates through the air it radiates from
the heart of every person you feel it in the water you want to stay here longer but like a
soft breeze you feel yourself drifting away you now find yourself in a forest full of tall
thick trees there is very little light you're on a path but sometimes that path is hard to see
you squint trying to see through the darkness you smell the sharp scent of decomposing
leaves the wetness of a recent rain the gravel path under your feet seems firm
enough but not being able to see concerns you you take a timid step forward when you find your
feet still firmly on the path you take another
step then you feel the presence of the lord beside
you taking your hand gripping it firmly yet gently you can trust me he says i will not let you go i know the way perfectly i will
walk with you through this darkness i will walk with you through this darkness your heart is calmed your breathing slows
you begin to notice the light filtering through the swaying branches the birds
calling to each other through the leaves the small yellow flower poking its
way through the thick underbrush god i
s showing you beauty where
you thought there was just darkness his presence has shown the light
on this dark path you are filled with peace once again you are swept away to a green lush
valley the sun shines brightly there is a small stream running swiftly through the center of
the valley bubbling crisply over small stones it's idyllic brown gray black and tan horses graze
peacefully there are no signs of fear in them you breathe in the scent of warm grass feeling the softness under your
f
eet you sit and wait for something and then beside you is the
lord his eyes soft and kind i lead you beside streams of water i
provide everything that you need he says bright red birds race by
fluttering and chittering happy the birds of the field don't
worry about what they will wear or what they will eat they
have everything they need he turns and looks at you and the kindness and
love that you see in his eyes bring tears to yours my beloved child you have
everything that you need too i
n the next moment you find
yourself back in your soft warm bed in your room in your home safe surrounded by peace i pour out my spirit on people says the soft voice
from above i bless them with dreams and visions so that they may know my love my power so they will
remember my desires for them while on this earth and to remind them that
there is so much more to come will you share the dream
i've blessed you with tonight the sound of your own voice
crying yes yes fills you for a second you w
onder where you are you
must have been dreaming but it felt so real it was real whispers god i made a
passionate promise to you when i said ask and it will be given to you seek and you will
find knock and the door will be opened for you you asked me to show you what it was like
to experience more of me and i answered now it is up to you to believe you're still for a second longer lingering
in god's presence basking in his love dear heavenly father help this dear one sleep
peacefully tonigh
t may you bring sweet comfort thank you for revealing yourself in our
dreams may the silence of the night bring revelation and clarity of thought rising in the
morning refreshed rested thank you for your word your passionate promises they are a love
letter to me and i am forever grateful help me be open to all of your ways god align my will with yours help me shine your
light into the world in jesus name i pray amen i hope you enjoyed this abide bedtime story we look forward to spending time
with you again
tomorrow until then may you abide in christ this is a sleep meditation
inspired from the scriptures to help you relax release the worries of
the day and find rest in the presence of god please remove all distractions from the room
and get comfortable take a few steady breaths and clear your mind from all other thoughts
as we focus on resting in the lord tonight allow every muscle in your body to relax
release the tension you've been carrying all day let go of any worries or
concerns that are troubling you now invite the holy spirit to cover you
tonight ask him to fill you with his peace let his presence comfort you and calm you as
you rest securely and safely in his loving care so many times we try to find rest and
relaxation without the peace of god we wind down the day by watching tv or reading
the latest novel but when the lights go out we find that our minds are circling with thoughts
we toss and turn but sleep continues to elude us dear one if this desc
ribes you
take this time to re-center your thoughts on the lord stop the cycle of unwanted
thoughts and focus only on the presence of god there is true rest in him feel the
peaceful presence of the lord now before we hear the comforting words from the
scriptures let's pray a prayer of invitation heavenly father i long for your
presence come lord and fill this room cast out anything that doesn't belong
here and cover me with love and peace please remove all doubt worry and fear
tonight let
all of my anxieties fade away as they are replaced by the comfort and security
you give i want to find true rest in you father true rest true peace thank
you for being with me tonight i surrender my life my breath my
sleep to you in jesus name amen it was moses in the old testament who had personal
conversations with god in his tent which he had set apart as the tabernacle of meeting because
the tent was placed outside the israelite camp everyone who sought the lord had to
go out to the t
abernacle of meeting let that imagery surround you tonight as you
picture your own tent of meeting with the lord by his grace you are given the freedom to
have conversations with him at any time and in any place right here right now you can meet
with god what wondrous freedom you have been given through jesus sacrifice by his death on the cross
jesus tore the veil of the temple in two allowing you to enter the holy of holies and meet with god
rest in that marvelous truth for several moments
in exodus chapter 33 verse 11 we are told that the lord spoke to moses
face to face as a man speaks to his friend the lord spoke to moses as a man speaks to his
friend let that imagery sink in for a moment the creator of the universe spoke to moses as
a man speaks to his friend how we long for that kind of intimacy with god and through jesus christ
we have that kind of closeness with our creator we are invited to communicate with him to pour
our hearts out to him and to hear from him let t
hat peace and joy of communing
with your creator surround you tonight moses was so accustomed to speaking with the lord
he was bold when he said show me now your way that i may know you and that i may find
grace in your sight the courage moses had to request god's provision was founded
in reverence and honor of a most holy god let those words most holy god settle
deep in your heart for a few moments after moses made his request to
find grace in the sight of the lord listen to the beautiful
way in which god
responded he said my presence will go with you and i will give you rest let's hear that again my
presence will go with you and i will give you rest beloved do not forget that god always
keeps his promises when he says i will you can be absolutely sure that
he will do what he says he will do in the song i will rest in you
the lyrics start out by saying shepherd of my weary soul
you're my comfort you're my hope dear one god is your comfort he is your hope he
shepherds your
weary soul to find rest in him just as god assured moses that his presence
would go with him and he would give him rest you can have that assurance tonight
so take a deep breath in and let it out let's pray together holy god i am amazed
by you that you would care so much about me you would bless me with rest tonight it's so
comforting to know that you are here i don't have to worry about a single thing no i can release
everything to you and know that you will handle it i trust you god i tr
ust you with every fiber of my
being in the precious name of your son i pray amen when sleep seems like a distant wish
and we struggle to calm our minds it's often because we are trying to solve our
problems rather than trusting god to handle them however bedtime is not the time to do
battle with the thoughts in your mind remember the battle is the lord's so release your
thoughts your worries and your concerns settle your heart rest your soul and fix
your mind on the promise that god will
handle everything in your life for
his glory and your good you can stop the cycle of thoughts that steal your rest by
centering your whole being in god's presence here and now re-center your
thoughts on the presence of the lord he loves you he cares for you and he is with you a bit further in exodus chapter 33
moses had some concerns for god's people he admitted those concerns to the lord
he told god all about them and once again the lord encouraged him by saying you have
found grace in my
sight and i know you by name think of what you just heard i know you by name
what a marvelous thing to hear that god knows you by name you are not a stranger to him you are
not just another person he knows you by name find peace in that truth for several moments i can hear you call my name
lead me to that quiet place make that your silent prayer tonight i can hear you call my name lord
please lead me to that quiet place after god comforted moses
by saying i know you by name moses answered
with another courageous
statement please show me your glory please show me your glory allow the courage
of that statement to settle you tonight as you rest boldly in the glory of god and respond
as moses did lord please show me your glory let's pray lord blessed be your name fill this
room with your glory the glory of your presence we love you we glorify you we
cherish the blessing of rest in you thank you holy father for being
with us thank you for knowing us by name we are your children
and we rest fully
in you tonight in jesus name amen feel the comfort of god's love wrapped around
you like the softest blanket you've ever felt god's love covers you in perfect peace like a newborn baby swaddled
and held by his mother so we are safe and secure in our father's arms let your head sink deeper into the pillow
pull the covers around you breathe softly in and out in psalm 62 david says yes my soul
find rest in god my hope comes from him truly he is my rock and my salvation
he is
my fortress i will not be shaken my salvation and my honor depend on
god he is my mighty rock my refuge trust in him at all times you people pour
