Isaiah 54~ Praying God's Word

Please read Isaiah 54.

Meditate on verse 8.

“In an outburst of anger

 I hid My face from you for a moment,

but with everlasting lovingkindness

I will have compassion on you,”

Says the LORD your Redeemer.

God tells you about two of His attributes in Isaiah 54:8, His lovingkindness and His compassion. The LORD’s lovingkindness is His attitude toward you which contains mercy. Lovingkindness leads you to repentance. God’s compassion soothes, cherishes, and loves you deeply like a parent loves a child.

You may feel afflicted, storm-tossed, and not comforted today (Isaiah 54:11). Let the LORD’s promises encourage you. The LORD who has compassion on you says, “My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, and my covenant of peace will not be shaken” (Isaiah 54:10).

Pray Isaiah 54:13-14 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, thank You that You will teach ________ and me

and our well-being will be great.

Establish us in righteousness

and keep us far from oppression. 

Do not let us fear

 and do not let terror come near us.

In Your name, Jesus.”

From The Watchman on the Wall by Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Isaiah 53 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Isaiah 52:13-53:12.

Meditate on Isaiah 53:6.

All of us like sheep have gone astray,

each of us has turned to his own way;

but the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all

to fall on Him.

This is the “Suffering Servant” passage of Scripture. It actually begins in Isaiah 52:13. When Isaiah asks, “Who has believed our message?” (Isaiah 53:1), the message is in Isaiah 52:13-15.

Acts 8:26-40 tells about an Ethiopian who believed the message. He was reading this passage from Isaiah when he met Philip. Philip preached Jesus to him by explaining this Suffering Servant Scripture. These are good verses to use when witnessing to Jews about Jesus. Many have come to faith in Christ when this part of their Bible is explained to them.

Reread these verses from Isaiah praying Isaiah 53:5 and 12 to thank your Suffering Servant for pouring Himself out to death for you and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7). Tell those you are guarding what Jesus did for them.

“LORD,  You were pierced through for _________ and my transgressions.

You were crushed for our iniquities.

The chastening for our well-being fell on You.

By Your scourging we are healed.

Jesus, You poured Yourself out to death.

You were numbered with transgressors.

You bore the sin of many,

and You interceded for us, the transgressors.

Thank You, Jesus, for loving us that much.”

From The Watchman on the Wall by Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Isaiah 52 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Isaiah 52.

Meditate on verse 8.

Listen!  Your watchmen lift up their voices;

they shout joyfully together,

for they will see with their own eyes

 when the LORD restores Zion.

Answered prayer is cause for rejoicing. God told about a future time when watchmen for Israel will rejoice because of Israel’s restoration. God promised comfort, redemption, and salvation for His people. Because of Jesus Christ, these promises are for you and those for whom you are a watchman. Your comfort is abundant through Christ (2 Corinthians 1:3). You have redemption through the blood of Jesus (Ephesians 1:7). And there is salvation in no other name except Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12).

Keep praying for those God needs to restore. The rejoicing will be worth the time you spend faithfully watching over them in prayer.

Pray Isaiah 52:7 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 “LORD, make the feet of ________ and me

lovely on the mountains.

Let us bring good news.

May we announce peace and salvation

 and bring good news of happiness.

Let us say to Zion and the rest of the world,

‘Our God reigns!’

Because of Your name, Jesus~”

From The Watchman on the Wall by Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Isaiah 51 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Isaiah 51.

Meditate on verses 1 and 4.

Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness,

who seek the LORD;

Look to the rock from which you were hewn

and to the quarry from which you were dug.

Pay attention to Me, O My people,

 and give ear to Me, O My nation;

for a law will go forth from Me,

And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples.

The prophet Isaiah spoke in the first verse giving you Godly advice. God spoke in the fourth verse commanding you to pay attention to Him.

To whom do you pay attention? Where do you turn for advice? What is your first reaction to a troubling or a joyous situation? Do you thank the LORD and ask for His wisdom and help? Are your thoughts filled with the Word of God?

