Deuteronomy 28 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Deuteronomy 28.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/deu/28/1/s_181001

Meditate on verse 2.

 

All these blessings will come upon you and

 overtake you if you obey the LORD your God.

 

This is a sobering chapter in God’s Word, a chapter to be pondered with the help of the Holy Spirit and prayed with an obedient heart, desiring God’s blessings, not the world’s.  Matthew 5:3-11 is a good place to start thinking about God’s blessings.  Jesus defined them as:

 

·      Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

·      Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

·      Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

·      Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

·      Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

·      Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

·      Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

·      Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

·      Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

 

Pray Deuteronomy 28:1-2, 9-10, and 47 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD my God, please help __________ and

me diligently obey You, being careful

 to do all Your commandments which

You command us.  May Your blessings come

upon us and overtake us when we listen

 to Your voice.  LORD, establish us as a

 holy people to Yourself.  May we keep Your

 commandments and walk in Your ways, so all

 the peoples of the earth will see that we are

 called by Your name, LORD our God.

Help us serve you with joy and a glad heart—

For the abundance of all things

 and the sake of Your name, Jesus~”

 

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