out your hearts to him for god is our refuge david's song of encouragement rings true for our
lives as well as he sings a melody to his own soul to find rest in god he then declares who god
is in his life focus on who god is in your life he is your rock he is your
salvation he is your fortress allow the melody of god's truth
to sing to your soul
tonight truly he is your rock and your salvation god
is your fortress and you will not be shaken you will not be shaken in the lord jesus you are safe secure
held protected guarded and loved let those comforting words surround
you in peace for several moments as david encouraged his listeners by saying
trust in god at all times pour out your hearts to him let us trust god with our sleep
tonight trust him as these words flow over you i will rest in you king of
heaven i will rest in you now
please let me pray over you tonight
king of heaven i come before you asking you to bless your beloved child
with peace and rest lord i pray that they will be able to cast aside all other
thoughts and focus only on your presence justice moses courageously asked to
find grace in your sight i ask that you will have mercy and grace on your children
please help them to trust you in all things assure them with your love continue to call
them by name and lead them to that quiet place that quiet
place of peace and rest
in the precious name of jesus i pray amen welcome to this abide bedtime story where
you will be guided into a deep and peaceful sleep hearing words of peace and comfort from the
bible i'm james seawood instead of your mind being filled with anxiety you will be encouraged
to think about the things that are true and lovely honorable and pure excellent and worthy of praise
let god speak to your heart as you hear his word so settle deeply into your bed let your
head res
t heavily on your pillow as you relax every muscle in your body take a deep slow
breath hold it for a moment and then release it feeling the tension of your day fade
away feel the comfort of your warm covers the peacefulness of this moment don't let in
any distractions tell them to go away this is your time to be with the lord as he guides
you into deep sleep without worry or concern keep breathing deeply and slowly as you
listen letting your body ease into sleep father god i bring this chi
ld of yours before you
today and ask you for your favor i already know that you love them deeply and i ask that you would
give them that assurance as well i pray that as they sleep their dreams would be of those things
that are honorable and lovely and worthy of praise keep away all distractions concerns and stresses
so that they can rest peacefully may the sound of my voice telling them of the wonders of you
and your world lull them quickly into sleep that lasts the whole night through and
is refreshing
and rejuvenating i ask these things knowing that your desire is for them to live abundantly in
you it's in the name of jesus that i pray amen your purpose on this earth is to enjoy god
and to serve him forever to dwell on his excellent greatness to fill your
mind and heart with his word anything else you are given to
do will be fueled by these things philippians chapter 4 verse 8 and the amplified
bible says finally believers whatever is true whatever is honorable and worthy
of respect
whatever is right and confirmed by god's word whatever is pure and wholesome
whatever is lovely and brings peace whatever is admirable and of good repute if there
is any excellence if there is anything worthy of praise think continually on these things center
your mind on them and implant them in your heart your time tonight will be spent
letting your mind dwell on these things first here are some things that are true told
by the scriptures romans chapter 8 verse 28 and we know
that for those who love god all things work together for good for those
who are called according to his purpose all things that's a promise god will
work all things together for good first john chapter 1 verse 9 if we
confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness faithful and just that's who god is if he
says he will do something you can be sure that he will do it if you have confessed your
sins you are cleansed from all unright
eousness john chapter 3 verse 16 for god so loved
the world that he gave his only son that whoever believes in him should
not perish would have eternal life oh beloved rest in that truth he loves you so much lord god your word is trustworthy let this
precious child dwell on these things as they sleep tonight write them on their heart
bind your truths to them so they live and breathe them day in and day out let them hear
only words of truth your word is truth amen now let those things that a
re
honorable dwell in your mind let's turn to the sermon on the mount from matthew
chapter 5 to see behavior that is honorable to god jesus said you have heard that it was said
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth but i say to you do not resist the one who
is evil but if anyone slaps you on the right cheek turn to him the other also and if
anyone would sue you and take your tunic let him have your cloak as well and if anyone
forces you to go one mile go with him two miles give to the
one who begs from you and do
not refuse the one who would borrow from you you have heard that it was said you shall
love your neighbor and hate your enemy but i say to you love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you so that you may be sons of
your father who is in heaven for he makes his son rise on the evil and on the
good and sends rain on the just and on the unjust for if you love those who love
you what reward do you have do not even the tax collectors do the same
and if yo
u greet only your brothers what more are you doing than others do
not even the gentiles do the same let these honorable things dwell in your thoughts jesus you don't ask us to do anything
that you don't then enable us to do so as this child of yours thinks about doing
honorable things help them to know that they are not doing them alone in their own strength
but by the power and might of your holy spirit dwelling within them and we will thank you and
praise you for that power in your name a
men let your mind dwell on that which is just
deuteronomy chapter 10 verse 18. he executes justice for the fatherless and the widow and
loves the sojourner giving him food and clothing and chapter 32 verse 4 of that same
book the rock his work is perfect for all his ways are justice a god of faithfulness
and without iniquity just and upright is he give justice to the weak and the fatherless maintain the right of the
afflicted and the destitute god is a god of justice it is in his very natur
e
to be just let your mind dwell on these things lord god thank you for your justice that we can
always know that you will do the right thing whether we see it today or years from today we can
trust that you will follow through on your word help this child of yours tonight
as they dwell on your justice give them hope and courage
in the name of jesus amen think about those things that are pure psalm 12
verse 6 is a perfect place to start the words of the lord are pure words like silver refi
ned
in a furnace on the ground purified seven times let the words of god fill your dreams as
you hear him speak to you his words are pure psalm 19 verse 8 the precepts
of the lord are right rejoicing the heart the commandment of
the lord is pure enlightening the eyes first timothy chapter 1 verse 5 the aim of our
charge is love that issue is from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith when the temple of god was being built everything
was to be made of those things that were
pure there were to be no impurities in the
temple now you are the temple of god the holy spirit dwells in you dwell
on the lord and keep your heart pure holy lord there is nothing pure aside from you so
i pray that his beloved child listening tonight will guard their heart from all impurities
as they dwell on your word that is true just and pure thank you for promising them
your strength in the name of jesus i pray amen here is what god considers lovely
that you should dwell on it psalm 8
4 verse 1 how lovely is your dwelling
place o lord of hosts isaiah chapter 52 verse 7 how lovely on the mountains are the feet
of him who brings good news who announces peace and brings good news of happiness who announces
salvation and says to zion your god reigns maybe you've thought about the fact that the feet
of those who bring the news of jesus are lovely but they are dwell on those messengers on those
who proclaim the messiah the savior of the world jesus you are the messiah you are
the savior
of the world and those who would speak about you to others are lovely to dwell on i pray
that this precious one listening tonight will be one who has the lovely feet of a
messenger of your gospel grant them peace as they dwell on the loveliness of your dwelling
and the telling of the good news in your name amen in the new testament the early church
fathers were directed to appoint people who had good reputations they were devoted
to the lord and to their families they were ones
who were worthy of being looked up to they
would fulfill their duties in the church well proverbs 22 verse 1 says a good name is to be chosen rather than great
riches and favor is better than silver or gold first timothy chapter 5 verses 9 through 10
describes a widow who could be given help by the church it says let a widow be enrolled if she is
not less than 60 years of age having been the wife of one husband and having a reputation for good
works and she has brought up children has shown
hospitality has washed the feet of the saints has
cared for the afflicted and has devoted herself to every good work let your mind dwell on what it's
like to know a person such as this loves to serve others is hospitable cares for the afflicted let
the peace such a person brings envelope your heart father we praise you for your gifts
that allow us to serve others and to serve you i ask your blessing on this
beloved child as they sleep tonight that you would bring to their mind that
which
is of good repute that they would dwell on that and not on those who do not
honor you it's all for the sake of jesus amen here is what is excellent
and should fill your thoughts psalm 150 verse 2. praise him for his mighty deeds
praise him according to his excellent greatness titus chapter 3 verse 8 the saying is trustworthy
and i want you to insist on these things so that those who have believed in god may
be careful to devote themselves to good works these things are excellent
