Psalm 105 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 105.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/psa/105/1/s_583001

Meditate on verses 4-5.

Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually.

 Remember His wonders which He has done,

His marvels and the judgments uttered by His mouth.

For the next three days, you will read much of Israel’s history in Psalms 105-107.  It is a great way to be reminded of those stories and learn even more about God’s faithfulness.

As you observe God working on behalf of His people, ask Him to do the same for you and your loved ones.  You may want to write your names next to these verses in your Bible.

·      “LORD, please permit no man to oppress us.  Reprove kings for our sakes, saying, ‘Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm’” (vs. 14-15).

·      “LORD, as Your people, cause us to be very fruitful and make us stronger than our adversaries” (v. 24).

·      “LORD, do not let us stumble” (v. 37).

·      “LORD, satisfy us with You, Bread of Heaven” (v. 40).

·      “LORD, as Your people and Your chosen ones, bring us forth with joy and with a joyful shout” (v. 43).

·      “LORD, let us keep Your statutes and observe Your laws.  Let us always praise You” (v. 45)!

Continue to pray using Psalm 105:1-4, as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, I give thanks to You, calling upon Your name.

 I will make known Your deeds among the people.

 I will sing to You; I will sing praises to You

and speak of all Your wonders. 

Let __________ and me glory in Your holy name.

 Let our hearts seek You and be glad. 

We seek You and Your strength;

we seek Your face continually.

In Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Psalm 104 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 104.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/psa/104/1/s_582001

Meditate on verse 24.

O LORD, how many are Your works!

 In wisdom You have made them all;

the earth is full of Your possessions.

Psalm 104 is a beautiful creation psalm. It is a good psalm to read when you need to refocus your attention on the LORD instead of yourself and your circumstances. Let the words soak into every fiber of your being, so when you are tempted to forget God, you say instead, “Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great” (v. 1)! Then, step outside and find a cloud; picture God riding it like a chariot (v. 3). And when the wind is blowing so hard it gets on your nerves, imagine Him walking on the wings of that wind (v. 3).

Be amazed at your awesome God who created the heavens and the earth, the moon and the stars, the land and the seas, the plants and the animals, and you—to walk intimately with Him.

With all your heart, mind, soul, and strength, cry out Psalm 104:1-3, 24, and 33-34 to your LORD.

“Bless the LORD, O my soul!

 O LORD my God, You are very great!

You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

 covering Yourself with light as with a cloak,

stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

 You lay the beams of Your upper chambers in the waters;

You make the clouds Your chariot. 

You walk upon the wings of the wind. 

O LORD, how many are Your works!

  In wisdom You have made them all;

 the earth is full of Your possessions.

 I will sing to You, LORD, as long as I live.

 I will sing praise to You, my God,

while I have my being.

 Let my meditation be pleasing to You.

 As for me, I shall be glad in You, LORD.

In Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Psalm 103 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 103.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/psa/103/1/s_581001

Meditate on verses 1-2.

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me,

 bless His holy name.  Bless the LORD, O my soul, and

forget none of His benefits.

Psalm 103 has many treasure verses for you to pray every day over your loved ones. Verses 3-5 talk about some of the benefits that you have in the LORD. They are:

1.     The LORD pardons all your iniquities.

2.     The LORD heals all your diseases.

3.     The LORD redeems your life from the pit.

4.     The LORD crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion.

5.     The LORD satisfies your years with good things, so your youth is renewed like the eagle.

That’s an amazing benefits package! Thank the LORD for providing it for you and pray it over yourself and your loved ones. Pray Psalm 103:1-5 and 17-18 as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me,

 I bless Your holy name.  Bless the LORD, O my soul, and

 I will forget none of Your benefits.

 You pardon all ___________ and my iniquities.

You heal all our diseases.  You redeem our life from the pit. 

You crown us with lovingkindness and compassion.

You satisfy our years with good things, so that our youth

 is renewed like the eagles.  LORD, Your lovingkindness

 is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear You,

and Your righteousness to our children’s children.

 May we always fear You, keep Your covenant,

and remember Your precepts to do them.

For the sake of Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Psalm 102 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 102.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/psa/102/1/s_580001

Meditate on verse18.

This will be written for the generation to come,

that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.

Many of the psalms have titles such as: A Psalm of David or A Psalm of Asaph. The title of this psalm is: A Prayer of the Afflicted When He is Faint and Pours out His Complaint Before the LORD. I love it! This is my psalm—and your psalm—and every person ever created—it is our psalm!

