Deuteronomy 5 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Deuteronomy 5.

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

Meditate on verse 1.

 

Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them:

 "Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which

 I am speaking today in your hearing, that you

 may learn them and observe them carefully.”

 

Words, spoken by God 40 years earlier, Moses faithfully taught to the next generation, for they, too, must hear, learn, and do them.  Hear the cry of God’s heart for His people:

 

“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 that the cry of your heart for those you love?  Faithfully teach them God’s Word and pray Deuteronomy 5:24, 29, and 31-33 as their faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“Behold, LORD our God, You have shown us Your glory

 and Your greatness, and we have heard Your voice, and

 we have seen that You speak with people.

 Oh, that __________ and I may have such a heart in

 us that we would fear You and keep all Your

 commandments always, that it may be

 well with us and our children forever! 

As we stand here by You, speak to us all

the commandments and the statutes and the

 judgments which we will teach to others

that they may observe them.  LORD our God, help

 us observe to do just as You have commanded us;

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

 Let us walk in all the way which You have commanded

that we may live and that it may be well with us and that

we may prolong our days in the land which we will possess.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

 

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

 

 

Deuteronomy 4 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Deuteronomy 4.

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Meditate on verses 15-16a.

 

So watch yourselves carefully, since you did not see any

 form on the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb from

 the midst of the fire, so that you do not act corruptly

 and make a graven image for yourselves in the form of any figure.

 

Why did God not bodily reveal Himself nor show His face in the Old Testament?  And why is He so adamantly opposed to graven images?  Because Jesus is “the image of the invisible God,” and “the knowledge of the glory of God is in the face of Christ” (Colossians 1:15; 2 Corinthians 4:6).  Jesus, God in the flesh, is the only image of the Almighty.  Humans are incapable of making an image of God and any attempt to do so misrepresents Him.

 

Fix your eyes on Jesus (Hebrews 12:2) and pray Deuteronomy 4:4-6, 9, and 23 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD our God, let ________ and me hold fast to You. 

Let us keep and do Your statutes and judgments,

 for that is our wisdom and understanding. 

Make us wise and understanding people.

Help us give heed to ourselves and keep our

souls diligently so that we do not forget the things which

our eyes have seen, and those things do not depart from our

hearts all the days of our lives, but let us make them known to

our children and grandchildren.  Let us watch ourselves that

 we do not forget Your covenant, LORD our God.  Do not let us

make a graven image in the form of anything against You.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

 

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

 

Deuteronomy 3 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Deuteronomy 3.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/deu/3/1/s_156001

Meditate on verse 21.  Moses is speaking.

 

"I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, 'Your

 eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done

 to these two kings, so the LORD shall do to all the

 kingdoms into which you are about to cross.'”

 

Deuteronomy 3 records conquering land east of the Jordan River given to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh.  It was the prequel to conquering the rest of the promised land west of the Jordan River.  Moses would not live to see those victories, but he wanted Joshua confident in the LORD they would come.  Moses really desired to be a part of those conquests, but just as God would keep His word about the land, He would keep His word about Moses not entering the land because of disobedience.  God did let Moses climb to the top of Mount Pisgah for a bird’s eye view of the amazing land that would become Israel, and interestingly, Moses actually set foot in the land 1,400 years later with Elijah, Peter, James, and John on a mountain where Jesus was transfigured before his eyes (Mark 9:2-8).

 

Be confident in the LORD and His plans for you and those you love.  Do not fear the future, knowing God is faithful.

 

Pray Deuteronomy 3:22, 24, and 28 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD our God, do not let _________ and me fear,

for You are the one fighting for us.

O LORD God, You have begun to show us, Your servants,

 Your greatness and Your strong hand, for what god

 is there in heaven or on earth who can

 do such works and mighty acts as Yours?

Please encourage and strengthen us in Your name, Jesus~”

 

 

 

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

Deuteronomy 2 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Deuteronomy 2.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/deu/2/1/s_155001

Meditate on verse 15.

 

 Moreover, the hand of the LORD was

against them, to destroy them from within

 the camp until they all perished.

