Genesis 5 - Praying God's Word

Please read Genesis 5.

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Meditate on verse 24a.

Enoch walked with God…

Chapter 5 is the second recorded genealogy in Genesis. The first is in Genesis 1-2:3, the genealogy of creation. Readers of God’s Word are often tempted to skip genealogy chapters; however, treasure verses are left undiscovered when they do.

Genesis 5:24 is the story of one of my favorite Bible heroes, Enoch. It contains the words I would like to be worthy of having inscribed on my tombstone: She walked with God.

Walked carries within it the idea of one’s continual behavior and existence. Enoch walked with God. He lived life with God.

Enoch began walking with God when he was 65 years old, after he became the father of Methuselah (Genesis 5:21-22). From that point, walking with God was the beginning and the end of his story. No other detail was needed except the fact that Enoch so lived with God that his sentence in the genealogy does not end with “and he died” like every other man listed in the chapter. “Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him” (Genesis 5:24).

It was as if God and Enoch were walking together, and the day came when God said, “You know, Enoch, today we really are closer to My house than yours; let’s go spend the rest of eternity there.”

Think about your life. How do people describe you? Would they describe you as walking with God?

Pray Genesis 5:24 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“God, let ________ and me walk with You!

In Your name, Jesus~”

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

Genesis 4 - Praying God's Word

Please read Genesis 4.

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Meditate on verse 7.

If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up?

And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door,

and its desire is for you, but you must master it.

This is an important passage of Scripture. In Genesis 4, God engaged Cain so he would not kill his brother Abel. Cain needed to hear God, subdue his anger, and find out why his sacrifice was not accepted by God. God was providing a way of escape for Cain from the temptation to kill Abel.

God provides you a way of escape with every temptation as well (1 Corinthians 10:13). God also gives you free will. He allows you to choose. You can obey God, or you can obey sin. The course your life takes is your choice. God will not force you to love and follow Him. You have the privilege of choosing.

Sin desires to control your life. Satan wants you to choose sin to be your master. God says when you master sin rather than allowing sin to master you, your countenance will be lifted up, you will be happy, and you will do well.

Remember the father of lies says sin will make you happy. God says mastering sin will make you happy. What will you choose? Do you choose to serve Satan and sin, or do you choose to serve God?

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

“LORD, sin is crouching at the door of ________ and me.

 Its desire is for us. LORD, help us master it!


Let us do well, so our countenance will be lifted up.


In Your name, Jesus~”

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

Genesis 3 - Praying God's Word

Please read Genesis 3.

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Meditate on this phrase from verse 1.

“Indeed, has God said…. ?”

These are the first recorded words of the serpent, who is also called the devil and Satan. Jesus called him a liar and the father of lies (Revelation 12:9; John 8:44).

The first thing Satan asked Adam and Eve was, “Did God really say that?” It is the same question the liar will ask you every time you are tempted to sin: “Did God really say not to do that?”

Then the father of lies will say to you, “What you are about to do isn’t that big of a deal. Besides God really wants you to be happy.”

Believing and submitting to the lies of the evil one brings separation and death, not happiness and contentment. When Adam and Eve submitted to the serpent, they were separated from God; they lost the privilege of walking with God in the cool of the day.

The rest of Scripture is about God restoring His relationship with people. It is the love story of God doing everything—even dying for you—so you can be in an intimate relationship with Him.

Do not let Satan tempt you to doubt God and His Word. Did God really say He died for you, so you can live for Him? Yes! Does Jesus really forgive your sins and remember them no more? Yes! Does God really want to walk and talk with you every moment of every day? Yes! Walk with God in truth and do not be deceived by the evil one.

Pray Genesis 3:8 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD God, when _________ and I hear the sound of You

walking in the garden of our lives in the cool of the day,

may we come to You and never hide from You.


In Your name, Jesus~”

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

Genesis 2 - Praying God's Word

Please read Genesis 2.

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Meditate on verse 4.

This is the account of the heavens and the earth

when they were created,

in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven.

Genesis 2:1-3 completes the story of God’s creation week. Genesis 2:4 begins with a phrase repeated throughout Genesis: “This is the account of ...” It is the Hebrew word towledah; and it literally means “these are the generations ...” This phrase is also in Genesis 5:1; 6:9; 10:1, 32; 11:10, 27; 25:12, 19; 36:1, 9, and 37:2.

Genesis 1-2 sets up an important pattern for the rest of the book. Genesis is organized by genealogies, followed by an elaboration on a section of the genealogy. Genesis 1 is the genealogy of creation. Genesis 2 gives more details focusing on the creation of man—part of the genealogy. The remainder of Genesis is written using this pattern: a genealogy will be given followed by a detailed story about one family from the genealogy.