and profit
able for people hebrews chapter 8 verse 6 but as it is christ
has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates
is better since it is enacted on better promises excellent greatness excellent works a more
excellent covenant think upon these things dear heavenly father there is so much excellence
in your name and your character and your mighty works help this loved one tonight to dwell
on the excellent greatness of your name and the excellent mini
stry of our
lord jesus as they rest in you tonight it's in the matchless name
of jesus that we pray amen and now we will close with the words of
revelation chapter 5 verse 11 through 13 which tells us why the lord jesus
above all else is worthy of praise then i looked and i heard around
the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels numbering
myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands saying with a loud voice worthy is the lamb who
was slain to receive powe
r and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing and
i heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea and all
that is in them saying to him who sits on the throne and to the lamb be blessing
and honor in glory and might forever and ever amen and amen sleep in peace
dear one dwelling on the things of god god speaks the words for you tonight
that he spoke to moses i will be with you he wants these words to burn bright and clear
before you lik
e the fire that burned before moses he wants his words to break through your
darkness to penetrate deep into your inner being to grow in you confidence and love god is a blazing fire of goodness warmth and hope yet it is often difficult for us to see him and
to hear his faithful words i will be with you these were words that moses had trouble hearing
and trusting too his life before the burning bush had been strange and messy nothing about his
life made it obvious that god would choose him t
o lead his people out of slavery to freedom
he was the baby sent down the river in a basket a hebrew raised in the palace of the egyptian
king moses was a murderer who hid in the desert if there had been a job opening
for hero of the israelites moses would not have had a strong resume
to our minds moses was an unlikely leader yet god blesses he embraces
he uses unlikely people moses doubted himself he doubted god too he was lost in the desert in the
despair of his terrible mistakes and eve
n still god says to
him moses i will be with you and god will be with you too god is with you
your life doesn't need to make sense to you or to others your life can be messy and strange
and even still god says to you i will be with you allow these words deeper into your
heart and mind i will be with you rehearse this good news in your breath allow the burning fire of god's voice to
shine into your darkness by breathing in and saying to your soul god is with
me and then also breathing out p
ray meditate and trust saying again god is with me when i say moses
life was strange and messy i mean that his life did not move
in a nice clear clean straight line his life's journey had many twists and
turns many layers of confusion and suffering his mother took a papyrus basket and covered
it with tar and pitch so that it would float she placed moses as a baby inside and set the basket among the reeds
of the nile a wide long river his mother didn't know where
the basket would be found s
he sent her daughter to
follow it as it floated away it was the egyptian king's daughter
who drew him out of the water the egyptian king the pharaoh had ordered that all
hebrew baby boys were to be thrown into the nile and it was pharaoh's daughter who drew him out
of the water that is what moses's name means drew him out of the water how have you
been cast into the waters left to drown how have you been lost among the reeds
caught in the perilous current of life how have you been abandone
d thrust out of the safety of home jesus says to
you i will be with you i have been with you i will not leave you alone you are named moses too you are the one i draw out of the water i will
draw you out of the pit out of the miry clay and set your feet upon a rock you have been in
the current of today's dangerous rapid waters call out to god for help allow him to draw you up from the soul-numbing
currents of busyness rush and self-dependence as you allow yourself to go to sleep give yoursel
f to god's care become god dependent in this story of moses we have a foreshadowing
of what we gain in the waters of baptism the waters that are meant for death turn out
to be instead cleansing healing waters yes our enemy prowls around like a roaring lion seeking
whom he can devour yes like the egyptian king our enemy wants to drown you he wants you to
be covered by the dangerous waters of life get through this danger through these
very same waters jesus meets you he reaches out to rescue
you he
draws you out of death into new life allow these waters to wash you
ending a day giving yourself to sleep resting in god's love this is sacred holy precious as you are being washed you are more and more
free to be near god to enjoy his presence to trust in his watchful care rest sleep believe allowing these words deeper into
your heart and mind i will be with you see the burning bush of god's presence
speaking goodness into your heart rehearse this good news in
your breath breathing
in saying to your soul you are with me and then also breathing out pray meditate and trust saying again you are with me moses's
life had been strange messy and confusing when he came of age he began to sort out
the things that mattered most to his life he understood in deeper ways that he was an
alien and a stranger in the house of pharaoh he was a hebrew one of the oppressed benefiting
from the riches of the oppressor was troubling how could he enjoy any good thing
when his own people wer
e enslaved working tirelessly for the brutal
king of egypt when he saw an egyptian beating one of his hebrew brothers one day
he was given a chance to prove his identity as an israelite in a fit of rage and
vindication he killed the egyptian hid the body in the sand and then fled into
the desert to hide from pharaoh's wrath years later moses had married raised a family
and was working for his father-in-law jethro tending sheep on the backside of mount horeb
moses was no doubt content to be
removed and hidden from his previous life
as the son of pharaoh's daughter he had no expectation that god
had any special plans for his life he had no idea that his life was about to change there on the backside of mount horeb this was a wilderness place where
god spoke to moses in a burning bush you likely have not experienced
a literal burning bush but you have had some kind
of burning bush experience this would be that turning point when
you came to accept the truth of god in a way tha
t changed the direction of your life this would be a moment when he especially
revealed himself through a person an experience maybe a worship service a time
when you were serving someone perhaps a time of prayer or even a powerful sermon something shifted inside of you
and you haven't been the same since you might protest here but i haven't
taken god as seriously as i should my life hasn't changed that much i still struggle
i still don't know how to trust god with my life i continue to res
ist him each day i live
more through my strength than god's love moses protested too he said who
am i that you would speak to me he worried about his weaknesses i can't
speak for you i stutter when i open my mouth moses would drift away from god too
he would become impatient and angry with the people he was leading he would
continue to struggle with fear and doubt even still god says to moses i will be with you and god still says to you i will be with you no matter how much doubt or fear th
at stir
inside of you god still says i will be with you no matter how much stubbornness and
anger god still says i will be with you once again place yourself before
the burning bush of god's presence rest sleep believe these words deeper into
your heart and mind i will be with you rehearse this good news in your breath breathing in saying to your soul my god is
with me and then also breathing out pray meditate and trust saying again my god is
with me as we bring this meditation to a close
i invite you to consider
one more part of moses story god instructs moses to say to
pharaoh let my people go moses fusses but how can i go back how can i speak for
you why would the king of egypt listen to me god replies tell pharaoh that i am sent
you i am the great i am is with you the great i am sends you he is the true true he
is the real real god is being behind and before all other things he is the one by whom
everything else in the universe was created he is the one in whom all thin
gs
hold together and have their being the great i am says to you tonight i am with
you i am the being who will always be with you in peace give yourself to sleep rest in god's faithfulness for he
alone can make you dwell in safety may the lord bless you and
protect you as you sleep may his face shine upon you like the
radiance of a burning bush may he be gracious and kind granting you deep
healing sleep may you be filled with peace continue to allow yourself to let go of today by rehearsin
g in your breathing in and breathing
out my god is with me my god is with me my god is with me amen tonight our sleep story is about god's
passionate promise our story reveals how god pours out his spirit upon all his people you
will hear the comforting message from god's word but before we begin get comfortable breathe deeply inhale god's peace as you relax you feel god's amazing love
for you as you sink into your mattress your breath becomes deliberate relaxed your
muscles go from being t
ight to soft like cotton close your eyes imagine god's
holy light washing over you picture yourself giving him all of
your burdens your thoughts and concerns breathe in his hope exhale his love the bible says that god will pour
out his spirit upon all people that sons and daughters will prophesy and young
men will see visions old men will dream dreams with that join me as we explore this
passionate promise god has given us when you receive christ into your life his
spirit lives inside you
however that is just the beginning god longs for you to understand the
depth of what this means to experience his power to move in the miraculous to extend his
grace and to shine his light into the world ask god to open the eyes of your heart
let his light flood you with truth feel his heavenly touch his love
