Hebrews 12 - Praying God's Word

Please read Hebrews 12.

Meditate on verses 1-2.

Therefore, since we have so great a cloud
of witnesses surrounding us,


let us also lay aside every encumbrance and
the sin which so easily entangles us,


and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith,

 who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame,

and has sat down at the
right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:1-2 tells you how to live your life successfully. Get rid of every weight and sin that clings to you and run, without being swerved, the race God has set before you. Fix your eyes on Jesus. Permanently place your eyes on Christ; do not let them wander. He is the One who started you on this race, and He is the One who will finish it for you. Do not take your eyes off of your LORD even for a second.

Pray Hebrews 12:1-2 and 25a over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 “LORD, let _______ and me lay aside every encumbrance

 and the sin which so easily entangles us.


Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.

Keep our eyes fixed on You, Jesus,
the author and perfecter of our faith.


Because of the joy set before You,
You endured the cross, despising the shame.


Thank You for doing that for us.


Now You have sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

May we never refuse You, Jesus.


Because of Your name~”

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

Hebrews 11 - Praying God's Word

Please read Hebrews 11.

Meditate on verses 1 and 6.

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for,

the conviction of things not seen.

And without faith it is impossible to please Him,

for he who comes to God must believe that He is

and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

Hebrews 11 is the Hall of Faith, a list of 20 Old Testament saints who believed God plus a list of 25 faithful actions by unnamed believers. God had their names and stories eternally written, so you could have examples of faith pleasing to the LORD.

These 45 individuals believed God’s promise of Messiah. They did not actually see Messiah before their earthly death, but they did not waver in unbelief because they knew God who promised is faithful (Hebrews 10:23; 11:11).

What about you? Do you believe that God is? Are you a person of faith? Could you be Hebrews 11:41? By faith _______, ... Would God write your name in that blank?

Pray Hebrews 11:6 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 “LORD, may _________ and I please You.

 Make us people of faith.


May we come to You, God, and believe that You are.

We want to be rewarded by You
because we are people who seek You.


Because of Your name, Jesus~”

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

Hebrews 10 - Praying God's Word

Please read Hebrews 10.

Meditate on verses 19-23.

Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence


to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,


by a new and living way which He inaugurated
for us through the veil,

that is, His flesh,
and since we have a great high priest over the house of God,

 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith,

having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience

and our bodies washed with pure water.


Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering,

for He who promised is faithful.

The Old Covenant law was only a shadow of the New Covenant salvation found in Jesus Christ. For 1,500 years, imperfect Jewish priests offered sacrifices over and over for the cleansing of sins. Daily offering the blood of bulls and goats did not take away sins, and it did not perfect the people. God instituted this seemingly futile sacrificial system to show people their need for a Savior. Trying time after time to do something to please God to save yourself is futilely exhausting. You desperately need a Savior; you need Jesus.

The sacrifice of Jesus Christ did amazing things for you:

1. You get forgiveness of all your sins and lawless deeds.

2. You have confidence to enter the Holy Place (the presence of God).

3. You have a great Priest (Jesus).

4. You can draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith.

5. Your heart has been sprinkled clean from an evil conscience.

6. Your body has been washed with pure water.

7. You can hold fast to your confession of hope in Jesus Christ without wavering.

JESUS—WHO MADE THESE PROMISES TO YOU—IS FAITHFUL!

Jesus did everything for you. All you have to do is have faith in the Faithful One.

Pray Hebrews 10:35-36 and 38-39 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, help _______ and me not throw
away our confidence in You


because it has a great reward.


Give us endurance in doing Your will,
so we may receive the promise.


Make us righteous. May we live by faith.
Do not let us shrink back.

We want Your
soul to find pleasure in us.


LORD, do not let us be like those who shrink back to destruction.

Make us like those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.

Because of Your faithfulness, Jesus~”

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

Hebrews 9 - Praying God's Word

Please read Hebrews 9.

Meditate on verse 28.

So Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many,

will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin,

 to those who eagerly await Him.

Well, the news about this covenant in Jesus Christ gets better and better. Not only is God merciful to your iniquities remembering them no more; when He returns to take you out of this world, He will make no reference to your sin. His blood so completely covers your sins that Jesus refuses to remember your very sins that killed Him. If that is not enough, His blood even cleanses your conscience from dead works so you can serve Him (Hebrews 9:14).

Jesus does not remember your sins, so do not allow the guilt and shame of your past to paralyze you and keep you from serving the Living God. Let God cleanse your conscience of all the dead junk from your past, so you can serve your Savior for the rest of eternity. Do not neglect your so great a salvation (Hebrews 2:3)!

Pray Hebrews 9:14 and 28 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 “Christ, by Your blood, through Your eternal Spirit,

cleanse __________and my conscience from dead works

 to serve You, our living God.


