1 Samuel 12 - Praying God's Word

Please read 1 Samuel 12.

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Meditate on verse 23.

Moreover, as for me, far be it from me

that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you,

but I will instruct you in the good and right way.

Do you have someone in your life you feel like giving up on, someone who seems hopeless, like they will never change and do what pleases the LORD? Samuel was serving as pastor for a nation of people who fit that description. I love his resoluteness to not give up on the Israelites. Not only was he going to pray for them, he was going to teach them how to please God. He knew he would be sinning against God if he stopped praying for and teaching those who were so rebellious.

DO NOT give up on your child, your spouse, your friend, your co-worker, your loved one... God certainly hasn’t, and He calls you to partner with Him in their journey to Christ, which God has allowed to be part of your journey into Christlikeness.

Pray 1 Samuel 12:24-25 over those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, let ________ fear You
and serve You in truth with all their heart.


Let them consider what great things You have done for them.

 May they stop doing wickedly, so they will not be swept away.

 For Your name’s sake, Jesus~”

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

Habakkuk 3 - Praying God's Word

Please read Habakkuk 3.

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Meditate on verse 2.

LORD, I have heard the report about You, and I fear.

LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years. 

In the midst of the years, make it known;

in wrath remember mercy.

You may have somebody for whom you have been praying a long time. A man once told me his wife prayed for 16 years for him to come to know Christ. He is a follower of Jesus now and a wonderful example of God making His work known in a person. Thankfully, his wife did not grow weary in prayer. Cry out for God to revive His work in the midst of those you love. Ask God to make His work known in the lives of those you love. Beg Him to show them mercy even though they may be experiencing His wrath.

Pray Habakkuk 3:2 and 17-19 as a faithful, prayerful watchman over those you stand guard (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, revive Your work in the midst of ________.


In the midst of their years, make Your work known.


In wrath remember mercy.

Though it does not yet;

I wait for the fig tree to blossom in their lives

and for there to be fruit
on their vines.

 Please do not let the yield of their olive tree fail.

 Let the fields of their lives produce food.

 Do not cut off their flock from the fold.

 May there be cattle in their stalls.


As I wait, I will exult in You, LORD.

 I will rejoice in You, God of my salvation.

LORD God, You are my strength.

You have made my feet like hinds’ feet,


and You make me walk on the high places.

Please do the same for _________.

In Your name, Jesus~”

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

Habakkuk 2 - Praying God's Word

Please read Habakkuk 2.

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Meditate on verse 2 and 3.

Then the LORD answered me and said,

“Record the vision and inscribe it on tablets,

that the one who reads it may run.

 For the vision is yet for the appointed time;

it hastens toward the goal, and it will not fail.

 Though it tarries, wait for it;

for it will certainly come, it will not delay.”

What is the vision God has given you for those you love? Are you praying for them to be established in the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)? Do you repeatedly ask God to give them the characteristics of His wisdom from above (James 3:17-18)? Do you tirelessly pray for the LORD to grow them up in His love (1 Corinthians 13:4-11)?

Write out the vision God gives you for the people you are guarding with prayer. After you write it, run with it. Pray it to God everyday, reminding Him of the holiness that needs to be established in your loved ones. Wait by faith for God to bring them to the goal of Christlikeness.

Pray Habakkuk 2:4 and 14 over those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, is a proud one;
their soul is not right within them.


Please make them righteous;
may they live by faith.


Let them be filled with the knowledge

of the glory of You, LORD, as the waters cover the sea.


For Your name’s sake, Jesus~”

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

Habakkuk 1 - Praying God's Word

Please read Habakkuk 1.

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Meditate on verse 2.

How long, O LORD, will I call for help,

and You will not hear?

 I cry out to You, “Violence!” yet You do not save.

Have you felt like Habakkuk and cried out to God, “Why don’t You hear me?”

God answered Habakkuk’s question with, “Because I am doing something in your days. You would not believe if you were told” (Habakkuk 1:5).