filling every part of your being as you do this breathe deeply inhale is love
exhale your burdens and cares keep breathing slowly and steadily as you listen to my voice
and feel the p
resence of the lord with you embrace the stillness around you listen for god in the silence
experience the rest you have longed for dear heavenly father i am ready for more of you i am grateful
for every prayer you have answered every blessing you have bestowed on
me the very life you have given me i also know there is so much more for me
to learn so much more of you to experience the bible says that your people perish for a lack
of wisdom make me wise god make me more like you forgive me o
f my sins show me where i am missing
the mark i want to be everything you created me to be so that i can one day hear well
done my good and faithful servant help me to fully grasp what your
promises are to me i love you i trust you deepen my trust as you deepen my sleep
tonight in jesus name i pray amen your eyes are closed your head
rests gently on your pillow you continue breathing deeply and slowly relaxing the sound of the wind blowing eases your soul you
think about the dreams and vis
ions that god has promised to give to his people you long for that
you ask god to show you himself in your dreams you ask god to show you himself in your dreams i'm so glad you asked for that says a far
away voice come you look around wondering who's talking to you no one is there but feel
a presence a warm glow growing inside you you step outside and begin
to walk slowly down a path on one side glimmers of sunlight shine upon
a river flowing with crystal blue water tall trees full of life
and bearing
fruit you've never seen decorate the bank brightly colored flowers of purple red
orange and pink burst through the ground the other side of the path is full of flowers and
trees as well but there is no fruit on the trees the flowers are wilted the colors fading some
are tangled in weeds the river is stagnant you come to a fork in the path and pause you listen for the voice that beckoned
you out of bed but there is only silence i'm still here you look up and even though you don't
see anyone
you realize this is the voice of god i pour out my spirit on everyone
but not everyone recognizes me the two sides of the path are examples
of what happens when you believe in me and when you try and do things on your own
when you spend time with me listen to my words pay attention to the signs wonders
dreams and visions i send you every day you will survive every storm life brings every
day you will get stronger when you share my love with others you will experience miracles
you will do great and mighty things in my name guide motions to the other side of the path when you do things the world's way you don't
follow in my footsteps and listen for my voice life is harder you don't have the peace i promised i created you to soar on wings like eagles i
am always blessing my people with signs wonders visions and dreams but some are too busy to listen
others have let their hearts become hardened some people have an idea of me
but that idea is only a part of me they li
ke to keep me in a box they dismiss
the supernatural power the very nature of me therefore when the rain comes
and the storms of life hit they aren't able to experience
the fullness of me within them it is my deepest desire that all of my
people experience the fullness of me i send them just like i am sending you tonight dreams
visions signs and wonders to stir their spirit i want to renew your heart and revive your soul i want you to walk in victory and in power
this is my will my purpose
and my plan for you you hold on to god's voice it leads you over a steep hill mist fills the
foggy air you pause to wipe the dew from your eyes you hear the laughter of children you
take one more step up and stand still in awe majestic mountains surround you people
of all ages colors and nationalities dive into breathtaking turquoise water their smiles exceed
their faces it's as if they are diving into life they throw their heads back laughing
and rejoicing in glorious glee there is a whit
e beach the sun shines
brilliantly the sand feels like silk children sit at a small white picnic table
while adults read with them they're shaded by enormous trees draped with spanish moss that
looks like tinsel hung on a christmas tree you reach down and dip your hand into the
water instinctively you pull your hand back the water is electric powerful it feels like love are you in heaven you've never felt like this before love penetrates through the air it radiates from
the heart of every p
erson you feel it in the water you want to stay here longer but like a
soft breeze you feel yourself drifting away you now find yourself in a forest full of tall
thick trees there is very little light you're on a path but sometimes that path is hard to see
you squint trying to see through the darkness you smell the sharp scent of decomposing
leaves the wetness of a recent rain the gravel path under your feet seems firm
enough but not being able to see concerns you you take a timid step forw
ard when you find your
feet still firmly on the path you take another step then you feel the presence of the lord beside
you taking your hand gripping it firmly yet gently you can trust me he says i will not let you go i know the way perfectly i will
walk with you through this darkness i will walk with you through this darkness your heart is calmed your breathing slows
you begin to notice the light filtering through the swaying branches the birds
calling to each other through the leaves the
small yellow flower poking its
way through the thick underbrush god is showing you beauty where
you thought there was just darkness his presence has shown the light
on this dark path you are filled with peace once again you are swept away to a green lush
valley the sun shines brightly there is a small stream running swiftly through the center of
the valley bubbling crisply over small stones it's idyllic brown gray black and tan horses graze
peacefully there are no signs of fear in them yo
u breathe in the scent of warm grass feeling the softness under your
feet you sit and wait for something and then beside you is the lord his eyes soft and kind i lead you beside streams of water
i provide everything that you need he says bright red birds race by
fluttering and chittering happy the birds of the field don't
worry about what they will wear or what they will eat they
have everything they need he turns and looks at you and the kindness and
love that you see in his eyes bring te
ars to yours my beloved child you have
everything that you need too in the next moment you find yourself
back in your soft warm bed in your room in your home safe surrounded by peace i pour out my spirit on people says the soft voice
from above i bless them with dreams and visions so that they may know my love my power so they will
remember my desires for them while on this earth and to remind them that
there is so much more to come will you share the dream
i've blessed you with tonight th
e sound of your own voice
crying yes yes fills you for a second you wonder where you are you
must have been dreaming but it felt so real it was real whispers god i made a
passionate promise to you when i said ask and it will be given to you seek and you will
find knock and the door will be opened for you you asked me to show you what it was like
to experience more of me and i answered now it is up to you to believe you're still for a second longer lingering
in god's presence basking in his
love dear heavenly father help this dear one sleep
peacefully tonight may you bring sweet comfort thank you for revealing yourself in our dreams
may the silence of the night bring revelation and clarity of thought rising in the morning
refreshed rested thank you for your word your passionate promises they are a love
letter to me and i am forever grateful help me be open to all of your ways god align my will with yours help me shine your
light into the world in jesus name i pray amen i hope
you enjoyed this abide bedtime story we look forward to spending time with you again
tomorrow until then may you abide in christ this is a sleep meditation
inspired from the scriptures to help you relax release the worries of
the day and find rest in the presence of god please remove all distractions from the room
and get comfortable take a few steady breaths and clear your mind from all other thoughts
as we focus on resting in the lord tonight allow every muscle in your body to relax
rel
ease the tension you've been carrying all day let go of any worries or
concerns that are troubling you now invite the holy spirit to cover you tonight
ask him to fill you with his peace let his presence comfort you and calm you as you
rest securely and safely in his loving care so many times we try to find rest and
relaxation without the peace of god we wind down the day by watching tv or reading
the latest novel but when the lights go out we find that our minds are circling with thoughts
we toss and turn but sleep continues to elude us dear one if this describes you
take this time to re-center your thoughts on the lord stop the cycle of unwanted
thoughts and focus only on the presence of god there is true rest in him feel the
peaceful presence of the lord now before we hear the comforting words from the
scriptures let's pray a prayer of invitation heavenly father i long for your presence come
lord and fill this room cast out anything that doesn't belong here and cover me wi
th love and
peace please remove all doubt worry and fear tonight let all of my anxieties fade away as they
are replaced by the comfort and security you give i want to find true rest in you father true rest
true peace thank you for being with me tonight i surrender my life my breath my
sleep to you in jesus name amen it was moses in the old testament who had personal
conversations with god in his tent which he had set apart as the tabernacle of meeting because
the tent was placed outside th
e israelite camp everyone who sought the lord had to go out to the
tabernacle of meeting let that imagery surround you tonight as you picture your own tent of
meeting with the lord by his grace you are given the freedom to have conversations
with him at any time and in any place right here right now you can meet with god
what wondrous freedom you have been given through jesus sacrifice by his death on the cross
jesus tore the veil of the temple in two allowing you to enter the holy of holie
s and meet with god
rest in that marvelous truth for several moments in exodus chapter 33 verse 11 we are told that the lord spoke to moses
face to face as a man speaks to his friend the lord spoke to moses as a man speaks to his
friend let that imagery sink in for a moment the creator of the universe spoke to
moses as a man speaks to his friend how we long for that kind of intimacy with god
and through jesus christ we have that kind of closeness with our creator we are invited to
communic
ate with him to pour our hearts out to him and to hear from him let that peace and joy of
communing with your creator surround you tonight moses was so accustomed to speaking with the lord
he was bold when he said show me now your way that i may know you and that
i may find grace in your sight the courage moses had to request god's
provision was founded in reverence and honor of a most holy god let those words most holy
god settle deep in your heart for a few moments after moses made his re
quest to find
grace in the sight of the lord listen to the beautiful way in which god responded he
said my presence will go with you and i will give you rest let's hear that again my presence
will go with you and i will give you rest beloved do not forget that god always
keeps his promises when he says i will you can be absolutely sure that
he will do what he says he will do in the song i will rest in you
the lyrics start out by saying shepherd of my weary soul
you're my comfort you're my
hope dear one god is your comfort he is your hope he
shepherds your weary soul to find rest in him as god assured moses that his presence would
go with him and he would give him rest you can have that assurance tonight so
take a deep breath in and let it out let's pray together holy god i am amazed
by you that you would care so much about me you would bless me with rest tonight it's so
comforting to know that you are here i don't have to worry about a single thing no i can release
everyth
ing to you and know that you will handle it i trust you god i trust you with every fiber of my
being in the precious name of your son i pray amen when sleep seems like a distant wish
and we struggle to calm our minds it's often because we are trying to solve our
problems rather than trusting god to handle them however bedtime is not the time to do
battle with the thoughts in your mind remember the battle is the lord's so release
your thoughts your worries and your concerns your heart rest y
our soul and fix your mind on
the promise that god will handle everything in your life for his glory and your good you can
stop the cycle of thoughts that steal your rest by centering your whole being in god's presence here and now re-center your
thoughts on the presence of the lord he loves you he cares for you and he is with you a bit further in exodus chapter 33
moses had some concerns for god's people he admitted those concerns to the lord
he told god all about them and once again the l
ord encouraged him by saying you have
found grace in my sight and i know you by name think of what you just heard i know you by name
what a marvelous thing to hear that god knows you by name you are not a stranger to him you are
not just another person he knows you by name find peace in that truth for several moments i can hear you call my name
lead me to that quiet place make that your silent prayer tonight i can hear you call my name lord
please lead me to that quiet place after god comfo
rted moses
by saying i know you by name moses answered with another courageous
statement please show me your glory please show me your glory allow the courage
of that statement to settle you tonight as you rest boldly in the glory of god and respond
as moses did lord please show me your glory let's pray lord blessed be your name fill this
room with your glory the glory of your presence we love you we glorify you we
cherish the blessing of rest in you thank you holy father for being
with u
s thank you for knowing us by name we are your children and we rest fully
in you tonight in jesus name amen feel the comfort of god's love wrapped around
you like the softest blanket you've ever felt god's love covers you in perfect peace like a newborn baby swaddled and held by his
mother so we are safe and secure in our father's arms let your head sink deeper into the pillow
pull the covers around you breathe softly in and out in psalm 62 david says yes my soul
find rest in god my hope co
mes from him truly he is my rock and my salvation
he is my fortress i will not be shaken my salvation and my honor depend on
god he is my mighty rock my refuge trust in him at all times you people pour
out your hearts to him for god is our refuge david's song of encouragement rings true for our
lives as well as he sings a melody to his own soul to find rest in god he then declares who god
is in his life focus on who god is in your life he is your rock he is your
salvation he is your fortre
ss allow the melody of god's truth
to sing to your soul tonight truly he is your rock and your salvation god is your fortress and you will not
be shaken you will not be shaken in the lord jesus you are safe secure
held protected guarded and loved let those comforting words surround
you in peace for several moments as david encouraged his listeners by saying
trust in god at all times pour out your hearts to him let us trust god with our sleep
tonight trust him as these words flow over you i
will rest in you king of
heaven i will rest in you now please let me pray over you tonight king of
heaven i come before you asking you to bless your beloved child with peace and rest lord i pray that
they will be able to cast aside all other thoughts and focus only on your presence justice moses
courageously asked to find grace in your sight i ask that you will have mercy and grace on your
children please help them to trust you in all things assure them with your love continue to call
the
m by name and lead them to that quiet place that quiet place of peace and rest in
the precious name of jesus i pray amen welcome to this abide bedtime story where you
will be guided into a deep and peaceful sleep hearing words of peace and comfort from the bible
i'm james seawood instead of your mind being filled with anxiety you will be encouraged to
think about the things that are true and lovely honorable and pure excellent and worthy of praise
let god speak to your heart as you hear his
word so settle deeply into your bed let
your head rest heavily on your pillow as you relax every muscle in
your body take a deep slow breath hold it for a moment and then release it
feeling the tension of your day fade away feel the comfort of your warm covers
the peacefulness of this moment don't let in any distractions tell them to go away this is your time to be with the lord as
he guides you into deep sleep without worry or concern keep breathing deeply and slowly as
you listen lettin
g your body ease into sleep father god i bring this child of yours before you
today and ask you for your favor i already know that you love them deeply and i ask that you would
give them that assurance as well i pray that as they sleep their dreams would be of those things
that are honorable and lovely and worthy of praise keep away all distractions concerns and stresses
so that they can rest peacefully may the sound of my voice telling them of the wonders of you
and your world lull them qu
ickly into sleep that lasts the whole night through and is refreshing
and rejuvenating i ask these things knowing that your desire is for them to live abundantly in
you it's in the name of jesus that i pray amen your purpose on this earth is to enjoy god
and to serve him forever to dwell on his excellent greatness to fill your
mind and heart with his word anything else you are given to
do will be fueled by these things philippians chapter 4 verse
8 in the amplified bible says finally belie
vers whatever is true
whatever is honorable and worthy of respect whatever is right and confirmed by god's
word whatever is pure and wholesome whatever is lovely and brings peace
whatever is admirable and of good repute if there is any excellence if there is anything
worthy of praise think continually on these things center your mind on them and
implant them in your heart your time tonight will be spent
letting your mind dwell on these things first here are some things that are true told
by the scriptures romans chapter 8 verse 28 and we know that for those who love god all things work together for good for those
who are called according to his purpose all things that's a promise god will
work all things together for good first john chapter 1 verse 9 if we
confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness faithful and just that's who god is if he
says he will do something you can be sure that he will do it if you have
confessed your
sins you are cleansed from all unrighteousness john chapter 3 verse 16 for god so
loved the world that he gave his only son that whoever believes in him
should not perish but have eternal life oh beloved rest in that truth he loves you so much lord god your word is trustworthy let this
precious child dwell on these things as they sleep tonight write them on their heart
bind your truths to them so they live and breathe them day in and day out let them hear
only words of trut
h your word is truth amen now let those things that are
honorable dwell in your mind let's turn to the sermon on the mount from matthew
chapter 5 to see behavior that is honorable to god jesus said you have heard that it was said
an eye for an eye and a tooth for tooth but i say to you do not resist the one who is evil
but if anyone slaps you on the right cheek turn to him the other also and if anyone would sue you and
take your tunic let him have your cloak as well and if anyone forces you
to go one mile go with
him two miles give to the one who begs from you and do not refuse the one
who would borrow from you you have heard that it was said you shall
love your neighbor and hate your enemy but i say to you love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you so that you may be sons of
your father who is in heaven for he makes his son rise on the evil and on the
good and sends rain on the just and on the unjust for if you love those who love
you what reward do you have do
not even the tax collectors do the same
and if you greet only your brothers what more are you doing than others do
not even the gentiles do the same let these honorable things dwell in your thoughts
jesus you don't ask us to do anything that you don't then enable us to do so as this child
of yours thinks about doing honorable things help them to know that they are not
doing them alone in their own strength but by the power and might of your
