Isaiah 48 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Isaiah 48.

Meditate on verses 3-5.

I declared the former things long ago,

and they went forth from My mouth,

 and I proclaimed them.

Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.

Because I know that you are obstinate,

and your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead bronze;

therefore, I declared them to you long ago,

 before they took place I proclaimed them to you,

so that you would not say,

 “My idol has done them, and my graven image

and my molten image have commanded them.”

To whom do you give credit for what is happening in your life? God told Israel if they had paid attention to His commandments, their well-being would have been like a river, and their righteousness like the waves of the sea (Isaiah 48:18).

God wants you to pay attention to Him. Blessings come when you do.

Pray Isaiah 48:17-19 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, You are _______ and my Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

 You are God who teaches us what is best for us. 

You lead us in the way we should go.

  Lord, help us to pay attention to Your commandments,

so our well-being will be like a river

and our righteousness like the waves of the sea. 

Let our descendants be like the sand;

our offspring like its grains. 

May their name never be cut off

or destroyed from Your presence.

In Your name, Jesus~”

From The Watchman on the Wall by Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell