2 Kings 11 - Praying God's Word

Please read 2 Kings 11.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/2ki/11/1/s_324001

Meditate on verse 3.

So he (Joash) was hidden with her (his aunt) in the

 house of the LORD six years, while Athaliah (his grandmother) was

 reigning over the land.

Unbelievably evil! Athaliah killed her grandchildren to ensure she ruled Judah instead of them (v. 1). Lust for power can drive a person to pathetic places and beastly behaviors. Thankfully, courageous Jehosheba hid baby Joash from his wicked grandmother. Their place of refuge was the temple of the LORD.

As a Christian, you also have perpetual refuge in the presence of God (Hebrews 4:14-16).

One thing I have asked from the LORD,

 that I shall seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD

all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD

 and to meditate in His temple.  For in the day of trouble, He

 will conceal me in His tabernacle; in the secret place of

 His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock.

—Psalm 27:4-5

Pray 2 Kings 11:3, 17-18, and 20 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, hide ________ and me in Your house, in Your presence. 

We covenant with You, LORD, to be Your people. 

Let us tear down and thoroughly break in pieces all altars and

images not pleasing to You. 

We will rejoice.  Bring quiet to our lives.

Because of You, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell