Isaiah 62 ~ Praying Scripture

Please read Isaiah 62.

Meditate on verses 6-7.

On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen;

all day and all night they will never keep silent. 

You who remind the LORD, take no rest for yourselves,

and give Him no rest until He establishes

and makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

Isaiah 62 is a chapter for prayers warriors.  It is God’s will for people to be established (fixed aright, settled, stable, steadfast) in Him.  God wants faithful watchmen who will remind Him of that truth day and night.  God declares in Ezekiel 22:30-31, “I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it, but I found no one.  Thus I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; their way I have brought upon their heads.”

Do your prayers make a difference in the lives of those you love?  God says they do.  In fact He wants you to constantly remind Him about those you want Him to establish, and He is not pleased when no one is willing to be that watchman for others. Do not grow weary and lose heart.  It is God’s will for your family to be established in Him.  It is God’s will for you to pray it into reality.

Pray 1 Thessalonians 3:13 over someone the LORD needs to establish.  Pray it as a watchman who refuses to rest until the LORD does it.

“Establish _______________’s heart without blame in holiness before You,

God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.”

Isaiah 61 ~ Praying Scripture

Please read Isaiah 61.

Meditate on verse 10.

I will rejoice greatly in the LORD.

My soul will exult in my God;

For He has clothed me with garments of salvation;

He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,

as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

This is a chapter filled with good news.  The LORD is able to take all of your hopeless situations and turn them into victories: freedom for prisoners; comfort for those who mourn; rising up from former devastations; a double portion replacing shame and humiliation.

God will even call you an oak of righteousness, clothe you with garments of salvation, and wrap you with a robe of righteousness. 

What an amazing God you serve!  How amazing it is that He would make an everlasting covenant with you!

Pray Isaiah 61:10 in thanksgiving for what God has done for you.

“I will rejoice greatly in You, LORD.

My soul will exult in You, my God;

for You have clothed me with garments of salvation.

You have wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,

as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Thank You, Jesus, for all You have done for me.”

Isaiah 60 ~ Praying Scripture

Please read Isaiah 60.

Meditate on verse 1. 

Arise, shine; for your light has come,

and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.

Isaiah 60 contains prophecy about the coming of Christ; both His first coming and His future return to earth.  Christ’s return will be a great day for those who have embraced His first coming.  Isaiah describes the future as a time of peace, righteousness, salvation, praise, and everlasting light because of the God of glory, the LORD your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Today is Palm Sunday.  I call it Lamb Selection Day because 2000 years ago Jesus came into Jerusalem on the day thousands of people were there to select their Passover lambs.  They had to watch the lamb for 4 days to make sure it was acceptable for sacrifice  (Exodus 12:1-6).  It was no accident Jesus arrived on Lamb Selection Day.  The Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world came into Jerusalem on the day people would choose their lambs to die for their sins.  God was saying, “Will you choose My Lamb; the only Lamb that can take away your sins?”

Isaiah announced that the glory of the LORD had come.  God announced that He is the LORD, the Savior, the Redeemer (Isaiah 60:1, 16).

Which lamb do you choose today?  I pray you have chosen the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29).

Pray Isaiah 60:16, 19, and 21 over those for whom you are standing guard as a prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, please let ____________________ know

You are their Savior, Redeemer, and Mighty One.

Let them choose You to be their everlasting light and glory.

Make them righteous.

In Your Name, Jesus~”

Isaiah 59 ~ Praying Scripture

Please read Isaiah 59.

Meditate on verses 1-2.

Behold, the LORD’s hand is not so short that it cannot save;

nor is His ear so dull that it cannot hear.

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God,

and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.

Isaiah 59 is your story.  It is the story of every person who has and who will ever live on earth.  Sin separates you from God.  This chapter tells you sin in your life means no righteousness, no hope, no salvation, only darkness, and gloom.

God saw your hopeless situation and it was displeasing in His sight.  He also saw there was no man to intercede on your behalf.  So the LORD Himself brought salvation.  He put on righteousness, salvation, zeal, and vengeance.  The LORD comes to you as your Redeemer.  All you have to do is turn from your transgression to your Redeemer LORD and fear His Name (Isaiah 59:15-20).

Reread this chapter.  It is the salvation story.

Pray Isaiah 59:21 over yourself and those you love.

“LORD, thank You that Your covenant is with my family.

Let Your Spirit be upon us.

Put Your Words in our mouth.

Do not let Your Words depart from our mouth,

nor from the mouth of our offspring,

nor from the mouth of our offspring’s offspring now and forever.

In Your Name, Jesus~”

Isaiah 58 ~ Praying Scripture

Please read Isaiah 58.

Meditate on verses 6 and 8.

Is this not the fast which I choose,


to loosen the bonds of wickedness,


to undo the bands of the yoke,


and to let the oppressed go free


and break every yoke?

 Then your light will break out like the dawn,


and your recovery will speedily spring forth;


and your righteousness will go before you.


The glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.

During this season of Lent, you may have given up something in remembrance and honor of your LORD sacrificing everything, so you can be in an intimate, forever relationship with Him.  Isaiah 58 gives the guidelines for fasting (giving up) something to the LORD.

God wants you to give up actions and attitudes that keep those around you in spiritual and emotional bondage and chains.  Examine yourself.  Do the words of your mouth give life to your family or do they cause grief?  Do your actions show others the love of Christ, or do they bind others to do your selfish will just to keep you from getting mad and upset with them?  Are you letting Christ live and speak through you?

Appropriate fasting in the eyes of God is not giving up chocolate for 40 days.  The fast that the LORD desires is permanently giving up the sin in your life, so you have the freedom to give life to those around you.

Pray Isaiah 58:13-14.

“LORD, help me to turn my foot from doing my own pleasure.

I want to desist from my own ways,

seeking my own pleasure, and speaking my own word.

LORD, I want to delight in You.

Thank You for Your promise that when I do, You will make me ride on the heights of the earth and feed on Your heritage.

Thank You that Your mouth has spoken this.

In Your Name, Jesus.”