Are you waiting for God to answer your prayers? Waiting can be grueling, yet waiting is the time God uses to grow your faith. A theme of Habakkuk is: “The righteous will live by his faith” (Habakkuk 2:4). As a follower of Jesus Christ, it must be a theme of your life as well (Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38).

Reread Habakkuk 1. You will observe that Habakkuk questioned God about many things like, “Why are You silent when the wicked swallow up those more righteous than they?”

Ask God your questions. Tell Him your feelings and frustrations. These conversations with God will help you live by faith.

Pray Habakkuk 1:5 and 12 as you wait on the LORD as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, I believe You are doing something in my days;


if You were to tell me, I would not believe it.

So because You are from everlasting,

 and You are the LORD, my God, my Holy One,

I continue to believe _________ and I will not die.

You have appointed this situation to judge us,


and You have established it to correct us.


You are our Rock, Jesus~”

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

Psalm 138 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 138.

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Meditate on verse 8.

The LORD will accomplish what concerns me;

Your lovingkindness, O LORD, is everlasting. 

Do not forsake the works of Your hands.

I love having Biblical truths tucked into my mind and heart that come to my remembrance the moment I need them. For example, when I feel weak: “I love You, O LORD, my strength” (Psalm 18:1). When I or someone I love feels anxious: “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts” (Colossians 3:15).

When I discovered Psalm 138:8, the LORD knew how much I needed it. There have been days I have repeated it literally hundreds of times. “The LORD will accomplish what concerns me.” I have said it by faith when the circumstances around have screamed to the contrary. And, amazingly, but not surprisingly, the LORD has indeed accomplished what concerned me. As new concerns creep into my life, I will say it again, hundreds of times, knowing that God will always be true to His Word.

Pray Psalm 138:8 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, You will accomplish what concerns me.

Your lovingkindness, O LORD, is everlasting.


Do not forsake _________ and me, the works of Your hands.

 In Your name, Jesus~”

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

Psalm 101 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 101.

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Meditate on verse 4.

A perverse heart shall depart from me;

I will know no evil.

In a world filled with perversity, this is a great psalm to pray for yourself and those you love.  Psalm 101:3 is a good verse to write out and place on the corner of the television and computer screen.

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes;

 I hate the work of those who fall away;

 it shall not fasten its grip on me.

What have you allowed to fasten its grip on you that you know is displeasing to God? What worthless and vile things have a grip on members of your family? As a follower of Jesus Christ, what in your life do you need to cut off and cut out? If you have children that God has entrusted to your care, what do you need to do to ensure things of Satan are not destroying their minds and lives? Be obedient to what the Word of God and the Holy Spirit tell you to do; do not delay.

Pray Psalm 101:2-4 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, let _______ and me give heed to the blameless way.

May we walk within our house in the integrity of our heart.

Let us set no worthless thing before our eyes;

let us hate the work of those who fall away.

Do not let it fasten its grip on us.


Let a perverse heart depart from us;

may we know no evil.


In Your name, Jesus~”

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

Psalm 100 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 100.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/psa/100/1/s_578001

Meditate on verse 3.

Know that the LORD Himself is God;

 it is He who has made us,

and not we ourselves;

we are His people

and the sheep of His pasture.

It is easy to get full of yourself. Whether you suffer from thinking too highly of yourself or whether you experience low self-esteem, the root of the problem is pride and believing, “It’s all about me.”

Well, it is not all about you; it is all about God. Whether you choose to admit it or not or whether the world chooses to admit it or not, it is ALL about God! It has always been ALL about God; it will always be ALL about God. Be wise, take your eyes off of yourself, and fix your eyes on Jesus, today, for the rest of eternity.

Pray Psalm 100 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“May ________ and I shout joyfully to You, LORD.

 Let us serve You with gladness,
and come before You with joyful singing.

 May we know that LORD, You are God.

You made us and not we ourselves;


we are Your people and the sheep of Your pasture.

 May we enter Your gates with thanksgiving and Your courts with praise.


We give thanks to You and bless Your name.

LORD, You are good;
Your lovingkindness is everlasting,

and Your faithfulness to all generations.

 In Your name, Jesus.”

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