Deuteronomy 28 - Praying God's Word

Please read Deuteronomy 28.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/deu/28/1/s_181001

Meditate on verse 2 and 15.

All these blessings will come upon you

and overtake you if you obey the LORD your God.

But it shall come about, if you do not obey the LORD your God,

 to observe to do all His commandments

and His statutes with which I charge you today,

that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you.

God carefully instructed the Israelites how to live and please Him. He told them exactly what would happen if they obeyed Him and what would happen if they disobeyed Him. If you are familiar with Israel’s history, you know many times they chose not to obey God. They have experienced the curses of Deuteronomy 28.

It is important to know God well. There are things that make God happy, and there are things that make Him mad. There are behaviors that please God, and there are behaviors that He hates. You get to know God as you read His Word and as you spend your day talking to and listening to Him. The God of the universe who created you wants you to know His thoughts, words, attitudes, actions, and feelings. Your life will be overtaken with blessings as you live with your LORD.

Pray Deuteronomy 28:2,15, and 47 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, may _______ and I obey You.


Let Your blessings come upon us and overtake us.

Help us obey and keep Your commandments and statutes

 so curses will not come upon us and overtake us.

May we serve You with joy and a glad heart
for the abundance of all things.


In Your name, Jesus~”

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

Deuteronomy 12 - Praying God's Word

Please read Deuteronomy 12.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/deu/12/1/s_165001

Notice the key repeated phrase, “... the place which the LORD your God will choose.”

Meditate on verse 5.

But you shall seek the LORD at the place


which the LORD your God will choose from all your tribes,

 to establish His name there for His dwelling,


and there you shall come.

God gave instructions to the Israelites for entering the Promised Land. He told them to completely destroy all the places where the previous occupants had worshipped idols. God commanded Israel to obliterate anything referring to idolatry, even the names of the gods because God was going to choose the place in the land for His name to dwell. The LORD’s name would be established and worshipped in that place.

Notice that God always referred to the location He would choose as the place. He never gave a geographical location for the place. God did that on purpose because He had a very special place in mind for His name to dwell.

God knew the tabernacle would be erected in several locations: Gilgal, Shiloh, and Gibeon (Joshua 4:19; 18:1; 1 Chronicles 21:29). He knew that eventually a temple would be built in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 3:1). But when God repeatedly said He would choose the place for His name to dwell in Deuteronomy 12, He had much more than a geographical location in mind. Every time He said the place, He was thinking about you!

Do you not know that you are a temple of God

 and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

 —1 Corinthians 3:16

God knew all along that His name would be established and dwell in you! He purposely called it the place because you are the place God chose for His name to dwell!

Reread Deuteronomy 12 asking God to reveal to you what He was thinking when He gave these words to Moses nearly 3500 years ago.  Pray Deuteronomy 12:2-3 and 11 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, help _________ and me utterly destroy, tear down, smash, burn,

cut down, and obliterate everything
in our lives that is an idol or god.


Thank You for choosing us as the place for Your name to dwell.

 May we bring all of our lives to You as You command.

Because of Your name, Jesus~”

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

Deuteronomy 10 - Praying God's Word

Please read Deuteronomy 10.

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Meditate on verses 17, 20, and 21.

For the LORD your God is the God of gods

and the LORD of lords,

the great, the mighty,

and the awesome God

who does not show partiality nor take a bribe. 

You shall fear the LORD your God;

you shall serve Him and cling to Him,

and you shall swear by His name. 

He is your praise, and He is your God,

who has done these great and awesome things

for you which your eyes have seen.

Humbly meditate on God. There is none to compare to Him, and no one and no thing is His equal (Psalm 40:5; Isaiah 40:25). Pray the above verses back to Him by saying the words directly to Him like this:

“LORD, You are God. You are the God of gods

 and the LORD of lords.


You are the great, the mighty,

and the awesome God.


You do not show partiality nor take a bribe.

 I will fear You, LORD my God.


I will serve You and cling to You.

I will swear by Your name.


You are my praise, and You are my God.


You have done these great and awesome things for me

 which my eyes have seen.”

God’s Words are powerful! Enjoy using His Words to communicate with Him.

Continue talking to God and pray Deuteronomy 10:12 and 13 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD my God, You have things You require of ________ and me.


May we fear You, walk in all Your ways,
love You, and serve You,

with all our heart and all our soul.

Let us keep Your commandments and statutes


which You are commanding us today for our good.


In Your name, Jesus~”

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

Deuteronomy 7 - Praying God's Word

Please read Deuteronomy 7.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/deu/7/1/s_160001

Meditate on verses 6 and 8a.

