Deuteronomy 23 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Deuteronomy 23.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/deu/23/1/s_176001

Meditate on verse 14.

 

Since the LORD your God walks

 in the midst of your camp

 to deliver you and to defeat your

 enemies before you; therefore,

 your camp must be holy;

and He must not see anything

 indecent among you, or

 He will turn away from you.

 

Deuteronomy 23 contains many rules for maintaining cleanliness and holiness among the Israelites.  Purity and integrity are very important to the LORD, and His commands for holy behavior are not only in the Old Testament; they are throughout the New Testament as well.  Consider these exhortations from Ephesians, noticing their similarity to the Old Testament law:

 

But immorality or any impurity

 or greed must not even be

named among you, as is proper

 among saints; and there

 must be no filthiness and silly

talk, or coarse jesting, which

 are not fitting, but rather

giving of thanks.  For this you

 know with certainty, that no

 immoral or impure person or

 covetous man, who is an idolater, has

 an inheritance in the kingdom

of Christ and God.  Let no one

deceive you with empty words, for

 because of these things the wrath

 of God comes upon the sons

 of disobedience.  Therefore, do not

 be partakers with them, for

 you were formerly darkness,

but now you are

 Light in the LORD; walk

as children of Light.

—Ephesians 5:3-8

 

 

As Light in the LORD, pray Deuteronomy 23:14 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD my God, may __________ and

 I walk as children of Light

with You walking in our midst

 to deliver us and to defeat

 our enemies before us.  LORD, make

 us holy, so You will not

 see anything indecent among us.

 Do not turn away from us.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

 

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