holy spirit dwelling within them and we will tha
nk you and praise
you for that power in your name amen let your mind dwell on that which is just
deuteronomy chapter 10 verse 18 he executes justice for the fatherless and the widow and
loves the sojourner giving him food and clothing and chapter 32 verse 4 of that same
book the rock his work is perfect for all his ways are justice a god of faithfulness
and without iniquity just and upright is he give justice to the weak and the fatherless maintain the right of the
afflicted and the destit
ute god is a god of justice it is in his very nature
to be just let your mind dwell on these things lord god thank you for your justice that we can
always know that you will do the right thing whether we see it today or years from today we can
trust that you will follow through on your word help this child of yours tonight
as they dwell on your justice give them hope and courage
in the name of jesus amen think about those things that are pure psalm 12
verse 6 is a perfect place to start th
e words of the lord are pure words like silver refined
in a furnace on the ground purified seven times let the words of god fill your dreams as
you hear him speak to you his words are pure psalm 19 verse 8 the precepts
of the lord are right rejoicing the heart the commandment of
the lord is pure enlightening the eyes first timothy chapter 1 verse 5 the aim of our
charge is love that issue is from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith when the temple of god was being built e
verything
was to be made of those things that were pure there were to be no impurities in the
temple now you are the temple of god the holy spirit dwells in you dwell
on the lord and keep your heart pure holy lord there is nothing pure aside from you so
i pray that his beloved child listening tonight will guard their heart from all impurities
as they dwell on your word that is true just and pure thank you for promising them
your strength in the name of jesus i pray amen here is what god co
nsiders lovely
that you should dwell on it psalm 84 verse 1 how lovely is your dwelling
place o lord of hosts isaiah chapter 52 verse 7 how lovely on the mountains are the feet of
him who brings good news who announces peace and brings good news of happiness who announces
salvation and says to zion your god reigns maybe you've thought about the fact that the feet
of those who bring the news of jesus are lovely but they are dwell on those messengers on those
who proclaim the messiah the sav
ior of the world jesus you are the messiah you are the savior
of the world and those who would speak about you to others are lovely to dwell on i pray
that this precious one listening tonight will be one who has the lovely feet of a
messenger of your gospel them peace as they dwell on the loveliness of your dwelling and
the telling of the good news in your name amen in the new testament the early church
fathers were directed to appoint people who had good reputations they were devoted
to t
he lord and to their families they were ones who were worthy of being looked up to they
would fulfill their duties in the church well proverbs 22 verse 1 says a good name is to be chosen rather than great
riches and favor is better than silver or gold first timothy chapter 5 verses 9 through 10
describes a widow who could be given help by the church it says let a widow be enrolled
if she is not less than 60 years of age having been the wife of one husband
and having a reputation for good wo
rks if she has brought up children and shown
hospitality has washed the feet of the saints has cared for the afflicted and has devoted
herself to every good work let your mind dwell on what it's like to know a person such
as this loves to serve others is hospitable cares for the afflicted let the peace
such a person brings envelope your heart father we praise you for your gifts that
allow us to serve others and to serve you i ask your blessing on this
beloved child as they sleep tonight th
at you would bring to their mind that
which is of good repute that they would dwell on that and not on those who do not
honor you it's all for the sake of jesus amen here is what is excellent and should
fill your thoughts psalm 150 verse 2 praise him for his mighty deeds praise
him according to his excellent greatness titus chapter 3 verse 8 the saying is trustworthy
and i want you to insist on these things so that those who have believed in god may
be careful to devote themselves to good
works these things are excellent
and profitable for people hebrews chapter 8 verse 6 but as it is christ
has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates
is better since it is enacted on better promises excellent greatness excellent works a more
excellent covenant think upon these things dear heavenly father there is so much excellence
in your name and your character and your mighty works help this loved one tonight to dwell
on the excellent g
reatness of your name and the excellent ministry of our
lord jesus as they rest in you tonight it's in the matchless name
of jesus that we pray amen and now we will close with the words of
revelation chapter 5 verse 11 through 13 which tells us why the lord jesus
above all else is worthy of praise then i looked and i heard around
the throne in the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels numbering
myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands saying with a loud voice worthy
is the lamb who
was slain to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing and
i heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea and all
that is in them saying to him who sits on the throne and to the lamb be blessing and
honor in glory and might forever and ever amen and amen sleep in peace dear one
dwelling on the things of god god speaks the words for you tonight
that he spoke to moses i will be with you he wants these wor
ds to burn bright and clear
before you like the fire that burned before moses he wants his words to break through your
darkness to penetrate deep into your inner being to grow in you confidence and love god is
a blazing fire of goodness warmth and hope yet it is often difficult for us to see him and
to hear his faithful words i will be with you these were words that moses had trouble hearing
and trusting too his life before the burning bush had been strange and messy nothing about his
life
made it obvious that god would choose him to lead his people out of slavery to freedom
he was the baby sent down the river in a basket a hebrew raised in the palace of the egyptian
king moses was a murderer who hid in the desert if there had been a job opening
for hero of the israelites moses would not have had a strong resume to our minds moses was an unlikely leader yet
god blesses he embraces he uses unlikely people moses doubted himself he doubted god too he was lost in the desert
in t
he despair of his terrible mistakes and even still god says to
him moses i will be with you and god will be with you too god is with you
your life doesn't need to make sense to you or to others your life can be messy and strange
and even still god says to you i will be with you allow these words deeper into your
heart and mind i will be with you rehearse this good news in your breath
allow the burning fire of god's voice to shine into your darkness by breathing
in in saying to your soul go
d is with me and then also breathing out pray meditate and trust saying again god is with me when i say moses's
life was strange and messy i mean that his life did not move
in a nice clear clean straight line his life's journey had many twists and
turns many layers of confusion and suffering his mother took a papyrus basket and covered it
with tar and pitch so that it would float she placed moses as a baby inside and set the basket
among the reeds of the nile a wide long river his mother di
dn't know where
the basket would be found she sent her daughter to
follow it as it floated away it was the egyptian king's daughter
who drew him out of the water the egyptian king the pharaoh had ordered that all
hebrew baby boys were to be thrown into the nile and it was pharaoh's daughter who drew him out
of the water that is what moses's name means drew him out of the water how have you
been cast into the waters left to drown how have you been lost among the reeds
caught in the perilou
s current of life how have you been abandoned thrust out
of the safety of home jesus says to you i will be with you i have been with you i will not leave you alone you are named moses too you are the one i draw out of the water i will draw you out of the pit out of the
mirey clay and set your feet upon a rock you have been in the current of
today's dangerous rapid waters call out to god for help allow him to draw you up from the soul-numbing
currents of busyness rush and self-dependence as y
ou allow yourself to go to sleep give yourself to god's care become god dependent in this story of moses we have a foreshadowing
of what we gain in the waters of baptism the waters that are meant for death turn
out to be instead cleansing healing waters yes our enemy prowls around like a
roaring lion seeking whom he can devour yes like the egyptian king
our enemy wants to drown you he wants you to be covered by the dangerous waters
of life get through this danger through these very same wat
ers jesus meets you he reaches out to
rescue you he draws you out of death into new life allow these waters to wash you ending a day giving yourself to sleep resting in god's love this is sacred holy precious as you are being washed you are
more and more free to be near god to enjoy his presence to
trust in his watchful care rest sleep believe allowing these words deeper into
your heart and mind i will be with you see the burning bush of god's presence
speaking goodness into your heart rehe
arse this good news in
your breath breathing in saying to your soul you are with me and then also breathing out pray meditate
and trust saying again you are with me moses's life had been strange messy and
confusing when he came of age he began to sort out the things that mattered most
to his life he understood in deeper ways that he was an alien and a stranger in the house
of pharaoh he was a hebrew one of the oppressed benefiting from the riches of the oppressor
was troubling how could he
enjoy any good thing when his own people were enslaved working
tirelessly for the brutal king of egypt when he saw an egyptian beating one of his
hebrew brothers one day he was given a chance to prove his identity as an israelite in a fit
