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Hello, and welcome to this Abide Bedtime story.

Jacob, blessed to be a blessing.

Jacob was the son of Isaac,ob was the son of isaac who was the son of abraham he is considered one of the patriarchs of our faith in fact the nation of israel was named after him because god changed his name

from jacob to israel Israel. And from Jacob's line would

come Jesus, our Messiah. His story is fraught with bad choices, sin, deception, and the

blessing of God. You will see tonight through Jacob's story that all he received

from God was so that he could be a blessing to the entire world he didn't know then what

we know now Jesusesus the messiah is that blessing as you settle down to

sleep with jacob's story of blessing in your ears let go of the stresses of your day acknowledge the

distractions that come into your mind and then

push them aside for another time this is your time to be still before God to realize the

blessings he has given you and to sleep deeply and peacefully in his presence settle into your bed nestle under your

covers fluff up your pillow and close your eyes take a few deep breaths to regulate your heart rate and slow down.

Relax every muscle in your body.

Start with your toes and move up through each muscle group, ending with your facial muscles.

Consciously release those muscles so that you are completely relaxed

let me pray as we begin dear heavenly father thank you for all those things which you provide for me each one is a blessing

because it brings me into a closer relationship with you i'm not blessed with material

possessions so that i can hoard for myself i'm not blessed with knowledge of your words so that i can feel good about myself i'm not blessed with knowledge of your words so that I can feel good about myself.

I'm not blessed with anything so that I can have glory for myself. Everything I have, everything I am,

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