Genesis is the story of God creating and establishing families. It is beautifully written by the One who perfectly created you and is currently writing your story. As you spend the rest of the year reading God’s story about families, pray for His miraculous creative work in the families for whom you are praying.

Pray Genesis 2:20 and 24-25 over married couples for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, make ________ a suitable helper for _________.


Let them leave their father and mother and be joined to each other.

May they become one flesh.

Let them be naked
with each other and not ashamed.


In Your name, Jesus~”

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

Genesis 1 - Praying God's Word

Please read Genesis 1.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/gen/1/1/s_1001

Meditate on verse 1a.

In the beginning God…

The most important thing you will ever think is what you think about God. 

For what you think about God will determine every other aspect of your life.

­­—Dr. D. Jeffrey Bingham

What you think about Genesis chapter one will determine how you think about every other page of God’s Holy Word.

Please answer these questions:

            *Who is the only eyewitness to creation?

            *Whose account is Genesis 1?

            *Who said six times, “There was evening and there was morning, one day”

                        (Genesis 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31)?

The answer to all three questions is: God. God was the only one present at His creation of the world. He was the eyewitness to what took place 6000 years ago. He spoke the world into existence. He confirmed that truth in John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:15-17, and Hebrews 1:1-3, and He gave the added insight that Jesus is the Word of God who spoke. God is the definer of a day, and He told you six times exactly how long a day is.

Why would anyone dare question God’s eyewitness account of what He alone did? What do you think of someone who questions or adds to a story you are telling when they weren’t even at the event?

As a follower of the Creator of the universe, Jesus Christ, it is important to take His first recorded words literally. If you choose not to, you handle carelessly the rest of His Words, conveniently deciding which ones apply to your life and which ones do not.

Pray Genesis 1:2-3 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“God, apart from You, _________

and I are formless and void,


and darkness is over us.


Spirit of God, move over our lives.

God, speak Light into us.


In Your name, Jesus~”

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

Deuteronomy 31 - Praying God's Word

Please read Deuteronomy 31.

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Meditate on verse 6.

The LORD is the one who goes ahead of you;

He will be with you.

 He will not fail you or forsake you.

 Do not fear or be dismayed.

The Israelites were about to enter the Promised Land, but they would enter without their leader from the past 40 years (Exodus 7:7; Deuteronomy 31:2). Moses was about to die. He would not cross the Jordan River with the Israelites. The LORD would lead Israel into their Promised Land.

God’s Words to Israel nearly 3,500 years ago are His Words to you today. Where are you going? What step are you about to take? Are you scared? Has the person you were depending on been taken out of the picture or perhaps is not as reliable as you had hoped?

The LORD is the One who goes ahead of you in the journey. He is the One who will always be with you.

God wanted the Israelites to depend on Him. The LORD took Moses to the top of Mount Nebo and showed him all the land Israel would possess. Moses died; God buried his body, and no one knows where that burial spot is (Deuteronomy 34:1-6).

The LORD wants you to depend on Him. Choose to trust Him today.

Pray Deuteronomy 31:6 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, help _______ and me be strong and courageous.

Do not let us be afraid or tremble.


LORD, our God, thank You that You go with us

and will not fail us or forsake us.


Because of Your name, Jesus~”

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

Deuteronomy 30 - Praying God's Word

Please read Deuteronomy 30.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/deu/30/1/s_183001 

As you read, find treasures to pray over your family.

Meditate on verse 14.

But the Word is very near you,

in your mouth and in your heart

that you may observe it.

I want God to bless my family. I want Him to prosper my husband, children, and grandchildren. I want the Word of God to be on the tip of their tongue and in their heart, so they will do His Word. As a prayerful watchman, I will remind the LORD of my heart’s desires and will take no rest for myself and will give Him no rest until He establishes my family without blame in holiness (Isaiah 62:6-7; 1 Thessalonians 3:13).

I pray you have the same desire for your family and that you found powerful verses to pray over them from Deuteronomy 30.

Pray Deuteronomy 30:6-10 and 14 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, circumcise the heart of ________ and me
and our descendants

to love You with all our heart
and with all our soul, so we may live.


Let us obey You, LORD. Prosper us abundantly in all the work of our hand,

in the offspring of our body, in the offspring of our cattle,

 and in the produce of our ground.

 LORD, rejoice over us for good,
just as You have rejoiced over our fathers.

Let us obey You, keep Your commands and statutes,

 and turn to You with all our heart and soul.

 Let us keep Your Word very near us,


in our mouth and heart, that we may observe it.

 In Your name, Jesus~”

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