of rage and vindication he killed the egyptian hid the body in the sand and then fled into
the desert to hide from pharaoh's wrath years later moses had married raised a
family and was working for his father-in-law jethro tending sheep on the backside of
mount horeb moses was no doubt content to be removed and hidden from his previous
life as the son of pharaoh's daughter he had no expectation that god
had any special plans for his life he had no idea that his life was about to change there on the backside of mount horeb this was
a wilderness place where god spoke to moses in a burning bush you likely have not
experienced a literal burning bush but you have had some kind
of burning bush experience this would be that turning point when
you
came to accept the truth of god in a way that changed the direction of your life this would be a moment when he especially
revealed himself through a person an experience maybe a worship service a time when you were
serving someone perhaps a time of prayer or even a powerful sermon something shifted inside
of you and you haven't been the same since you might protest here but i haven't
taken god as seriously as i should my life hasn't changed that much i still struggle
i still don't know ho
w to trust god with my life i continue to resist him each day i live
more through my strength than god's love moses protested too he said who
am i that you would speak to me he worried about his weaknesses i can't
speak for you i stutter when i open my mouth moses would drift away from god too
he would become impatient and angry with the people he was leading he would
continue to struggle with fear and doubt even still god says to moses i will be with you and god still says to you i will be
with you no matter how much doubt or fear that stir
inside of you god still says i will be with you no matter how much stubbornness and
anger god still says i will be with you once again place yourself before
the burning bush of god's presence rest sleep believe these words deeper into
your heart and mind i will be with you rehearse this good news in your breath breathing
in saying to your soul my god is with me and then also breathing out pray meditate
and trust saying again my god is wi
th me as we bring this meditation to a close i invite you to consider
one more part of moses story god instructs moses to say to pharaoh let my people go moses fusses but how
can i go back how can i speak for you why would the king of egypt listen to me
god replies tell pharaoh that i am sent you i am the great i am is with you the great i am
sends you he is the true true he is the real real god is being behind and before
all other things he is the one by whom everything else in
the univer
se was created he is the one in whom all things
hold together and have their being the great i am says to you tonight i am with
you i am the being who will always be with you in peace give yourself to sleep rest in god's faithfulness for he
alone can make you dwell in safety may the lord bless you and
protect you as you sleep may his face shine upon you like
the radiance of a burning bush may he be gracious and kind granting you deep
healing sleep may you be filled with peace continue to a
llow yourself to let go of today by
rehearsing in your breathing in and breathing out my god is with me my god is
with me my god is with me amen tonight our sleep story is
about god's passionate promise our story reveals how god pours out his
spirit upon all his people you will hear the comforting message from god's word but
before we begin get comfortable breathe deeply inhale god's peace as you relax you feel god's amazing love
for you as you sink into your mattress your breath becomes d
eliberate relaxed your
muscles go from being tight to soft like cotton close your eyes imagine god's
holy light washing over you picture yourself giving him all of your burdens your thoughts and concerns breathe
in his hope exhale his love the bible says that god will pour out his spirit
upon all people that sons and daughters will prophesy and young men will see
visions old men will dream dreams with that join me as we explore this
passionate promise god has given us when you receive chri
st into your
life his spirit lives inside you however that is just the beginning god longs for you to understand the depth
of what this means to experience his power to move in the miraculous to extend his
grace and to shine his light into the world ask god to open the eyes of your heart
let his light flood you with truth feel his heavenly touch his love filling every
part of your being as you do this breathe deeply inhale is love exhale your burdens and
cares keep breathing slowly and ste
adily as you listen to my voice and feel
the presence of the lord with you embrace the stillness around you listen for god in the silence
experience the rest you have longed for dear heavenly father i am ready for more of you i am grateful
for every prayer you have answered every blessing you have bestowed on
me the very life you have given me i also know there is so much more for me
to learn so much more of you to experience bible says that your people perish
for a lack of wisdom make me
wise god make me more like you forgive me of my sins
show me where i am missing the mark i want to be everything you created me to be so that i can one
day hear well done my good and faithful servant help me to fully grasp what your
promises are to me i love you i trust you deepen my trust as you deepen my sleep
tonight in jesus name i pray amen your eyes are closed your head
rests gently on your pillow you continue breathing deeply and slowly relaxing the sound of the wind blowing eases yo
ur soul you think about the dreams and visions
that god has promised to give to his people you long for that you ask god to
show you himself and your dreams you ask god to show you himself in your dreams i'm so glad you asked for that says a far
away voice come you look around wondering who is talking to you no one is there but
feel a presence a warm glow growing inside you you step outside and begin
to walk slowly down a path on one side glimmers of sunlight shine upon
a river flowing wit
h crystal blue water tall trees full of life and bearing
fruit you've never seen decorate the bank brightly colored flowers of purple red
orange and pink burst through the ground the other side of the path is full of flowers and
trees as well but there is no fruit on the trees the flowers are wilted the colors fading some
are tangled in weeds the river is stagnant you come to a fork in the path and pause you listen for the voice that beckoned
you out of bed but there is only silence i'm sti
ll here you look up and even though you don't see anyone
you realize this is the voice of god i pour out my spirit on everyone
but not everyone recognizes me the two sides of the path are examples
of what happens when you believe in me and when you try and do things on your own
when you spend time with me listen to my words pay attention to the signs wonders
dreams and visions i send you every day you will survive every storm life brings every
day you will get stronger when you share my lo
ve with others you will experience miracles
you will do great and mighty things in my name guide motions to the other side of the path when you do things the world's way you don't
follow in my footsteps and listen for my voice life is harder you don't have the peace i promised i created you to soar on wings like eagles i
am always blessing my people with signs wonders visions and dreams but some are too busy to listen
others have let their hearts become hardened some people have an idea of m
e
but that idea is only a part of me they like to keep me in a box they dismiss
the supernatural power the very nature of me therefore when the rain comes
and the storms of life hit they aren't able to experience
the fullness of me within them it is my deepest desire that all of my
people experience the fullness of me i send them just like i am sending you tonight dreams
visions signs and wonders to stir their spirit i want to renew your heart and revive your soul i want you to walk in vic
tory and in power
this is my will my purpose and my plan for you you hold on to god's voice it leads you over a steep hill mist fills the
foggy air you pause to wipe the dew from your eyes you hear the laughter of children you
take one more step up and stand still in awe majestic mountains surround you people
of all ages colors and nationalities dive into breathtaking turquoise water their smiles exceed
their faces it's as if they are diving into life they throw their heads back laughing
a
nd rejoicing in glorious glee there is a white beach the sun shines
brilliantly the sand feels like silk children sit at a small white picnic table
while adults read with them they're shaded by enormous trees draped with spanish moss that
looks like tinsel hung on a christmas tree you reach down and dip your hand into the water instinctively you pull your hand back the
water is electric powerful it feels like love are you in heaven you've never felt like this before love penetrates through t
he air it radiates from
the heart of every person you feel it in the water you want to stay here longer but like a
soft breeze you feel yourself drifting away you now find yourself in a forest full of tall
thick trees there is very little light you're on a path but sometimes that path is hard to see
you squint trying to see through the darkness you smell the sharp scent of decomposing
leaves the wetness of a recent rain the gravel path under your feet seems firm
enough but not being able t
o see concerns you you take a timid step forward when you find your
feet still firmly on the path you take another step then you feel the presence of the lord beside
you taking your hand gripping it firmly yet gently you can trust me he says i will not let you go i know the way perfectly i will
walk with you through this darkness i will walk with you through this darkness your heart is calmed your breathing slows
you begin to notice the light filtering through the swaying branches the birds
calling to each other through the leaves the small yellow flower poking its
way through the thick underbrush god is showing you beauty where
you thought there was just darkness his presence has shown the light
on this dark path you are filled with peace once again you are swept away to a green lush
valley the sun shines brightly there is a small stream running swiftly through the center of
the valley bubbling crisply over small stones it's idyllic brown gray black and tan horses graze
pea
