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The purpose of a Guided Meditation is to draw close to Our LORD JESUS. That
involves becoming very still in the inner man.
Some have done this by reading 20 Psalms a day because it takes the reading of that many Psalms in order
for the stillness to seep into the human spirit. The Psalms act as a buffer to keep the distractions at a distance.
We need a way
to quickly focus on The LORD, to hear His+ still, small Voice. We need to hear His+ Voice to guide us through
the day and to keep us secure in HIM+. But, being human, we oftentimes do forsake
doing the Psalms and push on with our demanding activities of the day.
The beauty of these short, guided meditations is that you
can tailor make them to fit your own personal needs, to fit the areas of your
life about which The LORD is speaking to you, perhaps for a week, perhaps for a
season.
From doing these three sections of verses on a theme ( as
you will be able to see below ), certain parts of the Word of GOD which you
need will become in-grained within your spirit. The ANTIPHON helps you to worship.
The WORSHIP part (“Worthy is the LAMB+…”) also becomes personal to YOU , as you
worship HIM+ for Who+ HE+ is, for what HE+ is doing in your life, for making
HIMSELF+ known unto you.
When doing GUIDED MEDITATIONS, one can draw into that Quietude of Heart
that is needed.
When entering into that Quietude of Heart that is
un-disturbed by distractions, it is then we “commune” with Our SAVIOR+.
And, at that
point, we are nourished in our soul by HIM+.
GUIDED
MEDITATIONS
~ ~ ~ Supplications ~ ~ ~
( A Pattern for Meditative Worship for the
Individual )
ANTIPHON: The humble shall see and be glad: and your heart
shall live that seek GOD. Psalm 69:32 [The Antiphon is repeated after every verse.]
Cause me to hear Thy+ lovingkindness in the
morning; for in THEE+ do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should
walk; for I lift up my soul unto THEE+ .
Psalm 143:8
ANTIPHON: The
humble shall see and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek GOD.
What? Know ye not that your body is the
temple of the HOLY SPIRIT which is in you, which ye have of GOD, and ye are not
your own. For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify GOD in your body,
and in your spirit, which are GOD’S. I
Cor. 19,20
ANTIPHON: The humble shall see and be glad: and your
heart shall live that seek GOD.
Order my steps in Thy Word: and let not any
iniquity have dominion over me. Psalm
119:133
[ The Supplications may be profitably repeated 3 X, slowly, to deepen
the Meditation.]
Worthy is the LAMB+ Who+ ….. [ To finish the three sentences, simply select an item in the
above verses which speaks to your heart and insert it here, to complete each sentence of praise. Here is an example of how to do this.]
- Worthy is the LAMB+ Who+... speaks His+ love to me this morning. Amen and AlleluJAH. Worthy is the LAMB+ that was slain…
- Worthy is the LAMB+ Who+... has bought me by His+ Blood. Amen and AlleluJAH. Worthy is the LAMB+ that was slain…
- Worthy is the LAMB+ Who+... orders my steps in HIS+ Word. Amen and AlleluJAH. Worthy is the LAMB+ that was slain...
Worthy is the LAMB+
that was slain
to
receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and
blessing.
Blessing and honor and glory and power be
unto HIM that sitteth upon the throne and unto The LAMB+.
Amen and AlleluJAH !
Glory Be to
The
FATHER,
and to The SON+,
and to the HOLY SPIRIT.
As it was in the
beginning,
is now and ever
shall be.
World without end
.
Amen. Amen.