 

What a sobering meditation verse!  “LORD, please do not let Your hand ever need to be against us to destroy us until we perish.”  God wanted these young Israelites to know well the story of why their fathers and grandfathers died, so they would not repeat mistakes from the past.  God expected them to obey Him, conquering where and when He commanded (vs. 2-6, 9, 19, 37).  Thankfully, we have their story as well, so we do not repeat others’ mistakes, learning to fully obey God.

 

This chapter has several verses with words you can use to pray over yourself and those you love.  Start with Deuteronomy 2:3, 7, 9, 15, 30, and 37 as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, ________ and I have been going in circles

 long enough; now tell us where to turn. 

Please bless us in all we do; You know our wanderings.

 You have been with us; we have not lacked a thing. 

Do not let us harass ________ or provoke them.

 Please, do not let Your hand be against us to destroy

 us until we perish.  Do not harden our spirit and make

 our heart obstinate.  LORD, we want to

 go wherever You command us.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

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

Deuteronomy 1 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Deuteronomy 1.

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Meditate on verse 3.

 

In the fortieth year, on the first

 day of the eleventh month,

Moses spoke to the children

of Israel, according to all

 that the LORD had commanded

 him to give to them.

 

You will spend the next 34 days reading the last words of Moses before his death.  They are the words God commanded him to speak to the children of Israel before they entered the promised land.  The words might sound familiar to you because Moses spoke them 40 years earlier as recorded in Exodus and Leviticus, but they had to be repeated because the members of this audience were children, or not yet born, when they were first spoken.  And, the fathers and grandfathers who should have taught these words to their families were dead because of disobedience (vs. 26-36).

 

As you take God’s words to heart, ask Him to bring to your remembrance His faithfulness throughout your life.  Teach the younger ones in your realm of influence about God, His Word, and how to live pleasing to Him.

 

Moses prayed a blessing over this younger generation (v. 11).  Pray it over those for whom you stand guard as their faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, You are God of ________ and me. 

Please increase us a thousand-fold and

bless us just as You have promised.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

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

 

 

 

Numbers 36 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Numbers 36.

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Meditate on verses 5-6 and 10.

 

Then Moses commanded the sons of Israel

 according to the word of the LORD, saying,

 "The tribe of the sons of Joseph are right in their

statements.  This is what the LORD has commanded

 concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, 'Let

them marry whom they wish; only they must marry

 within the family of the tribe of their father.'”

 Just as the LORD had commanded Moses, so

 the daughters of Zelophehad did.

 

What a great chapter for leaders and followers!  When the brothers of Zelophehad perceived a problem with the plan for their nieces’ inheritance, they brought their concerns to Moses.  Moses listened, acknowledging the validity of their concerns; then, after getting God’s wisdom on the situation, he offered the solution to the problem.  

 

Ask the LORD to make you a humble leader who listens to the concerns of others and prayerfully seeks God’s solutions.  Ask the LORD to make you a great follower who presents concerns to your leaders instead of passively letting problems grow and cause harm to you and those around you. 

 

Pray Numbers 36:5 and 10 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, help _________ and me command

 according to Your Word

 and let us do just as You command.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

 

 

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

Numbers 35 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Numbers 35.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/num/35/1/s_152001

Meditate on verse 19.

 

The blood avenger himself shall put the murderer to death;

he shall put him to death when he meets him.

 

Consider how the LORD Jesus Christ fulfilled this chapter, being both the city of refuge and the blood avenger.  He is the blood avenger; His death and resurrection defeated the murderer Satan whose end is eternity in the Lake of Fire (John 8:44; Revelation 20:10).  Jesus is the city of refuge.  Anyone who runs to Him will not die in their sins.  Jesus took the punishment for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:1-2).  And just like the manslayer had to flee to the city of refuge in order not to be killed by the blood avenger, every person must choose to flee to Jesus as their city of refuge, so they will not face Him as the blood avenger in death (Proverbs 18:10; Revelation 20:11-15).

 

Thank Jesus for being your City of Refuge.  Pray for those who need to make Him their City of Refuge, so they do not face Him as the Blood Avenger.  Use the words from Numbers 35:26-28 and 34 to pray as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD Jesus, You are ________ and my City of Refuge.

Let us never go beyond You. We do not want You

 to find us as the Blood Avenger.

Please let _______ make You their City of Refuge.

LORD, dwell in our midst.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

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