James 2 - Praying God's Word

Please read James 2.

Meditate on verses 12-13.

So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty.

For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy;

mercy triumphs over judgment.

If you are in Christ, then His mercy has trumped the judgment you deserve for your sins. Because of mercy, Jesus will not make reference to your sins when He returns to judge the rest of the world that does not know Him as Savior (Hebrews 9:28). When Christ returns, you will be judged by the law of freedom; non-believers will be judged according to their lawless deeds. In Christ you receive amazing mercy!

As a recipient of God’s mercy, what should be the obvious proof of your salvation? You ought to be a merciful person. If you have received the mercy of Jesus Christ, you cannot help but extend mercy to others. So speak and so act as someone living in the mercy of Jesus Christ. If you are a merciless person, then you need to evaluate your salvation. Are you truly a child of God?

Pray James 2:1 and 12-13 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 “Glorious LORD Jesus Christ,

do not let __________ and me hold our faith

 in You with an attitude of personal favoritism.

 Help us speak and act as those who are to
be judged

 by Your law of liberty.
Help us show mercy to others.


We do not want Your judgment

that
will be merciless to those who show no mercy.


In Your name, Jesus~”

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

James 1 - Praying God's Word

Please read James 1.

Meditate on verse 1a.

James, a bond-servant of God and of the LORD Jesus Christ…

James is a letter written by the half-brother of Jesus Christ. Before the resurrection of Christ, James was a mocking younger brother who thought Jesus was crazy (John 7:1-9; Mark 3:20-21). A risen LORD so changed his skeptical life, he not only became a Christian, he became the head of the church at Jerusalem and a mentor to Paul (Acts 1; 15; 21; Galatians 1:15-19).

James laid no claim to the fame of being Christ’s brother, rather he said he was a bond-servant, and Jesus Christ was his LORD. A resurrected Savior changes a person for eternity.

This letter is crucial for your walk as a disciple of Jesus Christ. From his salutation, James described true discipleship. If you are a follower of Christ, you will be His bond-servant—one who chooses to stay with a benevolent master rather than leaving to live on their own. The bond-servant gives their master their ear to have an awl pierce the lobe, permanently marking the person as belonging to another. Are you a bond-servant of Jesus Christ? Does He have your ear? Are His the Words you hear and obey? Is He LORD? Is He your Master, the One possessing supreme power and authority in your life?

Pray James 1:1 and 21-22 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 “LORD Jesus Christ,
make ________ and me Your bond-servants.


Help us put aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness.

 In humility let us receive the Word implanted,
which is able to save our souls.


Let us prove ourselves doers of the Word


and not merely hearers who delude ourselves.


In Your name, Jesus~”

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

Hebrews 13 - Praying God's Word

Please read Hebrews 13.

Meditate on verse 18.

Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a good conscience,

desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things.

God wrote this letter called Hebrews to prove Jesus is superior to angels, superior to the Law of Moses, superior to earthly priests, and superior to the sacrificial system. He is superior because He is God, your Great High Priest, and your perfect sacrifice.

Every human must consider Jesus, and no one will escape the fiery judgment should they choose to refuse Christ and neglect the so great a salvation found only in Him. The only way to please God is by faith, believing Him and His promises. Laying aside your sin and fixing your eyes on Jesus will prove your life of faith in Christ.

Because Jesus did everything to cleanse you from sin and an evil conscience, it only makes sense to desire to conduct yourself honorably in all things. The Writer urges you to pay attention to this Word of exhortation (Hebrews 13:22).

Pray the prayer that the scribe of Hebrews prayed over the readers (Hebrews 13:20-21). Pray it over those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 “Now God of peace, who brought up from the dead

the great Shepherd of the sheep,


through the blood of the eternal covenant,
Jesus our LORD,


equip __________ in every good thing to do Your will,

working in them that which is pleasing in Your sight,

through Jesus Christ, to whom be the
glory forever and ever.

Amen~”

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

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