2 Kings 9 - Praying God's Word

Please read 2 Kings 9.

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Meditate on verse 20.

The watchman reported, “He came even to them,

 and he did not return;

 and the driving is like the driving of Jehu

 the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously.”

Have you ever said, “He drives like a wild Jehu (yay-hoo)”? Now you know from where the saying comes—this incredible passage of Scripture! This chapter proves that the Bible is definitely not boring.

It also gives you some interesting verses to pray; such as: “LORD, please stop        from being an evil Jezebel, so the dogs do not eat their flesh and they become dung on the face of the earth” (vs. 36-37).

Perhaps you really do have people in your life who need verses 36-37 prayed over them. It’s wonderful that God’s Word can be applied to every situation imaginable!

You might also choose to pray 2 Kings 9:6, asking the LORD to anoint (set apart, dedicate) you and those you love for His purposes. Pray these words because He has anointed you to be a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, let ________ and me hear You speak these words over us:

‘Thus says the LORD, “I have anointed you to ….”’

For the sake of Your name, Jesus~”

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

2 Kings 8 - Praying God's Word

Please read 2 Kings 8.

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Meditate on verse 18.

He (Jehoram) walked in the ways of the kings of Israel,

 just as the house of Ahab had done, for

 the daughter of Ahab became his wife;

 and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.

First, try not to let the Jehorams and Jorams frustrate you. There was King Jehoram (sometimes called Joram), son of Ahab and king of Israel. There was another King Jehoram (sometimes called Joram), son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, who married the daughter of Ahab. So, King Jehoram of Israel and King Jehoram of Judah were brothers-in-law.

Interestingly, Jehoshaphat did right in the sight of the LORD (1 Kings 22:43). Sadly, Jehoram did not get the same descriptor as his father because he chose to walk in the ways of his evil in-laws (v. 27).

It matters who you marry and who their family is! Pray for the people in your life making that critical choice to seek the person God wants them to marry. If you married a person who loves Jesus more than they love you, be thankful. If you married into a family who needs to know the LORD, keep your covenant marriage vows, staying faithful to your spouse and the LORD. Pray fervently for God to change the descriptor of your family to: “They walked in all the ways of the LORD.”

Pray the opposite of 2 Kings 8:27 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, let __________ and my house be described as a

 house that walks in Your way.

 Do not let us do evil in Your sight!

 May our children and grandchildren

 marry into the houses of Your Godly ones.

For the sake of Your name, Jesus~”

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

2 Kings 7 - Praying God's Word

Please read 2 Kings 6:32-7:20.

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Meditate on 2 Kings 6:33-7:1.

While he was still talking with them, behold,

the messenger came down to him and he said,

 "Behold, this evil is from the LORD;

why should I wait for the LORD any longer?"
 Then Elisha said, "Listen to the word of the LORD;

thus says the LORD, 'Tomorrow about this time a measure

 of fine flour will be sold for a shekel,

and two measures of barley for a

 shekel, in the gate of Samaria.'"

Talk about a hopeless situation! The people of Samaria were in a horrible place; so horrible, they were boiling and eating their children in order to survive (2 Kings 6:28-29). No wonder the messenger for King Jehoram questioned why he should wait any longer for the LORD to intervene. The LORD answered with, “Tomorrow…” (v. 1). Only God knows what will happen tomorrow, and for the Israelites, He was going to do the impossible on their behalf.

Do you feel like no longer waiting for the LORD? Do things appear hopeless? Be encouraged by what God did for the Israelites and never doubt what He can do for you and those you love. Be honest with the LORD about your concerns and hear Him whisper into your ear, “Tomorrow….”

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

“LORD, help __________ and me listen to Your Word. 

We will hear what You say about tomorrow.

 We know You can make windows

 in heaven open on our behalf.

  LORD, we want to see it with our own eyes

and eat from Your heavenly provision.

For the glory of Your name, Jesus~”

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

2 Kings 6 - Praying God's Word

Please read 2 Kings 6.

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Meditate on verses 5-6 and 31.

But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water,

and he cried out and said, "Alas, my master! For it was borrowed."

Then the man of God said, "Where did it fall?"

And when he showed him the place,

 he cut off a stick and threw it in there and made the iron float.