Pray Isaiah 51:7, 12-13, and 15-16 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, You are God our Maker. 

The LORD of hosts is Your name. 

You stretched out the heavens and laid the foundation of the earth. 

You are the One who comforts ________ and me. 

Do not let us be afraid of man who dies or of the fury of the oppressor.

Put Your Words in our mouth.

Cover us with the shadow of Your hand.

Make us know righteousness

and put Your Law in our heart.

In Your name, Jesus~”

From The Watchman on the Wall by Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Isaiah 50 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Isaiah 50.

Meditate on verse 10.

Who is among you that fears the LORD,

That obeys the voice of His servant,

That walks in darkness and has no light?

Let him trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God.

Isaiah 50:4-9 contains prophecy about the coming of Messiah. Without Christ, you are sold into slavery to sin. No man can do anything about it, but God’s hand is not too short that He cannot ransom, and He has the power to deliver (Isaiah 50:1-2). Christ set His face like flint to do whatever it took to save you (Isaiah 50:6-7). What it took was His life given for yours in horrific abuse and death on the cross. The only appropriate response to that sacrifice is to fear the LORD, trust in His name, obey the voice of Jesus, and rely on God (Isaiah 50:10).

Isaiah50:4-5 is a description of Christ. Pray these verses over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7), asking God to make you more like Jesus.

“LORD God, give ________ and me the tongue of disciples

that we may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. 

Awaken us morning by morning. 

Awaken our ear to listen as a disciple. 

Open our ear and

 do not let us be disobedient or turn back.

In Your name, Jesus~”

From The Watchman on the Wall by Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Isaiah 49 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Isaiah 49.

Meditate on verses 23b and 26b.

And you will know that I am the LORD;

Those who hopefully wait for Me will not be put to shame.

And all flesh will know that I the LORD, am your Savior

and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Through the prophet Isaiah, God told the future of Israel. Isaiah 49 is a good news chapter for this beloved nation of His. At different times in history, Israel thought God forgot her, but God promised never to forget Israel (Isaiah 49:15).

If you are a child of God, the LORD never forgets you either. You have the promises of Israel because in Christ, you have been grafted into this relationship with Him (Romans 11). God saved you and redeemed you for His renown and glory, so all flesh will know He is the LORD. In all your ways acknowledge Him (Proverbs 3:6). He loves it when you choose to recognize Him.

Pray Isaiah 49:1-2 and 5 over those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, You called ____________ from the womb.

From the body of their mother You named them.

Make their mouth like a sharp sword.

In the shadow of Your hand conceal them.

Make them a select arrow; hide them in Your quiver.

LORD, You have formed them from the womb to be Your servant.

God, be their strength.

In Your name, Jesus~”

From The Watchman on the Wall by Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Isaiah 48 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Isaiah 48.

Meditate on verses 3-5.

I declared the former things long ago,

and they went forth from My mouth,

 and I proclaimed them.

Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.

Because I know that you are obstinate,

and your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead bronze;

therefore, I declared them to you long ago,

 before they took place I proclaimed them to you,

so that you would not say,

 “My idol has done them, and my graven image

and my molten image have commanded them.”

To whom do you give credit for what is happening in your life? God told Israel if they had paid attention to His commandments, their well-being would have been like a river, and their righteousness like the waves of the sea (Isaiah 48:18).

God wants you to pay attention to Him. Blessings come when you do.

Pray Isaiah 48:17-19 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, You are _______ and my Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

 You are God who teaches us what is best for us. 

You lead us in the way we should go.

  Lord, help us to pay attention to Your commandments,

so our well-being will be like a river

and our righteousness like the waves of the sea. 

Let our descendants be like the sand;

our offspring like its grains. 

May their name never be cut off

or destroyed from Your presence.

In Your name, Jesus~”

From The Watchman on the Wall by Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell