Rachel Norris sent the following message today about David. The timing couldn't be more perfect.
Isaiah 62
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; All day and all night they will never keep silent. You who remind the LORD, take no rest for yourselves;
And give Him no rest until He establishes And makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm, "I will never again give your grain {as} food for your enemies; Nor will foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored."
But those who garner it will eat it and praise the LORD; And those who gather it will drink it in the courts of My sanctuary.
My Bible opened up last night to this page. I started chewing on this passage and several things stood out to me:
1) The watchmen are appointed by the Lord. We were chosen for this assignment!
2) They were on duty 24/7
3) They were vocal, not silent. This encourages me to speak my prayers out loud, and share with the other watchmen.
4) What the watchmen speak is REMINDING THE LORD OF HIS PROMISES. Remember Lord, You have promised life, and life abundantly! Speak all of His promises over David!
5) It is the Lord who establishes--the answer to the prayer is being established. His end result is making sure David's life is secure and steadfast, not to be moved by circumstances or small changes or Dr's reports. And David's life will be a praise in all the earth, a testimony to God's power!
6) God's promise here is that the fruit for which Susan and David have labored will not be stolen by enemies, but they will get to enjoy its sweetness, and praise the Lord. And as we stand along side and labor with them, gathering the treasures that are theirs, we are keeping the enemy from stealing the treasures first. And as He promised, we will all drink and enjoy the wine in His presence, and praise Him!
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A couple days ago as I was praying for David (which I do every time I feed, change, and hold my own newborn), I saw a picture of him as an old man! He was VERY old--on into his nineties, it seemed--and he had a cane. As I looked at the weathered stick, its straightness impressed me, and I felt like the Lord was saying that he will have a long, full, satisfying life, and that he will walk a straight path all the days of his life, never veering to the right or left; always straight ahead. I thought of all the verses about the commandments and law of the Lord, making his way perfect, blessing him with a long life, wisdom, strength, health, and all the things the Word of the Lord comes with.
David, you WILL have a long life, and you will follow and love the Word of God all the days of your long, prosperous life!
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