For you are a holy people to the LORD your God;

the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession

out of all the peoples who are on the face of the Earth …

because the LORD loved you …

As a believer in Jesus Christ, you, like the Israelites, are holy to the LORD and are His own possession. Like Israel, God chose you because He loves you.

Read these truths about who you are in Christ:

Our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,


gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed

 and to purify for Himself a people for

His own possession zealous for good deeds.

—Titus 2:13b-14

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,

a people for God’s own possession,

 so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him

who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

 for you once were not a people,

but now you are the people of God.

—1 Peter 2:9-10a

As God’s own possession, reread Deuteronomy 7 as if it were written personally to you. Ask God to show you His commands and promises for you and your family.

Pray Deuteronomy 7:9 and 11-12 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, You are my God. You are God the faithful God.

You keep Your covenant and lovingkindness
to a thousand generations


with those who love You and keep Your commandments.

Let ________ and me keep the commandment
and statutes and judgments


You are commanding us today to do.


Let it come about because we listen to Your judgments

and keep and do them
that You, LORD our God,

will keep Your covenant and Your lovingkindness with us.


Because of You, Jesus~”

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

Deuteronomy 6 - Praying God's Word

Please read Deuteronomy 6.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/deu/6/1/s_159001

Meditate on this phrase from verse 12.

Watch yourself that you

do not forget the LORD.

Deuteronomy 6 tells you how not to forget God. You are to have His Words on your heart, and you are to teach them diligently to your children; when you are sitting down, when you are moving, when you are lying down, and when you are getting up (Deuteronomy 6:7-8). In other words, there is never a time when you should not be talking about things of the LORD. Wow! Can you imagine what your family would be like if you were living these verses? You may already be living the blessings that come from obeying God’s Word. I hope so!

Deuteronomy 6 is also one of those chapters filled with verses to pray over those for whom God has appointed you a prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7). Please reread Deuteronomy 6 praying it over those you love.

Pray Deuteronomy 6:12-14 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, please help ______ and me
to watch ourselves so we do not forget You.

We want to fear only You, worship only You,
and swear by Your name, God.


We will not follow other gods;
we will follow only You.


In Your name, Jesus~”

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

Deuteronomy 5 - Praying God's Word

Please read Deuteronomy 5.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/deu/5/1/s_158001

Meditate on verse 29.

Oh that they had such a heart in them,

that they would fear Me and keep all My commandments always,

that it may be well with them and with their sons forever!

Deuteronomy 5:29 is God Almighty crying for you!  God the Father cries for you to have a heart for Him.  Every thought, word, and command of God is from your heavenly Father who loves you and wants you to know Him intimately.

I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the LORD,

 and they will be My people, and I will be their God,

for they will return to Me with their whole heart.

—Jeremiah 24:7

Ask God to search your heart to see if there is any hurtful way in you (Psalm 139:23-24). Repent of the hurtful things He will show you. Ask Him to give you His heart to love, obey, and know Him.

Pray Deuteronomy 5:29 and 32-33 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, give ________ and me a heart to fear You

and keep all Your commandments always,


that it may be well with us and our children forever.

Let us observe to do just as You command;


do not let us turn to the right or to the left.


Let us walk in all the way which you command,

so we may live and it will be well with us.

Prolong our days in the land You have given us.

In Your name, Jesus~”

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

Deuteronomy 4 - Praying God's Word

Please read Deuteronomy 4.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/deu/4/1/s_157001

Meditate on verse 39.

Know therefore today, and take it to your heart, that the LORD,

He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.

Moses wrote Deuteronomy to the children and grandchildren of the Israelites delivered from slavery in Egypt. Their fathers and grandfathers died during the 40 years of wandering in the wilderness (Numbers 14:28-32; Deuteronomy 2:14). Moses retold the Israelite’s story and reiterated the commandments of God, so these children and grandchildren would know how to live pleasing to the LORD.

Thankfully, Moses penned God’s Words, so you, your children, and grandchildren can know what pleases the LORD. Deuteronomy is full of treasure verses to live, teach, and pray. You will spend the next 8 days mining some of the chapters. If you have time, read the entire book of Deuteronomy.

Moses repeated a command in Deuteronomy 4 for the people to give heed and watch themselves diligently (vs. 9, 15, 23). God wants you to mightily guard and protect yourself from sin. You have His Words and His Holy Spirit, so you can hold fast to the LORD your God (v. 4).

Pray Deuteronomy 4:9 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 ourselves
and keep our souls diligently,


so we do not forget the things our eyes have seen from You.

Do not let Your truths depart from our
hearts all the days of our lives.


Let us make them known to our children and grandchildren.

 In Your name, Jesus~”

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