Thank You for bearing our sins.


Thank You that when You appear a second time for salvation,

You will not reference our sin,
if we eagerly await You.


God, please cause __________ to eagerly await You.


In Your name, Jesus~”

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

Hebrews 8 - Praying God's Word

Please read Hebrews 8.

Meditate on verse 12.

For I will be merciful to their iniquities,

and I will remember their sins no more.

The writer of Hebrews sums up the first seven chapters of this letter in Hebrews 8:1-2:

Now the main point in what has been said is this:

we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat


at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the LORD pitched, not man.

God wanted the Jewish believers to know that in Christ they were in a better covenant relationship than what they had under the Old Covenant. Jesus was their high priest; He was in the position of authority on the throne of God, and He was ministering on their behalf in the true tabernacle built by God instead of their earthly tabernacle that was about to be destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. and has yet to be rebuilt.

God wants you to know these truths as well. The Old Covenant consists of 613 laws that are impossible to perfectly keep. In the New Covenant of Christ Jesus, God’s laws are written on your mind and heart, and you are able to know God and be His people. Under the New Covenant, God is merciful to your iniquities and remembers your sins no more. What an amazing salvation God offers you!

God warns you at the beginning of this letter not to neglect so great a salvation (Hebrews 2:3). Jesus has mediated a better covenant with better promises on your behalf. Why would anyone not want to be part of this covenant of salvation in Christ Jesus?

Pray Hebrews 8:10-12 over someone for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, put Your laws into the mind of _________.

Write them on their heart.


Please become their God,
and let them become your people.


Let them know You.


Be merciful to their iniquities
and remember their sins no more.


For the sake of Your name, Jesus~”

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

Heebrews 7 - Praying God's Word

Please read Hebrews 7. 

Meditate on verse 25.

Therefore He (Jesus) is able also to save forever  those who draw near to God

through Him,  since He always lives to make intercession for them.

Notice the doctrines of God in Hebrews 7:26-28.  Jesus is:

                                    *High Priest

                                    *Holy

                                    *Innocent

                                    *Undefiled

                                    *Separated from sinners

                                    *Exalted above the heavens

                                    *Does not need to daily offer sacrifices because He offered up

                                                Himself once for all for your sins

                                    *Perfect forever

Amazingly, your perfect, holy, undefiled Savior lives to intercede for you. Jesus is

compared to Melchizedek, a priest and king in the days of Abraham (Genesis 14:18-

20). Melchizedek was a priest before God established the Jewish law or the priestly

system. He had no recorded genealogy in the Bible and no record of his birth or

death. He was a picture for the Israelites of Messiah. Melchizedek even brought

bread and wine to Abraham. God was giving His people a picture of Christ 2,000

years before Jesus came to earth.

The writer of Hebrews wanted to teach his readers about Melchizedek in chapter 5, but stopped because they were dull of hearing. He decided to explain Melchizedek in chapter 7 anyway.  God knew you would have ears to hear.

Jesus, who is a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek, is constantly putting in a good word for you. Satan wants to condemn you, but when you are in Christ, he cannot because Jesus always lives to intercede on your behalf. When you belong to Christ, you can boldly run to the Father because the Son of God is talking favorably about you to Him.

Pray Hebrews 7:25 over someone for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 “Jesus, please let _______ draw near to God through You.

Save them forever.


Thank You for always living to make intercession for us.

In Your name, Jesus~”

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

Hebrews 6 - Praying God's Word

Please read Hebrews 6.

Meditate on verses 19-20a.

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul,

a hope both sure and steadfast

and one which enters within the veil,

where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us …

When rain falls, it waters an entire piece of land. The land uses the water and either produces useful vegetation or worthless thorns and thistles. God used this comparison to explain the work of the Holy Spirit. Every person on earth partakes of the blessings of the Holy Spirit and tastes the good Word of God. Like rain-watered ground, each individual chooses what to do with those blessings. Every person must choose to either receive the blessings of God resulting in salvation or to fall away from the truth. Refusing the Holy Spirit results in no repentance; then, like thorns and thistles, that life is worthless, cursed, and will end up being burned.

BUT, if your life gives evidence of salvation, then you have full assurance of hope until the end. The hope you have in Christ is the anchor of your soul; it is a sure and steadfast hope because Jesus runs before you to God the Father announcing your arrival into the presence of the LORD forever. This is truth from the Word of God, and it is impossible for God to lie (Hebrews 6:18).

Pray Hebrews 6:11-12 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 “LORD, help ________ and me show diligence in our salvation

 so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end.


Do not let us be sluggish,

 but help us be imitators of those who through faith

and patience inherit the promises.


In Your name, Jesus~”

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