Then he (King Jehoram) said, "May God do so to me and more also,

if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today."

Isn’t it wonderful that a chapter about a man of God with a double bounty on his head begins with the miracle of a floating axe head? Elisha had no doubt that God who saved the head of an axe could certainly save his. And the remainder of the chapter records a man walking in the confidence of the LORD rather than running around like a chicken with his head cut off.

Be encouraged by the story of Elisha. He fully expected God to do the miraculous in his life, and God did not disappoint him. Ask the LORD to open your physical and spiritual eyes to see the marvelous things He is doing on your behalf. Walk confidently with the LORD in constant praise and thanksgiving for who He is and what He does.

Pray 2 Kings 6:16-17 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, do not let _________ and me fear; make

 those who are with us more than those

 who are with them (our enemies).  

O LORD, I pray, open our eyes that we may see! 

Open the eyes of us, Your servants, to

 see the miraculous things

 You are doing all around us.

In Your name, Jesus~”

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

2 Kings 5 - Praying God's Word

Please read 2 Kings 5.

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Meditate on this phrase from verse 13.

Wash and be clean.

Leprous Naaman was given the miraculous opportunity to be cured of his terrible disease. The instructions from Elisha were simple: “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh will be restored to you, and you will be clean” (v. 10). At first, Naaman furiously rebelled, but thankfully, he had a change of heart and mind, and the healing hand of God touched and restored him.

Naaman’s cleansing is a picture of your salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.

He saved us, not on the basis of deeds

which we have done in righteousness,

 but according to His mercy,

by the washing of regeneration

and renewing by the Holy Spirit.

—Titus 3:5

There are people in your life who need to accept God’s invitation to “wash and be clean,” so they can experience the miraculous restoration of the Holy Spirit. Pray for them, using the words from 2 Kings 5:13-14, as their faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, please let __________ want to be washed

 and cleaned by You.  Let them obey

 according to Your Word.

 Restore them and make them clean.

In Your name, Jesus~”

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

2 Kings 4 - Praying God's Word

Please read 2 Kings 4.

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Meditate on verse 44.

So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over,

 according to the Word of the LORD.

Notice the five miracles in 2 Kings 4 and how they foreshadow Christ and what He does in your life.

o   The Miracle of the Oil – God gives the Holy Spirit without measure and pours His love into hearts of Christians (John 3:34; Romans 5:5).

o   The Miracle of a Son – “Behold the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son” (Matthew 1:23).

o   The Miracle of Resurrection – Jesus said to her, “I AM the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25).

o   The Miracle of Removing Death from the Pot – “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting? Thanks be to  God, who gives us the victory through our LORD Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:55, 57).

o   The Miracle of the Bread of the First Fruits – Jesus said, “I AM the living bread that came down out of heaven.” “In Christ, all will be made alive, but each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming” (John 6:51; 1 Corinthians 15:22-23).

Pray 2 Kings 4:42 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, You are the Bread of the first fruits. 

Thank You for giving Yourself to ________ and

 me to eat in order to live in You.

For the sake of Your name, Jesus~”

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

2 Kings 3 - Praying God's Word

Please read 2 Kings 3.

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Meditate on verse 12.

Jehoshaphat said, “The Word of the LORD is with him (Elisha).”

 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat

and the king of Edom went down to him.

After the death of King Ahaziah, Jehoram, his brother, became king in his place (2 Kings 1:17). Jehoram, another descendant of evil King Ahab and wicked Queen Jezebel, ruled over God’s beloved nation of Israel. Jehoram did evil in the sight of the LORD, but at least he wasn’t as bad as his father and mother because he removed Ahab’s sacred pillar to Baal (v. 2). Pray for your descendants to do better than you as they walk with the LORD. And be diligent to walk well with God, so your children’s walks can be amazing!

The chapter continues with God doing the impossible on behalf of Israel, Judah, and Edom in the fight against Moab.  As prophesied by Elisha, the LORD miraculously filled a valley with water to refresh those He was fighting for, yet He made it appear as blood for those He was fighting against. It is important to be on the side of the LORD! Pray toward that goal by using the words from 2 Kings 3:12 and 15 as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, keep _______ and me in Your Word,

so Your Word is always with us.

Let Your hand come upon us for good.

In Your name, Jesus~”

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