A Prayer of the Afflicted—we have all been “the afflicted.” We have all had days when we have felt so despised and reproached we could no longer speak. Thankfully, God gave the faint, afflicted soul words to cry out; then God had those precious words penned for eternity so our generation and the generations to come would have something to say to God on the days that are really, really tough.

So, we cry out to God because we have nowhere else to turn. And as we look to God, we see Him, and gradually our complaint becomes praise because He is eternal, and our children and the next generation will continue before Him (vs. 27-28). Praise the LORD!

Cry out to God with Psalm 102 as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7). Verses 1-2, 12, and 27-28 are printed below:

 “Hear my prayer, O LORD!  And let my cry for help come to You.

 Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress;

 incline Your ear to me. 

In the day when I call, please answer me quickly. 

You, O LORD, abide forever, and Your name to all generations. 

You are the same, and Your years will not come to an end. 

The children of Your servants will continue,

and their descendants will be established before You.

Thank You, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Psalm 101 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 101.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/psa/101/1/s_579001

Meditate on verses 2b-4.

I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart. 

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. 

A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know no evil.

What a great set of verses to place on your television and computer screen! What a great set of verses to write on the tablet of your heart, so they will come to your mind at the moment of temptation and keep you from sinning!

Satan wants to destroy you and your loved ones with perverse and worthless things. The LORD wants you and your loved ones devoted to Him and His Word. Declare those verses from Psalm 101 aloud—right now—as a commitment to the LORD, to your family, and to yourself:

“I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart. 

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. 

A perverse heart shall depart from me;

I will know no evil.”

Pray Psalm 101:1-4 over yourself and those you love as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, I will sing of lovingkindness and justice. 

To You, O LORD, I will sing praises. 

Make ________ and me give heed to the blameless way. 

Come to us, LORD!

 Make us 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. 

Make a perverse heart depart from us;

let us know no evil.

In Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Jude 1 - Praying God's Word

Please read Jude 1.

www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/jde/1/1/s_1167001

Meditate on verse 1b.

To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father,

 and kept for Jesus Christ.

Did you know God calls you names?  Three of them are in the meditation verse:

called, beloved, and kept. 

·      Called means invited, like to a banquet.  It also means invited by God to obtain eternal salvation in the Kingdom through Jesus Christ.  And, it means divinely selected and appointed.¹

·      Beloved means to be fond of, to love dearly.²

·      Kept means to attend to carefully, take care of, to guard.³

Wow!  You are His called.  You are His beloved in God the Father.  And, you are His kept for Jesus Christ.  There is a lot in a name; ponder who you in Christ, thanking Him for the names He has given you.

Pray Jude 1:1-2 and 24-25 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, thank You for calling _________ and me ‘called,’ ‘beloved in God the Father,’

and ‘kept for Jesus Christ.’  Make us Your faithful bond-servants. 

May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to us. 

LORD, keep us from stumbling and make us stand

in the presence of Your glory, blameless with great joy. 

To You, the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our LORD,

be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority,

before all time and now and forever.  Amen.”

1.     Retrieved from:  www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G2822&t=NASB

2.     Retrieved from:  www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G25&t=NASB

3.     Retrieved from:  www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G5083&t=NASB

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

2 Peter 3 - Praying God's Word

Please read 2 Peter 3.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/2pe/3/1/s_1159001

Meditate on verses 11-12.

Since all these things are to be destroyed in this

way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and

Godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of

the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed

by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat!

This is a sobering chapter describing the Day of LORD—the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly (vs. 7, 10). God promises the day is coming; therefore, how should you live today? Invest your life in what is eternal—people and God’s Word. Be diligent to share the Word of God with the people you love, so they will not be destroyed.

Pray 2 Peter 3:14-18 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, may _________ and I be diligent to be found by You in peace,

spotless and blameless, regarding Your patience as salvation.

 LORD, in Your patience, please bring salvation to ______________. 

Do not let us be the untaught and the unstable

who distort the Scriptures.  LORD, teach us and make us

 stable in Your Word.  Keep us on our guard so that we are

 not carried away by the error of unprincipled men

and fall from our own steadfastness.  Let us grow in the grace

and knowledge of You, our LORD and Savior Jesus Christ. 

To You be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity.  Amen.”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell