Isaiah 30 ~ Praying Scripture

Please read Isaiah 30.

Meditate on verses 1, 9, and 10.

“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD,

“who execute a plan,

but not Mine,

and make an alliance,

but not of My Spirit,

in order to add sin to sin.”

For this is a rebellious people, false sons,

sons who refuse to listen

to the instruction of the LORD;

who say to the seers,

 “You must not see visions;”

and to the prophets,

“You must not prophesy to us what is right,

speak to us pleasant words, prophesy illusions.”

God’s Word is timeless.  Isaiah was prophesying 2700 years ago, yet these words describe perfectly people living today.  How often do we execute a plan without making sure it is God’s plan for our lives?  How many times do we refuse to listen to the LORD’s instruction?  Do we really want to hear what is right in the sight of Almighty God, or do we just want to hear preaching and teaching that is pleasant to our ears, so we can continue in our illusion that we are doing okay with God instead of seeing ourselves the way God does as rebellious people, even false children, perhaps not a child of God at all?

Evaluate your life in light of the truth of God’s Word.  What is your relationship to Jesus, and is there evidence of that relationship by the way you live?

Pray Isaiah 30:15 and 21 over yourself and those for whom God has appointed you a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, You have said,

‘In repentance and rest you will be saved,

in quietness and trust is your strength.’

Make us willing to live that truth. 

Tune our ears to hear and obey Your Word that says,

‘This is the way, walk in it,’

whenever we turn to the right or to the left.

In Your Name, Jesus~”

Isaiah 29 ~ Praying Scripture

Please read Isaiah 29.

Meditate on 13.

Then the Lord said,

“Because this people draw near with their words

and honor Me with their lip service,

but they remove their hearts far from Me,

and their reverence for Me consists of

tradition learned by rote…”

It is time to ask yourself some questions.  How would you describe your Christianity?  Is it going to church, saying the Apostle’s Creed, and the Lord’s Prayer then returning home to do your own thing the rest of the week?  Or is it walking every moment of every day in love and in conversation with the Savior of your soul?

Is your Christianity a relationship with Jesus Christ, or is it merely the traditions of your church?

God does not like tradition without relationship.  In Isaiah 29, God is pronouncing a woe to Ariel (Jerusalem).  The people performed their religious rituals, but they were not reading and understanding the Word of God.  They had removed their hearts far from the LORD. 

Are you like the people of Jerusalem?  Do you know someone in your life who is like the people God is addressing in Isaiah 29?

Pray Isaiah 29:18 and 24 over yourself and those for whom God has appointed you a prayerful, faithful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, ____________ is spiritually deaf and blind. 

Please let them hear the words of Your book. 

Out of their gloom and darkness, let their blind eyes see.

LORD, let those who err in mind know the truth,

and those who criticize accept instruction. 

And Father, if this person is I,

may I repent and return to You with all my heart.

In Your Name, Jesus~”

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Isaiah 28 ~ Praying Scripture

Please read Isaiah 28.

Meditate on verse 15.

Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,

and with Sheol we have made a pact.

 The overwhelming scourge will not reach us when it passes by,

for we have made falsehood our refuge

 and we have concealed ourselves with deception.”

This is a powerful chapter from God’s Word!  God is addressing people who in their pride have made covenants with death instead of the God of Life.  They are deceived and full of lies; they think they will escape God’s judgment. They are so overcome with wine and strong drink they are reeling, and their tables are full of filthy vomit without a single clean place. 

Do you get the picture?  Without being in a saving covenant relationship with Jesus Christ, your life is nothing more than confusing, staggering, and vomit filled.  Why would anyone choose to make a covenant with death when God offers everyone eternal LIFE through Christ Jesus our LORD?

Unceasingly pray Isaiah 28:21, 26, and 29, as the watchman God has appointed you to be (Isaiah 62:6-7), for those who have made a covenant with death and desperately need to make a covenant with LIFE.

“LORD of hosts, Your counsel is wonderful,

and Your wisdom is great.

Please instruct and teach ____________ properly.

Work Your work, Your extraordinary work in their life.

In the Name of Jesus~”

Isaiah 27 ~ Praying Scripture

Please read Isaiah 27.

Meditate on verse 5.

Or let him rely on My protection.

Let him make peace with Me.

Let him make peace with Me.

Isaiah 27 tells you about the future destruction of the serpent/dragon (Satan -Revelation 12:9; 20:2, 10), God’s forgiveness and restoration of Israel, and the gathering of people from the nations to worship Him.  It is exciting to read and think about end time prophecies.  It is also sobering because like the dragon, the end of time will be a day of destruction for those who do not know the LORD. 

Pray Isaiah 27:5 & 9 over those for whom you are standing guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

LORD, I pray for _______________ to come to You

to forgive their iniquity.

Jesus, thank You for paying

 the full price for pardoning their sin.

Now may they rely on Your protection.

Let them make peace with You.

Let them make peace with You.

In Your Name, Jesus~”

Isaiah 26 ~ Praying Scripture

Please read Isaiah 26.

Meditate on and memorize verses 3-4.

The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace

 because he trusts in You.

 Trust in the LORD forever, for in God the LORD,

we have an everlasting Rock.

In Isaiah 26:3, steadfast means to lean upon, brace yourself, rest yourself.  God promises perfect peace to those who rest upon Him.  Would you describe yourself as a person who leans and rests on God?  Do you trust in yourself to accomplish tasks or do you trust in the LORD?  Isaiah confesses in verse 12, “LORD, You will establish peace for us, since You have also performed for us all our works.”

Keep your mind steadfast on the LORD today.  Recognize it is Christ in you Who performs all your works.

Pray Isaiah 26:7-9 over yourself and those for whom God has appointed you a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:7-9).

“LORD, please do this for my family.

The way of the righteous is smooth;

O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.

Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O LORD,

we have waited for You eagerly;

Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls.

At night my soul longs for You,

indeed my spirit within me seeks You diligently.

In Your Name, Jesus~”