cefully there are no signs of fear in them you breathe in the scent of warm grass feeling the softness under your
feet you sit and wait for something and then beside you is the
lord his eyes soft and kind i lead you beside streams of water i
provide everything that you need he says bright red birds race by
fluttering and chittering happy the birds of the field don't
worry about what they will wear or what they will eat they
have everything they need he turns and looks at you and the kindne
ss and
love that you see in his eyes bring tears to yours my beloved child you have
everything that you need too and the next moment you find yourself
back in your soft warm bed in your room in your home safe surrounded by peace i pour out my spirit on people
says the soft voice from above i bless them with dreams and visions so that they
may know my love my power so they will remember my desires for them while on this earth and to
remind them that there is so much more to come will you sh
are the dream
i've blessed you with tonight the sound of your own voice
crying yes yes fills you for a second you wonder where you are you
must have been dreaming but it felt so real it was real whispers god i made a
passionate promise to you when i said ask and it will be given to you seek and you will
find knock and the door will be opened for you you asked me to show you what it was like
to experience more of me and i answered now it is up to you to believe you're still for a second lon
ger lingering
in god's presence basking in his love dear heavenly father help this dear one sleep
peacefully tonight may you bring sweet comfort thank you for revealing yourself in our
dreams may the silence of the night bring revelation and clarity of thought rising in
the morning refreshed rested thank you for your word your passionate promises they are
a love letter to me and i am forever grateful help me be open to all of your ways god align my will with yours help me shine your
light
into the world in jesus name i pray amen i hope you enjoyed this abide bedtime story we look forward to spending time with you again
tomorrow until then may you abide in christ this is a sleep meditation
inspired from the scriptures to help you relax release the worries of
the day and find rest in the presence of god please remove all distractions from the room
and get comfortable take a few steady breaths and clear your mind from all other thoughts
as we focus on resting in the lord tonigh
t allow every muscle in your body to relax
release the tension you've been carrying all day let go of any worries or
concerns that are troubling you now invite the holy spirit to cover you tonight
ask him to fill you with his peace let his presence comfort you and calm you as you
rest securely and safely in his loving care so many times we try to find rest and
relaxation without the peace of god we wind down the day by watching tv or reading
the latest novel but when the lights go out we f
ind that our minds are circling with thoughts
we toss and turn but sleep continues to elude us dear one if this describes you take
this time to re-center your thoughts on the lord stop the cycle of unwanted
thoughts and focus only on the presence of god there is true rest in him feel the
peaceful presence of the lord now before we hear the comforting words from the
scriptures let's pray a prayer of invitation heavenly father i long for your
presence come lord and fill this room cast out an
ything that doesn't belong
here and cover me with love and peace please remove all doubt worry and fear tonight let
all of my anxieties fade away as they are replaced by the comfort and security you give i want to
find true rest in you father true rest true peace thank you for being with me tonight i surrender my
life my breath my sleep to you in jesus name amen it was moses in the old testament who had personal
conversations with god in his tent which he had set apart as the tabernacle of
meeting because
the tent was placed outside the israelite camp everyone who sought the lord had to go out to the
tabernacle of meeting let that imagery surround you tonight as you picture your own tent of
meeting with the lord by his grace you are given the freedom to have conversations
with him at any time and in any place right here right now you can meet with god
what wondrous freedom you have been given through jesus sacrifice by his death on the cross
jesus tore the veil of the temple
in two allowing you to enter the holy of holies and meet with god
rest in that marvelous truth for several moments in exodus chapter 33 verse 11 we are told that the lord spoke to moses
face to face as a man speaks to his friend the lord spoke to moses as a man speaks to his
friend let that imagery sink in for a moment the creator of the universe spoke to
moses as a man speaks to his friend how we long for that kind of intimacy with god
and through jesus christ we have that kind of closene
ss with our creator we are invited to
communicate with him to pour our hearts out to him and to hear from him let that peace and joy of
communing with your creator surround you tonight moses was so accustomed to speaking with the lord
he was bold when he said show me now your way that i may know you and that
i may find grace in your sight the courage moses had to request god's
provision was founded in reverence and honor of a most holy god let those words most holy
god settle deep in your
heart for a few moments after moses made his request to find
grace in the sight of the lord listen to the beautiful way in which god responded he
said my presence will go with you and i will give you rest let's hear that again my presence
will go with you and i will give you rest beloved do not forget that god always
keeps his promises when he says i will you can be absolutely sure that
he will do what he says he will do in the song i will rest in you
the lyrics start out by saying shepher
d of my weary soul
you're my comfort you're my hope dear one god is your comfort he is your hope he
shepherds your weary soul to find rest in him just as god assured moses that his presence
would go with him and he would give him rest you can have that assurance tonight
so take a deep breath in and let it out let's pray together holy god i am amazed
by you that you would care so much about me you would bless me with rest tonight it's so
comforting to know that you are here i don't have to
worry about a single thing no i can release
everything to you and know that you will handle it i trust you god i trust you with every fiber of my
being in the precious name of your son i pray amen when sleep seems like a distant wish
and we struggle to calm our minds it's often because we are trying to solve our
problems rather than trusting god to handle them however bedtime is not the time to do battle with
the thoughts in your mind remember the battle is the lord's so release your though
ts your worries
and your concerns settle your heart rest your soul and fix your mind on the promise that god will
handle everything in your life for his glory and your good you can stop the cycle
of thoughts that steal your rest by centering your whole being in god's presence here and now re-center your
thoughts on the presence of the lord he loves you he cares for you and he is with you a bit further in exodus chapter 33 moses had
some concerns for god's people he admitted those concerns t
o the lord he told god all about them
and once again the lord encouraged him by saying you have found grace in my
sight and i know you by name think of what you just i know you by name what
a marvelous thing to hear that god knows you by name you are not a stranger to him you are
not just another person he knows you by name find peace in that truth for several moments i can hear you call my name
lead me to that quiet place make that your silent prayer tonight i can hear you call my name lor
d
please lead me to that quiet place after god comforted moses
by saying i know you by name moses answered with another courageous
statement please show me your glory please show me your glory allow the courage
of that statement to settle you tonight as you rest boldly in the glory of god and respond
as moses did lord please show me your glory let's pray lord blessed be your name fill this
room with your glory the glory of your presence we love you we glorify you we cherish
the blessing o
f rest in you thank you holy father for being with us
thank you for knowing us by name we are your children and we rest fully
in you tonight in jesus name amen feel the comfort of god's love wrapped
around you like the softest blanket you've ever felt god's love covers you in perfect peace like a newborn baby swaddled
and held by his mother so we are safe and secure in our father's arms let your head sink deeper into the pillow
pull the covers around you breathe softly in and out in psalm 6
2 david says yes my soul
find rest in god my hope comes from him truly he is my rock and my salvation
he is my fortress i will not be shaken my salvation and my honor depend on
god he is my mighty rock my refuge trust in him at all times you people pour
out your hearts to him for god is our refuge david's song of encouragement rings true for our
lives as well as he sings a melody to his own soul to find rest in god he then declares who god
is in his life focus on who god is in your life he
is your rock he is your
salvation he is your fortress allow the melody of god's truth
to sing to your soul tonight truly he is your rock and your salvation god is your fortress and you will not
be shaken you will not be shaken in the lord jesus you are safe secure held protected guarded and loved let those comforting words surround
you in peace for several moments as david encouraged his listeners by saying
trust in god at all times pour out your hearts to him let us trust god with our sle
ep
tonight trust him as these words flow over you i will rest in you king of
heaven i will rest in you now please let me pray over you tonight king of heaven i come before you asking you to
bless your beloved child with peace and rest lord i pray that they will be able to cast aside all
other thoughts and focus only on your presence justice moses courageously asked to
find grace in your sight i ask that you will have mercy and grace on your children
please help them to trust you in all thi
ngs assure them with your love continue to call
them by name and lead them to that quiet place that quiet place of peace and rest in
the precious name of jesus i pray amen i feel like when i listen to the sleep
meditations that i have a friend next to me you
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